Welcome to VALHALLA STUDIOS NEW YORK!

Our over 20,000 square foot facility is equipped with multiple recording studios and adjacent offices and the latest technology for your needs. Our award-winning engineers offer their skills and expertise in the field of recording, mixing, mastering.

Our flagship studio is Studio 1 aka ‘The Church’ – a former church, now a 2,500 square foot recording studio with outstanding acoustics and the latest, state-of-the-art equipment including the world’s first Immersive Audio console and PMC’s standout QB1 monitors.

Located directly in the center of in Upstate New York, between Syracuse and Niagara Falls, known as the Finger Lakes region, VALHALLA STUDIOS NEW YORK combines the best of both worlds: Undisturbed serenity in a beautiful landscape that allows creativity to flow and the convenience of easy access from national and international destinations.

Previously exclusively utilized by multi-million record selling rock/metal legends MANOWAR and their label mates on MAGIC CIRCLE ENTERTAINMENT, VALHALLA STUDIOS NEW YORK is now offering its wide array of services to the public.

MANOWAR, one of the most successful and influential bands in their genre have always been on the forefront of technology with a track record of over 20 million records sold and numerous platinum, gold and silver certifications.

In 1999, the studios were established as a natural extension of MANOWAR’s growing business areas.

Since 1982 all MANOWAR records have been produced by the band’s bassist, composer, producer and entrepreneur Joey DeMaio; since 1999 either in whole or in part in VALHALLA STUDIOS NEW YORK.

With a team of experienced professionals from all over the world MAGIC CIRCLE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP provides a wide range of additional services in the entertainment industry such as recorded music production, touring, merchandise development and distribution, publishing and more. For inquiries about these additional services contact info@magiccirclemusic.com

Whether professional recording artist, up-and-coming talent, movie or games productions – VALHALLA STUDIOS NEW YORK offers solutions for projects of all sizes and budgets.

Over the past 40 years, Ronald has established himself as one of the most accomplished and innovative mixing engineers in the world, specializing in surround sound and immersive audio, not only pioneering in the field of mixing, but also playing a key role in the conceptualization and development of new technology needed to meet the demands of working in these progressive high-resolution multi-channel formats.

Among many other accomplishments, Ronald became a “test pilot” for DSD/SACD when the format was in development with many of his still considered benchmark examples of creative, cutting edge surround mixing – e.g. Herbert Grönemeyer – “Mensch”, and Kane – “So Glad You Made It” which earned him a Horizon Surround Music Award in 2003.

Ronald is one of the first audio engineers in the world to mix pop/rock releases in 9.1 surround, including albums for Mando Diao and German rock legend Peter Maffay. In 2018 he was received a GRAMMY nomination as producer and mix engineer in the category Best Immersive Audio Album in 2018.

Ronald’s long list of clients includes Celine Dion, Simple Minds, Freddie Mercury, Dire Straits, The Police, Simple Minds, David Knopfler, Rammstein, The Scorpions, Mink DeVille, Elton John, Cliff Richard, Tina Turner, Queensryche, Def Leppard, Udo Lindenberg, Herbert Grönemeyer, Peter Maffay and Manowar.

Ronald Prent has given guest-lectures and give master classes on recording and mixing for universities around the world, including New York University, Middle Tennessee State University, Banff Centre for the Arts, and The Abbey Road Institute, London.  He has participated in and hosted workshops and panel discussions at AES (Audio Engineering Society) conventions in the U.S. and Europe and has served as a judge for the AES Student Recording Competition for many years.

In 2011, Ronald was honored with the Audio Engineering Society’s esteemed Fellowship Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the advancement of artistry in surround sound mixing and auditory design and, in 2015, was awarded the “Interface – Mixer of the Year” award at the Pro Sound Audio Summit in the Netherlands.

Ronald has worked with the inventors of 3D sound as pioneer in the field from its very beginning. He is currently finalizing the setup of VALHALLA STUDIOS NEW YORK’s first Dolby Atmos® certified studio.
His work has shaped the way modern music is recorded and mixed and as a leading expert in Immersive Audio, he is changing the future of the music industry.

Darcy Proper’s track record speaks of itself: Winner of 4 GRAMMY® awards and with a total of 11 GRAMMY® nominations under her belt, Darcy is a superstar in her trade. With only around 10% of positions in the broad field of audio related jobs filled by women the status Darcy holds in her industry and with her peers is even more remarkable. In this male-dominated field Darcy became the first female engineer to win the GRAMMY® for the Best Surround Sound Album category in 2008. Gender aside, numerous awards including a recent 2018 GRAMMY® nomination in the category Best Immersive Audio Album shine a clear light on this exceptional talent.

A first encounter with a 12-channel mixing desk at age 14 left her intrigued and soon enough she realized that she wanted to pursue audio engineering. Just 17 years old, Darcy moved to New York city and scored one of only 150 seats in NYU’s Music Business & Technology program, while taking on a part-time job as assistant to a live sound engineer, working gigs at NYU and in venues across New York city and New Jersey.

After finishing the NYU program she joined Sony Music as studio maintenance technician and then worked as a QC (Quality Control) Engineer at Sony Classical.

From an initial focus on the classical genre, Darcy decided to join the mastering team at Sony, spreading her wings outside the classical field.

Soon she expanded her workflow to include high resolution surround mastering. Many of her projects have involved mastering with height channels in various immersive audio formats.

Darcy’s long list of mastering credits includes historical reissue projects for prestigious artists like Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Johnny Cash. She has also worked on stereo, 5.1 and Auro3D 9.1 front-line releases for many accomplished artists including Steely Dan, The Eagles, and many more.