About Stepbridge Studios

We are pleased to have worked with both George Newburn of Studio 440 and Bob Hodas in further refining our monitoring environment. Tannoy 15" Time Align Monitors are soffit mounted with switchable self-powered Genelec 1031a and Yamaha NS-10m nearfields. Both the Tannoys and Yamahas are powered by Hafler Trans-Nova amps.

Bob's projects have included analyzation and tuning of rooms for studio bau:ton and Walter Storyk as well as House of Sound/NY, Bad Animals/Seattle and Conway/LA. George specializes in architectural design for audio and his projects include House of Sound, Bad Animals, Post Logic/LA, A&M Studios/Hollywood, The Complex/West Los Angeles and Danny Elfman's studio in Venice, CA.

Bios

Edgard Rivera/Chief Engineer

Puerto Rican by birth and New Yorker shortly thereafter, Edgard Rivera has always been involved in music. From his childhood, Rivera has organized and performed in rock bands, Salsa and Andean ensembles, and folk duos and solo performances, always as lead vocalist. He has created and performed music for film and award-winning videos, won first place in the 1986 Austin Songwriters Competition, and was acclaimed “best producer” by the New Mexico Mic Awards.  He has owned a professional home recording and production facility in Mexico, created TuCasa Studios in New York, and ushered both a retail store and two studios into the digital age.

 In 2002 Rivera bought Taj Pro Audio Services, a small Santa Fe ProTools project studio. Rivera renamed the facility Rancho Digital Recording Studio and proceeded to remodel and upgrade the studio into a three-room professional ProTools HD facility. Under Rivera, Rancho Digital quickly produced an award-winning album with the Latin ensemble Nosotros. In 2003, while Rivera was earning his Operators Certificate For Music Recording, Rancho Digital partnered with Stepbridge Studios. Three years later, Rivera took ownership of the entire operation.

In two short years, Rivera transformed Stepbridge Studios into a powerhouse of music recording and film production projects. His team has welcomed back an impressive list of local artists, producers and directors, and created the innovative live music show “The Indie Lounge at Stepbridge,” which airs and streams on INDIE 101.5.