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The Studio
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Listen Without Borders is a state-of-the-art digital project studio turning out professional quality without the pressure and pricing of a larger facility. We are equally equipped to take on turnkey corporate projects or produce radio-ready hit music. We fully understand the degree of professionalism required for corporate work and also the patience required to facilitate and nurture art.
Our corporate customers will benefit from Ari's years of experience in professional and academic environments. At LWB, We know how to effectively and economically meet all your creative needs.
For artists, we seek to create a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere where your talent can shine. We’re friendly, open-minded and yet goal-oriented with the skills to make your visions a reality.
We listen to your music and we listen to you. We give each project our full undivided attention and we recognize that a satisfied customer is our best advertisement.
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Meet Ari
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Listen Without Borders is run by Arivalagan Gajraj. Ari grew up in a family of musicians in Bangalore, India. His mother, a piano teacher was his first music teacher. His grandfather, owned a music store and made pianos that have found their way all over the world. Ari trained as a classical pianist but at college his interests (much to the horror of his mother) turned to contemporary music and improvisation. He went to school at Michigan State University and received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 1999. Following that, Ari worked at the University of Michigan doing post-doctoral research in Biophysics working on projects for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)and NASA. Ari is a published author with articles in many scientific journals but music was always a large and important part of his life.
Throughout his years in Michigan, Ari was active in the local music scene, playing in a number of bands (reggae, funk-jazz, alternative, top 40, world music, Indian etc) and running a popular semi-pro project studio. He started on a Tascam 4-track and slowly honed his craft. After being certified by the Electronic Music Studio at the University of Michigan in 2004, Ari immigrated to Canada and set-up Listen Without Borders in 2006.
Ari is a multi-instrumentalist: equally comfortable playing keyboards, guitar, or bass. An expert with computers and music technology, Ari has the technical wizardry to make your music sparkle. A songwriter and composer himself, Ari brings a hunger, clinical focus and a deep passion to his work. |
Equipment
Microphones: AKG 414, AT 4050, AT 4047, Joly Modded Oktava 319, Original Groove Tubes (GT 67) tube mic, SM7, SM 57, SM 58 RODE NT1000, Studio Projects C1, EV ND 167
DAW: Custom AMD X2 dual core SONAR + plug ins, unlimited tracks
Converters: Apogee, Aardvark Q10 24 bit 192 KHz
Pre-amps: FMR RNP, Aardvark, Apogee Mini Me
Compressors: FMR RNC, Alesis 3630 Black Lion Mod
Monitors: BlueSky 2.1, Fostex, JBL, Alesis, L.E.D.E acoustic treatment
Keyboards: Yamaha Classic Motif, Ensoniq ZR-76, Novation X-Station
Guitars: American Fender Stratocaster, Slavador Ibanez Nylon string, Yamaha 12 string, Yamaha Acoustic, Magnum (Steinberger licensed) headless bass guitar, Line 6 FlexTone III plus modelling amp, Hartke VX115, HA 2000 Bass amp system. |
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