Q Division Studios

11/27/2024

This book and CD set arrived in the mail last week- Something we got to work on last year. Yo-Yo Ma, Lyle Lovett, Stuart Duncan, and Victor Krauss came in with Sandra Boynton and Mike Ford, and it was quite a great experience.

Oh joy! Cows and Holly is a sparkling new Sandra Boynton Christmas album for everyone everywhere—plus illustrated songbook! Zooey Deschanel, Lyle L...

11/25/2024

Up for Auction: A Ten-Hour Recording Session at Q Division Studios!

Record where legends like Aimee Mann, James Taylor, the Pixies, and many of The Ronan Fund Music Jam performers have laid down tracks. This incredible package includes a full day in Q Division’s world-class Studio A, complete with a sound engineer.

Generously donated by Q Division Studios, our partner in The Ronan Fund Apprenticeship—a custom-made program providing hands-on training in the art of recording.

The live auction happens at The Ronan Fund Music Jam: November 30 at Sanctuary, Maynard, MA.
Can’t attend? DM us to arrange a for a proxy bidder, who will gladly bid on your behalf.

Tickets: www.theronanfund.org/music-jam

11/15/2024

So, we’re trying something new here at the Q - the four of us (Jon, Ed, Chuck, and me, Rafi), are going to take turns posting something on our FB/IG accounts, once a week.

Do you guys know Joel Edinberg?
Joel’s been around Q for a minute at this point, so many folks have either worked with him, or heard him play sax in any number of bands. His band Somerville Symphony Orkestar is a fantastic party band - they might even have played your wedding. Joel’s also toured a bunch, and composed music that’s been played on all sorts of shows (SNL/Daily Show).
Joel brings lots of awesome sauce to sessions - in fact, when he first started at Q he literally brought sauce - and his sous vide cooker, and would make us all incredible food. �Joel has very keen ears and brings a creative and thoughtful approach both to engineering and production. He's comfortable with large ensembles and bands - capturing moving live performances, and equally at ease in intimate settings. In all situations Joel brings a great sense of humor and playfulness to sessions...
Just this week Joel cut vocals with Fuzzy Bumble, violin duets with (legend) Darol Anger, and was working on something I can’t talk about with someone I can’t mention, but I’ve heard a little bit of it and it’s very cool.

Joel's up for a BMA (studio engineer) and can be found making great pizzas (see attached) for his incredibly cute kids and lovely wife.

11/12/2024

Don't miss this super group at the The Ronan Fund's Music Jam on November 30th at Sanctuary - Event and Live Music Venue in Maynard!

11/08/2024

This past fall we partnered with the The Ronan Fund to offer a paid apprenticeship at Q Division - a partnership that's meaningful on many levels. The apprenticeship opportunity is helping us open our doors to less traditional candidates who often don't have this sort access. Q Division is deeply invested in widening opportunities in the music industry, and the Ronan Fund is doing meaningful work on this front.

On November 30th the Ronan Fund puts on their annual Music Jam - a show that we're hoping you'll consider attending - all the proceeds help fund opportunities for youth who are following unique, less traveled paths - both in the arts and the trades.

Performers for this year's show will be revealed over the next couple of weeks, but we CAN tell you that Rock & Roll Rumble winners The Ghouls will be there!
Hope to see some of you there!

Musicians of all ages forming impromptu supergroups. One cousin on stilts carrying a birthday cake. Children in branded beanies. Ronan’s favorite music venue barely containing a sold-out crowd. It happens every Thanksgiving weekend, and it’s our favorite night of the year.

10/24/2024

A few months back Melissa Ferrick stopped in and spent a day in Studio A recording an acoustic version of her 1998 release Everything I Need. Not only that, she live streamed it, no less!

Released on Kill Rock Stars and called Everything I Need, the Q Sessions, the record came out earlier this month and you guys should check it out :)

10/15/2024

New Abbie Barrett jam drops. What's that? NO, YOU'RE OLD.

https://abbiebarrett.bandcamp.com/track/freedumb?fbclid=IwY2xjawF7okJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbjd5ssAJs0O5B4f_LwVlk1YvAglSNvniybiKw81ZdqnLZGCTW5doHHG-g_aem_LxSZemtnXFLZfeVBTDA25Q

track by Abbie Barrett

09/17/2024

Reposting as a public service:

Hey rock fans of the Boston music scene of the '80s and '90s and all live music fans! We're showing "Road to Ruane" about legendary Boston rock fan and promoter, Billy Ruane this Saturday at The Newburyport Documentary Film Festival.

