Sometimes you need to stretch out a little bit. Use real analog gear to get the highest quality sound while moving around in a space that’s bigger than a closet :). For those situations I feel so fortunate to be able to use Death Star Studios in Korea Town, Los Angeles. A comfortable studio packed with world-class recording equipment. Great for vocal tracking, writing, and big enough for full band live recording.

Jump to the full list of equipment here.

Levi standing by a few cool synthesizers. Including a Prophet and a Juno-60 :)
Levi playing the Fender Rhodes electric piano
Levi providing some vocal notes in between takes in the vocal booth. Singing into a Neumann U 87 Ai Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone
Shot of some of analog gear. Shadow Hills, Maag EQ4, Undell Audio 7-X 500, Two Channel Peavey Preamp, API Lunchbox.
Levi Downey working with an artist on a song. Death Star Studios has a very welcoming writing room full of vintage guitars and of course drinks and video games!
Levi making some mix adjustments on the analog mixing gem that is the Zener Limiter by Chandler Limited.
The Distressor Compressor is a staple in most live recordings at Death Star Studios
A place I call home! Sitting at the desk listening to a recent song on the studio monitors.
Another little sample of some of the analog recording equipment available at Death Star Studios. DBX Gain Reduction Noise Gate, Neve 3405 Mic Preamp/Direct Box, Pro VLA by Art leveling amplifier, and another DBX 160x. So much fun to use these when tr
More analog recording gear in the studio!
Levi Downey writing a new hit song on the Prophet :)
Love the LA-610 MkII tube pre-amp! It's a sound you have to experience for yourself when tracking vocals.
They call me a "gear head" but I don't know what they're talking about. I just like having my face near a bunch of recording equipment is all :).
Another little sample of the gear we use to record music at Death Star Studios
Levi Downey deep in the mix of a new song. ProTools is a favorite when recording with analog pre amps and compressors.

Full Equipment List

Death Star Studios Equipment

Pro-Tools ULTIMATE

LogicProX

PRE AMPS, EQS AND COMPRESSORS

4 Chandler TG2s

2 Chandler LTD 1s

2 Distressors

Retro STA-LEVEL

2 Mag eqs

2 Shadowhills Mono Gamas

Zener Limiter

4 API pre’s (3124)

LA 610

TUBE-TECH CL 1B

2 LA 3As

MICS

2 RCA 77Ds

Neumann 87

Korby KAT 4

57’s

421’s

SM7

D-12

SYNTHESIZERS/ DRUM MACHINES

Roland RS-09

Juno 60

Arturia MiniBrute

Moog Sub Phatty

Prophet 12

Teenage Engineering OP-1

Elektron Analog RYTM & Digitone