Testimonials
“From Conception, through construction, to opening day and beyond, Francis Manzella and his team were committed to every phase of our project. They designed accurate, beautiful rooms that have performed exceedingly well with all types of music. I highly recommend them for any studio or acoustical design challenge.”
Zoe Thrall :: Studio at The Palms
“Sound isolation is an exact science. You make the calculations, the contractor follows the specification and it works every time Acoustic design is another matter. It requires science, experience and most importantly feel. Fran has all of these. Since 1993 he has designed ten mastering studios for me with budgets ranging from thin to almost unlimited. Every one of them has sounded fantastic!”
Murat Aktar :: Sterling Sound
“We started with a 100+ year old army barracks-turned warehouse, ended up on the cover of Mix Magazine. Fran came up with great cost saving ideas which allowed us to build the studio we wanted within our limited budget. The studio looks and sounds great and people love working here.”
Joe Egan :: Egan Media Productions
“The Griffin Speaker system in our 5.1 surround setting as well as our G1A stereo monitors are simply amazing. Every engineer and producer that has worked here at the Barber Shop loves the clarity and how it translates to the outside world. Mixing and tracking are very accurate and have a mastering quality that separates the Griffin’s from anything I have heard”
Mark Salamone :: The Barber Shop
“Fran was everything I was hoping for in a studio architect, super creative, 100% reliable and a ton of fun to work with!”
Andy Chase :: Stratosphere Studios
“I have worked with FM Design on both of my studios and can’t imagine finding another team to work with that could be more creative, budget conscious, focused and most importantly, thorough.”
Charles de Montebello :: CDM Sound
“Excellent work as always, We really appreciate everything you have done. Thank you!”
Ed Chuk :: WGBH-Boston
“The comment that everyone makes when hearing the Griffin monitors in my studio is that they can’t believe the level of DETAIL they hear at medium to high volume. Mains tend to be used for checking low end and for “WOW-ing” the room…But these speakers make you go Wow from low to high volumes because of their ability to play clean throughout. You actually prefer how they sound turned down as a substitute for your nearfields…..But at the same time, when needed, the Griffins are pounding… Very clean at high volume.. Kinda scary!”
Jeremy Harding :: 2 Hard Records
“Fran… you Rock!”
Will Sandals :: Blue Jay Studios
“The room design and Griffin Monitors have made me a better engineer! The records I master in my room sound better than ever!”
Tony Dawsey :: Masterdisk
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