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The recording studio we have been spending lot of time, energy, love and savings over the last 6 years is finally finished.
We are now looking for SKILLED (please send links to samples of your work along any request) SOUND-ENGINEERS, PRODUCERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS and WEB DESIGNERS who would like to help PRO BONO local indie artists playing acoustic music, pop and rock with real instruments and not mainly synths or samples.
We do insist on the "SKILLED" since our position is not a holiday camp where people can learn new skills or get an initiation to music and image production; ONLY volunteers WITH experience are welcome.
In case you were wondering what "PRO BONO" means:
* adverb
(especially with reference to legal work for a client with a low income) without charge.
"the attorneys are representing him pro bono"
* adjective
denoting work undertaken without charge, especially but non only legal work for a client with a low income.
"pro bono legal services"
We use STEINBERG's NUENDO as DAW (with quality Waves, Soundtoys and a few other plugins) and a MIDAS Venice F32 as audio interface and hybrid mixing desk.
Please also note that we are not a bunch of "Hippies" as one of the latest workawayers wrongly assumed; we are focused, dedicated and hard workers.
The studio is not a place to have fun but one where we aim to produce quality projects: we have ZERO TIME to waste with wannabes and/or pretenders!
Thanks for your understanding.
Please read the WHOLE profile (including the calendar to make sure that there is availability for you at the time you would like to come) and please do not waste our time if you are not genuinely interested in coming to give a hand: indeed, we already spent countless hours replying to people who did not bother letting us know that they would not come in the end in spite of enthusiastic initial requests...
After rather bad experiences in the past, please also note that we only use WorkAway messaging service on weekdays. (it means that we never reply to any messages on Saturdays and Sundays, which can translate into delay for replies, so please keep this in mind when you use the service).
Therefore, do not ask and/or give us Whatsapp/Line/IG/etc. ID: it also means we do not expect any endless ping pong messages and we expect you to be courteous and organised when you contact us.
Thanks for your understanding.
Furthermore, we do not accept any requests made six weeks or more before your actual visit: please send us your request a couple of weeks/days before your planned visit to the studio.
P.S. We got quite a few requests from musicians and or singers volunteers who assume that they can come to the studio to record for free.
Please note that the free hours of recording our association yearly gives are ONLY for THAI artists; if you like the studio, you will only be able to book it as normal clients.
Therefore DO NOT CONTACT US as volunteers with the hope to get service free of charges since it WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Thanks for your understanding.
P.S.2. Please note that volunteers are responsible to get the right to enter the country; we will not provide any kind of document for any kind of visa application.
Thanks again for your understanding.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Volunteers will stay in a local village and experience real Thai daily life far from the touristic places.
Help
We are looking for skilled people ready to be part of the development of aspiring local artists.
We would like to provide them the best recordings we can and if we have the human resources available at the studio, we would like them to have proper visual presentations.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Thai: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Accommodation
IKEA bunk beds in the guest musicians room.
NO SHOES,
NO FOOD,
NO DRINK,
NO SMOKING,
NO BURNING MATERIAL (such as mosquito coils or incense sticks or anything similar which could start a fire)
allowed in the room covered with pinewood paneling!!!
We are very strict with that and if you do not respect that rule, we will simply ask you to leave.
+ You will arrive in a clean room and we expect you to give it back the way you found it; which means you will have to take care of the laundry (washing and drying) of the bed-sheets before your leave.
P.S. even if we provide a nice accommodation, we are not a guesthouse, so please bring your own towel along your soap and shampoo.
UPDATE: we are currently facing a heat wave in Thailand and in consequence, the bedroom of the studio in which you will sleep is quite hot these days (especially during day time but it is getting cooler at night time).
Indeed, the aircon has some problem and does not work for the moment.
Nevertheless, when opening the bedroom's windows during the day to let the fresh air coming in, the temperature of the room is totally fine at night time.
Please also note that we do not have any curtains in the bedroom.
What else ...
* NO DRUGS ALLOWED at the studio and in the neighbourhood: it was Thai law for many years until a recent unclear change of situation which saw the booming of registered Amsterdam's style "coffee shops" but public polls show that the majority of the general population is very unhappy with that "legalization" and wants to go back to old penalizing laws.
The rule is simple: NO DRUGS HERE!
* NO ALCOHOL allowed; we are an officially registered legal entity and we need to be exemplary; so alcohol is also not allowed at the studio.
If you want to drink, you will do it at the dedicated party places far from the studio.
* Please note that we are following WorkAway guidelines regarding the number of hours expected, so we will only provide a nice accommodation in a local environment away from the touristic beaten path in exchange of 2 to 3 hours of work per day (but for days we are working about 5 hours, we will provide you with local Thai food which is amazingly tasty ;-). Also, please note that we are only working on weekdays (for exceptional reasons, we might ask for your help on weekends).
Please note, that we will provide you detailed directions to come by cheap public transportation (about 40 THB from Khao San Road, 60 THB from Victory Monument, 100 THB from DMK airport and 110 THB from BKK airport), so it will be part of the whole experience among locals but we will not cover the cost. Also, please note that the average time of transportation will be about 2 hours from Bangkok city and about 3 hours from the airports.
The welcoming time of the volunteers is from 11 am to 4 pm on the agreed date (not on weekends). Please understand that we do not live in the area of the studio, so you will find a closed (container) door if you come outside this frame of time. Thank you for your understanding.
You will also have to get your own food in the village but please know that since it is a very local areas, usual dishes cost between 45 and 80 THB unless artists (it is up to them, there is no obligation) are happy to reward you with food and drinks; that's something you will have to deal with them.
