Is This The Most Famous Recording STUDIO On Wheels In History TOUR? Le Mobile w Marc Daniel Nelson

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THE MOST FAMOUS RECORDING STUDIO ON WHEELS IN
HISTORY
In this episode of MakeMineMusic, Marc Daniel Nelson takes a behind the scenes tour
in one of music’s greatest inventions, Le Mobile. Le Mobile is hands down the most well
known and historic studios on wheels in history! Stay to the end to see the non stop list
of artists and well known albums.
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Marc Daniel Nelson is a Grammy and French Academy Award winning mixing engineer, music producer and
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His Music Credits include Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell, Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz, Need to Breathe,
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legendary producer / engineer Bill Schnee and Ken Caillat, Marc has carried the torch for impeccable quality
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His film credits include Solo, Blade Runner 2049, The Vietnam War, Mulan, The Expanse, Wild Horses,
Point Break, No Manches Frida, Fractured, Amanda, Father Figures, Ya, Ty, Vin, Vona and more.
His creative management credits include executive producing the 13 episode PBS television series, creating and
executive producing the national video campaign for Guitar Center and creative directing for Alcon Sleeping
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Have you ever recorded Mobile? On location? In this video Marc Daniel Nelson takes us through the incredible Le Mobile’s Truck and discusses the gear and history with Guy Charbonneau. Le Mobile, Inc., is a world renowned mobile recording studio company founded by Guy Charbonneau in 1973 in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Since 1984 it has been based in Carlsbad, California.

[@andreirlmeier]

Ohh yes !!! With my vintage G4 MacBook and 3x 882/20 interfaces = 24track mobile ✌🏻

[@stewartmproductions]

Thank you so much everyone. As a Rush devotee, this is a special piece of history, and Guy and co were so prolific. Just a gem.

[@spydestroyer]

I very much did it this past Saturday March 16th in a club but I was doing FOH , Monitor from FOH and Recording all at the same time using my trusty Allen&Heath Qu-32 and my M1 Mac mini. I recorded a 6 piece band in Montréal Quebec Canada.

[@cortical1]

Five minutes from home for me! What a nice thought that Marc was here. Cheers to Guy, Marc, Warren, Team MMM, and Team PLAP. Go Carlsbad by the Sea!

[@dhmusic2031]

I have been very fortunate to record in the Lennon educational tour bus when I was younger. But this rig is absolutely next level!

[@marvinbell7007]

"Gear-Head" Heaven. Thanks, Marc and Produce Like A Pro.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Marvin!

[@spydestroyer]

Guy Charbonneau ! Wow c'est vraiment une impressionnante liste d'artistes Québecois et internationaux avec lesquels il a travaillé ! Une véritable légende ! 100% Québecois !!

[@ChrstnSmrvllMsc]

I almost watched the end sequence twice just to read the scroll, but then I figured, "Nah, if I pick a favorite artist, odds are good they've recorded with this!" lol So very cool. Thanks bunches for posting!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@AnneCharbonneau]

Congrats on this episode at Guy's Le Mobile! Way to go Guy & all your team over the years (Ian, Charlie, Anthony, Rob, etc etc...). You guys rock!!

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Waoh.......That was excellent. What great history there. Marc you are a gentleman and a scholar, thanks a million and a big thanks to the PLAP team

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Joey! You Rock!

[@g_and_kikos_homestudio]

I thought it was gonna be the Rolling Stones Mobile truck with that amazing Helios console. I believe that one is in Canada. Theres a video.

[@dustinthiessen]

this is so cool to see! Love the fibre to analogue conversion to still use the Neve. absolutely brilliant 👍🏼

[@LeMobileRemote]

I love it too.

[@cleedev]

Great video, I worked in Le Mobile in the 80's with Jason Corsaro, this video really takes me back. Awesome that Guy and his son have continued to update yet still honor the legacy of Le Mobile. This truck deserves to be in the Smithsonian or the RNR Hall of fame one day...

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@TheStudeo74]

I truly had a great time watching this video. Thank you.

[@robertkerr8601]

So cool! I have heard of this specific guy and it was so cool to see it. Nice one folks, thank you Mark, Eric, Warren for making this channel what it is, what a blessing for all of us who just love audio!

