Welcome to Pirate Monkey Audio!
Hi there, my name is Mark Renner, I’m a freelance Engineer/Producer and Pirate Monkey Audio is the small Mix/Overdub studio I operate from my home in the heart of downtown Toronto. I offer the equipment and experience that you would find at larger commercial facilities, in a comfortable and creative setting.
The studio is primarily a Mix/Edit/Overdub space, but can accommodate live off the floor recordings for small acoustic artists.
For projects that require larger spaces, such as drum tracking, there are a number of Toronto studios of various budgets I like to use (depending on the project). As an alternative, I also offer location recording, where I would setup in a rehearsal space, cottage, haunted amusement park, etc. to record.
News
March 22, 2010
- The Pining mixes are finished and out the door.
Feb. 20, 2010
- Finished recoding OD’s for The Pining project. Amazing what you can do with 8 tracks.
Jan. 16, 2010
- Recorded bed tracks for two songs with The Pining, a Country/Bluegrass band from Toronto. Great songs, great harmonies, and we recoded everyone in the same room. Fun times
Nov.16, 2009
- The Cunninghams EP, “High Class Rock and Roll”, is back from being mastered by Joao Carvalho. Joao did a fantastic job on the record. The CD release is at the El Mocambo, Nov. 28
Nov.13, 2009
- Saw the the best live show I’ve ever seen in Toronto, The Jesus Lizard. Just fucking incredible! Well anyways, off to mastering.
- Mixing the new Cunninghams EP in lovely Studio B, at Phase One. It should be a fun weekend.
Oct. 6, 2009
- The studio upgrade is nearly complete. It included a Pro Tools HD2 Accel Rig, Dangerous 2Bus-LT, and a Peluso 2247LE (U47 Clone) to name a few. I just have to finish off a few construction projects and wait for the custom racks to arrive.
- The Cunninghams are in the studio finishing OD’s for their upcoming EP. We recorded the beds at Phase One Studios and will be mixing in their Studio B in early Nov.
Sept. 24,2009
- Jacques and the Shakey Boys are having a CD release party for their self titled 2nd album at the Dakota Tavern on Sept. 26. Always a great show, $10 gets you into the show and a copy of the CD. We recorded the album at Phase One and the Pirate Monkey studio, and mixed in Phase One’s Studio B.
