About Us
We are the brainchild of musicians
Powerhouse Studios is a full service recording studio, owned and operated by Ruff Ryders CEO Joaquin Dean.
Powerhouse Studios has two equipped studios, with a spacious tracking room, iso rooms, and a world class blend of state of the art and vintage gear. Our dedicated staff of engineers offers recording, mixing, mastering, post-production, ISDN, transfers, mobile recording, live sound, video production, and even small scale cd-manufacturing with print.
Our studios are equipped to handle your project from beginning to end. We have top notch trained musicians at our fingertips. So if your music is lacking that extra edge, we can maximize sound to the fullest.
Recording Studios
Powerhouse Studios is a 2,000 square foot facility with 1 control room,
2 live rooms, and 1 vocal boothStudio A – Mixing Studio
Slate Raven Mtz 43” Multi-Touch Production Console
Antelope Audio Satori Monitor Controller with Remote
Avid Pro Tools Ultimate HD
Custom Apple Mac Pro 8-core i9
Waves Mercury Plug-in Bundle
Speakers
M-Audio BX5 D3 5 Inch powered Studio Monitors
Yamaha NS-10 Speakers
TD-Tad 4001 High Frequency Driver
Augspurger Dual 15” main speakers with TAD Drivers powered with Bryston 10B Active Crossover
TAD TL 1603 15” Speaker for Augspurger
Bag End 18” Subwoofers
Preamp
Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip
Behringer Ultragain Digital ADA8200 8-Channel Mic Preamp with AD/DA
Microphones
Manley Reference Gold Tube Microphone
AKG P420 Project Studio Microphone
Headphones
Fostex T50RP MK3 Professional Studio Headphones
AKG K240 Over Ear Semi Open Studio Headphones
Amplifiers
3- Bryston 7B ST Amplifiers
2- Bryston 4B ST Amplifiers
2- Hafler TA 1100 Amplifiers
Miscellaneous
Kensington Trackball Pro
Furman IT-1220 Balanced Isolation Transformer Power Conditioner
Furman M-8L Power Conditioner
White Instruments Model 4856 Equalizer
Studer A827-MCH Gold Edition 2” 24-Track Analog Tape Machine
Designed and tuned by the best engineers in the tri-state area. Studio A is great for any type of audio work.
Our History
Our studio gained popularity for having the best drum sound
and became home to many of the nations top acts30 Years of Recording, Producing and Management
Ruff Ryders 20th Reunion Tour
Let There Be Eve
It’s Dark and Hell is Hot
BET’s Ruff Ryders Chronicles
Supreme & Ruff Ryders Collaboration Collection
Money, Power, Respect
Ruff Ryders was Founded
Want to Record Your Own Hit?
We are a full service studio featuring the latest technology for our all your projects.
1 (914) 338-7031
Our Team
Powerhouse Studios believe that the calibre of your engineers & producers
is just as important as the quality of the studio.Our Engineers
Hector Rodriguez
Rahsaan “Cus” Stephens
Terrance Pender
Jamar Jones