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= Seahorse Sound Studios =

Seahorse Sound Studios is a recording studio located in Downtown Los Angeles. It was founded by Samur Khouja in 2003. Seahorse Sound Studios is home to a large variety of classic vintage recording equipment, instruments, and hand-made electroacoustic instruments."The studio is built into an old warehouse, originally constructed as a handbag factory. The unique configuration of brick, wood, and concrete lends itself to be a naturally great sounding recording space."

Control Room
The recording console is a vintage MCI JH600:"The JH-600 series was a totally new transformerless design, including many of the JH-500 features in a more compact frame with automation. They were relatively low priced and many people did not realise just how good this desk was sonically. However many engineers agree that this was the cleanest sounding console of all."connected to two 16 Channel Universal Audio Apollo Interfaces (Protools 12HD, 32 in/ 32 out). It also has two Universal Audio eight-core Satellite DSP processing units for extra plugin processing power. The Studio still tracks to tape on an ATR 1" tape machine frequently. The Studio A control room monitors are PMC twotwo 8, Yamaha NS-10M Studio (powered by a Bryston Amplifier) and Auratones. They also have a 4K computer display and a projector that have been used for movie and television scoring sessions. The walls are treated with a combination of acoustic panels, acoustic wall treatment, and porous reclaimed wood all adding to a well-rounded sounding control room.

Live Room
The live room is large with multiple areas to record in. There are many different areas with different sonic qualities to choose from, some sounding live and some dead. The main area has high ceilings and the other spaces have lower ceilings. The space is very modular due to the fact that a lot of the acoustic treatment can be moved around to suit each specific recording's needs.

Studio B
Studio B houses a vintage Allen And Heath System 8 Console connected to a 8 Channel Universal Audio Apollo Interface. It also has a Universal Audio UAD-2 Octo Satellite for added plugin processing power. The monitors in Studio B are Adam A7X, Yamaha NS-10M Studio, and a KRK 12S sub woofer.

Notable Clients
Cate Le Bon, Crowded House, Natalia Lafourcade, Norah Jones, Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, Josh Klinghoffer, Ariel Pink, Midnight Sister, The Garden, Blood Orange, Taylor Swift, Solange, Josiah Steinbrick, H. Hawkline, Young The Giant, Kurt Vile, Kali Uchis, Rodrigo Amarante, Regina Spektor, The Strokes, Joanna Newsom, Neil Young, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, Juicy J, DJ Paul, Tim Presley, Feist, Bone Thugs n Harmony, Paris Hilton, Major Lazer, Senses Fail, Emily Kinney, Gruff Rhys, Deap Vally, Zola Jesus, Witches Of God, Esperanza Spalding, Mt. Joy, The Shrine, Monika Brodka, Prissy Whip, Emel Mathlouthi, The Growlers, Wreck And Reference, Stella Mozgawa, Warpaint, Paz Lenchantin, BØRNS, Chastity Belt, Adam Green, Blood Red Shoes, Bastard Noise, Pod Blotz, White Boy Scream, Ben Folds, Rodes Rollins, Walter Trout, Vinny Golia, George Watsky, Fishbone, Grace Kelly, Crooked Cowboy, Clipping, Sony Music, Disney, USC, Warner Bros, Audible, Wye Oak, Sundance, Mexican Summer, Barry Jenkins, Incase, Divino Niño, Katie Harken, Ali Sethi, Killradio, Sondra Sun-Odeon, Dublab,

Notable Producers
Andy Johns, Eddie Kramer, Noah Georgeson, Andrew Sarlo, Chris Rowe, Samur Khouja, Nick Zinner, Chris Kasych, Dave Jerden, John Norwood Fisher, Dusty Wakeman, Alex Degroot, Ari Balouzian, Adam Greenspan, Sanford Parker, Jonathan Snipes, Beau Burchell, Daniel Lynas, Frans Mernick, Derek Nakamoto, Sam Evian,

(the) Handbag Factory
(the) Handbag Factory is a DIY music venue and art gallery located above Seahorse Sound Studios in the same building. It is also founded and operated by Samur Khouja. It is most well-known for it's noise shows and their yearly anniversary show Hell In A Handbag.