Blueprint for Success: Carpe Diem
How did an RFP in 1401 change western architecture forever, and what one moment changed your path? This column continues to fascinate me—just the idea of dealing with success is enough of a challenge. I'm reminded [...]
Radio Kingston WKNY Moves to 21st Century Studios in a 19th Century Building
WSDG Reshaped a 163 Year-Old Octagonal Home Into a state-of-the-art Broadcast Facility In December 2017, 78 year-old WKNY announced a dramatic move: the acquisition of a vacant historic building as the future site of new [...]
Architect Magazine on Sonic Den
PROJECT DETAILS PROJECT NAME: Sonic Den LOCATION: Ciudad Obregon, MEXICO CLIENT/OWNER: Max Arnold and Francisco Oroz PROJECT TYPES: Commercial , Cultural PROJECT SCOPE: Interiors , New Construction SIZE: 1,500 sq. feet YEAR COMPLETED: 2022 SHARED BY: Steve Bailey TEAM: [...]
WSDG Completes Sonic Den, Premier Mexican Recording Studio
Producer/engineers and longtime friends Max Arnold and Francisco Oroz have been stalwarts of Ciudad Obregon’s music scene for the past several decades. Seeing an opportunity to better serve the city’s musical talent who they felt [...]
How the Mexican Recording Studio Sonic Den ‘Raised the Bar’ with the Help of WSDG
Features include Yamaha monitors to a 13 Genelec-speaker, Dolby Atmos for Music-certified immersive production setup. Producer/engineers and longtime friends Max Arnold and Francisco Oroz have been stalwarts of Ciudad Obregon’s music scene for the past [...]
Sonic Den – Realizing a Dream in Mexico
Producer/engineers Max Arnold and Francisco Oroz worked with WSDG (Walters-Storyk Design Group) to bring their studio, Sonic Den, to life. Ciudad Obregon, Mexico (July 18, 2022)—Producer/engineers Max Arnold and Francisco Oroz, longtime friends, joined forces [...]
Basel Music Academy wins MAB Campus 2040
WSDG is proud to announce that our project bid with partner Architecture Club has been selected by the Basel Music Academy as their winning entry for the 'MAB Campus 2040' Project! For more information on [...]
John Storyk: On Designing Great Recording Studios — Large and Small
John Storyk is one of the top acousticians in the world. An architect and acoustic expert, Storyk co-founded Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG), an international firm that designs studios — ranging from major music studios to small [...]
WSDG Onsite at Mix with the Masters, Paris
Pictured here L to R: Maxime Le Guil (Mix with the Masters), PK Pandey (Symphonic Acoustics), John Storyk (WSDG), Victor Levy-Lasne (Mix with the Masters) and Dirk Noy (WSDG) WSDG Founding Partner John [...]
Record-Making Roots in Bergen
Vinyl is hot — again. So is Trutone Mastering Labs, a vinyl record-cutting studio born 50 years ago in a North Jersey basement. When co-founders Carl and Adrianna Rowatti moved to Orangeburg, New York, the [...]