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Vincent Van Haaff was a renowned acoustic architect and studio designer.
Through his Los Angeles-based firm Waterland Design LLC, he was responsible for designing, renovating, or consulting on some of the best known recording studios in the world. From 1978 to 2016 he designed and built over 300 recording studios and media production facilities worldwide. Although his primary focus was commercial recording studios, he also designed and built a variety of other acoustical spaces, including residential studios, home theaters, offices for record labels and other media companies, radio stations, rehearsal studios, school facilities, jazz clubs, conference rooms, THX screening rooms, soundstages, foley stages. Born Vincent Amaury Van Haaff in Holland, moved to the US in 1975 to pursue his career. He died in Los Angeles on May 23, 2016.[1]
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WATERLAND DESIGN
[edit]In 1977 Waterland Design was established in Los Angeles, California to specialize in design and construction consultation services for the audio and video industry.
THE WATERLAND FRONTWALL
[edit]In the mid-90's he designed and brought to market a unique acoustical device known as the Waterland FrontWall. Manufactured by Total Fabrications, it was a trussing structure to support main studio monitors above a large glass window to allow maximum view between control rooms and live rooms in a recording studio.
AWARDS
[edit]Vincent Van Haaff and Waterland Design were nominated 9 times over 22 years for TEC Awards, winning once.
| YEAR | CATEGORY | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Outstanding Institutional Achievement | Acoustics/Studio Design Company |
| 1990 | Outstanding Institutional Achievement | Acoustics/Studio Design Company |
| 1991 | Outstanding Institutional Achievement | Acoustics/Studio Design Company |
| 1992 | Outstanding Institutional Achievement | Acoustics/Studio Design Company |
| 1995 | Outstanding Institutional Achievement | Acoustics/Studio Design Company |
| 1998 | Outstanding Institutional Achievement | Acoustics/Studio Design Company |
| 2000 | Outstanding Institutional Achievement | Acoustics/Studio Design Company |
| 2007 | Outstanding Creative Achievement | Studio Design Project: Record Plant/ SSL 1, Hollywood, CA |
| 2010 | Outstanding Creative Achievement | Studio Design Project: Interscope Studios, Santa Monica, CA |
DESIGN PROJECTS IN GREATER LOS ANGELES
[edit]| STUDIO | LOCATION | YEAR | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Studios | Hollywood | 1989, 1993, 1994 | Loudspeaker-System for Control Room "A", Studio "C" Video / Film / Sweetning and Audio Mix room; Expansion of Recording facilities |
| Conway Recording Studios [11] | Los Angeles | 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1994 | Control Room & Offices, Studio, Studio Extension, Offices, Studio and Control Room "C", Proposal for expansion and Studio Complex Design |
| A&M Studios (later Henson Studios, now Chaplin Studios) | Hollywood | 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994 | Recording Complex Renovation, Studio and Control Room "D", Conference-room & (Midi-Studio for Herb Alpert, Disabled Access and Sanitary Facilities Upgrade, Proposal for Digital Mastering / Archive fro Motown Records |
| Village Recorder[12] [13] [14] | Los Angeles | 1984, 1985 | Studio & Control Room B, Studio & Control Room A |
| Record Plant | Hollywood | 2007 | |
| Sony Music Studios[15] | Santa Monica | 1991 | Recording Studio, Digital Mastering, Presentation |
| One On One Recording | North Hollywood | 1986 | Control Room A |
| Brooklyn Recording Studios | Los Angeles | 1990 | Control Room and Midi-Studio |
| Music Grinder Studios [16] [17] | Hollywood | 1989 | Studio "A" and Offices |
| Interscope Studios | Santa Monica | 2010 | |
| Encore Studios [18][19] | Burbank | 1988 | Studio & Control Room Remodel |
| Barefoot Recording (formerly Crystal Industries) | Hollywood | ||
| Skip Saylor Recording | Los Angeles | 1987 | Mix Room and Building additions |
| Larabee Sound Studios | Los Angeles | ||
| West Side Sound | Los Angeles | ||
| Madhatter Studios [20] | Los Angeles | 1988 | Studio, Iso. Booth and Control Room |
| Rusk Sound | Los Angeles | 1977 | Control Room, Studio, Offices |
| Kendun Recorders | Burbank | 1976 | Drafting, Archetectural Services |
| Haji Sound | Beverly Hills | 1977 | Control Room, Studio |
| Fidelity Sound (later Studio City Sound) | Studio City | 1990 | Foley Studio and Control Room Remodel |
| Studio Ultimo | West LA | 1989 | Front Wall update and Loudspeaker array |
