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I could live there quite comfortably.

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There’s a really organic field to the studio. Great feng shui.

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I did not realize Café played on so many albums! The late Nick Brignola, Joyce, Eliane Elias and so many others.

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He was very in-demand when I lived in NY!

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Plus the late Waldemar Bastos whom I was fortunate to see live in East Providence and New Bedford when he prepping for his first album on Luaka Bop records.

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Very pretty home and studio. You know Cafe! I have him playing on a few cd's, one of which is the fine "Non-Stop To Brazil".

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Loved the tour! We miss you!🥰

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Yes the R8. Simple is the name of the game. Those are Eames drums- I nagged Chris to get those and he’s very happy he did. They are very melodious! That box on the organ is a “lunchbox” (boss organ) It lets you have nifty things like overdrive at low volume and great reverb (separate from the organ and through the Leslie) and eq…

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Heaven on earth. Gorgeously built and deceptively simple! Yes I want to visit you!!! You are one of a kind, Sue.

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Thank you for the tour of your wonderful work space. Idyllic.

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It truly is inspirational.

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I just have to comment again on how gorgeously badass that space of yours is Su! It’s funky glam and soul all in one. Very inspirational. And I love the story of Jackie Mac giving you a soft case- such sweetness.

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Very cool!

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Oh yeah, now that looks like a little piece of heaven right there! Wow! Not sure if I did this right but here’s our studio: https://share.icloud.com/photos/0a0VNqD2X6ekfG4PyEg23Azwg

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b7dmuMjIs8pJeER-bvIiGzUw

We are still mostly recording simply with a Zoom recorder, which sounds surprisingly warm and nice. We use Logic but it’s a learning curve for us.

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Nice! Do you mean a Zoom R8 or R16? I use an R8, it's simple enough that I don't forget how to use it from one session to the next.

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Gorgeous studio tour! Inspired! Cute pups too! 🐶

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What a BEAUTIFUL space! Wow! And the strong chi of the Andes, not to mention the great coffee...Thank you for sharing this!

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Thank you Mark....and you're so right about the coffee!

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