MEET THE TEAM

At Asylum Digital, we are here for one reason - “WE LOVE THIS!”
As you can see, each member of our staff is an an artist or “straight-up audio junkie” by nature. It is our passion for excellence that has attracted all sorts of projects (from both major label & independent artists) to us since day one. Regardless of budget, each and every project is treated with the same care and priority as if it was our very own.

 
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Scott Slagle - owner/engineer/producer

I am a 30+ year veteran of the Carolinas music scene. During those years, I’ve worked as a freelance recording engineer/producer at The Bassment, Chung King, D&D, DARP, Firehouse, The Hit Factory, HUSH Studios, Reflection Sound Studios and The Sonic Cafe’. In large part, I cut my teeth on the hard hitting sound of “East-Coast” Hip-Hop, working alongside production heavyweights such as Supa Dave West, Eddie Sancho, Tone & Poke, Drumma Boy, Kieran Walsh and “Prince” Charles Alexander.

In 1998, I opened the doors of Asylum Digital Recording & Mixing in Charlotte, NC

I’ve engineered/mixed records for labels from Atlantic to Mass Appeal to Universal Music Group; engineered/mixed music spots and voiceovers for ESPN to Nintendo to NPR; and everything in between. For my entire career, I’ve worked consistently in genres ranging from Hip-Hop to Indie Rock to Gospel to Hardcore to Pop and R&B.

I am also a founding member of Electric Mountain, a Charlotte-based multidisciplinary production company.

Select Influences: The Alchemist, Geoff Barrow, Beastie Boys, Bob Blank, The Bomb Squad, David Bowie, James Brown, David Byrne, Miles Davis, Dilla, Rudy Van Gelder (just the sound of that room in NJ), Herbie Hancock, International Anthem (their whole aesthetic/roster inspires me), The Mizell Brothers, Native Tongues, Gary Numan, Parliament Funkadelic, Conny Plank, Bob Power, DJ Premier, Prince, Rick Rubin, Sly Stone, Larry Smith, Bob Thiele and Adrian Younge.

email - sslagle@asylumdigital.com
telephone - 704.492.9289 (main)

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Stephen Barrett - graphic artist/web design/producer

Stephen “Steve Thuro” Barrett started out as part of the areas Hip-Hop and drum & bass DJ scene in the late 90’s.
Scott saw Stephen perform at the 2002 DMC Southeast semi-finals. Impressed by his turntabalism and ear for perfection, Scott soon began to share with Stephen the fundamentals of studio recording and production.

Since then Stephen has grown tremendously as an artist and has become very skilled at producing Hip-Hop and electronic music in general. Stephen also handles drum machine and keyboards in the band Super Ape.

Stephen is also an amazing graphic artist/web desingner and is instrumental to the success of our graphics wing. We feel that Stephen’s design work speaks for itself - always striving to make a strong statement with a clean aesthetic. His experience includes 20+ years of work (with an associate degree in graphic design). Stephen can help design your complete album layout and/or all promotional materials, including flyers, posters and t-shirts.

Select Influences: A Tribe Called Quest, Adult Swim, The Alchemist, Aphrodite, The Beatles, DJ Krush, DJ Revolution, Gangstarr, Heiroglyphics, Hi Tek, J Dilla, Bob James, Just Blaze, Talib Kweli, MC Escher, Mos Def, Pete Rock, Phantom 45, Quannum Projects, Rawkus Records, Skills, Stretch Armstrong, Tes One, Kanye West and Wu Tang Clan .

email - studioinfo@asylumdigital.com
telephone - 704.492.9289 (main)