The Diamond Mine is a 1400 square foot recording studio designed in the image of classic rooms of yesteryear, encouraging live performance and recording to tape, but also equipped with contemporary digital capabilities like any other facility. It features a spacious, day-lit live room with an iso-booth, a control room with a stockpile of analog gear, a lounge for relaxing, and an enormous roof with inspirational views of the NYC skyline. The 

      Built in 2014, and nestled within a non-descript industrial building that used to be the Fairchild Recording Equipment factory, this studio includes a tremendous collection of vintage instruments, and has served as a private creative hub for internationally acclaimed artists, producers and songwriters. 

Founded by longtime collaborators Leon Michels, Thomas Brenneck, Nick Movshon, and Homer Steinweiss, whose work as musicians, producers, and arrangers spans projects including Menahan Street Band, El Michels Affair, The Expressions. Over the years, the studio has hosted a wide range of artists and producers across hip-hop, R&B, indie, pop, jazz, and experimental music, including sessions with Lady Wray, Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones, Tame Imapla, Clairo, Freddie Gibbs, Madlib, Black Thought, Mark Ronson and Jeff Bhasker, along with many independent and emerging musicians.  While the technical setup continues to evolve, the core approach remains simple: provide a comfortable musician friendly working space, capture compelling performances, and offer flexible workflows that move easily between analog and hybrid music production.

Today, Diamond Mine operates as a collaborative space for artists, producers, and engineers who value both traditional recording practices and modern production tools, thoughtful engineering, a wide array of instruments and a professional and productive environment.