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The Studio
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The premise
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Gahvin Quin (Fred Armisen) invites his friend Lance down to the recording studio he has built in his basement and walks him through every prized piece of equipment, claiming much of it matches what the Beach Boys used on Pet Sounds and boasting about the provenance of even a lamp and a chair. He shows off an echo chamber and his drum sound with overeager enthusiasm, admits the project has cost him a fortune, and confides that all the place needs is one important artist to book time. Later, as the two sit outside on a wintry night, Jack White silently emerges from the darkness like an answered wish, and an overjoyed Gahvin welcomes him in and starts pitching the gear all over again. The segment closes Winter in Portlandia and pokes fun at audiophile gear worship.
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Highly quotable.
I just got to attract that one important artist.
I had this lamp brought in from Detroit.
These are the original keys used on Pet Sounds.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Script
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- 00:02
Gahvin Quin
Lance. Lance, hey I just put in some new equipment at the recording studio. You want to come check it out? Bring your beer
- 00:10
Gahvin Quin
So I put the whole studio down here this This one's great. They use this kind on pet sounds, you know pet sounds Come on.
- 00:20
Gahvin Quin
Amps. It's like 1962. Same kind of these on pet sounds. You hear that snap? Hear that clap?
- 00:33
Gahvin Quin
I've got all the top quality stuff. I just need the top quality people I just gotta attract that one important artist, but it hasn't happened yet It's a matter of getting people up there, you know what I mean?
- 00:42
Gahvin Quin
Effects, mics, I had this lamp brought in from Detroit. Got this from a studio in London, $4. I used to use these for some of the drum mics on Pet Sounds, a lot of Beatles type stuff.
- 00:51
No, no, no, no, down the drain.
- 00:57
Gahvin Quin
I I built this echo chamber. These are the original keys used on Pet Sounds.
- 01:09
Gahvin Quin
All right, listen to this. this. Canyon .
- 01:13
Gahvin Quin
The lounge looks a little like a mess but I kind of set it up that way. I have the stick sticking out just to kind of catch your hair as you go through.
- 01:43
Gahvin Quin
Sometimes I just daydream about like Brian Wilson coming down here. Oh I can use these. See this chair? Got it from Electric Ladyland in New York.
- 01:55
Lance
So when you talk to the man like how does it sound?
- 01:58
What? That's the one.
- 02:03
Gahvin Quin
All I need is someone to just come in and book time and if they don't I'm out a lot of cash.
- 02:08
Gahvin Quin
Shh. Oh my gosh!
- 02:36
Gahvin Quin
Lance! wake up. Go to the control room.
- 02:40
Gahvin Quin
Hi. Welcome. uh, that's That's a Neumann mic right there. Got some great vintage amps downstairs, too.
- 02:49
Gahvin Quin
Lance, here, record.
- 02:52
Gahvin Quin
Right over there, we've got a Shure 58. 100 bucks, but you know how they sound. Got a great piano down there. You know, a lot of stuff they used on pet sounds, that kind of stuff.
- 03:02
Lovely day Lovely day
- 03:05
Gahvin Quin
Microphone, mic, mic, mic, bop, boop, bop, stereo, mic, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, mic, hello, hello, hello, pet sounds, pet sounds, toot, toot, toot, toot, talking, talking, spoken word, singer, recording, $5,000.
- 03:23
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