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[@Diandredofus]

14 minutes of showing off guitars, pedals, amps, cameras, lighting, records, memorabiliaa 30 seconds dedicated to the "living area", which consists of.. perfume and passport. God I love you Mary.

[@avictorbell2835]

What more could any person possibly need?

[@benificentmillipedius634]

@@avictorbell2835 a pallet on the floor

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

You have a great taste in beer, Mary! ;) 1:58

[@HappyHitman]

I love how in a guitar video "my drone" is a normal statement, like this taking about a phone. That how far in the future we are.

[@danielfancher4764]

"Cubbyhole of Doom" -- my next band name

[@bicboi1930]

Reminds me of some girls cubbyhole I I stuck my chubby in one time

[@harveyroper5526]

Bic Boi what

[@bicboi1930]

@@harveyroper5526 read it slowly

[@harveyroper5526]

Yeah I fully understood it mate. You're just crass and a child

[@bicboi1930]

@@harveyroper5526 welcome to KZbin

[@saarangnarayan123]

I must say this is probably one of the best rooms in the world! 💚 The perfect mix of cosy and utilitarian.

[@TroyNaumu808]

Brilliant video. Awesome !!!

[@kevinedwards2067]

Enjoy your new place, cool, simple video, maybe we will get a chance to see the new place especially if you have the room for a dedicated studio?? Keep Grooving!

[@daviseabragrossi9161]

"This was a very very expensive piece of paper in a very cheap frame" this is simply my entire undergraduate degree in a nutshell

[@stephentuthill4598]

I think we all agree with that, those of us who have got similar pieces of paper!

[@KailynsJoy]

Congrats on the move. It will be nice to have this memorial of your previous creative space. 😊

[@GilbertsGrapes]

Thank you so much Mary. Your videos are so incredibly inspiring.. I can’t tell you how much I (and tons of others) appreciate everything you do. Though I have been playing the guitar for 15+ years, I lack the confidence you seem to just radiate naturally.. so inspiring, keep up the miraculous work Mary.

[@suffolknwhatuk]

You obviously work hard at your music and have the talent and aptitude to go far. I've been playing and writing and performing for 46 years, but never got anywhere near your level of achievement. The way you can move between writing, performing, recording, editing and filming is simply astonishing to an old guy like me. All that and a 1200 mile cycling achievement too! My excuse for not having got far with my music is having had children and now Grandchildren - some of whom play guitar btw. In fact, I showed my grandson - who's 10 years old - a basic blues in E and within the hour, he could play it like he'd been doing it for years. Maybe he'll be as good as you one day soon.

[@SCTBand]

I'm just starting out as a beginner at age 50 to this whole home recording hobby, I have a room twice the size and only 1/25 the kit you have; and mine's a total sham of a mess! You've inspired me to clean up and devout more time to it! Love my weekends and evenings in my space as well.

[@Oilid]

First, I virtually love you. Second, and that's all! 😁

[@danleedonian]

good stuff, I have been going through a lot of crap in my life, so when I get a free moment I like to watch Mary and some other artists here to re-charge myself, Mary has a pleasant voice and a lot to say!

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

In an effort to not be that guy who comments on the looks rather than the substance I will say this: I really love your gear, guitars, amps, effects etc. that degree is definitely an accomplishment, congrats. Your room is the sort of hangout place musicians can go over to bringing pizza, breaking out the acoustics and have an all night jam session playing covers and coming up with some originals. Awesome studio tour ,kudos

[@carlosgallegos1265]

I think macbooks are great because of their software optimization, and they are good to make things on the go, but you'd be surprised how much faster a hackintosh would be for your bigger projects. Just pickup a ryzen processor, lots of ssd's and 32 Gb of ram and you'd have a computer literally 2x-3x faster for video editing and music recording (: Just a piece of advice as the nerd I am.

[@divyamgautam1407]

Lol that intro.I'm sure you're gonna end up being a very successful musician. Keep up the good work and all the best.

[@MarySpender]

Divyam Gautam thank you!