| Wizard Recording | Los Angeles | 1979 | Control Room |
| Celestial Mechanix | Venice | 1980 | Video, Film, A/V, and Animation Studio |
| Interscope Records | Westwood | 1990 | Record Company Offices Acoustic Consultation |
| Richard Druz Music | Hollywood | 1981 | Control Room, Studio |
| Monterey Sound Studios | Glendale | 1979 | Control Room, Studio |
| Warren Sound | West LA | 1982 | Dubbing & Foley Stages |
| Media Recorders | Los Angeles | 1983 | 2 control rooms & 2 studios |
| Rondor Music International | Los Angeles | 1992, 1993 | Recording Studio in Music Publishing Office, Conference Room |
| Soundcastle Recording Studios | Silver Lake | 1988 | "Studio II" Studio and Control Room |
| Lion Share Studios | Hollywood | ||
| Can-Am Studios | Tarzana | 1988 | Studio and Control Room |
| Chapel Studios | Encino | 1988 | Studio and Control Room |
| The Mix Room | North Hollywood | ||
| Santa Monica Sound [21] | Santa Monica | ||
| Mama Jo's Recording Studio (now Dave's Room) | North Hollywood | control room | |
| Post-Logic | Hollywood | 1988, 1989 | Audio-Video Layback, Post-Production and Foley; Audio-Video Post and Recording |
| Mi Casa Multimedia[22][23] | Hollywood Hills | ||
| The Hobby Shop Recording Studios | Highland Park | 2004 | 2 control rooms and live rooms |
| 525 Post Production [24] | Hollywood | 1990 | Audio Post Production Room for Video / Film |
| Herb Alpert Foundation | Santa Monica | 1993 | Recording Studio, Office Remodel, Artist's Studio |
| M-Pire Studio at Technicolor Creative Services | Glendale | dubstage | |
| Bell Sound Studios | Hollywood | . | Studio A Control Room |
| Studio 56 (formerly Radio Recorders)[25] | Hollywood | 1990 (by 1999) | Studio E control room |
| Blue Canyon Studios | Los Angeles | ||
| SoundWorks West | West Los Angeles | 1989 | Concept Design for Control Room and Soundstage |
| Perfect Sound Studios | Hollywood Hills West | 2008 | project studio in poolhouse |
| The Studios At Frogtown Creative | Los Angeles | bet 2008-16 | control & live room |
| The Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center, UCLA | Los Angeles | ||
| USC Thornton School of Music | Los Angeles | 1989 | Program for Music School Addition |
| Trebas Institute of Recording Arts | Hollywood | 1989 | Studio, Control Room, Offices and Teaching-spaces |
| The Complex | West Los Angeles | 1988 | Studios and Control Rooms |
| Ground Control | Santa Monica | 1987 | 2 Studios, Control Room |
| Saturn Sound [26] | Burbank | 1989, 1993 | Recording Studio / Mixroom / Video Room, Studio and Isolation booth Remodel |
| Rubber Dubbers | Glendale | 1984 | Foley Stage, Control Room, Projection Booth |
| Maxfield Bleu | Los Angeles | 1984 | Sound System for High Fashion Clothing Store |
| Ocean Studios [27] | Burbank | 1991 | Recording Studio & Offices |
| Global Entertainment | Los Angeles | 1991 | Radio Station for Live on Air Interviewing |
| Scotti Brothers | Santa Monica | 1991 | Recording Control Room renovation |
| Tin Pan Alley | Sun Valley | 1993 | Recording Studio Complex Development Program |
| Bell Sound Studio | Los Angeles | 1985 | A/V Layback, Sweetening |
| Philips Interactive Media | Los Angeles | 1994 | Recording and Digital Mastering Rooms |
| KCRW Radio | Santa Monica | 1994 | Remodel of Studio Acoustic Ceilings |
| Vector Studio | Burbank | 1994 | Control Room & Tracking Studio |
| Garden Rake Studio | Studio City | 1994 | Renovation of existing residential studio |
| Sonikwire Studios [28] | Irvine | 2001 | |
| Bedrock.LA[29] | Echo Park | ||
| HenHouse Studios | Venice | 2001 | |
| Bouquet Digital Studios | Port Hueneme | ||
| Scream Studios [30] | Studio City | 1986 | |
| DogHouse Recording (Glen Frey) | West LA | 1995 | project studio |
| The Gray Room (Richard Landis) | Hollywood Hills West | 1985 | Control A project studio |
| Monterey Sound | Los Angeles | . | . |
| Vibrato Grill Jazz | Los Angeles | . | . |
| Sugarloaf Films | Hollywood | 1986 | Office and Residential Addition |
| Buddy Brundo residence | Hollywood | 1983 | Garage Extension and Pool/ Deck |
| Don Henley residence [31] | Malibu | . | project studio |
| Michel Colombier residence | Santa Monica | . | project studio |
| Mariah Carey residence | Bel Air | . | project studio |
| Bryan Adams residence | Los Angeles | . | project studio |
| Dana Nielsen residence [32] | Culver City | . | project studio |
| Jaimal Lovett residence [33] | Hollywood Hills West | 2010 | residence & studio |
| Will.i.am residence [34][35] | Los Angeles | 2013 | project studio w/ 3 control rooms & live room |
| Franklin Hills Spanish Hacienda residence | Los Feliz | . | project studio |
