Amazing guitar shop owned by a long-time local musician. Clearly loves what he does. Offers guitar…read morelessons for all ages, guitar sales, string and accessories, and most importantly all kinds of repairs and maintenance work. So hard to find in this area!

From the owner: Small family owned business that provides that personal touch and atmosphere that is missing in the…read moremarket. Finely Tuned Music was established in 2011 with award winning Private Guitar Lessons, Expert Repair services, setups, and Sales. New larger location in Hackettstown with a fully equipped Band Rehearsal Space.

Anthony is a a cool dude and awesome musician. He records your music with artistic passion and…read morereally cares about the finished product. Digital or analog he got you.

Good setup. Good guy running this. Hard to find but reasonable priced. Not sure what else to sayread more

Owner is nice. Place is clean. Professional, kind, honest and fun. A good place to locally go.read more

Michael has mixed 2 projects for my band the Side Chicks so far and he's really done an incredible…read morejob! A pleasure to work with and very skilled at what he does! The timeline had me a little stressed at the end but he got them done in time and the mastering engineer barely had to touch them!

So after relocating to NYC I came down to visit Crash (pre-covid) to pick up some audio files. The…read morenew facility is amazing with the control room having a perfect monitoring room. The whole construction of the studio level ups far beyond any other medium-large set up I seen and revivals if not, beats many NYC studios. It is hard for me to describe how amazing it is but let me quote their webage so I won't paraphrase anything. "The New Studio Crash is a beautiful recording studio built from the ground up to be world class in the field. With a nice large control room, a huge 840sq ft. live room with 14 ft slanted ceilings, an isolation room, a vocal booth, and two separate amp closets we have plenty of isolated spaces to get great sounds without the need to overdub everything. This makes it possible to record very large groups live and still have plenty of elbowroom and acoustic separation. Construction. Many studios may beautiful on the surface, like ours, but what's really important here is the stuff you don't see. So what is inside the walls and below the floor? Our construction entailed room-within-a-room construction. This means the walls you see are actually TWO (2) walls; each of which have two layers of " drywall and special acoustic insulation for sound absorption and a 6" air-space between them. These walls are floating on a layer of neoprene for even more sound isolation. The two pieces of glass in the 8 foot window separating the control and live rooms are each 1/2" thick, adding to the sound control. Under our new strand woven bamboo flooring, each room has its own individual "floating" concrete slab, decoupling it from the other rooms' floors. Even the HVAC was carefully planned, with every send and return having it's own insulated flex-duct all the way back to the HVAC unit. We even installed that HVAC unit in a separate building to keep it's mechanical noise far away from the studio space. The new studio's room acoustics are wonderful. Careful consideration in the design was spent on choosing room ratios as mathematically non-correlated as possible, in order to achieve evenly distributed axial, tangential, and oblique room modes. This means we get an amazingly smooth and accurate frequency response in the room ambience. This is something practically impossible to achieve without building from scratch like we did here." Mike is a PRO PRO PRO engineer. He has a new control surface going from a C24 to a D-Command as well as some focusrite preamps. He can also work on analog consoles as well as digital. The only downside is the breakroom can use some working on (unfinished floors) and parking is a bit troublesome, (I parked in the CVS lot across the way) but what can you do?!? I'd take that perfect mix over anything! See you soon again Mike!

I've been recording in NJ area studios since 1997. I've done a handful of full length albums and…read moremany other shorter sessions. Volume IV is the best. Chris does a pretty amazing thing, he is both cool and professional. My 2 full albums recorded at his studio (in 2003 & 2015) are the best sounding albums I'm on without a doubt. His new space has plenty of room, so your band can record on your own massive amps or you can try out something from his own impressive collection of gear. To save money, as per Chris' recommendation, I ordered my own 2" tape from ebay. When we ran into a problem with the tape I had ordered, Chris solved the problem quickly and we lost no time on our session. This is a great spacious place to record with awesome results. I highly recommend it, the dudes a fn' Wizard. -T Penn (Human Adult Band/Mohawk Barbie)

decently large room plenty of gear…read more great AC unit acoustics were good for my experience !

Small space, raggedy. Drum gear worn...need to replace some hardware. Snare drum throw-off won't…read moreadjust as well as some cymbal stands and Tom holder. Update: previous drum kit was replaced brand new Yamaha Tour Custom kit. Excellent

My son has been banging on his drums for quite awhile now. He was getting somewhat better at…read moreschool being in the "band". Honestly, I wanted to hear more playing and less banging at home. Chris at Stibol Music has been great so far. Only 6 lessons so far, but I have noticed quite a change in my sons drumming. Yes, I am changing the word from "banding" to "drumming". Very happy so far with his progress. Thanks Chris for treating us so well and being so helpful with my son.

excellent facility, I have been here to both record and party and had great experiences with both…read more hip space and cool staff. would recommend to anyone who likes things that are cool

From the owner: Located in the heart of the East Village, Gonzo’s Studios provides top-tier rehearsal and recording…read morestudios for musicians and bands of all genres. Our professionally designed spaces are perfect for honing your craft or capturing your next big project. We also host events like album release parties, photography showcases, and private celebrations in our versatile lounge area. Experience the perfect space for creativity and community at Gonzo’s Studios, with our rehearsal rooms starting at only $35 / hour.

Kevin is one of the best engineers in New Jersey. His crew follows suit. Great studio gear is…read moreconstantly upgraded. He has a great sense of what's right and wrong in your music with your best interest in mind. He gives back to the community by doing shows too. Monthly rooms are cool looking too.

I have used the rehearsal space and professional services at Backroom Studios for just about five…read moreyears. The facilities are top-notch, always clean, always accessible and always secure. I really can't imagine my band being located anywhere else, it's a fantastic and creative atmosphere!

Terrific sounding studio rooms. Professional atmosphere, staff was helpful & kind. Great gear,…read moregreat engineers if your recording, modern loft style space, almost boutique like. I really dig this place's vibe, it's productive, inspiring and conducive to creativity. If you're lucky, you'll also get to meet and interact with SWS's network of likeminded creative people, the resident studio musicians are just as cool. Nicely done SoundWars keep up to the good work! Ok, so, I'm saving one bit more of important information for last. It's also true SoundWars's creators are in one of my favorite bands of all time. Thank you guys for your warm hospitality and awesome space. YOU RULE!

From the owner: Music studio recording & rehearsals. Song writing,…read morecomposing, & production. Monthly & hourly rehearsals.