Creative Cribs: Richard Gibbs - The World's FAVOURITE Recording Studio!

We visit American film composer and music producer #RichardGibbs (#QueenoftheDamned #TheSimpsons #DrDoolittle) in his California studio that miraculously survived the California wildfires of 2018.
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00:00 Welcome
01:45 Studio Design
09:43 The Tech
13:34 Keys & Guitars
17:08 THE GONG!
18:50 The Fire
27:40 Decapitating Barbra Streisand!
30:20 What's Your Reference Track?

[@DanielHolter]

That exterior drone shot is INSANE. What?! Wow.

[@youjohn__]

Im no expert but i think they used a drone

[@DanielHolter]

@@youjohn__ right, I meant the overwhelming destruction (and protective garden circle)

[@MatheusLeston]

@@DanielHolter YES! Mindblowing!

[@lindsaywebb1904]

Astonishing. That whole story is a mind f*ck

[@antoniog2854]

my favorite speaker test music : John Cage's 4'33"

[@christhechive]

Great for testing the noise floor!

[@VINAYVS1991]

The reason how the garden and the soil saved the studio from the fire as Richard explained, is spot on ! That's the whole crux of Sadhguru's #SaveSoil movement.

[@JonAnderhub]

This is the best Creative Cribs so far! Thanks for sharing your space with us Mr. Gibbs!

[@DiamondFizzy]

Ooh, Nathan Barr is giving him a run for his money but I think I'd agree with you tbf

[@JonAnderhub]

@@DiamondFizzy That organ was pretty impressive for sure.

[@richardgibbs5797]

@@JonAnderhub Nathan Barr does have an impressive organ.

[@jasonsoudah9333]

The Way You Make Me Feel, Mombasa, Misery, Killing In The Name Of, Anytime :)

[@robgerman4000]

Loved it! I am a Spitfire customer AND an old friend of Richards. Great interview..well done! Cheers.

[@daleturner]

18:19 AWESOME!!!!!

[@andybullemor-music5928]

I'm not only impressed by the studio and the story of the fire which is awesome. But Richard Gibbs seems like such a nice guy too. Loved this video.

[@stoatystoat174]

The overhead shot of the studio after the fire is what makes a great story go to eleven. Beautiful timing by the editor of when they placed it.

[@WooCashM]

Such a good-natured man with unbelievably positive vibes!

[@alexanderdornier7245]

I didn‘t even know studios could get that good. This is on another level.

[@richardgibbs5797]

:)

[@papanovembermusic]

Richard is a particular human himself! What a fantastic character, he knows his mind, insane studio!

[@BobBailey1]

There's just not enough credit to be given to Linda and her thoughtful stewardship of the land there! That arial shot should be the poster for sustainable land preservation!

[@richardgibbs5797]

100%

[@tasteapiana]

Wow, on all the levels for so so many reasons. This video needs to be seen by every single person who would ever do anything with inspiration.

[@RickyPann]

That for me was one of the greatest studio designs I have seen... I'd just love to make a record there. It's so inviting of creativity over sterile tech...

[@DiamondFizzy]

And they perfectly highlighted the importance of RECORDING studios being a place that's inviting and facilitating for the ARTIST FIRST as priority over the engineer as opposed to the other way round. If the studio's for mixing purposes then that's a different story. But the versatility of this studio is probably the best I've seen in KZbin or real life.

[@kipmillwee6936]

So cool he loves Black Market.

[@QuaverloveStudio]

It's an A.I. studio, y'all. Awe Inspiring, that is!

[@vedranbaotic]

I'm only 9 minutes in but I had to stop and say how much I love this video already. I've been looking up and reading about Woodshed Recording for years and I've been absolutely mesmerized by it, so naturally I'm really excited to get to watch this video. But other than that, I'm really inspired by how humble Richards Gibbs is and what lovely conversation the two of them are having. Great video, I honestly appreciate you putting the effort into making it!

[@richardgibbs5797]

I'm only nice on video:)

[@audios22]

An amazing room to accompany and even more amazing story of natural survival.

[@jorgecorante]

Love Richard's studio! I've been fortunate to visit a few times, it's stunning!

[@parboilrice]

This is surely one of my dream studios. If I ever make it, I want to work there for at least one day.

[@duncanthompson957]

The fish feeding after note gave me the biggest attack of the smiles ☺️

[@bhob666]

I'm not in the recording field, but I enjoy watching studio tours because I enjoy music and like to see the "behind the scenes", but this place is truly amazing.

[@grafyghtgaming8733]

I could listen to these guys talk for hours. Wonderful.

[@karlmoore6354]

the best part of this is the fish coming at the sound of the gong

[@scottglasgowmusic]

Love that space. At an earlier stage of my life, I helped move some gear from an old studio into that one, I was asked by Bear McCreary to help out that day, who was Gibbs assistant at the time-- before Battelstar Galactica ever happened. I remember the amp rooms below, you had to go outside, through a small door into this basement crawlspace to get to there. So interesting to hear the story of how it was saved from the fire and that drone view of everything else destroyed was crazy.

[@keiththeodosiou]

What a fantastic space to compose in. I could not imagine the dispair if that studio had burnt!