[@badhombre4246]

1200 miles of biking??!!!!

[@jorgengabrielsson6660]

Hey Mary😬.....a new cover with Leo ( frog leap) PLEASE!!!!!!

[@Tritoness]

Was that the Vero Dodat Galleries in Paris? Shop name is RF Charles if i remember correctly. Lovely little store! :)

[@badhombre4246]

Dang I'm only seventh! :( But finally studio tour!!!!! Can you do a video on using GarageBand on an iPhone? Cause I don't have a Mac. Or could just condense it into like "my tips and tricks for home mixing" or something.

[@MarySpender]

Bad Hombre I use Logic Pro X sadly not GarageBand although they look similar

[@lesnuits1]

great insight of your workflow... I´m always amazed that today´s musician/youtubers are doing everything that formerly was done by a record company and that you have to be a manager/musician/filmmaker at the same time. I really admire the energy and the effort you put into being a creative fulltime musican. Keep up the good work!

[@SimplyAubs]

I don't know HOW I got to this video...and I am *obviously* a little *late* to the party...but this was cool to see how things *used* to be set up! 🤪

[@Steveoaudioandstuff]

The Shure 58 Light! Want!!! Great vid Mary, thanks for sharing - looking forward to your next collaboration with Leo.

[@johnivanp]

It’s a bloody site tidier than mine. You are very well organized. Thanks for sharing.

[@fraenkiboii]

you met gary clark jr.??????????????????????????? OMG!!!!!!

[@tonisiret5557]

No soundproofing?! Well, I guess I have no excuses not to start recording, in my 1 - bed flat. Did you ever get any complaints? Bristol (& probably PMT Music) will be poorer without you.

[@olivarionline]

Hi Mary - I know you've most probably moved away from this place by now, but I'm rewatching this video where you had the table on which you marked the camera related stuff including the camera you were holding to film the video and had another space marked 'camera microphone' (visible at 8:29). What type of microphone would that be? i.e. which one do you use for this type of videos? Lapel or shotgun type mic? Because I'm working on building a setup and yours obviously works wonderfully. Thanks and keep it up.

[@aikiwolfie]

Have you upgraded your tribe of hard drives to a NAS yet? I totally approve of backing-up the backup of the backup of the backup.

[@marquisdeceasd]

Wow, that's what I like about this girl. A true working musician who places 100% focus on utilitarian conveniences. Doesn't trouble herself with Martha Stewart color coordination, isn't an over privileged Ivy league rich kid with a glut of super high end equipment she'll never use, and makes no false pretense of where she's been or who she is. Pay attention kids because "This is what a real hard working musician's life looks like" and I'd be right at home. She's real deal & I have no doubt that if she stays on the path she's on, the home she'll have outside of Bristol will far outshine this one. Or maybe not. Was it ever all about the money?.? Nah, its the love of the art. Best of luck to you Ms. Spender.

[@mdijkman9386]

Love the vid, perhaps it would be fun to team up with orange and do a small giveaway of like a micro terror

[@dcflake5645]

All the items in that room tell a story. No wonder you are so good, you've been doing it for so long.

[@brunolevasseur]

On your map, I can logically see Dieppe my town! :-) Nice place , Mary!

[@Sabre-vz9xy]

Are those Beyer Dynamic DT-770 Pros? I've used them a lot, pretty much great for the money, even when used directly with iPhone.

[@kierenmoore3236]

13:40 ... That framed Boss picture looks interesting - what's that all about, then? :)

[@baseradius3907]

Stupid question - but .. if you're still working, what do you do for Shure .. and if you don't work now.. what did you do for Shure 2 years ago ?

[@victorhp1537]

A very nice studio. So much creativity in it. But what about the poor M-Audio keyboard abandoned in a corner? ....it deserves a better place!

[@jagpreet.4028]

How many you have john mayer type friends 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jon210478]

I have a £300 and a few spare pedals if you fancy getting rid of your Vigier? Go on Mary, throw an old fella a bone.....

[@tak178]

This is wonderful, and you are a delight. Cheers.

