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The Ensomberoom

About Me

I am Geoff Montgomery - Engineer for Hire! I own and operate a recording studio of sorts out of my home here in the Midwest of the U.S.A.. I am in my 30's, but will always be 17 at heart. I am happily married to a very awesome understanding woman who puts up with (and actually pretty much enjoys) this crazy shit in our house! I've been doing this for about 11 years and have built-up a pretty solid collection of gear and clientele. I will be honest and work to the best of my abilities to provide you with a "professional" audio engineering service. I have many excellent tools at hand to create a wide range of sonic textures. Being a home studio and the sole owner/operator, each project that I take is able to be completely custom-catered and priced accordingly to provide you with the best price/service value. I have a very DIY approach to things and never adhere to any set rules or methods. Whatever it takes is what it takes. I realize there are many engineers and recording options these days, but know that you'll get a very personalized "touch" and close attention to your project with me - from beginning to end. I can also travel as most of my stuff is fairly portable and am very familiar with other systems, analog or digital. Book time at a great room, hire me to do all the tech-y work, and let you do what you do best, perform!
I also play/have played for several bands, such as Daisy Cutter, siktodeth, Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse, Lonewalker, Fog, Nokturnel, Formaldehyde Sleep, A.I.D.S., The Lurking Corpses, (and more). I am a dedicated music fan and musician, (mostly metal, covering the wide macrocosm of "extreme music" as we all know and love, i.e. thrash, death metal, black metal, power metal, progressive metal, doom, folk, sludge, speed, stoner, viking, symphonic, crust, power violence, crossover, classic shit, grindcore, hardcore, all 'dem "cores", (mostly old) punk, and most cross-breeds of any of those forms, whatever) but also enjoy, appreciate and have worked with nearly all forms of music. I have over a decade's worth of experience in recording and have a very dedicated and passionate attitude towards the craft. I feel I am incredibly fair on my rates, and try to provide a comfortable environment for bands and artists to create in.

-Active bands I play in currently: Daisy Cutter, Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse, and A.I.D.S.


-Daisy Cutter is a Power Violence/Grindcore group I'm in which features myself on Drums, Eric on Guitars, Nic on Bass, and Nathan on Voice.
-Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse features Tophetarath (myself) on Drums, Guitar, and vokills, Luathca Mulhocthdozar on Guitars, Bass, and Vokills, and Nacht on lead guitars and vokills. Our first album "Dancing Demons in the Greylit Glade" was released on Dark Horizon Records on CD and on vinyl by Serpens Caput Productions. New material is now being finished up for the 2nd full-lenth attack.
-A.I.D.S. is a one-man-band black-terror-crust metal project I do when I get free time and am less busy with everything else. I try to create something yearly. SYNDROME OF THE END APPROACHING 12inch vinyl released on Serpens Caput Records, CD version on Those Opposed. Copies available from me, just send a message! New tracks have also been done for a split 7inch with ??? coming out on ??? Records hopefully soon!! This will be (of course) the best, most ferocious material yet! Fans of crusty Black Metal should enjoy this one!
siktodeth just rules, and will hopefully be out soon... 2-Men, loud, harsh, mean, and fast.



The Ensomberoom Guestlist:
-Exterminate All Rational Thought-
-In the Face of War- (mixing)
-Hello Hero-
-The Chasm- (tracking/engineering, co-mixed)
-Coffin Worm- (mastering)
-Utah Spirit Babys-
-Body Check-
-November Flight-
-Castles- (tracking, mixing)
-Pussydarts- (mixing/mastering)
-Kan-Tis-
-Seventh Realm-
-Critical Response Team- (mastering)
-siktodeth-
-No Wave (Munashii)-
-The Staggerers-
-Axis and Allies-
-Half Gorilla- (tracking, mixing)
-Slow Motion Enslavement- (mastering)
-Karloff-
-Black Arrows of Filth and Impurity- (Re-mastering)
-Troublemakers-
-Forthright-
-Party Foul-
-Fistaface-
-The Freezing Scene-
-Recorded Recordings Records-
-The Poseidon Adventure-
-Missing Murderers- (mixing)
-Stillgroove-
-Maax-
-The Mauderators-
-Last Chance at Failure-
-Resonance Quartet-
-Relapse Records-
-E.M.K.-
-N.M.B. Records-
-Knotwork-
-TRIFOG-
-Cheap Bastard Squad-
-Ty Causey- (tracking)
-A Plaid Kiss-
-Jinx and the Back Alley Cats-
-Grave Robber-
-Six Lives Out-
-The Alien Dead-
-Imminent Demise- (tracking, mixing)
-3 Simple Words-
-Kevin Hambrick-
-The Dream is Dead-
-COULDRON-
-Parvo-
-Dark Monarchy-
-Graves of the Endless Fall-
-Systematic Overthrow-
-The Lurking Corpses-
-Typhus-
-Fog-
-Formaldehyde Sleep-
-Somnambulist Red-
-Lonewalker-
-Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse-
-Double Down-
-Spiritual Decay-
-Cryptic-
-A.I.D.S.-
-All Pain Aside-
-Muffler-

Ask any of these artists about me. I am sure they will tell you I am extremely passionate about my work and will not stop until you are satisfied with the sound you are trying to achieve.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/10/2005
Band Website: websitesaredumb.com
Band Members: 72-Channel Digital Automated Mixing Console, 24-Track Hard Disc Recorder, Additional Professional DAW's and editing software via Mac and PC, Analog and Digital Mixdown machines, lots of "industry-standard" dynamic, condenser, tube, and ribbon microphones, Class-A Analog Mic Pres, Outboard Compressors, EQs, Effects, etc....
I like to work with you to provide for a very personalized service - catered to your exact needs, so the "fees" can vary, depending. I always strive to keep rates fair and as affordable as possible for you. Please, do not hesitate to get in touch!

Influences: Harris Johns, Tomas Skogsberg, Scott Burns, Bill Metoyer, Steve Albini, Fredrik Nordstrom, Pytten (Norwegian Black Metal producer), Dan Swäno, Peter Tägtgren, Martin Birch, Andy Wallace, Jack Endino, Bill Lazwell, Slipperman, Joel Hamilton.
Sounds Like: Whatever you want! Using high-end analog and digital equipment, I will, to the best of my abilities and equipment, get the sound that you're after. Anything from pristine clear digital, to raw harsh analog grittiness. Inquire for a demo CDR with some of my favorite tracks from over the years.
Record Label: -
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tips for the studio-goer

Here is a hodge-podge list of stuff I have compiled from online forums to perhaps help with your session. I have injected some of my own thoughts and edited it down to be more relevant to the bands I...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:46:00 GMT

Why Master? (An brief explanation of mastering, and the reality of what it means for you!)

Mastering(technically Premastering), sweetening, polishing, finalizing - Whatever you want to call it, its all about bringing the audio to its fullest potential --Almost all of my clients have asked m...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:00:00 GMT