[@sapsfm]

Amazing stories, incredible space… THAT GONG! When You’re Young - The Jam

[@SluTubeTV]

Every real studio should be considered a landmark … so much history

[@BrianLanders]

I remember reading that Mike Garson (legendary piano player for David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, and more) lost his home and home studio in that fire. There was an awful photo of his burned-out grand piano in the aftermath.

[@jameshumfry1256]

Fabulous

[@JezNashMusic]

I must admit, I was expecting this to be some kind of 'carrot and donkey' marketing thing for Spitfire Audio. How wrong I was. What a wonderful story of an amazing studio, and actually really moving in places! That drone shot of the studio after the fire is pretty mind-blowing. Loved the gong sequence, too! So, not a marketing thing at all. Although I like Spitfire a little bit more now, so maybe it was!! Either way, genuinely excellent stuff!

[@sunnyschramm9650]

WOW !!! What an cozy and beautiful studio ❤️

[@GDawg2K2]

Lol.. I was an engineer through the late 70s- 90s in NYC, Boston, Bangkok and Singapore! What caught my eye was the Aja remark. Sans any one recommendation or suggestions I always used Aja as a reference! That was 40yr ago! I can't believe that I wasn't alone and it still works! Dire Straits was also good.

[@ishbeck]

Christian: I love your Mixtest-Track!!!! .-) BAM, awesome!

[@chromeeyesdontcry]

Happy to see Christian with Richard here! Richard is awesome #CBC 😉! I loved the insides on the building process of the studio. And of course the story of catastrophic fire was insane. Glad to see the studio still standing with glory. I wish to have the pleasure to work there one day! 😁

[@egsystems913]

What a beautiful place in which to create! I love coy carp! Couldn't eat a whole one though....

[@quantumsingularitystudios1772]

What an incredible story about the fire. Goosebumps, fantastic stuff!

[@MinusMRDolly]

Glad this beautiful space was safe. You can always be welcome in Portugal to Surf!

[@richardgibbs5797]

Great! Where should I start?

[@vincentruhl]

Mr. Gibbs once held a class in my college about studio technology and composing, he is such an amazing guy. The lesson was so inspiring!

[@richardgibbs5797]

Thank you!

[@KissaKolme]

Wow, beautiful place!

[@not_just_burnt]

KOAN Sound - Chilli Daddy you need to hear it, its that kind of electronic wall of sound that breathes life into large systems and makes small ones shine

[@ArtmanBass]

Three songs for speaker test: Boy's Gone Crazy by Was (Not Was), Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson and, yes, Aja by Steely Dan

[@billypilgrim1]

Wow, I even felt that gong through my laptop speakers. What a truly amazing sound!

[@flash6859]

I plan to watch this at least one more time but first viewing has me blown away and of course extremely jealous. I'm not prone to be envious of much in the world but a space like that would be a dream come true. Once I and a couple partners had a live music venue called 'Club More' here in the Tampa Bay area (1997-2001) and we had all of our cables under the floor where there was two foot of crawl space. My building was post and beam construction of Heart Pine and the greatest compliment we had was when Dan Hicks played our room and complimented me at the end of the night because the room sounded so good. Richard's space obviously adheres to that proof. Wood is good for many things - especially music.

[@m9shamalan]

Well that was delightful!

[@steveg219]

Wonderful coverage of this wonderful place and Richard’s vision and skills !

[@TheChiInstitute]

great interview.... amazing story about the wildfire!!! Thank you

[@vRoMe0]

What a wonderful interview !

[@mistral-unizion-music]

Amazing studio and amazing story about the fire! Wow! Incredible... Thanks for this!

[@gavmc]

What an amazing place, and the story about how it survived the fire is fascinating.

[@wesboundmusic]

Wow, what an awesome episode of "Cribs" this was! It was like reading a page turner, can't put it down because it keeps getting better and better as we go along! Amazing, particularly how this building survived and why!

[@charlesrobichaud-parahawkm4088]

Brilliant, Just Brilliant; thank you all for being so generous with your time and effort in creating and sharing this mini-documentary; it is full of valuable tidbits.

[@dafingaz]

Great chat. Studio that truly stands the test of time!

[@OnBeingHuman]

Almost recorded with Richard back in the day at that studio, really amazing environment and Richard was extremely nice to us.

[@prangalanga]

Richards a star..what a superb studio design.. Everything on wheels.. perfect. Great interview again unveiling these creative spaces and the innovators that make them.

[@philhartleymusicbassfromsp1230]

Wow this was without a doubt my favourite Cribs, what a great humorous guy Richard is. and what an absolutely stunning musical environment . The shots of the green garden surrounded by so much destruction is both terrifying and beautiful in equal amounts. keep it up christian amazing stuff

[@chandeleerjet5637]

This has become more favorite series! I'm literally building my dream list with a lot of items I'm seeing on these episodes and I finally have the money to get whatever I want. Thank you!

[@TNNLZ]

Stellar Crib - Thanks So Much for the inspiration!

[@Angus.Maclean]

Can ears and eyes salivate? This is my dream (modular room) studio that I thought was not possible. Amazing! ...And the view!