[@TheSchane]

Andrew Huang shout-out had me drop my jaw. We could say it's a small world but really great talent/people are drawn into proximity. You are awesome, Mary. cheers.

[@tomwimsatt9567]

"To get out of the country quickly and smell good." Just that line alone was worth watching the entire video. :-D

[@himbo7772]

Why don't you use the bigger interface for at home and smaller for gigs and stuff? Not enough ports? Sorry if it's a stupid question lol

[@michaelmyers6985]

What about your microphone? Your sound quality is good and I’m curious about that

[@waynebrown1394]

It is interesting watching a male guitar player show their studio and now a female showing her studio. The males concentrate just on the gear and Mary showed all the things that inspire her and her gear. It might not be a male female thing it might be the difference between someone who writes and creates a lot of music and some that just teaches guitar. My only tip would be drop the Cannon and go with Sony their cameras are unbelievable great film and still shot mirrorless cameras. They are unbelievable in low light just all around great cameras.

[@rexroman5211]

We all love you, but this quick tour of what’s in your fridge is disappointing

[@TomTobin67]

Mary, You should try your luck here in California.

[@julianleske9328]

what kinda bike do you have? I've got a Giant TCR Advanced 1 2011

[@MarySpender]

Julian Leske a very old Orbea Aqua but with new mavic wheels and a lot of upgrades

[@julianleske9328]

Nice! I'd very much like some new wheels for my bike too, preferably 80mm rims haha

[@motokev2727]

Dam, lot of stuff in a small room. Amazing what we end up collecting over time.

[@terenceherming1838]

It's so tidy my room looks very unntidy, my room looks like someone lobed a handgrenade into it.

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha6388]

Wow I have less wires and cables going into my special room where I grow roses.

[@valenterodrigues6881]

Please , may I know what camera do you use for recording.

[@michaeljordan6008]

As a father of two daughters, it is difficult not to like this young lady.

[@darrenherring7788]

Is a moth is all you are worried about try living in the Australian desert

[@WizardOfArc]

"get out of the country quickly and smell good" - my goal as well :D . Thanks for this tour. It gives me food for thought!

[@gpurkeljc]

Wow, as well as making great music you're keen cyclists also. :-)

[@brocluno01]

Just about right. Play music and smell good, what else is there :) Nicely organized in a not CDO (OCD in the correct order) fashion. Good enough to get the job done, and that's what's needed. Will the new place have a similar space ?

[@dancingbush5742]

Should make some spaghetti i guess ...Cool studio

[@awetaiwan]

5:14 thx mary, i screenshot'd thy notepad process list, sharpie right? 9:56 sm58, i've got one too! hehe.. you do quite well with thy channel. now to check out thy original music. Do you have anything strung with catgut? baroque music, such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment OAE, is QUITE special, double bass, WOW.. and SO human..

[@benificentmillipedius634]

Hey now, try the Shure 588SDX -- it's a 58 that does not attenuate the midrange -- so you get accurate representation thru the frequency range, and the solid dependable 58 otherwise. I won't sing w/out it.

[@sivlee8909]

And also how much power outlets do u have in your room?

[@LyleWatt]

9:00 - Mad to be watching this and see the Blue Rose Code poster - I'm the guitarist for Blue Rose Code now! Small world!

[@kunalsarkar1984]

How Amazing !

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

You should consider upgrading the Yamaha speakers if you still are using those to Adam SX or something like those. The Adam Audio spkrs are absolutely in a class of their own with the Ribbon Tweeters and they also make Ribbon Midrange spkrs also. The clarity and definition of these stand out remarkably and the stereo image is beyond belief when you hear tracks through them. They were the best buy I ever made and although I am now completely used to them they still leave me stunned when I hear music through them. When I listen through other brands of monitors I always feel they are lacking somewhat or often severely missing clarity simply because I am used to hearing the Adam spkrs which sound so much better even than great brands like Events, KRKs or Genelec's!! I am not trying to sell Adam spkrs, it is just that when I went to audition studio monitors I listened to around 10 manufactures and the Adams stood out a mile in just shear detail. The Top end with the ribbon tweeters are unbelievably silky smooth compared to piston tweeters which have an output ratio of 1:1 where the Adams have 4:1 so there is around twice as much information hitting your ears and twice the volumes or movement of air also. This makes a huge difference believe me. Love your studio as like me I have a dedicated room in my house which is the largest bedroom and I sleep in the back room which is smaller but it is away from any noises.

