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The word octopus instantly conjures up an eight-armed creature, constantly moving and able to perform multiple tasks at once. Octopus Studio is a fluid concept; a fully functional recording/music instruction studio servicing New Brunswick and its surrounding areas. Through my studio I teach, write, arrange, produce, record, and perform music.
About Me
My name is Joseph Fekete and I have been studying music since the age of seven when I began classical piano training. After developing an overwhelming interest in the guitar at age twelve, I eventually received training on the instrument from Howard Alden, Tony DeMarco, and Roger Spinella. I have been a guitar and bass instructor for almost seven years.
As a self-taught recording engineer/producer, I have recorded numerous local artists as well as my own band, The Delfields with whom I have completed four albums.
Lessons
My Teaching Method
My approach to guitar instruction is simple; I teach you what you want to know and use your musical interests to help facilitate a greater knowledge of the instrument.
Learning to play guitar in a vacuum will ultimately create a wall between you and your goals. Whether you want to master the guitar, learn a new genre, or just play a few songs, having at the very least a basic understanding of theory and why things work the way they do will vastly improve your results.
Think for a moment of trying to learn a language and only learning a few phrases; your conversational skills would be inherently limited and your interaction with native speakers would be less than adequate.
Simply learning chords, scales, and songs in a haphazard fashion will yield similar results. Now imagine that you have a basic command of some very fundamental grammatical structures; perhaps you won't be writing the next great novel but you will at least be able to hold your own. This is how I teach.
Regardless of what you are trying to achieve, it will be enhanced by understand the nuts and bolts of what you're doing.
Lesson Rates
$25/half hour in the studio
$45/hour in the studio
FAQ
Q: What will I learn?
A: You will learn whatever you want to learn; your favorite songs, chords, scales, how to read music, theory, technique, etc.
Q: How long are lessons?
A: Lessons are either half an hour or one hour in duration.
Q: What styles do you teach?
A: I teach just about everything; blues, jazz, pop, rock, country, indie, surf, alternative, classical, etc.
Q: Do you have any references?
A: Yes, don’t hesitate to ask me for them.
Q: What skill levels do you teach?
A: All skill levels from beginner to advanced.
Q: What ages do you teach?
A: From 6+
Q: Where do lessons take place?
A: In my studio or in your home.
Recording
The world of music is rapidly changing; long gone are the days of gigantic overpriced recording studios. The advent of computer recording has ushered in a new era of portability as well as frugality. Recording music should be an exciting, relaxed, and fluid process; not one riddled with anxiety over exorbitant hourly rates. Octopus Recording Studio is a fully functional recording studio with the capability to operate just about anywhere that has a power outlet.
My rates vary from project to project but are always more than reasonable. What you get is a lot; location recording (or recording in my studio), numerous setups including full band live room tracking, digital or analog mixing, and if your project requires them, a producer (myself) and session musicians are also available (price varies according to the scope of the project). I pride myself on the ability to take an idea regardless of genre and turn it into sonic reality exactly the way that it was conceived with no compromises.
There are no frills and no gimmicks; just clean, quality audio tracking at an affordable price. Prices vary according to project, so for a quote, please e-mail me.
Equipment
-DAW-
Logic Express 9
PreSonus Firepod
-Outboard Gear-
Sound Workshop 1280A Super EQ recording console
API 512c microphone preamplifier
ART PRO VLA two channel tube preamplifier
FMR Really Nice Compressor
FMR Really Nice Leveling Amplifier
Empirical Labs DerrEsser de-esser
Alesis MIDIverb reverb processor
ValveTrain SpringThing tube reverb tank
-Microphones-
Sterling Audio ST77 condensor microphone
Shure KSM27 condensor microphone
(2) Rode NT5 condensor microphone
Shure Beta SM57 dynamic microphone
Shure SM57 dynamic microphone
(2) Sennheiser e604 dynamic microphone