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The Plant Studios

About Me

The old model of the music industry is no more. Now is the time to build a new model. The business, The Plant Studios, endorses and fully supports Artsboretum: A Vehicle for Change's plan to take its former location in sausalito into its next phase of life.
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Join us in cultivating a sustainable music community!
What exactly does the term "sustainable music community" mean? It is our vision of the new model of the music industry, one that is fair to artists and gives back to the community! We are a a group of musicians, engineers, teachers, filmmakers and lovers of music, who support the creative pursuit for a livable wage while doing our best to reduce our impact on the environment.
One of the ways we do this is through Artsboretum:A Vehicle for Change .
You can help drive this vision by either shopping at
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by buying something at The Plant's iTunes Store
Plant Studios Discography

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/20/2006
Band Website: www.plantstudios.com
Band Members: Those who have contributed to the vibe in the past and possibly future:
Arne Frager - Producer, Engineer, still the CEO and President
Mari Mack - Independent Artist, Navigator of A Vehicle for Change
Rock Raffa - Administrator of "The Vibe"

Mike Boden - Engineer, Chief Wisecracker
John Cuniberti - Mastering Engineer, Producer, Engineer
Robert Gatley - Engineer, Master of Calming Influence
Chris Manning
Enrique Gonzalez
Kent Matcke
Manny LaCarrubba
Andrew Freid
Mario Previti
Chris Cheney - Assistant
Kyle Biane - Assistant Engineer, Whiz Kid

Influences: We continue to be inspired by music played with heart and soul.
Sounds Like: the best of the old with the best of the new. If and when we can get that best of the old back out of storage...
Record Label: All - We are currently developing new talent

My Blog

Update on The Plant Studios

Here's an update - The Plant Studios is still closed, though we have heard that there have been a couple of parties in our former location in Sausalito, and we have also know that the lenders have for...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:28:00 GMT

Artsboretum Capital Campaign Ongoing thru 12/31/08

Make a tax deduction that has the ability to preserve our music history and empower the next generation to make some music history of their own! Support our Artsboretum project - the music arts incuba...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:56:00 GMT

The New Crop

Well, we are starting to generate some press: Many thanks to David Sason of the North Bay Bohemian for helping us to get the word out about the effort to bring The Plant Studios back to Sausalito as p...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:14:00 GMT

The Dirt: Vol. 8.14.08

The latest DIRT:Another auction has been scheduled for the property where our former location sits, (it's in a couple of weeks) but there are liens against the property that will likely prevent a sal...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:36:00 GMT

BACK to the FUTURE - Preserve the Past, Build the Future

NOW more than ever, it is a great time to be an independent musician. For the past few years, it has NOT been a good time to be a multi room studio complex whose main client base happens to be artists...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:35:00 GMT

Online Petition: Preserve The Plants Music Legacy

Please add your name to our online petition and help get the word out!CLICK HERE TO LEARN MOREWe are on our way to raising the funds necessary to preserve this icon of our music heritage - we just nee...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:42:00 GMT

The Plants Former Location ..

UPdated from an April 08 - post - OK - so our former landlord said the building "is no longer for sale", and ordered our non-profit, A Vehicle for Change cease the capital campaign for the building....
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:13:00 GMT

The Plant Studios Has Left the Building

Since Paul Liberatore's article hit the stands, we have been inundated with phone calls from friends and well wishers asking about how we are doing, so I would like to report that are moving on with o...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:11:00 GMT

a note from Kent Matcke

mari,marci and i are up north on the coast in gualalla celebrating our 14th anniversary. we met at the plant halloween party in 1993. just found a wireless hot spot to send this off to you. hi to arne...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:27:00 GMT

Its all about the music...

Since 1972, this location has operated as a recording studio, when it opened as part of The Record Plant chain, with sister studios in New York and Los Angeles. Since that time, the business chang...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:54:00 GMT