| Frederick Field residence | Beverly Hills | 1990 | Projection booth and THX Screening Room |
| Woodland Hills residence | Woodland Hills | . | project studio |
| Mar Vista residence | Mar Vista | . | project studio |
| Rick Rubin residence | Los Angeles | . | project studio |
| Wendy Levy residence | Pacific Palisades | 1993 | project studio |
| Richard Frenkel residence | Sherman Oaks | 1994 | residence remodel |
| Stephen Bray residence | Sherman Oaks | 1988, 1993 | Studio + iso & Control, project studio |
| Eli Gabrieli residence | Beverly Hills | 1992 | project studio |
| Aaron Zigman residence | Los Angeles | 1992 | project studio |
| West Side Sound (David Schwartz) | Los Angeles | 1992 | project studio |
| Yumi Kiyose residence | Los Angeles | 1993, 1994 | Guest House and Art Studio, Art Studio extension |
| Max Martin residence 2013 | West Hollywood | . | project studio |
| Fennell Place residence | Hollywood Hills West | . | project studio |
OTHER U.S. DESIGN PROJECTS
[edit]| STUDIO | LOCATION | YEAR | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Studio [36] | Woodinville, WA | 1990's | 2nd control room & live room addition |
| J Street Recorders | Sacramento, CA | ||
| Ivy Manor Studios [37] | Sheffield, AL | ||
| Brick House Studios | San Francisco, CA | by 1995 | installation of Waterland 'frontwall' product |
| Bryant Street Studios | San Francisco, CA | 1994 | installation of Waterland 'frontwall' product |
| Renegade Studio (Richard Marx)[38] | Chicago, IL | bef 2004 | home studio des |
| Rondor International | Nashville, TN | 1994 | Recording Studio in Music Publishing |
| Loud Music | Nashville, TN | 1993 | Recording Studio and Mix room |
| Music Mill | Nashville, TN | 1993 | Recording Studio Remodel Preliminary Evaluation |
| The Castle Studios | Nashville, TN | 1992 | Recording Studio and Residence and Development Design |
| Sony Music Studio | New York, NY | 1994 | Mix Room and Dubbing Booth, Control Room and Studio |
| Lobo Recording Studios | Deer Park, NY | by 2010 | |
| Automatic Productions | New York, NY | 1994 | Offices for Music Video Pruction Company |
| 99 Attorney Street Studios (Steven Sebring) | New York, NY | ||
| Douglass Recording | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Project 50 | Bedford, NY | 1994 | Residential Recording Studio and Recreational Spaces |
| Sonic Ranch [39] | Tornillo, TX | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 | reno A, build Neve, mastering rm, Adobe build & mix build |
| The Platinum Underground [40] | Mesa, AZ | 2015 | facility |
| Digital Insight Recording | Las Vegas, NV | by 2010 | 2-room facility |
| Samuel J. Scott Productions | Las Vegas, NV | 1990 | Post Production and Sweetening Studio |
| Alpha Cine | Seattle, WA | 1985 | Control Room, Studio |
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PROJECTS
[edit]| STUDIO | LOCATION | YEAR | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Voice Studio | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| La Poru Rehearsal Studios | Tokyo, Japan | 1993 | Multi-level rehearsal complex - acoustic and interior design |
| Burnish Stone Studio | Tokyo, Japan | 1988, 1992 | Studio and Control Room, Two Recording Room Expansion on Existing Facility |
| Birdman Studio | Tokyo, Japan | 1992 | Two Recording Studios and Offices |
| IRc2 Studio | Tokyo, Japan | 1991 | Recording studio, Offices and Rehearsal Space |
| LAB Club | Tokyo, Japan | 1991 | Acoustical and Interior Design Live Club |
| Studio Vincent | Sendagaya, Tokyo, Japan | 1988 | Studio and Control Room |
| Woodstock Studio | Karuizawa, Japan | 1991 | Resort Recording, A/V Studio, Architectural Design |
| Portland Sound Studios | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1988 | Post-production MIDI suite |
| Galloway Recording Studio | Nijmegen, Netherlands | inspiration/ consultation? | |
| Milestone Studios | Cape Town, South Africa | 2006 | Studio One: FrontWall installation & custom speaker system |
| FUNDA Centre | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1993 | Lecture Halls in Community Education Center |
| Hugh Masakela Jazz Club | Cape Town, South Africa | 1993 | Preliminary Study and Programming for Jazz Club Design |
| Waterstreet Sound | Vancouver, Canada | 1979 | 2 Control Rooms, Studio, Offices |
| Bryan Adams Studio | Vancouver, Canada | 1991 | Recording Studio and Offices preliminary design |
| Manta Sound Studios | Toronto, Canada | 1988 | Studio and Control Room |
| Trafalgar Studios | Sydney, Australia | 1980 | Control Room, Studio |
| Psycho Recording Studios | Milan, Italy | 1990 | Midi-Studio and Control Room / Studio-Remodel |
References
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