

A full backline, a Neve and SSL front end, and an engineer who has made records with the bands on this label. Half-day sessions to full album builds.
Three songs, all tracked and mixed in the room you would be booking.
Small Doses - "Fine AF"
Tracked, Mixed & Mastered
at Boared to Death Studios
The Dead Ringers - "Cedar Lane"
Tracked & Mixed at Boared to Death Studios
Mastered by Max Gowan
Alcantara - "Kathy Bates"
Tracked & Mixed at Boared to Death Studios
Mastered by Mike Westbook at Material Mastering
Full band, live or layered, in a treated room with the backline already set up. Bring your guitar and your songs; everything else is here.
Starts at $250 for a half day, $450 for a full day.
Send us your session and get back something that sounds finished. Two rounds of revisions included.
Starts at $350 a song.
Your song mastered, release-ready, delivered as 24-bit WAV plus MP3 references.
Starts at $75 a song.
Drum edits, vocal comps, tuning. Useful on its own or added to a tracking day.
Starts at $120 a song.
Clean, quiet, well-treated room and a proper chain. Recorded, edited and delivered.
$75 an hour.
Getting the record out. Distribution, codes, splits, artwork specs and a release plan. Photos and live video on request.
Starts at $350 for a single, $650 for an EP or album.
Sessions are held with a 50% deposit. The balance is due before final files go out. Everything is covered by a plain-language services agreement you get before you book, so there are no surprises in it.
Tracked & Mixed at BTD Studios
Mastered by Material Mastering
Video by Remiss Media
A treated live room and control room in a private residence in Cary, fifteen minutes from downtown Raleigh. Load-in is straightforward, parking is easy, and there is no hourly meter running while you find a sound.
Ampeg SVT-810AV and Heritage SVT tube head · Darkglass Microtubes 900v2 bass head · Marshall JCM800 2203X into a handwired 1960AHW · Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier · Orange Rockerverb 100 MKIII and two PPC212 cabs
Two Neve 1073SPX preamps · two Warm Audio WA-2A optical compressors · SSL The Bus+ · a real Roland RE-201 Space Echo
Neumann TLM 103 · EV RE20 · three Sennheiser MD 421-II · Shure SM81s, Beta 52a, Beta 91A · five SM57s · Cascade Fathead II ribbons with Lundahl transformers
Mapex Saturn Evolution kit · Ludwig Black Beauty and Supraphonic snares · Zildjian K Custom and Paiste Signature cymbals · ddrum triggers into eDRUMin if you want them
Fender American Pro II and Ultra guitars and basses · Gibson Les Pauls and a Hummingbird · Gretsch Jet · Music Man StingRay · Moog Subsequent 37 · Korg Volca synthesizers
Mac Studio M2 Ultra with 192GB · Logic Pro · Yamaha HS8s, Avantone Mixcubes and a KRK sub · Focusrite 18i20 in/out
These are the pieces that change how your record sounds. The whole inventory has its own page.
The studio is in a private residence in Cary, about fifteen minutes from downtown Raleigh. The full address and parking instructions come with your booking confirmation.
Come rehearsed and ready to play. Fresh strings, working heads, charged batteries. Studio time spent restringing a guitar costs the same as studio time spent recording one, and we would rather you spent it on the record.
Performers and essential crew only, and let us know in advance if you want to bring anyone else.
Do you have a house sound?
No. We have made loud records and quiet ones. What we do have is a room that handles loud guitars and real drums without a fight.
Can I bring my own engineer or producer?
Yes. Day rates are the same and we will run the room for you.
Do I own the recordings?
Yes, outright, once the balance is paid. No points, no publishing, no royalty. The studio takes nothing.
Is this the same thing as the label?
Same owner, separate things. Booking studio time or release services does not put you on Boared to Death Records, and it gives the studio no share of your songs - no publishing, no points, no royalty. Release services means we do the legwork of getting your record out under your own name, on your own accounts. If we ever talk about a release on the label, that is an entirely separate conversation.
Do you sign bands that record here?
Not automatically, and there's no obligation either way. Most bands who record here aren't on the label. If you're curious how the label side works, read our guide to record deals and releases.
How long does a mix take?
Usually a week from the day we get your session, depending on what is in the queue. Rush turnarounds are possible, just ask.
Do I have to record here to use the release services?
No. If you tracked somewhere else, or at home, we can still handle the release. It just works better when we have heard the record.
How long do you keep my files?
At least 90 days after delivery. Keep your own backup as well. Longer archival can be arranged.
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