dufry music

experiences

a red season shade
It was a sunny day of september 2004, exactly the 18th.Our dream was finally come true. We were in Amsterdam, city we already loved before but this time was exceptional for us : We were there to record our first album with our idols ( yeah really ).The Dufry studio is ideally
placed in Amsterdam, in the town center, in a beautiful building where
you'll find hospitality, kindness and above all friends for life...you'll understand why "Jesus loves you" is written above...
The Studio is rather small but you got all the stuff you need to realize YOUR album and don't worry, Rene and Danny will find immediately which stuff you need to get the sound you want. And if you're shy guys like us, it's not a problem they help you to give the best...Step by step, and with the help of our producer Minco Eggersman, we recorded the drums,bass, guitars, vocals and the arrangements ( my favorite part !) with an incredible trumpet player Hans Levinga and some special rene's keys... We were fine in the studio whereas the rain fell and it was cold outside...
We lived during 3 weeks in this building and this studio, drunk a lot of coffee, played Xbox,laughed with Rene a.k.a "crazy hair" De Vries, Danny a.k.a "best dude ever" Stimac and Minco a.k.a" Minco and the dwarves" Eggersman. We'd like to say a huge thanks to all the Sam's inn for all those incredible moments and memories, especially Rick and Luc. We'll never forget our first studio session at Dufry and we'll come
back soon to record another great album. THANK YOU GUYS. WE LOVE
YOU.GOD BLESS YOU.
Dufry is not an ordinary music studio, it's a life experience...

Antikraft
With most of the stuff recorded, I went to Amsterdam with a spindel-o-discs, knowing that Rene woud get me a sweet deal for making this site, and in a request for his magic. After having worked our way through some hardware antimagic, everything blossomed...
I had the arrangments made for the songs, but Rene would impart details where I didn't know they were needed, and it really made the music click. It made ANTIKRAFT change the arrangements we use live, which really means something. One thing I did learn is that you need to plan. yes. If you 're not clear on the time you want to spend in the studio you can be so creatively occupied that you need to plan more time in the dungeons of Amsterdam.
... Occasionally, Danny would come up with daring ideas that totally kept the creative flow dynamic, give me feedback on the lyrics (being of English tongue...), and showed excellent craftmanship with the tech stuff! Talking of which: either I need a kick in the cushion for trying to get Dufry to work with MIDI, or Rene needs some convincing on that point... (can't be all same-minded, can you?)
Anyway, I had such fun, Rene would even let me totally waste my night on his gamebox till early in the morning, while he was gone (we go way back so don't just choose this studio expecting this service...) (probably better not to want that either) If you want to go here, try writing some songs with a heavy flow, just to see Rene raving and banging his head by his computerscreen, it's priceless! Would even be worth trashing the songs afterwards -for fools.
love, Daniel

Arjen van Wijk
When it comes to recording music, it’s not all about the studio, but it’s also about the people that work there. René de Vries has a broad musical experience as a performer, as a composer and as a songwriter. His mind is constantly looking for what’s best for your band and your songs. I have not worked in a lot of different studio’s, but I’d recommend the Dufry studio to anyone. René has the ability to take your music to the next level. He did it with my songs and he can do it with yours.
Arjen van Wijk
(This Beautiful Mess/ Brown Feather Sparrow/ The Lakes/ The Spirit That Guides Us)

a balladeer
Eind 2003 hebben we ons met a balladeer opgesloten om onze EP Rumor Had It op te nemen. De opnames vonden plaats in Dufry Studio, een kleine maar fijne studio tegenover Amsterdam Centraal. René de Vries stond aan het roer. René is snel, vindingrijk en ongelofelijk muzikaal. Volgens mij is er niet één instrument dat hij niet kan bespelen. Na de opames van de EP hebben René en ik nog samen aan een track gewerkt waar ik hem bijna volledig zijn gang heb laten gaan. Het is een van a balladeers best gelukte opnames ooit geworden.
Marinus de Goederen (a balladeer)

A day's work
We hebben nu drie keer bij René opgenomen (drowning in what I believe, een demo feb 05 en onze nieuwe plaat) en alledrie de keren is het ons uitstekend bevallen. Het is zeer prettig samenwerken. We hoeven hem niet uit te leggen wat we precies willen, omdat hij dat heel goed aanvoelt. René heeft precies door wat voor sound wij willen neerzetten. We hoeven niet bij elk nummer opnieuw uit te leggen hoe het moet klinken. Verder werkt hij snel, grondig, is geduldig en heeft zelf ook prachtige ideeën. Daarnaast is het ook nog een toffe gozer.
De studio zelf werkt ook prettig. De opname ruimte is ruim, je kunt er met de hele band tegelijk opnemen als het moet. Je zit niet continu op
elkaars lip met opnemen. Er is een mooie ruimte om even te relaxen. De faciliteiten zijn erg goed.
Alles wat je nodig hebt is er. Alles wat je niet nodig hebt, kan je buiten
kopen (Amsterdam, centrum). Tenslotte is de samenwerking met de Mailmen Studio in Utrecht ook goed. Dat is wel handig aangezien daar het meeste mix en master werk gebeurt. René en Martijn weten precies wat ze aan elkaar hebben en vullen elkaar goed aan. Grote kans dat we voor een volgende CD René weer opzoeken dus!