Karma Sound Studios

OK we admit this one’s not in Bangkok but it’s close enough and worth the trip. The multi-Grammy nominated producer Chris Craker had one idea in mind when he set up Karma Sound Studios, a creative utopia and a separate world in itself just minutes away from Bang Saray Beach, Chon Buri. He wanted a place that would spark and accelerate creativity, not inhibit it. The stuffy, damp recording studios one usually associates with the inner-city, where you have to wait for ages to find a spot to park your car are not really conducive to making music, are they? Karma Sound Studios offers a solution; get away for three days, three months or six months, whatever it takes, to see your vision through and do it justice. You can live there like a rock star, by the beach, pool, in your room or most importantly in the recording studio. This is really a place to turn your ideas into something worth hearing, especially if Chris Craker has anything to do with it; when he’s around, it’s definitely worth getting his two-cents on your vision. There are now three studios to work in, with equipment that fuses classic analogue and state-ofthe-art digital. The control room of one of the studios boasts a fully refurbished “classic” SSL 4056 E/G and looks like something out of Star Wars. A very useful selection of instruments are available too, including a Yamaha grand piano. Post-production mixing and mastering are also available by a team of internationally trained audio engineers.

Pro-tip: Check out all the walls lined with drum skins and pictures signed by some of the world’s most talented musicians, from Placebo, Jamiroquai and Muse, plus our personal favourite, a large brown leaf framed and signed by Pete Doherty of The Libertines.