Headroom Studios

Last updated

Headroom Studios
Company type Recording studio
IndustryMusic
Founded2008;16 years ago (2008)
FounderKyle Pulley and Joe Reinhart
Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Website headroom.studio

Headroom Studios is a music recording studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally started by Kyle Pulley and Joe Reinhart in 2008 in a room in a live/work artist warehouse collective, located in North Philadelphia, until it moved to its current location in a commercial building in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington. [1]

Pulley and Reinhart were college classmates who were active in the Philadelphia DIY punk scene who decided to partner after graduation in order create the studio to start their careers in music. [2] [3] In addition to being producers, Pulley and Reinhart are active musicians playing in Thin Lips (Pulley) and Hop Along (Reinhart). [4] [5]

Artists such as Modern Baseball, Hop Along, Algernon Cadwallader, Remo Drive, Adult Mom, Shamir, [6] The Districts, Alex G, Frances Quinlan, [7] Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Beach Bunny, [8] Joyce Manor, Diet Cig, Kississippi, Thin Lips, Bad Moves, Mal Blum, Field Mouse, The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Mt. Joy, Vundabar, Timeshares, Snowing, and Katie Ellen, have recorded, mixed or otherwise worked on songs or albums at Headroom Studios and/or with Pulley/Reinhart. [1]

Related Research Articles

<i>Let Freedom Reign</i> 2010 studio album by Chrisette Michele

Let Freedom Reign is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist Chrisette Michele, released November 30, 2010 on Def Jam Recordings. Production for the album took place at several recording studios and was handled entirely by record producer Chuck Harmony, who also co-wrote most of the album with Michele.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hop Along</span> American indie rock band

Hop Along is an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Modern Baseball</span> American indie rock band

Modern Baseball (MoBo) was an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania consisting of Bren Lukens, Jake Ewald, Sean Huber, and Ian Farmer. The band formed in 2012 at Drexel University and released their first album, Sports, on Lame-O Records that same year. Their following albums, You're Gonna Miss It All and Holy Ghost, were released on Run For Cover Records in 2014 and 2016 respectively. The group announced an indefinite hiatus in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Low Cut Connie</span> Musical artist

Low Cut Connie is an American rock and roll band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Low Cut Connie has become the alter ego for frontman, pianist, and songwriter Adam Weiner, who has been the band's only constant member since its formation. Beginning as an impromptu recording session in 2010, Low Cut Connie gradually evolved into a vehicle for Weiner's songwriting and his onstage persona. The band has earned praise for its high-energy live performances, which Los Angeles Weekly described as "unmatched in all of rock right now." NPR Music described Weiner as “masterfully fluent in the foundational languages of Western pop.” Low Cut Connie has also gained notoriety for attracting high-profile endorsements such as a surprise inclusion on Barack Obama’s Spotify Summer Playlist in 2015, and a personal association with Elton John, who has called the band one of his favorites. Drummer/bassist Jarae Lewis joined in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shamir (musician)</span> American singer and songwriter (born 1994)

Shamir Bailey is an American singer and songwriter from Las Vegas, Nevada. His debut extended play (EP), Northtown, was released in June 2014 to positive reviews. In October 2014, he signed to XL Recordings and released the single "On the Regular". His debut LP Ratchet was released on May 19, 2015 in the United States. Since then he has released seven independent studio albums, Hope (2017), Revelations (2017), Resolution (2018), Be the Yee, Here Comes the Haw (2019), Cataclysm (2019), Shamir (2020), and Heterosexuality (2022).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Algernon Cadwallader</span> American emo and math rock band

Algernon Cadwallader is an American emo and math rock band from Yardley, Pennsylvania. They were originally active from 2005 to 2012. In 2022, the band regrouped and began touring again. Stereogum referred to the band as the "heroes of the emo revival".

<i>Painted Shut</i> 2015 studio album by Hop Along

Painted Shut is the third studio album by American indie rock band Hop Along. It was co-produced, recorded and mixed by John Agnello in at Headroom Studios, in Philadelphia and Fluxivity Studios in Brooklyn, and released on May 4, 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hurry (band)</span> American indie rock band

Hurry is an American indie rock band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2012. The band is composed of Matthew William Scottoline, Joseph DeCarolis (bass), Robert DeCarolis (drums), and Justin Fox (guitar).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lame-O Records</span> American record label

Lame-O Records is an independent record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Eric Osman to release Modern Baseball's Sports, the label has been hailed as one of Philadelphia's best indie labels.

<i>Get Disowned</i> 2012 album

Get Disowned is Hop Along's second full-length album. It was released in March 2012 on Hot Green Records in the US and Big Scary Monsters in the UK/Europe. In 2016 it was reissued by Saddle Creek.

<i>Holy Ghost</i> (Modern Baseball album) 2016 studio album by Modern Baseball

Holy Ghost is the third and final studio album by the American rock band Modern Baseball, released on May 13, 2016 on Run for Cover Records.[3] The album follows their third EP, The Perfect Cast, which was released on October 23, 2015, via Lame-O Records, as well as their sophomore studio album, You're Gonna Miss It All, released in 2014, and their compilation album, Techniques, also released in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kississippi</span> Musical artist

Kississippi is the solo pop and indie folk project of Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Zoe Allaire Reynolds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beach Bunny (band)</span> American rock band

Beach Bunny is an American rock band formed in 2015 by Lili Trifilio in Chicago, Illinois. The group achieved widespread popularity after their 2018 song "Prom Queen" went viral on TikTok in late 2019. As well as their 2020 hit single "Cloud 9" which became a worldwide hit in 2021, also after going viral on TikTok.

Thin Lips are an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frances Quinlan</span> American musician

Christine Frances Quinlan is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and visual artist best known for fronting Philadelphia indie rock band Hop Along. They have painted all the band's album art.

<i>Likewise</i> (Frances Quinlan album) 2020 album

Likewise is the debut studio album by Frances Quinlan of Hop Along. It was released on January 31, 2020, by Saddle Creek Records.

<i>Honeymoon</i> (Beach Bunny album) 2020 studio album by Beach Bunny

Honeymoon is the debut studio album by American rock band Beach Bunny, released on February 14, 2020, on Mom + Pop Music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Get Better Records</span> American record label

Get Better Records is an American independent record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

<i>Shamir</i> (album) 2020 studio album by Shamir

Shamir is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Shamir. The album was self-released by the artist on October 2, 2020.

<i>Heterosexuality</i> (album) 2022 studio album by Shamir

Heterosexuality is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Shamir. It was released on February 11, 2022, by AntiFragile Music.

References

  1. 1 2 "Clients - Headroom Studios – A Philadelphia Recording Studio". Headroom Studio. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. Shreffler, Brion. "DIY studios a vital part of Philly's underground music scene". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. Tran, Q.D. "In the Indiestry: The Headroom's Kyle Pulley & Joe Reinhart". The Deli . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. Del Sordo, Rachel (June 26, 2020). "Checking In With... Joe Reinhart and Kyle Pulley of Headroom Studio". The Key . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. DeLuca, Dan. "Philly's Hop Along just released one of the most-anticipated albums of the year". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. Torres, Eric. "Shamir: Shamir". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Vozick-Levinson, Simon (March 30, 2020). "How Hop Along's Frances Quinlan Reinvented Herself". Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  8. Kot, Greg. "Meet Chicago's newest rising band Beach Bunny". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved February 15, 2021.