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Selected Albums

Heartless Bastards: All This Time
Recorded and Mixed

Wussy: Funeral Dress
Mixed

Charlie Louvin: Live at Shake-It Records
Recorded

Barrance Whitfield & the Savages: Under the Savage Sky
Recorded and Mixed

Lordship: Lordship
Recorded and Mixed

The Lions Rampant: Going Native
Recorded and Mixed

The Lodge KY Studio

Record with me at The Lodge KY, the largest live room recording studio in the Cincinnati area. Their acoustically treated Masonic Temple is the perfect place to capture your sound. Their collection of gear is unmatched.

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Studio Gear at The Lodge KY

MICROPHONES

  • Akai ADM-6 [QTY: 2]
  • AKG C414 LTD [QTY: 2]
  • AKG C1000 Sv
  • AKG D 1000 E
  • AKG D112 [QYY: 3]
  • AKG Perception 120
  • Altec 677B
  • American D204B
  • Aston Spirit LG Diaphragm
  • Audio D4
  • Audio-Technica 815b Shotgun Mic
  • Audio-Technica 875R
  • Audio-Technica PRO 37 SM Diaphragm
  • Audix D6
  • Audix i5
  • Audix OM-5
  • Behringer ECM 8000
  • Beyer Dynamic M88
  • Beyer Dynamic M201
  • Blue Ball Mics [QTY: 3]
  • Blue Encore-100
  • Coles 4038 [QTY: 2]
  • Crown PCC 160 Boundary Layer Mic
  • Digital Reference DR-LVX2
  • Dukane Corp 490-45
  • Electro Voice 630
  • Electro Voice 635A [QTY: 2]
  • Electro Voice 664 [QTY: 2]
  • Electro Voice DS 35
  • Electro Voice N/D 468 [QTY: 2]
  • Electro Voice ND 44
  • Fathead I w/ Edcor w/ Xfrmr Upgrade [QTY: 2]
  • Fathead II w/ Edcor w/ Xfrmr Upgrade
  • Fender M1 LAV Mic
  • Granelli Audio Labs GSM5790 [QYY: 3]
  • Lafayette Japanese Crystal Microphone
  • MXL V250 LG Diaphragm
  • Nady DM 70 [QTY: 4]
  • Nady DM 80
  • Neumann TLM103 LG Diaphragm
  • Oktava ML-52
  • Rode K2 LG Diaphragm Condensor
  • Royer 121
  • Sennheiser 421 [QTY: 2]
  • Sennheiser 441
  • Sennheiser 835
  • Sennheiser 835-S
  • Sennheiser E604 [QTY: 3]
  • Sennheiser E609 [QTY: 2]
  • Shure 555
  • Shure Beta SM58 [QYY: 3]
  • Shure KSM27 LG Diaphragm
  • Shure PG52
  • Shure PG56
  • Shure PG81
  • Shure SM7B [QYY: 3]
  • Shure SM57 [QYY: 8]
  • Shure SM58
  • Shure SM81
  • Solomon LoFReQ Sub Mic
  • Teledyne EO200
  • Trig Mic Kick Drum Trigger

MONITORING

  • Behringer P-16-I
  • Dynaudio BM5
  • KRK ROKIT 8” Powered Speakers
  • S Phone Samson 4 Channel Headphone Mixer
  • Sennheiser HD 280 Headphones
  • Sony MDR-7506 Headphones
  • Crown XLS1000

RECORDING

  • Antelope Orion 32
  • Apogee Ensemble
  • Apogee Symphony
  • Digital 24 Track Recording
  • Fostex Model-80 8-Track 1/4” Tape Machine
  • MCI 16-Track 2″ Tape Machine
  • Otari MX5050 8-Track 1/2” Tape Machine
  • Otari MX7800 8-Track 1″ Tape Machine
  • Tascam 122 MKI 2-Track Cassette Recorder
  • Tascam 122 MKII 2-Track Cassette Recorder
  • Tascam Portastudio 488 8-Track Cassette Recorder
  • Universal Audio Apollo Twin
  • Universal Audio Apollo X-16

MIC PREAMPS

  • Presonus Digimax LT-8
  • Sytek MPX-4A [QTY: 2]
  • ART Tube MP Studio [QTY: 2]
  • ART Tube MP Project Series
  • Neotek Élite II [QTY: 30]
  • UAD LA-610 Mk II
  • UAD 610 Solo
  • Vintech 273
  • Focusrite ISA828
  • Manley Dual Mono Microphone Preamplifier
  • AMI TAB V78M [QTY: 2]
  • Seventh Circle Audio N72 [QTY: 4]
  • Seventh Circle Audio A12B [QTY: 2]
  • Seventh Circle Audio J99 [QTY: 1]
  • Seventh Circle Audio C84 [QTY: 1]
  • Drawmer 1960 [QTY: 2]
  • Brumm Custom Vacuum Tube Pre [QTY: 4]

DYNAMIC PROCESSORS:

