Studio

Lodged in the remote woods and ruins of what was once a bastion of newlywed escapism, Velvet Elk Studios has been tucked away, far outside the traffic and horns and electrical buzz of New York City, for almost 10 years now. Don DiLego built his studio as a way to record and create without the buzz and distraction, and managed to make a name for his place for just those reasons.

Post-Production

In addition to artist retreats to The Velvet Elk, in 2018 the studio expanded to included full audio post-production services for voice-overs, including remote-connections (Source-Connect Pro), sound design, and VO and music edit and mix for picture (stereo and 5.1 surround).

Velvet Elk Records

Velvet Elk is a humble and tiny independent record label, orbiting somewhere in the vicinity of the rock-history lush East Village of New York City. Originally founded by Don DiLego for release and distribution of his 3rd album, “Photographs of 1971” in 2005, and following two releases by Beautiful Small Machines (Bree Sharp), the label has teamed with NYC singer-songwriter Jesse Malin (D Generation, St. Marks Social) for our next step forward.