[@commontimeproductions]

This was excellent! Thank you a million times over for making this happen Marc! Le Mobile was our inspiration for making CommonTime a mobile recording studio. I scraped the internet trying to study more about the truck and how they had been running cables to the stage. Now I want to build our mobile recording services further and hope to one day offer full virtual production with motion capture for music shows and stuff. Setting up a mobile rig like this is our dream. Again, you guys inspire Sam and I everyday to work harder towards our dream. You all rock!

[@motherofcups9374]

Oh YEAHHH!!!!! Proud Quebecois (French Canadian) here!!! Producelikeapro is the best KZbin channel ever! Thx so much for the great content :)

[@benderocks788]

Ça fesse dans'l dash en tabarnak s'te truck 😁

[@spydestroyer]

@@benderocks788 Mets en ! Bref c'est comme un rêve !

[@LeMobileRemote]

@@benderocks788 Un vrai québécois (LOL)

[@benderocks788]

@@LeMobileRemoteNO-NON 😁

[@producerman10030]

I played guitar on a live album that was recorded by this truck. Jane Olivor in Concert on Columbia Records recorded at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston back in 1981.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bobbeals2893]

Ok. Mind sufficiently blown!!!! This is absolutely amazing!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joannem3051]

Amazing how clean and beautiful that truck and equipment is! Must be a challenge to keep it clean!

[@gocars3210]

I remembered “le mobile” immediately from the the RUSH Exit Stage Left liner notes

[@Producelikeapro]

Me too! Very cool

[@landonfinnerty2391]

Great job Marc Daniel. I can nerd out on this content forever. Thanks

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@tisbonus]

Really good content MDN! Always enjoy your insight. Being a mobile recorder, I tend to show up in a P.O.S. car with some outdated digital gear that nobody in 2024 would consider "professional". That truck is the best of the best for sure! Good stuff brutha.

[@cowabungaw9958]

What a phenomenal machine! Everything is so well laid out & maintained. The client list is so extensive. WOW!

[@Luke-ot6mk]

What a fantastic episode! Thanks PLAP and MDN!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@squirrelray1]

Absolutely love Le Mobile as I did Le Studio however an equally amazing and famous recording truck is at the Canada Music Centre in Calgary. They have refurbished the Rolling Stones Mobile. Between these two mobile studios most of the important live music recordings of our lifetime have been documented. So cool.

[@glenpeladeau]

LeMobile was a big influence in my own remote recording mobile studio. I used to follow them through Mix Magazine. From the 80's through to early 2000 I operated "Like it live remote recording". It was nowhere near LeMobile but it served many local, semi- national bands. I didn't do mulit-track. I recorded 16 isolated channels direct to 2 track digital and analog cassette. No video so I was mixing blind. Very minimal effects and compression. Thank you for the tour of Lemobile.

[@projekct_amk]

That is one beautiful truck.. we get nothing that lovely in Scotland.. probably cos its about the same width as most of our roads. Thanks MDN this was a superbly interesting!

[@BlackenedNL]

Man this was cool, also great to see more MDN content! Even saw 2 Roland SRV-2000's in there, have one here in my rack and it's awesome!

[@Hassan_Omer]

This is amazing!!! Mr. Guy Charbonneau is a living legend!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Thanks ever so much!

[@garnetbey4227]

this was an amazing journey thanks agin.💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Alex.Scotti]

Thanks for the Tour!!!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Alex!

[@KSETONMTL]

WOW!! Le Mobile... talk about a rolling and living legend, this is tres-COOL!! As a Montrealer living in the south, I love this!!

[@DynamicRockers]

yeah, when MTL used to be a cool and lively city!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@KSETONMTL]

@@DynamicRockers Still is, it came back after the whole separation mess settled down. There was another blip for the downtown re-construction for the festivals, but the Quartier des Spectacles is great. I'll be up there shortly... albeit before the festival season kicks off with the Fete St Jean Baptiste... I think the Jazz Fest will be a go this year!

[@JudgeFredd]

Wow... amazing episode !

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@johntbd]

Super tour! ThanX

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Absolutely Phenomenal!!!!!

[@adrianwagner336]

ya done this piece of rotton roll history right! i know you could spend hours talking about the years of history as well as the hardware this sucker can bring to the game but this was a very nice quick overview thank you very much to all involved!! 😃😃

[@olivermaier-landshut3047]

I am stunned. This is music history on wheels.

