Opus 4 Music: Excerpt from "Summertime" ... Joe Riedi (Guitar), Mike Matesky (Cello), & Friends
OPUS 4 STUDIOS is located on five beautifully landscaped acres in Bothell, Washington. It is both a world-class audio recording studio and a complete video production facility. At Opus 4 Studios, the finest in both analog and digital Audio recording, mixing, and mastering as well as Video shooting, lighting, editing, post-production, and sound design are available ALL IN ONE SUPERB FACILITY.
Audio
Whether recording an orchestra, producing
a thirty-second radio advertisement, or tracking
your next CD, Opus 4 Studios provides the
facilities, equipment and expertise necessary to
produce the finest professional results.
Opus 4 Studios records on both AmpexMM1000
16-track 2" analog tape and the
Pro Tools|HD3 Accel 9.0.5 hard disk system. This,
along with excellent Manley tube gear and over
185 digital software plug-ins, including the fantastic
Melodyne, provides the enormous versatility necessary
to meet the specific needs of individual clients.
Opus 4 Studios not only provides an outstanding recording
environment with top of the line equipment, but will lend a
musical hand to your project upon request: Full arranging,
jingle writing, and musician contracting services are available courtesy of
Dr. Michael Matesky (D.M.A., Music), owner and president of Opus 4 Studios.
Video
Opus 4 Studios is a fully equipped Digital Video production facility in addition to being an audio recording studio. Whether shooting on-location or in our 37.5'L x 19'W x 17.5'H studio,
Opus 4 Studios can produce your video from start to finish, turning it from a
vision into a final, professional product. Opus 4 Studios shoots and edits in HDV and DV. Also, we convert Hi8, VHS,
S-VHS, 8mm and super 8mm to digital
editing in Final Cut Studio 3. Final Cut Studio 3 includes Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color, Compressor 3, DVD Studio Pro 4.
The fact that Opus 4 Studios integrates video production with a state-of-the-art recording and sound production studio ensures that your video will benefit from the best audio technology and expertise available.
206.240.5111
"A Rolls-Royce room!"
... Jack Strayer,
former chief engineer
the great A & M Studios,
Los Angeles, CA
“One of my favorite places to be...”
...Rachael Beaver, alternative/rock cellist, Facebook 1/12/11
“Mike,
You are brilliant -- it is perfect...
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!”
...Nancy Andersn, 12/23/10
Music is in the air at Opus 4 Studios in Bothell/Around Town - Bothell Reporter
...February 8, 2011
“I can certainly attest to the silence in his studio...
It's the quietest room I've ever experienced, beating the previous record at one of the big Microsoft TV studios.
...Charles Strouss, Audio Engineer, February 12, 2011
Marilyn McCrady:
"Wow, Mike. What a truly amazing space to make music in!!!"
5.21, 2011
“Thank you so much for your work. Today the CDs and DVDs reached to my house.
I have just enjoyed them right now and remembered how I felt at the recital. You made the recordings so beautifully and all i have to do is saying to you how much I appreciate.
Thank you, Mike!”
Very Best,
Keiko Fujii, pianist
Tokyo, Japan
9.7.2011
“Great recording session yesterday and great CD as a result! Thank you Mike Matesky @opus4studios!!!”
...Raluca Marinscu,
September 27, 2011
Steve Jobs
1955 - 2011
Thank you
“Mike, your studio is such a perfect place for the scholarship winners’ recital. The icing on the cake is your expertise in recording it and your generosity in giving each performer a keepsake recording of her performance.”
...Louanne Shelton, Seattle SAI. 9.30. 2011