We have made four records now with Chris. He is a great balance of musical taste and technical prowess. He keeps our concept in mind with every decision, from mic choice to final mix.
-Cris Jacobs, The Bridge

The Bunker Recording Studio is based on engineer Chris Bentley's many studio experiences as artist or engineer. Having made records nonstop for the past 15 years, Chris relies heavily on his rich musical background to asist artists in the realization of their sound. Before turning to recording fulltime, Chris played saxophone and guitar regularly with nationally touring acts such as Hipbone, The Bridge, The Temptations and The Four Tops. Chris received the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from the University of Alabama and spent every possible second of his enrollment in the school's recording studio.

Readily accomodating bands who want to record live, the studio has three unique rooms for recording. The idea behind the studio's design is that the entire place should be able to wrap around the needs of the artist. All acoustic treatment is moveable and removeable, and the live room has a treated wall on wheels that allows the room itself to be shaped.

Mixdown is a dialog between artist and engineer. We mix in Protools (64 tracks), so everything is recallable. This allows both the artist and engineer to take mixes into their own world as part of the mix process. The cheap jambox in the control is just as important for checking mixes as the Dynaudio BM15a's (with subwoofer).

We are huge fans of re-amping, which is taking a previously recorded direct signal and feeding it into an amp or two. This allows for a huge array of tonal possibilities, since you can blend two amp tones captured with multiple close and room mics. Re-amping allows for live band recording while preserving the tonal possibilities of an entire studio devoted to the guitar or bass sound.