Zero Art Studio News on Tate Eskew

Zero Art Studio final floor plan

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:44:02 +0000

Well, I think this is the final floor plan that will be built starting around the first of the year. I’m still waiting on a few quotes for different parts of the construction, but I have a decent idea of what it will all cost. As you can see, I’ve changed the layout of the staircase and substituted a spiral staircase for the wide staircase at the rear of the control room. This provides 4 extra feet of space directly behind the console. You can see the previous design here.

Zero Art Studio – new design

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:00:16 +0000

I believe Amy and I are really close to being able to start working on the new studio. I’ve gone through tons of iterations of the studio design and I’m ready to add another. this one has a loft space that would contain the control room, which would look out over the live room. a lounge/apartment would be downstairs below the control room/loft. What do you think?

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Proposed Zero Art Studio Design Layout

New year, new ideas, and work

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:02:02 +0000

Well, that first month didn’t take long to pass, did it? I kept busy over the last month by starting a pretty nice exercise regime, building a whole new infrastructure for work, and getting the bicycle ready for spring riding and commuting (if I can talk my wife into letting me ride 15 miles one way to work. she thinks I’ll be killed.)

I’m back to running anywhere from 5-10 miles every morning and enjoying it. I’m seriously thinking about running a 25k in June.

There actually may be a hell

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:30:13 +0000

…or maybe there is a hell in the making and it’s practicing the heating technique here in Middle Tennessee in early June. Anyway, it’s damn hot and if you plan on doing anything outside, say like mowing 5 acres, moving rock, trying to clear a space for your child’s cabin/playset, running long distances, picking strawberries, playing washers, or drinking beer then you better be out there before 10 am.

There is a possibility that the build-out of the new studio may resume here shortly. we will see how things pan out, but I’m pretty damn excited that it may continue within the next couple of months.

summer coming to an end…

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:42:54 +0000

well, a whole summer has passed since my last post. we’ve been incredibly busy building a new house on 5 acres east of Nashville. we are really excited and can’t wait to get our things moved in. it looks like we will be able to move in the second week of november. i will also be starting on the new studio as soon as we get moved in. the slab floor is poured, the exterior walls are studded, the plumbing for the kitchen and bathroom are already roughed in and i should be ordering the trusses by the end of november. the studio build-out will be a drawn out effort as it will be built with quality and when money is available to put forth. in the meantime i will setup the console/gear in the new 2 car garage and finish my record starting in december.

Moving and life…

Mon, 07 May 2007 18:50:42 +0000

Well, we close on a new house later this month so everything regarding the studio and album is kind of on hold until everything can be settled. the new place will be on 5 acres east of Nashville. The new studio will be a 1200 square foot facility that will have it’s own kitchen/bathroom. I’m extremely excited and can’t wait to get started. there is a lot of construction to finish up, but it will be completely worth it in the end. I will definitely document the process as I did with the last build-out.

Records and studio update

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:48:45 +0000

It’s a good time of the year. Things are incredibly busy here as of late. I just finished tracking basics for the new Sequoia album here at Zero Art Studio and spirits are high there. I’ve also found a little bit of time to work on Semiotics, which is taking much longer to do because I keep adding more and more projects to the plate.

Mock Orange was recently here at Zero Art Studio mixing their upcoming album, which is still untitled at this point I believe. It sounds good, trust me.

rough carpentry…

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:15:42 +0000

this past weekend i managed to build an old style slat bed/couch for the studio, using chisels and all. the utilitarian lounging device, as i like to call it, will also act as a nice bass trap for the back of the studio directly behind the listening position of the console. it’s also big enough for someone to sleep on in case they stay over while recording. i’ll have pictures up at some point, but i still have to get cushions made for the backrest. amy is going to make them instead of me buying some half-assed cushion that i won’t like anyway. so yeah, a couch/bed.