[@Producelikeapro]

Very much so!

[@marcdanielnelson317]

Lots of chatter about what is their most famous input truck. I was just basing my thoughts based on Album sales, how many platinum records sold and how many artists on the top 100 was part of its history. I love Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, The Who and more. Doesn’t take away how cool and special The RS Truck is.

[@Gabriele_Gigli]

Fantastic live recording

[@glennstandridge5006]

Had Le Mobile come record a live record in Oakland and it was an amazing experience. As I get older I appreciate those one owner consoles from that era... it's just so rare. Glad to see he is still killing it :)

[@MoreMeRecording]

As a BC boy, we're proud of our guys out here for sure but not going to lie, Montreal IS the music Mecca of Canada as far as I'm concerned. Much more diversity in genres, more clubs, great bands, The Jazz Festival, and of course they had Morin Heights Le Studio! Très Bien, Guy!

[@KSETONMTL]

Don't forget Le Studio Mobile too!

[@bboymac84]

This is beautiful!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@markallanwolfe]

Love it!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous Mark!

[@twitterjesus]

Love Guy, legend. We need a doc on Leeds...

[@ludwingdb]

I visited Guy’s place and his truck. Mind blowing! Great Guy! (No pun intended). The Studers are priceless!!

[@tomwatson283]

Fantastic.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gregoryivesdolbyatmosmusic]

Carlsbad. My hang in the 70's Surfing and living life

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@paolotonolo1140]

Incredable

[@TheLeon1032]

MAMAMIA!! WHAT?? this is bonkers

[@haukekasten]

That's the real Mix Bus 🔥

[@chargybeat9685]

Love from west Africa

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@GuyTallo]

I would be so scared to drive that truck. Great tour.

[@thedaveut]

Marc! Come visit me in Farmington Utah and Lets go do some spring skiing at Snowbasin!! You will love it!

[@ShawnBarnesbass]

Two amazing live albums recorded with this truck are "Exit Stage Left" by Rush and "Toward The Within" by Dead Can Dance. Great video!

[@KSETONMTL]

And Le Studio Mobile too!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Shawn!

[@dalekay9ine]

This dude seems like he'd talk hear with you for 74+ hours straight if you'd let him! Cool stuff!

[@dalekay9ine]

Where can I find a list of what exact albums by Deftones, Queens of the Stone Age and My Morning Jacket used this studio? What a list, wow. So it's been used for not only live by studio albums correct?

[@lycancatt4248]

did i hear right? cant see so cant check..valley people compressors in the rack above the board? some of my very favorite niche units!

[@KYTHERAOfficial]

Crazy

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed!

[@JackNiles]

A splitter with isolation transformers on stage to send to monitor mix and main mix. If you are using the same microphones. Also it’s good to have a tech on the stage with talkback to the truck. Also need transformer isolated power to the truck. Also timecode to sync to video or film. I think this information is missing from most videos about live recording. But Many other items to make the live sound truck work. And knowledge about what is required for proper grounding. Because some clubs are not updated. Etc….

[@Mobile.recording]

Nice rig! Thats what i need to tow mine lol

[@user-ut8kg6ly6h]

Great truck... Wanted to remember Wally Heider

[@LexBravary]

Any other Yamaha m406 users out there? Nice to see that little gem among all the gear.

[@chargybeat9685]

Hmm that’s a dream come true

[@Producelikeapro]

Very much so!

[@KreativeDevices]

🔥

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@1loveMusic2003]

AC power must be a crazy setup.

[@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188]

Impressive client list Roxy Blue listed twice!

[@TheMelodyGod]

That list sheesh

[@Producelikeapro]

Pretty comprehensive!

[@JP-420]

15:45 I had that same koala clasp when I was kid 25 years ago

[@patdrumm3770]

I wanted to intern/work there and got told no. Understandably so but I was definitely bummed.

[@JSSTUDIO-wr2jq]

❤

[@devinkei1469]

Was this in Carlsbad San Diego?

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, indeed

[@andygreen5565]

Awesome video. Also love the comedy added by mentioning The Rolling Stones top 100 list. 😂

[@Delta66-jz1vl]

It's almost like if I put my home studio in my regular car ;)

[@AlbertWeijers]

But this is not the truck that recorded the Rolling Stones in Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water? Isn't that the most famous recording truck?

