■ IT TAKES 22 TANGO TO BUILD THIS ROOM ELEVEN HAVEN
Smack in the middle of Cebu City’s busy, noisy Mango Ave. club scene is a new recording studio for those who love music. Room Eleven Recording Studio, a space built by 22 Tango Records, is a specialized facility for quality audio production. “We noticed that the city has a lot of music to offer, so many artists with unreleased material, and not enough recording studios to bring these songs to life,” said Cattski Espina, the studio director and music producer, as well as frounder and CEO of 22 Tango Records.
An exciting new venture awaits Cebuano music artists as 22 Tango Records, an independent local record label, introduces the newest member of Cebu’s homegrown music community: Room Eleven Recording Studio.
Looking slick and snazzy with three production rooms and performance rooms with high ceilings, Room Eleven deserves its claim of being a specialized facility for quality audio production dedicated to professional development. The studio is also equipped with the talents of five sound engineers, an in-house music producer and studio musicians.
Located on the second floor of the Mango Square Annex on General Maxilom Ave., and ironically smack in the middle of the bustling city of Cebu, this little music haven is a 130-square-meter space that serves as a creative oasis for artists to indulge in the production of their music.
Cattski Espina, the studio director and music producer of Room Eleven as well as the founder and chief executive officer of 22 Tango Records, shared that the needs of a growing community inspired the existence of Room Eleven.
“We noticed that the city has a lot of music to offer—so many artists with unreleased material—and not enough recording studios to bring these songs to life. We felt the need to professionalize the music production service and elevate the local standard in sound recording,” she said.
The seed of an idea was planted last July and finally blossomed into Room Eleven, which opened last Nov. 30.
“Construction was very challenging. But with an awesome team and an awesome architecture/interior design and construction firm—Maya Franco Design Group—we survived it,” said Espina.
She said that through providing quality service, releasing quality products and providing education to budding musicians with an inclination to music production, the group hopes to assist the music community in its transition to becoming a sustainable music industry.
The group plans to offer music production workshops, sound engineer shadow programs, student deals, a podcast and their own YouTube show featuring local musicians in the future.
“We are open to any musician —young and old, amateur or professional. Currently we are working on the albums of legendary rock band Missing Filemon, Vincent Eco, Mary Anchit and Lourdes Maglinte,” Espina said.
Room Eleven welcomes any and all musicians, and can be contacted via its website – www. room11.studio.