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Station B · Ann Arbor

Marc Breckenridge

Producer, engineer and the other half of ABcentric. If it's on an ABcentric record, it went through Marc's desk.

Marc records, refines and mixes every ABcentric track at his own studio, Marc's Playroom, in Ann Arbor. He also sings and contributes to the songwriting, so his voice is in the songs as well as the sound. He has been producing Jason's music since 1997.

Role
Production, recording, mixing, vocals, co-writing
Studio
Marc's Playroom, Ann Arbor, MI
Projects
ABcentric, Siegemachine
Since
1997
Marc in a black jacket with arms crossed, standing between framed posters of the Cure and Howard Jones
MARC
Origin signal · where it started

Early transmissions

Marc as a young boy at a white toy piano with color-coded keys and a songbook
FIRST KEYBOARD
Marc as a young boy kneeling beside a wooden console stereo, pointing at a record leaning against it
FIRST RECORDS
Transmission log · Marc's timeline

On the record

  1. Meets Jason

    After a Siouxsie and the Banshees concert in Detroit. Both turned out to be regulars at City Club.

  2. Produces DēLIEN

    Records and mixes the DēLIEN demo tape at Marc's Playroom, then produces the band's CD, ALH84001, and helps as the band's manager.

  3. Siegemachine

    Releases All Radio Is Dead, the first full-length album from Siegemachine, his project with Donny Gradson.

  4. ABcentric

    With Siegemachine wrapped, he and Jason start recording under the name ABcentric, beginning work on Phase Three.

  5. Phase Three

    Twelve tracks, recorded and mixed at Marc's Playroom with no Auto-Tune and no soft synths.

  6. New ABcentric album

    Producing the new, still-untitled record.

Field recordings · off the desk

Behind the glass

Marc in profile, eyes closed, singing into a condenser mic behind a pop filter
AT THE MIC
Marc crouched below a painted Sanctuary club sign with a winged skeleton, wearing an Apoptygma Berzerk shirt
OUTSIDE SANCTUARY
Marc in headphones at a large mixing console, looking back over his shoulder
AT THE DESK · Marc's Playroom, late '90s
Marc seen from behind at a large mixing console, with outboard racks and studio monitors on the desk and a keyboard in the foreground
SIEGEMACHINE STUDIO
Three road racks of synth modules, tape and MiniDisc decks and effects
SIEGEMACHINE RACKS
Station B · current studio layout

Marc's Playroom

Production gear

  • Soundcraft Ghost with Creation Audio Labs full gold modification
  • Genelec studio monitors
  • Alesis HD24XR hard disk multitrack recorder (amazing converters!)
  • Rack of Lexicon PCM80 and PCM81 multi-effects
  • Rack of highly modded dbx 1066 compressors with various op-amp colors and Cinemag transformers
  • Stam SA4000 Mk-I, SA4000 Mk-II + Carnhill transformers, SA2A+ optical compressors
  • Universal 6176 mic pre
  • Rupert Neve Newton Channel
  • Cubase Pro 15
  • Bettermaker Mastering Equalizer
  • Dangerous Compressor
  • Maag Mastering EQ on SSL Fusion Mid-Side insert
  • Rupert Neve Master Bus Transformer
  • Elysia X-Filter Mastering EQ
  • Manley NuMu compressor
  • Rupert Neve Master Bus Converter
  • Numerous outboard professional recorders for all formats
  • Too many microphones

Instrumentation

Roland
Juno II, JX-8P, D-50, JV2080, XV3080, XV5080, Juno X
Korg
M-1R, Wavestation AD, Wavestation SR, Triton Rack, Multi/Poly
Yamaha
SY77, EX5R, DX-7 II FD
Oberheim
OB-Xa
Access
Virus Rack XL
Nord
Nord 4R
Modal
Argon 8M
Dave Smith
Prophet '08
Kurzweil
K2000RS
Moog
Voyager RMS
Rhythm
Several drum machines
Marc's dial · what he tunes in to

Frequencies

Howard JonesInformation SocietyRushPink FloydOMD'Til TuesdayRic OcasekPet Shop BoysThe EaglesPhil CollinsCrackerThe BelovedErasureThe Dream Academy