Interview with Boris @ Dub Studio - Mastering, Acetate and Vinyl
October 30
Aight so originally this was gonna be part of the Free Tune Friday section but Boris - aka Borai (who did the Funky take on We Here) aka the studio manager at Dub Studio - got back to u just after we posted it up so we're separating em into two - aint no thang tho :)
BMB: Boris, you work at dubstudio - could you tell us a bit about what dubstudio does?
Boris: We are a digital Mastering and dubplate cutting house for DJ's, producers and artists - we master for CD/WAV and cut tracks to Vinyl or Acetate Dubplate.
I've had some direct to vinyl dubs cut at dubstudio - are you doing acetate as well now? Why would people prefer acetate to vinyl?
Yes we do cut to acetate, and this is a good question. We look at acetate as being a premium product, like in the Hi-Fi world some people just want it to sound the best and acetate can give you that. The sound quality is higher, more "vinyl like" and can give more of that analogue warmth that people strive for.
Saying that some people just prefer playing acetate dubs!
What would you say the advantages are of cutting dubs over playing CDs?
If you are ever planning on releasing your music on vinyl it's a good idea to have an understanding of how the sound is going to change when its cut to vinyl, getting Dubplates cut can be a big help as this is the closest thing that you can get without pressing up 500 copies of your tune! If you play out vinyl and don't like playing CDs or off a laptop (like myself) then you have an alternative! And also, bass heavy music will always sound better off vinyl or dubplate.
Who does dubstudio cut for?
We don't like client lists (for many reasons) but we do like to grab interviews with the clients that excite us and post them up on the site, some of whom can be seen here http://www.dubstudio.co.uk/info/artist-features
What musical projects are you involved in yourself?
I have been DJing in and around Bristol for the last 11 years and producing for the last 10 years, i have watched the Dubstep scene grow out of nothing and become the monster that it is today and been guided by some of the best Artists and DJ's Bristol has to offer along to way.
The Borai name has managed to rear its head on track co-written with my good friend Dj October for Fluid Ounce (The Letter I) last year and i have been working closely
with the Shanti Sound guys (Embassy, DJ Rapid) both DJing at the monthly Cosies gig and working in the studio.
This a nice pic of a lathe like the kind we use - it's not ours, because we are yet to have any pics taken of the newly renovated studio!
We have also replaced the shown rack gear with hand picked equipment http://www.dubstudio.co.uk/studio/studio-info
Cheers Boris! And if you want to step up to the big boy DJ level, Dub Studio are well worth checking out.
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