“Playing a show at a space like this is way more fun for the artist," says Demitro. “This is a studio first and foremost, but I want the space to be available to artists who record here and who I have a connection with," Divel says. The group is celebrating the release of Vitals by playing a show at the studio on November 15. The record is a followup to Speed Demon, the band's debut EP, released last year. Pink Fuzz recently cut its new EP, Vitals, at Silo, with Divel behind the production. Through collaborations with Pink Fuzz and the Velveteers, Divel has created a signature Silo sound: grit, noise, and straight-to-tape energy built on a foundation of classic rock and roll. Todd is a producer, engineer, and a fourth bandmember to us.
"It’s great for an artist to have a producer who pushes and challenges you and gives you an opportunity to be experimental. “Todd is 100 percent, maybe 200 percent honest when he doesn’t like something and he feels we can do better," says John Demitro, who plays in the Velveteers and Pink Fuzz. Sierra Voss Photography Many in Denver's music scene appreciate Divel's candor. Instead, the studio became a space where bands all across the country began to seek creative solace and inspiration from his old-school style of recording. He started Silo when he moved to Denver nearly a decade ago. It’s hard to say no, but I feel like if we all got better at saying no, we’d all be better off.”ĭivel got his start as a musician in his home state of Kansas, writing songs, playing in bands, and learning the ins and outs of music production and sound design. It’s very difficult to do what I do and turn something down, because in the world of music, you’re always afraid that if you say no to something, you’re missing out on the next big thing. “The rock thing is my forte, but when it comes down to it, I only want to make records that I want to listen to, to a fault sometimes.
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While Divel specializes in analog tape recording, he's also well versed in Pro Tools and multi-tracking. He's also recorded national acts such as the late Neal Casal, Tim Carbone, John Carter Cash, the Hardworking Americans, Todd Snider and Cage the Elephant. Over the nine years that Divel has run Silo, he’s produced some of Denver’s most distinctive bands, including the Velveteers, Pink Fuzz, Boot Gun, Kind Hearted Strangers, the Drunken Hearts and Television Generation. The studio boasts classic tape machines, vintage gear, Himalayan salt lamps, and decorations reminiscent of a bygone era of rock and roll. Todd Divel remembers Denver singer-songwriter Brent Cowles describing Divel's Silo Sound Studios as “the Abbey Road of Denver.” And Cowles was right.
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