ABOUT US
THE STUDIO
Our Oahu music studio is nestled in Kalama Valley in Hawaii Kai, just east of Honolulu. AK Studios & Productions is owned and operated by producer/engineer, Aaron Kusterer. With access to the some of the best studio musicians in the United States, we can help bring your creativity to life. Whether your music needs soaring vocals, huge drums, funky guitars, or even a whole choir, we can make that happen.
ABOUT AARON KUSTERER
A musician with 26 years’ experience, Aaron has dedicated his life to music and its creation, both on the stage and in the studio. From recording guitar parts in his parent’s basement at age 12, to working with the United States Air Force Band as a music director/tour manager/guitarist, to now working with a wide variety of artists in both Los Angeles and Honolulu, Aaron breathes music, day-in and day-out and specializes in making tracks sound huge and epic. Because of these experiences and his love of music, he makes every effort to serve the songs, their artists, and elevate every project in which he is involved.
STUDIO HIGHLIGHTS
- Avid Pro Tools-based system
- Antelope Audio Converters and Satori Monitoring Control
- 500 Series Preamps, Antelope Audio Preamps, Cranborne Audio Preamps
- DynAudio & Avantone Monitoring
- Solid State Logic Controllers
- Avalon Preamps
- Instruments incl. Fender, Taylor, ESP, Kamaka, Composite Acoustics, Tom Anderson
- Amplifiers incl. Friedman, Fryette, Fender, Bogner, & Synergy
- Mics incl. Shure, Telefunken, Cascade, Slate, Oktava, Sennheiser, Neumann
- Native Instruments Software & Hardware
- Additional Available Software/Plugins: Melodyne, Antares Autotune, Plugin Alliance, FabFilter, Solid State Logic, Korneff, SynchroArts Vocalign, Universal Audio