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User:Slidelltruck/Sweatbox Studio Sweatbox Studio is a famous recording studio in Austin, TX for garage bands and Punk Rock bands. Started in 1993 by Mike Vasquez, the first format was a Tascam 488 8 track Cassette.From there the format upgraded to three 16bit blackface ADATs, two to be used as a 16 track and one as a back-up unit, accompanied by a 24 channel Mackie mixer. Notable records from this era are Cherubs Heroin Man, El Flaco Thub, and countless Tim Kerr produced Estrus projects. After the ADATs, the format moved upward again to an Otari MX-70 16 track 1 inch analog tape machine accompanied by a Soundcraft 1600 desk. Artists that were recorded on this format included David Dondero, Lolita#18, Estrella 20/20, Toys That Kill, The International Playboys, Knife in the water, The Kiss Offs, and The Bulemics. Notable producers from the original location Sweatbox are Paul Stautinger, Ben Lutin, Jason Ward, Mike Vasquez, Bryan Nelson, Mike Mariconda, and Spot. In early 2006 the building that housed Sweatbox was in a fire and was rendered unfit for business. Sweatbox relocated a few times until finally settling into its new home in East Austin summer of 2007. The format now is Otari MX-80 2"Analog Tape machine, Soundcraft 1600 desk, and Pro-Tools/Logic as a digital platform. Current producer/engineers are Mike Vasquez and Bryan Nelson.