![Levi Patel](/images/levipatellogo.png)
![recording studio interior with view outside to a valley](images/studio/couch-area-landscape.jpg)
Located one hour north of Auckland, New Zealand, the studio was acoustically engineered by Tim Farrant of Buzz Audio, lovingly hand-built over a summer, and recently upgraded. It's both an intimate yet high quality production room as well as a creative retreat, with the surrounding landscape offering a quiet space to think and write.
![black and white photography of toetoe plant in front of valley and range of hills](images/studio/hills.jpg)
This is where I spend 90% of my time, it's a difficult place to leave. I have also enjoyed working here with many talented and inspiring artists including Alayna, This Pale Fire, and Jeremy Redmore.
![horses grazing in hilltop paddocks](images/studio/horses.jpg)
And what studio is complete without some resident horses?
![Levi Patel working at recording studio desk](images/studio/sitting-at-desk.jpg)
Special thanks to my friend Sam Clarke for these photographs.