Fireproof Recording is a recording studio, which became an important part of the

indie music Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording a ...

scene in

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. In 1997,

Adam Lasus Adam Lasus (born September 2, 1968 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States) is an American record producer, recording engineer and musician. Career Lasus credits include albums by Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Lilys, Helium, Juliana Hat ...

moved to Brooklyn, New York and started the company. Fireproof clients include indie artists

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (sometimes abbreviated to CYHSY) is the musical project of American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Alec Ounsworth, active since the early 2000s in and out of Philadelphia. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have re ...

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Clem Snide Clem Snide is an alt-country band featuring Eef Barzelay (guitar, vocals), Brendan Fitzpatrick (bass) and Ben Martin (drums). History "Clem Snide" is a character in several novels by William S. Burroughs, including ''Naked Lunch'', ''The Ticket ...

Daniel Johnston Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded ...

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and many others. Fireproof is an

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and

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relying on vintage 24 track 2 inch multitrack tape machines and 1/2 inch mixdown deck's. Fireproof uses vintage gear manufactured by Neve,

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, Vox, Hammond,

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, ADR, Manley,

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, AKG, Oktava, Neotek and

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. Fireproof has a vast collection of vintage guitars, amps and outboard audio compressors. Fireproof Recording is currently located in

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, California, where Lasus has worked with indie artists Marching Band,

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, Army Navy, Matt Keating, Kelli Scarr, The Shivers, Noah And The MegaFauna, Emperor X, The Orbans and Son Of Stan.

Records recorded

(Producer/Engineer/Mixer) ''Clap Your Hands Say Yeah'' (Wichita Recordings) *

Yo La Tengo Yo La Tengo (YLT; Spanish for "I have her") is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McN ...

(Producer/Engineer) ''Genius + Love =YLT'' (Matador), ''Upside Down'' (Alias) *

(Producer/Engineer) ''You Were A Diamond (Spin Art) *

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(Producer/Engineer) ''The Dirt of Luck'' (Matador), ''Pirate Prude'' (

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) *

Juliana Hatfield Juliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies, Some Girls, and The Lemonheads. She also fronted her own band, The Juliana Hatfield Three, ...

(Engineer) ''Hey Babe'' (Mammoth) * Versus (Producer/Engineer) ''The Stars Are Insane'' (Teen Beat), ''Let's Electrify'' (Remora) * Matt Keating (Producer/Engineer) ''Killjoy'' (Alias), ''Scary Area'' (Alias), ''Tell It To Yourself'' (Alias) * Oliver Future (Producer/Engineer/Mixer) ''Pax Futura'' (Fireproof Recordings) * Madder Rose (Co-Producer/Engineer) ''Bring It Down'' (Seed/Atlantic), ''The Love You Save'' (Tag/Atlantic) *

Lilys Lilys are an American indie rock band formed in Washington, D.C in 1988. The only constant member is Kurt Heasley, with the line-up changing regularly. Several of the band's tracks have been used in television advertisements, including the ba ...

(Producer/Engineer) ''Brief History Of Amazing Letdowns'' (SpinArt) *

(Producer/Engineer) ''Fathering'' (Mezzotint), ''Smile Sunset'' (Mezzotint) *

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(co-producer) ''Flipping Out'' (RCA/Fire), ''Full On Bloom'' (Alias) * Anders Parker (Producer/Engineer) ''Anders Parker'' (Baryon) * Back to Blonde (Producer/Engineer) ''Swim West'' (Silence Breaks) *

Space Needle The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark. Located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Cente ...

(Producer/Engineer) '' The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle'' (Zero Hour) *

Chris Harford Chris Harford is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and painter. Career ''The New Yorker'' described him as "...A singer, guitarist, and songwriter who rose through the local club scene in the nineteen-eighties, Harford operates in the free ...

(Producer/Engineer) ''Wake'' (Soul Selects), ''Be Headed'' (Elektra), 'Comet' (Black Shepherd)

References

"Adam Lasus"
''EQ'', August 2006 *

External links

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