[@benificentmillipedius634]

We're mostly using Genelec and Mackie in Nashville studios. That's what I see mostly, I should say. Me? I spent the $850 on a set of Grado headphones - wood drivers -- and I carry them with me for mixdown. Easier than packing a set of 8" Genelecs, altho I know engineers who do that.

[@creativejazzpianistrobertr2172]

Mary are you in a band?? you sure are doing a lot lol

[@nycsox987]

Hi Chewsday I'm Talks.

[@wildamendez]

Love your room 👍🏻👍🏻

[@cristianpaz1312]

esta muy vacano tu estudio. saludos

[@hywel4605]

bristol is the ugliest city in the world

[@davidkeane2399]

#maryspender : what may yet prove to be the SINGLE FINEST phrase in KZbin history - "Basically, you need to be able to get out of the country quickly... and smell good!" Eye-brow raise... Mic Drop... That's brilliant lady. Hope the new place is closer to Brighton or Guildford... Ahemmm...Get my drift?..

[@AndyDrudy]

Hi Mary. Love your videos. Very interested to hear that you cycled JOGroats to Lands End. I have done that a couple of times. I feel I need to encourage you to your next adventure. I have also cycled across the USA a couple of times and Australia. You should do the USA. It will blow your mind. And make for some epic videos. It took me 6 and a half weeks and is probably one of the most uplifting things I have ever done in my life. So much so, I had to do it again! You have bicycle hands for a couple of weeks after which makes playing guitar tricky but it is worth it and you end up super fit! Plus. As I always say, when it comes to music, there is no output without any input! It will fill you head with dreams and make you feel invincible! Keep making those videos. SUBSCRIBED!

[@johnwelsh3739]

And who are you wearing today, Mary?

[@jonnycarlson9555]

Hm comment 158. Anyway I will make a request, suggest. Johnny Cash I walk the line. Your fantastic voice in combination with some creative guitar play, maybe a tad of distortion could be really great!

[@YRUACNT]

How do you afford all that? feck...

[@sivlee8909]

What about the desks what are the best ones to get?

[@horowizard]

So what exactly do you do for Shure?

[@pauldamiancampanavasquez2236]

Hi...I like your studio-room of music hehehhe and I love your tatto bike...so cute in your left hand. Me too I ride a bike in my City, this is my life style and I began in the world of guitar acoustic, this amazing I like. 😎😎👌

[@TimHamelink]

Hello Mary, awesome video! I'm currently looking into getting a new desk (don't have enough room right now) and I love your setup with all the plants and random stuff. It's a pleasant difference from what I'm looking into, which is a very clean professional desk with 19"inch rack spaces etc. Never thought about plants actually :D

[@bobbyblountmusic4910]

Hey, you guys remember that time Mary made a video of a tour of her studio and made me feel shameful for this cluttered pile of cables, gig bags, pedals, paperwork and nonsense that I'm in? Does this mixer work? I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW IS THE THING IT JUST SITS THERE. It's not that I don't organize. It's just that it takes so little time to return to chaos. I shall double my efforts!

[@Temmy_Jam]

You should do a video on video editing

[@andrewcerecedes4757]

I hope the studio in your new home will be just as nice. I don't know much on computer recording technology, but you showed some products that I can look into ;) Keep at it. Big Fan ;)

[@zenwarfare70]

noce and intimate! Good stuff !

