Authentic music studio in Amsterdam
Known for its warm and creative ambiance, superb acoustics, amazing equipment and relaxed vibe. Recording, mixing, (pre-)production, writing or rehearsal for everyone, in all genres. Open to those who wish to work by themselves in a 100% sound proofed space. Excellent for recording music in a live setting. 24/7 professional service (by appointment) for all your sessions. Located at a vibrant yet calm waterfront area in the old eastern harbour area of the Amsterdam city centre. Our aim is to provide the space and inspiration you need to make your music come alive. Tailor made rates for your personal situation.
Professional music creation should be accessible to all!
Recording
With a broad musical taste and experience in many genres, we record virtually everything. From pop, rock, hip-hop, indie, to jazz ensembles, classical music, singer/songwriter, rap, vocalists, to film scores and voice over work. The most important thing is that you as an artist or client are feeling at ease with the place and its people. That’s why we invite you to meet beforehand, or have a chat on the phone.
We’re big advocates of recording acts in a live setting, capturing the energy of making music together and the studio’s beloved acoustics.
Mixing
Wether it’s recorded in our studio, a homestudio or anywhere else, we’ll mix your songs to your liking, at any given time or deadline. Our philosophy in music making is to work as closely with the artist as possible, and to never impose ideas or directions on their work. You are the owner, our goal is to let your music come to life exactly the way you want, with a complete sense of ownership.
Also hit us up if you wanna mix or produce music yourself in one of our rooms!
Pre-production
Pre-pro like a pro.
Tired of bad acoustics, scruffy gear and time pressure in a rehearsal studio where you have difficulty hearing each other properly, let alone enjoy that voice memo of the songs you’re working on? Next to recording your music professionally, IJland Studios also offers itself as an accesible place for pre-production. Writing, rehearsing, trying things out with the many instruments we have and being able to relax at the same time, it’s here, at an affordable price, in the easiest environment.
You can use individual mixes on headphones during playing, and even hit the record button yourself to fetch a proper multitrack demo in your favorite DAW. Heck, you can even take that session home and edit those tracks to another level! We think proper and smooth pre-production is greatly beneficial to your development as an artist or group, highly enjoyable and the best preperation for care-free studio recordings.
Get in touch for more information!
Production
Whether you have a clear idea about what you want, or if you’re not quite sure yet where your creative ideas should lead to, we’re here to work it out. At IJland we’re not just audio engineers, but also experienced musicians and music producers who know what it’s like to be on the other of the window. Our aim is to create a safe environment where we think and feel along with you, with the utmost respect for your ideas, doubts, or insecurities. You’ll never be forced in any direction. We work with respect for what is already there, and will always look for the best way to make you and your music flourish, so that it becomes truly yours.
(re-)mastering
We all know it needs to be done for some rason, but what is mastering, really? For decades it meant making tape recordings ready to be pressed on vinyl. Nowadays, when mixes are already sounding finished and ready to go, the most important aspect is to have that extra set of experienced ears reviewing your mixes and correcting them where needed. In this proces we’re bringing the songs together in eq and dynamics to create unity amongst them. We treat your final mixes with respect for the choices that have been made during the mixing process and don’t impose our taste on it. What we do is giving that last 1% of ‘oomph’ in making them ready for either streaming, CD or vinyl, so that it sounds like ‘aaaah.. now it’s really real!’
Ever wondered what current technique could do to that awesome but dull sounding recording you made years ago? You’ll be surprised what a re-master can do! Have one song to try out for free.
PROJECTS
A selection of recordings that are available on Spotify. Tracks are recorded, mixed and / or mastered at IJland Studio. Scroll down for a list of clients.
CLIENTS
From 50 Cent to Ryley Walker, local favourites and first timers, here’s a selection of artists who had a great time working at IJland Studio. For a more complete overview see the projects page.
50 Cent
Damon Albarn
Devandra Banhart
Boo Boo Davis
Brass Rave Unit
Brian Eno
Zach Condon (Beirut)
Def P
Peter Doherty
DVBBS
Eli & Fur
Gallowstreet
The Grand East
Hang Youth
Isabella Lovestory
Lonnie Holley
Injury Reserve
Jett Rebel
Jungle
Khruangbin
The Klittens
Mark Kozelek (Sun Kill Moon)
Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia)
Gers Pardoel
Personal Trainer
Pip Blom
Raggende Manne
Rome 56 / Artie Lamonica (The Shirts)
Ian Siegal
Six Def
Stephen Malkmus
SULTAN.
Typhoon
Tyler, the Creator
Herman van Veen
Ryley Walker
zZz
..and many more
It’s been an absolute pleasure working here for the week. Beautiful studio, beautiful people.
I’ve never seen a studio like this. As soon as you step in you feel the vibe. And the drums sound absolutely amazing, beyond what you would expect.
We unanimously came to the conclusion that this was the most relaxed and productive studio experience we’ve ever had.
By far.
This place is exactly how we hoped it would be.