Kitchen Sink Studio

THE KITCHEN SINK is a state-of-the-art recording studio, in a very relaxed environment.
Located in Chupadero, NM (in the Sangre de Christo mountains, just north of Santa Fe), the studio occupies a 1750 square-foot adobe house, and is operated by musician/engineer/producer Jono Manson.
The Studio has a 750 square-foot live tracking room, a 48 square-foot "dry" room for vocals and acoustic instruments, as well as several other isolation areas.
Guest rooms and a full kitchen are also available for clients who want to come to New Mexico, stay, and record.
Equipment includes:
1. New and Vintage Microphones
Neumann
Royer Ribbons
Audio Technica
AKG
Shure
RCA
Rode
2. Keyboards:
1961 Hammond L102 Organ w/ motionsound Leslie
Hammond M3 Organ (Same type as Used on "Green Onions" by Booker T!!!)
3. New and Vintage Guitar Amplifiers:
Fender Princeton
Fender Pro Jr.
Fender Blues Delux
4. Compressors:
Universal Audio
Empirical Labs
RNC
Joe Meek
5. Converters:
Benchmark
RME
Apogee
6. Pre Amps:
John Hardy
Focusrite
Mackie
Envoice
7. Mixing/Summing/Consoles:
Dangerous 2 Bus Summing Mixer
Mackie D8B Digital Console
Mackie 32x8 Analog Console
Digital and Analog mixing capabilities...no sweat!
Currently recording/mixing at the Kitchen Sink:
THE LONE MONK
CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
THE WHATEVERLY BROTHERS
BRUCE DONNOLA
"I can't tell you much about singer-songwriter Bruce Donnola except that he writes pretty damn good songs. His album, Vaudeville, was produced by Jono Manson and also features instrumental support from members of 5 Chinese Brothers, Ian Wallace (Dylan, Stills etc.), Joe Flood, and a couple of Manson's band members as well as Manson himself. The 14 cuts are a little meatier than what you would expect from your average guitar-toting singer/songwriter. The opening accordion-led "Towards Alberta" has an endearing roots feel, while "Definition" is reminiscent of The Band. Better still are the country-rock tones of "Gratitude" and the eloquent, folky "Fedora," which has a country-bluegrass sound mixed with a slight Celtic twist." Mick Skidmore, Relix Magazine
MOMO“Il Giocoliere”
Momo, la cantautrice rivelazione del dopofestival di Sanremo 2007 con il singolo tormentone ‘Fondanela’, pubblica l’atteso suo primo album, intitolato ‘Il Giocoliere’. Un disco eclettico e ironico che include 14 brani che vanno da allegre ballate a struggenti poesie musicate, a pezzi nel solco della tradizione del teatro canzone. Prodotto da Simone Grassi con la produzione artistica dello statunitense Jono Manson, il disco include importanti collaborazioni. Ad accompagnare Momo i musicisti che le sono da sempre accanto nelle sue esibizioni live: Luca Venitucci (arrangiamenti, pianoforte e fisarmonica), Daniele Ercoli (contrabbasso e bombardino), Desiree Infascelli (fisarmonica e violino), Ludovica Valeri (trombone e bombardino), Alberto Popolla (clarinetti).
JAIME MICHAELS
"Singer/songwriter Michaels will make you say, well . . . Hmm . . . From the utterly romantic “Lavender Moon” and the in-love-and-in-awe of “Writing Songs Upon the Moon” to the jive of “Honky Red” and heartbreak of “Nobody’s Kid,” this collection offers romance, longing, catchy tunes, lovely melodies, rock, blues . . . and twists in perspectives, all wrapped in finely crafted stanzas. The lyrics stand alone as pure poetry, but do play the music. Michaels’ warm, earnest performance and carefully chosen backup make this CD deeply satisfying, lingering in the heart and on the mind. Angelus offers a roller coaster ride through hope, sadness, humor, despair, and . . . onward till morning. The acclaimed title track is a gentle reminder that we are not in charge: How you fill your heart is all that matters. “Waiting on the Other Shoe” has an irony in the vocal cadence, part Dylan and part Paul Simon. Production, by Jono Manson, is intimate and direct, allowing Michaels’ warm, heartfelt vocals to penetrate. Backup varies with each song: a little Dixieland horns on “Get it Right,” a toy piano on the waltz-dissonance of “Always Never,” mournful pedal steel for “Five Pennies,” delightful counterplay with Stefan George’s Dobro on “Gris Gris.” If you’re waiting for some wisdom-dispensing guru, it’ll be awhile. But this thoughtful artist will make you think, ponder, and wonder – right along with him." Dirty Linen Magazine
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