* the kitchen that we have is very basic: we have some plates, glasses, cutlery and a kettle. But we do not have any kitchen appliances to cook or warm your food at the moment (but you can find hot food in the village, do not worry). Please also note that there are some little water leaks in the kitchen that still need to be fixed.
* you may be asked for help with tidying/cleaning the studio in order to prepare it for potential artists. Indeed, we may ask you to help us with some basic cleaning works, to water the garden, to wax the floor... Just some basic things to prepare the studio in case someone is interested in coming to the studio, so if you are not scared to make your hands a little dirty, it would be great to get some of your help with that!
* we cannot guarantee you that there will be artists coming to the studio during your stay with us.
* It came to our attention that many hosts on WorkAway were surprised by the fact a large amount of volunteers do not read profiles and just send copy and paste requests. Therefore, to make sure you have read and understood the conditions, we ask you to put in the title of your request the following template: "Skilled [your position (for example, sound engineer, photographer...)] available for pro bono help". We will decline any requests otherwise.
Thank you for your understanding.
* Please also note that since we are a not-for-profit organisation, we will not authorize any commercial transactions between you and the singers and/or bands, only food and drinks are acceptable and welcome but ZERO MONEY INVOLVED!
So, if you had the intention of using the place as a networking one to get contract please find another one with people on the same page.
Thanks for your understanding.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Our guest room is very welcoming and offer enough space to set up your computers and cameras. Thailand has an amazing 3G/4G network with unlimited usage packages for about 10 USD/monthly. You can get SIM cards in most 7/Elevens. ;-)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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The days with Alan at the studio were simply magic and time flew.
Alan is a very dedicated and creative musician who came with… read more
We have spent such a great time with him. If you are looking for a respectful, positive and open-minded person, you should make sure to have him to help you for your Workaway project!
Thank you Finn for coming to our studio and giving us a hand. We really appreciated your company and we hope you will come back to… read more
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The days with Alan at the studio were simply magic and time flew.
Alan is a very dedicated and creative musician who came with… read more
We have spent such a great time with him. If you are looking for a respectful, positive and open-minded person, you should make sure to have him to help you for your Workaway project!
Thank you Finn for coming to our studio and giving us a hand. We really appreciated your company and we hope you will come back to… read more
Detailed directions were sent right away according to the info provided by the volunteer and no message from her after that.
Yesterday, during the lunch break, we sent her a reminder message to inquire about the… read more
Other volunteers' requests were turned down to keep our words.
Volunteers applied for other positions at the last minute without first warning us whereas we clearly set dates for confirmation and did not come in the end whereas address and directions were sent in due time.
We also to have mention the incredible positive atmosphere his presence creates, Luděk is simply full… read more
Joe's amazing craft skills were a gift from heaven since he could quickly take care of very precise tasks we would have spent hours working on such as finishing handmade custom lamps, installing handles for the gobos, fixing stain problems… read more
Autrement dit, j'ai eu une super expérience au studio. Kevin et Jean Philippe sont aussi sérieux qu'amusants. Ils sont également pleins de conseils et grâce à eux vous apprendrez à vous imprégner de la culture Thaïlandaise. Si vous aimez… read more
They were a driving force and took care of many the things that were to be done at the studio.
We were glad when they accepted to extend their stay with us whereas they had… read more
The days went… read more
They did great cleaning, sandpapering and coating job.
We truly wish that they had stayed longer since… read more
pouvoir participer à la fin de la construction de ce studio était juste génial
JP et Kevin sont adorables et nous avons bien sympathisés
hâte d'avoir un retour a la fin de la construction de ce fabuleux studio et encore félicitation pour ce projet de fou qui arrive à sa fin
Nous avons passé un séjour très agréable !
Nick designed an amazing mural and we wish that paperwork here would be smoother to make it a reality.
It was great to have… read more
The facilities in the studio were very basic, but we are sure that will… read more
I recommande you this "job"!
The project is very nice and J-p and Kevin were there for any of our need.
The work we did was interesting, no pression whatsoever. Schedules weren't always respected but as long as we were satisfied of our work it was good.
We had all the food needed, water is available nearby.
I stayed… read more
Sam is a nice, kind and hard-working man who helped us for the first layer of isolation (including glass-wool and gypsum panels work). He is also a talented guitarist and composer (cf. the LB song) with great music knowledge and culture.
We really… read more
He's a great guy full of energy who knows how to work as a team. He and the other volunteers managed to complete a very important sound-proofing job that required a lot of strength.
He is also a very bright man with very interesting conversations.
As we first mentioned, we only regret he could… read more
Igor is a hard-working, organized, always on time, and also funny young man with whom we had a lot of fun working with.
During his stay, the site changed a lot since he managed to complete specific jobs.
It was also very easy to live with him in the small house we shared at the… read more
She was active, positive, hard-working, not afraid of doing heavy work and getting her hands dirty.
She also took care of the small house where we all lived at the time.
We can praise her behaviour and thank her again for her participation at the beginning of the… read more
Its very interesting learn things about how to build a record studio. Also, work In together with JP and Kevin was really cool.
JP give us a really good welcome and told us a lot of interesting thing. Thanks JP and Kevin, hope to see you again!
Thomas and Julien are two very nice, polite, well-mannered, skilled, knowledgeable, hard-working young French men who instantly became active members of the team.
Thanks to them, the site changed a lot in the 10 days they spent with us and we… read more
