At Asylum Digital, we are here for one reason – “WE LOVE THIS!”
As you can see, each member of our staff is an artist, musician, producer, songwriter or “straight-up audio junkie” by nature. It is our passion for excellence that has attracted all sorts of projects (from both major-label & independent artists) to us since day one. Regardless of budget, each and every project is treated with the same care and priority as if it was our very own.
Scott Slagle - owner/engineer/producer
Scott is a 30+ year veteran of the Carolinas music scene. During those years, Scott worked as a freelance recording engineer / producer at The Bassment, Chung King, D&D, DARP, Firehouse, The Hit Factory, HUSH Studios, Reflection Sound Studios and The Sonic Cafe’. In large part, Scott cut his teeth on the sound of “East-Coast” Hip-Hop, working alongside industry heavyweights such as Eddie Sancho, Tone & Poke, Kieran Walsh and “Prince” Charles Alexander.
In 1998, Scott opened the doors of Asylum Digital Recording & Mixing in Charlotte, NC and has worked extensively with indie and major label acts of all genres. With hard work and a genuine respect for the craft, he completed a new studio build in late 2012.
Scott is also a founding member of Electric Mountain, a team of creatives alongside Christopher Holston & Jason Michel.
Influences: The Alchemist, Fiona Apple, David Axelrod, Roy Ayers, Geoff Barrow, Beastie Boys, The Beatles/George Martin, The Bomb Squad/Public Enemy, David Bowie, Jon Brion, James Brown, David Byrne, The Cure, Miles Davis, Jimmy Douglass, Rudy Van Gelder, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, Rod Hui, International Anthem (their whole aesthetic & artist roster - seriously), J Dilla, Glyn Johns, Quincy Jones, Fela Kuti, Teo Macero, Marley Marl, The Mizell Brothers, Native Tongues, Gary Numan, Parliament Funkadelic, Pete Rock, Bob Power, DJ Premier, Prince, Roxy Music, Rick Rubin, Arthur Russell, Raphael Saadiq, Nina Simone, Sly Stone, Larry Smith, Charles Stepney, Stereolab, Sun Ra, Joe Tarsia, Bob Thiele & Adrian Younge.
email – sslagle@asylumdigital.com
telephone – 704.492.9289 (main)
Stephen Barrett - graphic artist/web design/producer
Stephen “Steve Thuro” Barrett started out as part of the areas hip-hop/drum & bass DJ scene in the late 90’s.
Scott saw Stephen perform at the 2002 DMC Southeast semi-finals. Impressed by his turntabalism and ear for perfection, Scott soon began to share with Stephen the fundamentals of studio recording and production.
Since then Stephen has grown tremendously as an artist and has become very skilled at producing hip-hop and electronic music in general. Stephen also handles drum machine & keyboards in the band Super Ape.
Stephen is also an amazing graphic artist /web desingner and is instrumental to the success of our graphics wing. We feel that Stephen’s design work speaks for itself, making a strong statement with a clean aesthetic. His experience includes years of solid work (with a professional design education) & he can help you design your complete album layout and/or all of your promotional materials (handbills, flyers, posters, t-shirts, etc).
Influences: A Tribe Called Quest, Adult Swim, The Alchemist, Aphrodite, The Beatles, DJ Krush, DJ Revolution, Gangstarr, Heiroglyphics, Hi Tek, J Dilla, Bob James, Just Blaze, Talib Kweli, MC Escher, Mos Def, Pete Rock, Phantom 45, Quannum Projects, Rawkus Records, Skills, Stretch Armstrong, Tes One, The Cool Kids, The Wu Tang Clan and Kanye West.
email – studioinfo@asylumdigital.com
telephone – 704.492.9289 (main)