This is all about a recording space called I Am Merloc Studios.
(Named after the bike-riding fish on the wall of Dickson pool, bless his cotton socks)

It's a project that has been on the boil for a little while now. It's located in Watson, at the Canberra Technology Park, in an old classroom. The fit-out consists of three rooms; a live room 27m2, vocal booth 4.5m2 and control room 12m2. The live room and booth are both built on a floating floor to decouple them from the rest of the building (Woo! Soundproof!).

It's been a pretty hectic project and I've learnt heaps from it.

I'm so close to finishing but unfortunately (as with most building projects) the budget blew-out a bit and I've only been able to make enough money to cover the rent for the last little while. I've tried getting a bank loan but they don't take too kindly to the self-employed ; )

This is where I was hoping you could help me out.

I've finished building two out of the three rooms (except for the acoustic treatment), justing leaving the control room. I have some of the materials already, but there are still a few of the more expensive things to procure.

I've already recorded a few projects in the space, but it involved turning it from a construction site into a half-finished studio and back again (not really a long term solution).

Here are the results from a couple of the projects that were already recorded in the space:


Not only was it recorded in the space, this video was even mainly shot in the live room.


So anyway, I think this studio will produce some really great Canberra recordings over the next few years and I'd love it if you could help me get it up and running.
Thanks : )
Sam

Here's a run down of the costs involved:

2 months rent - $2750
Timber framing, insulation, paint, adhesive and fixings - $800
Studio door (and acoustic door seals) - $350
Glass and rubber gaskets - $225
Air handling - $435
Electrical and audio cabling - $440
Total - $5000

Stuff I already have:

Window and door framing
Carpet
Plasterboard
Air conditioner
Oregon ceiling joists
Some audio cabling
Lights
Buckets of elbow grease

I'm on the home stretch! So hopefully there aren't too many more obstacles.

So far, the trickiest thing has been finding the time to build while still doing enough work to be able to live/eat. That's why this campaign would make all the difference, as it would considerably reduce that financial strain.

Thanks again for your help :)