Here's the link to the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9cQSENpysQ
Come early for the reception and stay for the filmmaker Q and A, if you'd like! Hang out and maybe swap stories with other Boston rock fans!

Saturday, September 21, 2024
6:30pm Reception
7:30pm Film "Road to Ruane"
Filmmaker Q and A to follow the film
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Newburyport, MA

"Road to Ruane"
A filmmaker’s journey to capture the storied life of Billy Ruane, a troubled, legendary figure on Boston’s celebrated live music scene, becomes an examination of the human condition.
Year: 2024
Runtime: 102 minutes
Language: English
Director: Scott Evans & Michael Gill

Tickets can be purchased at: https://booking.firehouse.org/EventAvailability?WebEventId=roadtoruane

Thank you,
Lenny - NDFF volunteer

09/09/2024

This nice man would like to play some songs for you this Friday at Q Division. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jedediah-parish-the-gravel-pit-bloodsucker-blues-show-w-mike-gent-tickets-1004013079147

09/05/2024

Join us on Sept 13th at 171 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA for Jedediah Parish's Bloodsucker Blues 25th Anniversary Re-Release Show with Mike Gent! Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm. Get your tickets now for $20 advance, $25 day of show [[ticket link]].

09/03/2024

We started this project with the Flying Nuns in February 2020 at Q Division v2.1, and finished it quite a bit later at Q Division 3.0. Love these guys. with Chuck Hargreaves

Oh man, are we excited about this next digital single on The Sound Cove! The one and only Flying Nuns return after a 20+ year hiatus with a scorching rendition of David Bowie’s seminal Hunky Dory album track, and “Rebel Rebel” B-side, the epic “Queen Bitch”. This beloved Boston proto-punk, pre-alternative band made quite a splash on the Boston music scene, with records for London’s Go! Discs, Matador, and our own hometown heroes, Boston’s Q Division.

If you spent anytime checking out some of the great rock and roll bands in Boston towards the end of the 20th century, chances were pretty high that the Flying Nuns were on your short list of must see/must check out bands. Known for their raw, high-energy performances, and a sound that blends garage rock with punk influences and a dash of power pop sensibility, they became a staple of the local music scene with their catchy riffs and dynamic stage presence.

Since the Flying Nuns formed in the late 1980’s, critics have praised their unfiltered approach to rock. **The Boston Globe** called them "a no-frills blast of raw rock 'n' roll," while **The Boston Phoenix** noted, "Flying Nuns channel the raw spirit of early punk with an intensity that keeps the crowd on their feet." **Boston Herald** described their music as “the perfect mix of grit and melody that hits hard and sticks with you."

With several well-received albums under their belt, Flying Nuns continues to draw a loyal fan base and make waves beyond Boston - “Queen Bitch” will be the first of several new singles to be released on The Sound Cove from this seminal Boston rock band. The single itself has all the hallmarks of the trade mark Flying Nuns sound, while still evoking the spirit of Bowie’s original track (nodding to the Velvet Underground), but also embellishing with a touch of Devo driven grit and sparseness with a percolating synth underbelly. We are so pleased to welcome The Flying Nuns to The Sound Cove!

You can get the single now at The Sound Cove Bandcamp site (see the link here, and in the comments), and it will be available on all streaming services on Friday, August, 30th.

As always, we can’t thank all of you enough for supporting this little label and we hope you dig this new single, “Queen Bitch” from Flying Nuns just as much as we do!

https://thesoundcover.bandcamp.com/track/queen-bitch

07/17/2024

Field Day's Start at the End is out NOW! AND they're celebrating the release with Tinkertown (their recent release was also made at Q) and Lupo città. Check them all out this Saturday at the Lounge Cambridge! Stream the album now at https://fielddaymusic.bandcamp.com
Album cover photograph by Joakim Möller.

07/10/2024

Missing our cofounder Mike Denneen- I'm not saying it was hot in this picture, but it might have been. The HVAC on Albany Street could be a little iffy on days like today.

06/29/2024

Alisa Amador swung by Studio A the other day along with Dave Brophy and Cilla Bonnie on drums and bass and tracked this really cool song for the The Kelly Clarkson Show :)

Rising artist Alisa Amador performs "Enough" off her debut full-length album "Multitudes." to The Kelly Clarkson Show...