[@elmolewis9123]

An amazing studio and the amazing story of the studio's survival, especially the logic used in telling that story's end.

[@tobythehatmusic]

Brilliant interview …as you were😁

[@SeriousTipStudio]

One of my album to uses for testing out speaks is Individuality (Can I Be Me?) by Rachelle Ferrell. I like the low end and the clarity of all the songs on this album. Great interview and thanks for sharing again.

[@danielgoncalves2306]

This is the best cribs, amazing in every way

[@eddysel10]

impressive story and amazing studio! Make more of these video's!

[@jayhunthuntcreative]

Thank you Christian for taking us all on this amazing ride. Nice to see 2 successful composers sharing together - and in a creative space like this.

[@TheJohnniegolden]

Keep 'em coming Christian! The Cribs are getting better and better. My favourite track for testing speakers is Roy Ayers' "Green And Gold"

[@KonoplevAndrew]

SO Amazing video !!!! Thank you for the inspiration Richard and Christian!!!!

[@duncanthompson957]

Fascinating.

[@patoneill3373]

Never listened to Aja Steely Dan...brilliant thanks for the tip! 👍

[@duncanthompson957]

What a beautiful storied production.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

beautiful studio so well thought out and realised

[@kiwiradioNZ]

wow what a beautiful story about the fire. 2 things saved this studio from a town fire and was only building standing 1 - the garden surrounding the studio had rich soil that kept a water rich reservoir 2 - the studio was 'air tight' (sound proof) so that embers could not enter the studio.

[@richardgibbs5797]

Excellent synopsis!

[@dudleyspikeclarke1355]

Such an amazing video. Thank you Christian. Very inspiring..

[@musicbydavidsmith]

Stunning!

[@musicbydavidsmith]

And for the monitor test: Rage Against The Machine - Wake Up

[@brmbkl]

Loved this episode, the passion, the story, the asian elements. One little niggle; "As I come back" was mastered by Tom Coyne, so you can bet the song can serve as a test for speakers.

[@DiamondFizzy]

Christian man. You are an inspired and inspiring human being. The way you eke out information from interesting people, the choice of guests you have and the way you ended the video aswell. I really appreciate the fact that you and everyone at Spitfire put so much energy into helping people use the products and understand the entire ecosystem around making music. And you have absolutely no reason to offer such great, educational, thought provoking and FUN content for FREE! Spitfire Academy and Labs are inspiring a generation of music makers far exceeding the boundaries of film composition, and clearly not for profit.Looking forward to getting some new libraries. Much gratitude and please keep up the excellent work. 🙏🏾🏆🎖️❤️👍🏾

[@DiamondFizzy]

Oh and in regards to your excellent choice of reference track, you are now officially invited to the bbq and the jollof banquet 👌🏾

[@sfx1674]

Bloody hypocrite.

[@MusicalWizardryMarcoIannello]

Stunning location, and amazing studio!

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

Such an interesting building, a wonderful story about surviving the fires and delightful host and happy boy Christian. Loved it and learned a lot about fire-proofing a building! A 10 out of 10.

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

My monitor audition album is Deliverance by Culprate. Beautiful place. Thanks for having us.

[@koryhays5642]

Never heard Culprate before seeing this comment. Took a listen. Huge THANK YOU for the turn on.

[@stilllife4u]

And the gear could tell some stories . Enjoyable .

[@TobyHack-thguitarist]

Wow, what a great place to be inspired and record. And a gong trained Coy, that’s a first 😊I also love that SSL Matrix. I want one but it is but a dream.

[@Tony-Stockport]

A wonderful interview in a very beautiful place. So jealous of where some people go to work.

[@pajarodebarro]

great ones!

[@mac_frey]

these are absolutely awesome!!! love creative cribs

[@mystdeisanto9919]

OMG I use Aja too for test music. I thought I was the only one. Glad to know that in fact it's so common. LOL

[@duncanthompson957]

Monitor test tracks: 32 Frames for Amplified Orchestra by Andrew Poppy, Sun is Shining by Bob Marley and the Wailers, Deranged by David Bowie, for a start…

[@J-MLindeMusic]

What a cool space and those stories were so entertaining!

[@stampenrangers]

My dream place! A musician who designs a studio completely in the Greene & Greene style is also very well educated in architecture and furniture history. Impressive!!

[@alyxgonzales]

What an incredible story, a garden saved the music studio!

[@juliendecot6915]

Bravo, bravo, bravo, superbe vidéo !!! Merci !!!!

[@duncanthompson957]

What a great guy!

[@jimsanger]

Legend

[@DavidGarcia-yn4vt]

Great interview

[@eastanglianradio]

Really good video Christian - enjoyed this one a lot.

[@lucianoluggren]

Great interview, greetings from Argentina.

[@67Rec]

Remarkable that this place exists, surrounded by lesser structures (made from ticky tacky). Wonderfull departure also, from the usual affair of gear-centric rundowns. Thanks for the insights, guys! #permaculture #holisticarchitecture

[@chickenlickin3820]

great stuff!

[@antoinearzel]

Insane ... no words ...

[@music_creator_capable]

Good!