Hey Grove Family!

How are ya?!

Okay, so a band spent months in our rooms writing, rehearsing and sanding down songs. Now those songs are an album.

Real talk: that's the best thing that can happen to a studio.

A Whole Album, Born in Our Rooms

Meet The Minor Pieces: Markus Hartnett, Mike Francis, Brian Williams, Charlie Reischl and Tony Pace. Southeast Michigan Americana band. New band. First album.

This Friday, they celebrate that album at The Ark in Ann Arbor.

The Show

• Friday, Nov 6 at The Ark in Ann Arbor. Doors 7:30PM, show 8PM.
• Tickets run $29 to $40 on The Ark's page.
• Hunter Neff w/ Michael Harrington opens.
• The Ark calls the sound Americana, folk and roots rock, with soulful vocals and smooth guitar. Timeless and modern, both at once.

What We Heard

On Oct 14, the band recorded an Acoustic Alternatives session with John Bommarito, right here at Grove. Hartnett and Francis wrote the songs, including "Abilene," "Down From The Mountain," "About You and Me" and "Bad News."

John thinks it was their first full band interview. You'll hear how the band formed and a bit about each member. He'll also tell you the audio's flawed (the mix was great, the feed to his recorder not so much). We love an honest host.

The Grove Part

Look, you can write a great song in a bedroom. But five people and a full band's worth of gear don't fit in one. Neither does a neighbor's patience.

So this band spent months at Grove. Writing. Rehearsing. Refining. No clock ticking, no one hovering. That's literally why we built Grove.

Got a five-piece of your own? Our Classic Studio fits up to a 5-person band, with a great drum kit, a Fender Twin Reverb, and an Egnater Tweaker ready to go. Pricing shifts by time of day, so check grovestudios.space for current rates.

Book a room. Bring your gear. See what happens. Maybe it ends up on a stage in Ann Arbor.



Watch the session

Their clips run on our socials all this week, starting today, leading up to Friday. Catch them on Instagram and YouTube.

Then go to the show. BEAUTIFUL things happen when a local band gets a real room.

With maximum enthusiasm and minimum restraint,

Rick, Breck & The Grove Studios Team

P.S. Seriously though, go watch the session. It's a band finding its footing in real time. (We're okaaaay, we're okay 😊)

P.P.S. Yes, there's reverb on the first part of the interview. John told us himself.

🎧 DJ Studio Quick Start

First time behind the decks? Order matters. Bring your own headphones and laptop if you use a laptop for your set up. Otherwise, you know what to do with that USB drive.





1. Power on in order: CDJs first, then the DJM-900NXS2, then the XPRS12 speakers LAST (avoids pops).
2. Check routing: CDJ 1 on mixer channel 1, CDJ 2 on channel 2, input selectors on CD/LINE.
3. Set MASTER at 12 o'clock, keep the meters out of the red, and use channel TRIM for track levels.
4. When you're done: hold USB STOP for 5 seconds until it flashes, THEN pull your drive.

🎤 The Dojo Turns TEN in Ypsi

Ypsi's hip hop open mic, founded by Harlin Duke Newcomb and housed by the Regal Beagle, is celebrating 10 years. Friday, Nov 6, Diont'e Visible celebrates his new album there. If you rap, come with bars. If you don't, come listen.