Testimonials and Accolades

"The SSL control room is really solid: you just get a feeling of solidity about the room and the way it is. The visibility of the sliver room is fantastic because you can see everything...it worked really well. Really first class place I think."
-- John Leckie (Producer). John Leckie is one of British music's most prolific producers, having worked on such high-profile albums as The Bends by Radiohead, Showbiz by Muse, George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, the debut album by The Stone Roses, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and The Verve's A Storm in Heaven. Also, as Swami Anand Nagara, he produced The Dukes of Stratosphear's 25 O'Clock mini-album, and the follow up Psonic Psunspot.

"John Storyk's reputation for world-class studio architectural assured us that our facility would meet the highest technical and aesthetic standards" said Bohunicky. "The suites are outfitted with all the latest technology, and the design has been meticulously fine-tuned to enable us to serve the ever-changing technology needs of the media marketplace."

-- Marty Bohunicky (Working Pictures). Working Pictures, Inc. of Albany, N.Y. is a multiple award-winning video post-production company specializing in commercial and corporate projects. Marty Bohunicky was recently named among the Top 100 Producers in America by Multimedia Producer Magazine.

After considerable research, I pared [the decision] down to John Storyk....John visited us three times over the course of the project: once before we got started to take basic measurements, once when the walls of the white box room were up but not yet sealed for an onsite progress inspection, and finally when the project was completed and the equipment installed to measure the results. Everything else was handled by Fed-Ex, e-mail or digital camera. I am thrilled with the results.

- - Alan M. May (Audiophile) Alan May is a Texas-based audiophile, whose Storyk-designed listening room is not unlike a high end mastering environment.

"...we decided to move our 25-year-old NJ-based mastering operation to NYC to be more convenient to our clients," explains "We brought John Storyk and the Walters-Storyk Design Group in to consult on the design and acoustics and were delighted with the results."
-- Adrianna Rowatti (co-founder of Tru-Tone Mastering). Tru-Tone Mastering has been serving clients since 1972, utilizing a combination of cutting edge technology, engineering expertise and excellent customer service.

" John Storyk and Beth Walters have created an environment that is extremely conducive to client comfort and creative thinking."
-- Veronica Marcucci, co-owner, Mach 2

"I built the house up here in 1995 and included a small Pro Tools studio for my own work. I found the secluded atmosphere extremely conducive to creativity, as did visiting artists. When I was ready to build a full-service studio, John Storyk was the only architect I considered."
-- Bennett Chandler (Owner, Studio Metronome). Studio Metronome is a private botique studio located on a 100-acre secluded hilltop estate retreat. The facility has superb sounding rooms, no-compromise gear and a friendly highly credentialed staff.

"In the studio, it does not matter how much your console, preamp or digital workstation cost. No investment compares to a good sounding room; and with a design from WSDG we always achieve great results".
-Andre Rafael (AR Studios - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Andre is the owner of the largest and busiest recording facility in Rio, responsible for the production of most of the top musicians in the country, including 8 grammy awarded albums.

"We made all the right choices--design wise, studio-wise, console wise. Alicia knows its a good room and doesn't take it for granted. She's very appreciative. We set the tone for a new wave of studios--we built what everyone else wants. I think we created a trend and made people believe that it could be done.
-Ann Mincieli (Alicia Keys' engineer, The Oven Studios). Ann Mincieli is Alicia Keys' engineer as well as an accomplished producer in her own right.

"Storyk is one of the two or three companies in this town that can build rooms. I've known John for a long time, so it was an easy decision--it's a really good room [WNET].
-Peter Fish (NYC-based audio for video composer).

"I am very, very fond of John--to me, he's family. I'll never forget him because as a young man stepping into all of this, he would always pick up the phone or be willing to come down and talk to me about things—his guidance has been extremely important. Now we talk all the time."
-Lee Foster (Studio Manager, Electric Lady Studios)

"Walters-Storyk Design Group did a phenomenal job in providing variable acoustics in our recording room. They did a fantastic job of creating even more room for recording by re-purposing and reclaiming storage space. Visually, the room makes a strong impact so people want to work and record in there."
-Mary Simoni (Music Technology Department Chair, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)

The sound of the studio is awesome and when you walk out of the studio into the hallway you cannot hear a sound! My hat is off to WSDG for a great design.
-Jack Chester (Director of Facilities, The Art Institute of Washington)

"We're really proud of our studio. It is a state-of-the-art facility. It's about as good as you're going to get as far as sound quality, facilities and amenities. I've worked in many wonderful studios, and they've all got their unique souls. John Storyk brought an extremely comfortable and great-sounding vibe to our new studio. Our studio looks, sounds and feels as good as the best rooms I've worked in, and I've seen a few."
- Dave Fortman (Producer and Member, Ugly Kid Joe)

"I can say that I feel treated not merely as a client, but as a friend, helped by professionals that have a soul."
- Stefano Amerio (Grammy Nominated Engineer, Artesuono, Udine, Italy)

[Lou] Reed admires the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., noting its owners took everything into consideration while building the room and its system. After thinking quietly about other indoor venues that are good for rock music, the only ones he could come up with were in Portugal, Finland and Norway."
- Denver Post