The next few weeks...

Summer is coming to a close, and we're readying ourselves to drop off the radar until our new record is done. We've got a few shows left - make sure you catch one of them as we likely won't be playing again until the roads are nice and icy...

Upcoming Shows:

• Friday 9/4 - Howler's Coyote Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA) - with Savoir Adore, Ennui, and DJ Ed Um
• Saturday 9/5 - Piano's (New York, NY) - with Proud Simon, Beau Jennings, and Noxious Foxes
• Friday 9/18 - Belvedere's (Pittsburgh, PA) - with Boca Chica and Nik Westman & The Central Plains

In studio news, we're adding some new toys to our arsenal this week including a Hammond RT-3 organ (the same organ used in Studio 2 at Abbey Road!), a piano, a Soundcraft 400b 24 channel console, and a matched pair of Cascade Fathead ribbon mics...

the beautiful hammond rt-3

In financial news, we're destitute.

Again - make sure you snag a copy of our debut EP, Broken Record, for free (considering how broke we are, this feels foolish....) right here: http://mariageblanc.bandcamp.com/

The best things in life...

We're currently gearing up to record our first LP, but in the meantime we've put our debut EP - Broken Record - up for free download. It's available in just about any digital format you could imagine, so even if you've already snagged the EP on iTunes, head over and grab a lossless copy.

And here we are

After much drywalling, joint-compounding, sanding, sweeping, mopping and painting - we've arrived at the (almost) finished studio. Sorry about the complete lack of "in progress" photos. Just close your eyes and picture a handful of underqualified people, drinking beers, listening to Warren G and Van Halen based Pandora stations, while drywalling over perfectly functional doors.

View of the live room

Another view of the live room

Yet another view of the live room

The control room "lounge"

A rather blurry photo of the desk

Our baby, the Fostex G16S

Mood lighting

the studio: what it was

Let's play catch up...

April 2009.

Faced with the prospect of renting a finished, secure, and heated practice space - Mariage Blanc decides instead to rent a dilapidated storage space above an abandoned bar in a questionable neighborhood and build a recording studio inside it. A construction task of this magnitude could prove impossible for other bands. Thankfully, Mariage Blanc is used to taking on challenges they are not qualified for.

Note: Moving 1200 lbs of drywall with a 2000 Subaru Outback and a small, U-Haul trailer is neither safe nor recommended.


view from the control room



insulation on the walls, sweet jams on the floor



josh kretzmer: demolition man



drywall progress

welcome...

to the official blog of Mariage Blanc. Much MUCH more coming soon...