Sound Farm Studio & Recording Environment was a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) full-service recording studio and production facility with an attached residence located in Jamaica, Iowa, built in 2003.[1] Matthew Sepanic, owner, producer and engineer; worked on projects by Slipknot (All Hope is Gone, Iowa (engineered), Murderdolls, and Stone Sour (House of Gold and Bones) amongst others.[1][2][3] He also co-produced and engineered The Envy Corps's debut album Dwell which was released in 2008 on Mercury Records/Vertigo Records. The band recorded and resided at Sound Farm in late 2006 and early 2007.[1][4]
In the first half of 2008, the heavy metal band Slipknot spent four months recording their fourth album, All Hope Is Gone, at Sound Farm.[5][6] The album was largely produced and engineered by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Mudvayne), but Sepanic was at the helm for a few tracks. The band also filmed the video for their second single off the album, "Psychosocial", at Sound Farm.[7]
In July 2008 Japanese metal veterans Outrage recorded a cover version of the Metallica classic "Fight Fire with Fire" for METAL-IKKA, a Japanese Metallica tribute album at Sound Farm.[8]
The facility closed in 2013. The residential portion of the facility is currently listed at AirBnB.[9] Sepanic is currently an instructor at Dark Horse Institute in Franklin, Tennessee, and engineer, producer and manager at Sonic Factory Recording Studio in Des Moines, Iowa.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Matt Sepanic". Linkedin. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Matt Sepanic". Discogs. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Matt Sepanic". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion, LLC. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Kingkade, Tyler. "Notable Items about The Envy Corps". Iowa State Daily. Iowa State University. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone - 6 things you didn't know about the landmark 2008 album". Revolver. Project M Group LLC. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon. "10 Years Ago: Slipknot Release All Hope Is Gone". Loudwire. Townsquare Media, Inc. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Harries, Paul (11 May 2015). Slipknot: Dysfunctional Family Portraits. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9781783230389. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Japanese Metallica Tribute Album: Track listing, Artwork revealed". Blabbermouth. none listed. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Peaceful farm near bike trail". Airbnb. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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