[@pingjockey775]

If I heard right your using USB hard drives to back all your stuff up. I think you may be better served with a more robust storage / back up plan using a NAS (Network attached storage). There are many vendors but I would suggest leveraging synology as it supports a number of cloud back-up services as well as on site backups. Another awesome feature is that it supports is Apple time machine which would work great for your mac should you ever have a disaster. Feel free to send me a DM if you like as I wouldn't have an issue helping out as while watching some of your videos with my 4 yr old autistic son he got very excited and tried to sing which is huge as he is non-verbal. So for that and the work you do thank you!

[@Lampstand7]

Bought the Teleport after seeing one of your videos. Without much fuss, I now have a bunch of amps including the Orange AD30 being fed back into my micro terror using amplitude 32 bit software ( I use an American 12ax7 in pre amp stage of the micro terror,General Electric ). I was surprised at how good it sounds, even keyboards and drums. Ok,it's not HiFi, but it does sound like real instruments in real time,too (Ableton lite, akai apc key25).

[@Tupac_Shakur-NL]

Is that the RF Charle store in Paris ?

[@Trask899]

Great video, can't wait for the new space (assuming you survive the moth attack)!

[@soulvaccination8679]

I hate moving.The last place I lived was an abandoned clock shop.All brick and oak beams.18 foot ceilings .Overlooking a stream.At night it was serene listening to the stream Rush.I met a girl at a club I was playing most weekends.After I lived with the girl for about hLf a year she began to talk about changing my lifestyle.She did not like the idea of me playing on the weekends and coming home at 2 am.But coupled with my weekend gig I worked in a music store.So I was making good money and I loved it.After presuring me she finally told me she no longer wanted me living with her and gave me 10 days to move.I went back to the old factory but no rents available.Unreal.

[@TimmyTickle]

Bristol, eh? Now I'm curious to know your thoughts on all the things stereotypically associated with that city (cider, rugby, Skins etc) Hope the move goes well. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to watch your cycling video...

[@GoNorthDesign]

Wait... are you secretly a fan of The Darkness, or is the route of your bike tour a funny coincidence! Lyric: “But is it just me or am I all on my own again You're up at John O'Groats, I'm down in Land's End On you I depend...”

[@warthog1273]

Can I just marry your accent?

[@HUEHAHAHUE]

as an IT support guy I got a little heart attack from that cable management there, but then again... your smiley face is enough to get rid of all anger and professional anxiety.. I know why I am watching your vids :-)

[@chakadyazdani3229]

It's really cool. I liked it.

[@izzy574]

Cool room, especially in England. Being American, I'd love to visit England. But yeah, really nice to see your room. Thank you for sharing, Mary! PS, please let me know next time you're coming to Chicago!

[@banjobones4190]

Hey Mary, technical question... do you record your audio for your video independently and match it with video in editing or do you use your camera to capture audio? I am always amazed at the definition of your videos, I imagine you are careful about lighting and things like this, right? Good luck with your new place!

[@benmaguire4098]

All the best for the move .. moving home.. rated among the top 5 most stressful things .. ( that's why my wife calls me Mr Cheery ) .. but I wish you all the best & lot's of love in your new home .. Why not do a few remix & compilation posts .. or be really Crazy & Vlog the whole madness tantrums tears & laughter .. Bubblewrap & gaffa tape sticky labels & magic marker .. helpful chums & a positive mental attitude . Big love & good karma .. ps .. don't cut your hair on a bad day .. it suits you longer .. I know more work but you're worth it . bye ..

[@II__DAVE__II]

Hi Mary! Let's get Married!

[@stephentuthill4598]

A fellow Cyclist, I knew I liked you... Ever thought about doing events like the London-Surrey 100?

[@FireicerCooper]

Mmmm i wonder how many Blackstar guys are here watching this?

[@scoooterbob2321]

I have 8x the space 12x the stuff and 1/24 of the talent. It ain't the kit, it's what you do with it. Mary do well.....

[@StephenOshea]

thanks for the great tour looking forward to watching more videos and listening to your original music . bravo

[@ozboomer_au]

Very much a fun video, Fanx! Helps to see I'm not the *only* one to work on my music amongst "organized chaos" :p