  • Really Nice Compressor
  • UREI LA-4 [QTY: 3]
  • API 2500
  • Smart Research C2
  • Empirical Labs Distressor EL8 [QTY: 3]
  • Manley Stereo “Variable-MU” Limiter Compressor
  • DBX 160 Vintage [QTY: 2]
  • MOHOG MoFET76
  • ASHLY MODEL SC-50 [QTY: 2]
  • UAD T-4 Optical Compressor
  • Valley People Dynamite 410
  • Overstayer FET Stereo Compressor
  • Grove Hill Liverpool Vari-MU
  • DBX 162
  • Drawmer DL241
  • TK Audio BC1mk2
  • Drawmer 1960 [QTY: 2]
  • UAD 1176LN w/ 610 Mic Pre
  • UREI 1176LN REV. H
  • Hairball Audio 1176 w/ Xfrmr Upgrade
  • DBX 166
  • Valley People Gates
  • DBX 160X
  • Brumm STA-Level Vari-MU

EFFECTS

  • AKG BX-10 Spring Reverb
  • DeltaLab Acousticomputer DL-2
  • Electro Harmonix Cathedral Stereo Reverb
  • Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer [QTY: 2]
  • Furman Sound RV-1 Reverberation System [QTY: 2]
  • Tube Works Real Tube RT-902 [QTY: 2]

POWERED SPEAKERS

  • Electro Voice ZLX-12
  • JBL EON 1500 15” Speakers [QTY: 2]

SPEAKER CABINETS

  • Ampeg 1960’s 810 Cab
  • Fender Tremolux 210 Cab
  • Kustom K200B Tuck N Roll 215
  • Marshall 1982 AP 412 Cab

GUITAR AMPS

  • 1970’s Twin Reverb 212 w/ Push/Pull Master Volume [QTY: 2]
  • Ampeg SVT4-Pro
  • Crate Acoustic-125D
  • Fender Blues DeVille Reissue 410
  • Fender Frontman Reverb Amp
  • Fender Hot Rod Deville 212
  • Line 6 Spider II 15 Watt 8” Speaker
  • Music Man 210 65
  • Peavey Century
  • Peavey Musician 400 Series
  • Peavey Rage 158
  • Roland Jazz Chorus-77 210
  • Roland Jazz Chorus-120 212
  • VOX AC4C1-12
  • VOX AC30C2 212 [QTY: 2]

DRUMS

  • 2000’s Ludwig Accent CS Custom Birch 4 Piece Kit (Orange)
    • -13” Rack
    • -14” Snare
    • -16” Floor
    • -22” Kick
  • 1960’s Ludwig “Born Together” 3 Piece Kit (Red Sparkle)
    • -13” Rack
    • -14” Floor
    • -20” Kick
  • 1970’s Ludwig MIJ Maple Kit 4 Piece Kit (Black)
    • -12” Rack
    • -13” Rack
    • -16” Floor
    • -22” Kick
  • Sonor Select Force 3 Piece Kit
    • -12” Rack
    • -16” Floor
    • -22” Kick

Snare Drums:

  • 14″ Ludwig Acrolite Blue/Olive Badge Snare Drum
  • 14″ Ludwig “Black Galaxy” Acrolite Snare Drum
  • 1970’s 14″ Super Sensitive Aluminum Snare Drum
  • 14″ Ludwig Accent CS Birch Snare Drum
  • 14″ Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute

KEYS

  • Casio C-360
  • Conniver Baby Grand
  • Electric Chord Organ
  • Farfisa Fast 2 49-Key Organ
  • Fender Rhodes MK 1 88
  • Hammond A3
  • Hammond M1000
  • Korg Poly 800
  • Moog Little Fatty
  • Roland RS-09
  • Schoenhut Toy Piano
  • Wurlitzer 112
  • Yamaha Baby Grand
  • Yamaha PRS-6
  • Yamaha PRS-16
  • Yamaha PS-20

Meet Brian

Hi! I’m Brian Niesz, a music recording engineer and producer in Cincinnati, OH.

I started recording music on a cassette four-track in my basement as a teenager. Since then, I’ve worked on dozens of albums, mixed hundreds of live radio/video sessions, and toured North America mixing music.

I worked as an engineer at UltraSuede Studio.  There, I worked on projects for The Afghan Whigs, The Greenhornes, Coldplay, and MTV. I recorded and mixed albums for artists like Heartless Bastards and Barrence Whifield. 

I’ve mixed front-of-house on tour with Heartless Bastards, Generationals, WHY?, and Wussy.

I was the mix engineer for WOXY Lounge Acts where I mixed live sessions for hundreds of alternative artists including Frank Black, Black Angels, and Sharon Jones.

After WOXY, I brought the Lounge Acts series to WCPO-TV and added a video component. I also produced and hosted podcasts about new and podcasts. 

Now I am a recording engineer at The Lodge KY in nearby Dayton, KY.  The Lodge is a renovated Masonic Lodge that includes the largest live recording room in the Cincinnati area. 

Outside the studio, I love listening to my 2000+ LPs, watching movies, hanging with my cats and rooting for the Bengals. 

I’d love to chat about your next recording project or tour.

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