Branch is a musical community. I love, love, love every second I get to be a part of building it. Our studio has been going really well ever since Lee and I folded our personal studio together over a year ago. We've done a lot of great projects, but we are only two part-time people and the studio at Branch Records is a good size operation. It's never really been about client work as much as it has been about fulfilling dreams and visions. In the midst of building a co-working space to spur the creative local community, the natural progression for us was to offer a co-working studio with members just like the gym. While it is hard to incorporate everything for everyone, we can easily support a musical arts collective for people to track there music, record clients, and be creative.
Perhaps this could be the start of something bigger with more niche co-creative spaces popping up for all different walks of life. I've got high hopes for the progression. It's already helped make an investment in a brand new Protools HD system. If something seems impossible by yourself, it might be time to find someone to share the burden.
If you want to know more about co-working spaces check out on of my favorites called "the hub" in Halifax, Nova Scotia or if you are interested in grassroots musical community read the more unpolished balances of "This Book is Broken: A Broken Social Scene Story"
December 4, 2009