"Recording sessions with Andy are always relaxed and creative... he has a way of giving the musicians lots of creative input without pressuring them or confining them, something that's a welcome change."
Buff Allen, jazz and studio drummer.
Allowed Sound Studio has an international reputation for audio recording, and for sophisticated mixes and mastering at affordable prices.
Allowed Sound Studio has been in business on Salt Spring Island, BC, since 1999, and provides focused, nuanced audio by critically acclaimed producer/musician Andy Meyers. Andy began producing audio in 1977 when he co-founded legendary art rock band The Scenics. (“New York had the Talking Heads, but here was their equal in Toronto” Bob Mersereau, author of “The Top 100 Canadian Albums”).
Andy Meyers has recorded and produced rootsy singer songwriters, guitar driven rock and roll, reggae/dub bands, string quartets, jazz combos, and experimental collaborations and soundscapes. He's passionate about a wide range of music and his deep listening and playing history supports the choices he brings to your music.
Andy is fluent on guitar, bass, keyboards, and harmony vocals, and is an encouraging and supportive producer. He is a savvy and skilled arranger and would enjoy working with you to help your songs reach their full potential.
Andy utilizes this seasoned, confident musicality to create mixes that breathe and have great depth-- powerful mixes that support the story your music is telling. He can work with you in the studio or remotely. And if you already know everything you want to do with your music, Andy is happy to bring his finely tuned engineering skills to work for you.
Listen to Andy’s production work here, and find information on tracking at Allowed Sound Studio here.
Here's what some of Allowed Sound's clients have to say about the work Andy has done for them.
Contact Andy if your songs are calling out for inspired guitar, bass, keyboard, or vocal harmony parts, or even need a complete arrangement.
Is your music already mixed? Here's all you need to know about having your recordings mastered by Andy Meyers at Allowed Sound Studio.
Lastly- here's our youtube channel.
Tracking and arranging, mixing and mastering, with Andy Meyers.
It's all Allowed Sound.
Unless otherwise noted, photos by Matilda Dray