[@PutItAway101]

Yep, anything mentioned in Smoke on the Water is by definition the most famous thing of its kind!

[@fuTuRo-Sonic]

I completely agree. Maybe the most famous in the USA but the Rolling Stones mobile is way better known worldwide. Good vid though.

[@mydayis5]

Yeah, I assumed this would about The Stones truck.

[@The_Absurdistt]

I wonder what the price tag of this rig currently is....

[@satansrobotho]

Amazing, thanks@! P.S. At least 1 artist is listed twice at the end heheh

[@splashesin8]

😊🖐🏻💕

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@Stu.6]

Could he do a quick single plus perfect edits for 100 bucks please lol

[@waynesmith2287]

I would have picked "The Rolling truck Stones thing" as the most FAMOUS recording studio on wheels.

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

That Neve console is beautiful, but I stay with my restored API console, with the original 50B transformers. And half the console with FET compressors and the other half with VCA compressors. That sound, is amazing, but the Neve has that silky highs. Which I also love. That truck is worth millions, not maybe in price, but emotional worth. That's why I returned into analog equipment, or more hybrid. A part digital, a part analog. But the outputs are transferred to Dante, all my studios are connected with Dante. So hybrid.

[@chinmeysway]

goodjob

[@Herfinnur]

Just nitpicking here, but your title is false. "The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio" is the most famous mobile studio and the only one you'll regularly see mentioned by name in music history books. There's just no competition. If you meant to say 'most important' then that's a different matter. The most famous it ain't

[@Producelikeapro]

The title is asked as a question. Since it was sold in the '80s by the Stones is it still known as that? I know Bill Wyman had it for a short while.

[@Herfinnur]

Hello! The thumbnail reads: "The Most Famous Mobile Recording Studio In History!". I'm not sure I even consciously read the actual written titles of videos; still in denial about needing glasses, heh, heh! Anyways: last I heard about the Rolling Stones lorry, it was discovered in a field or a barn or something in pretty rough shape. I think a museum or something in America or Canada was going to restore it. A search on KZbin would probably clear that up. I wonder what kind of great gear that truck had (or still had?). I first heard about it in music appreciation class in school (the Rolling Stones where big in Scandinavia so all the teachers where Rolling Stones fans) and I've been enamored by the thought of it ever since

[@perigee1275]

I agree that mobile unit made some of the most notorious albums ever. It would be my first pick. I think here he's talking the amount of famous albums in terms in numbers.

[@indagdnm]

The Rolling Stones mobile unit is in Calgary at the national music centre and is clearly the most famous mobile unit ever.

[@nashmetro8529]

What about the Record Plant remote truck that was owned by Kooster Mcalister? I understand he won Grammys and recorded thousands of bands live in places like the annual music festivals in the ski areas in Colorado. That truck was well known!

[@semilog643]

Just look at that scroll at the end. If you haven't recorded with Le Mobile, are you really a star?

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, indeed

[@jozefkovac5507]

Am I on the right channel? Living Big in a Tiny House? : D

[@stupendousmusic4190]

Great stuff here, but why does everything have to be soooooo damn complicated. My ADD kicked in almost immediately. 😥

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

Rolling Stones' Mobile. Immortalized in Smoke on the Water.

[@QuirqUK]

Can't say I'd heard of this. Surely the Rolling Stones Mobile is more famous, having even been immortalised in song?

[@rocketsauce5067]

I bet his auto insurance is expensive.

[@giabgr]

I would say the Rolling Stones Mobile is more famous.

[@gregmize01]

what's up w/that Vette on the lift? And no, it's not the most famous studio on wheels...we ALL know The Stones Mobile is.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous! Indeed! Do they still call it Rolling Stones Mobile since they sold it on the '80s?

[@Producelikeapro]

People store cars like that, takes up a lot less footprint. I've seen 4 stacked like that before!

[@adamcoe]

It is still known as the Stones truck though it's been repainted. Still works too!​@@Producelikeapro

[@DWHarper62]

The Rolling Stones Mobile is the most famous...

[@onemanband3579]

No, The Rolling truck Stones thing is much more famous!

[@chinmeysway]

looks like gear so ok so what

[@evh5150evh100]

You lost me at Rolling Stone 100 albums.

[@fdschuler7863]

Le not Les.