DIGGING DEEPER
ESTÈRE WHY I STILL LOVE THE BEDROOM... Hi, I’m an artist and record producer from New Zealand. I make beats with my MPC Lola, write folkinfused RnB with my guitar (Strawberry) and enjoy walking through forests. So I’ve now been around the block… when it comes to recording in studios versus recording everything at home in my pyjamas. There are definitely perks to both. On one hand, being in a studio offers an extraordinary experience in a space outside of where you live. Studios can transform into ‘magic zones’ that shift your psyche, keep you on your toes, demand something of you. Words by Estère
Being in your bedroom… well it’s likely there will be a pile-up of plates stacked on your desk, crumbs of toast on your interface, the temptation to switch from Logic to Netflix… just for a second. But I have to say - there’s something about being able to do the majority of recording work from a space that is my entirely own, that I still really love. Recording vocals in my wardrobe amongst motheaten cardigans, strumming guitar while buses come and go outside my window, being told by my flatmates “that’s sounding good”, and then shutting the door to get back to my own world of wonder….Well… I like it! 22
Don’t get me wrong, I think recording in a proper studio gets results that are sometimes impossible to achieve with a home setup. (I couldn’t have made my latest album Archetypes in my bedroom) But I think that the democratisation of music production through computer technology means that people don’t have to be rolling in cash to do things that are extraordinary. And I think that is really important - because it stops the gatekeepers from dictating who can record and release music. Bedroom production for the win! Estère's third album "Archetypes" is out now via Blue Riot Records. Photography by Bayly and Moore
