Owner, Stuart Covington
Stuart is a talented producer, engineer, arranger and drummer featured in a Mix Magazine Feature Story. He has been involved in recording music almost as long as he has been a drummer, for nearly three decades. He has traveled the country in several bands, recorded in many different studios as a musician and engineer.
After devoting years to getting a band signed, Stuart decided to turn his private studio into a public enterprise. POWERHOUSE STUDIO is a culmination of years of obtaining the best equipment possible and years of experience, something there is no substitute for. Stuart's ability to capture your best performance and sound has lead to the continued growth and development of Powerhouse Studio.
As an engineer, his attitude is to help you achieve the sound you are looking for. As a producer, his attitude is to take an active role in the song structure and overall sound. As a session drummer his attitude is to play for the song, all the while having fun doing it.
Linda Chase
Writer, multi-keyboardist,midi programmer, vocalist, producer. After performing on the New England progressive rock scene throughout the late'70s through '80s, her band "3 Speed" was signed to MCA records in 1985. With partner Dave Currier, co - wrote, arranged, produced and performed 8 songs in major motion pictures, including the title song for Jim Carrey's first movie in which he had the leading role, "Once Bitten" for Samuel Goldwyn,
Jr. This song was featured as a Billboard "Pick of the Week", and the video was prominently shown on MTV and all other music video stations in nationwide markets.Linda and Dave have concentrated on studio production and arranging for the past several years, composing radio and TV musical images (jingles) for markets in 46 states. They are the recipients of a Freddy award for scoring of an educational film, and write, arrange and produce for many aspiring artists.
Linda has most recently been acclaimed for her great results in guiding and coaching vocalists in the studio to achieve their best performances on all levels - style, technique, and emotional delivery. She is a BMI affiliate, a member of AF of M (American Federation of Musicians), and of AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and is available to Powerhouse clients on all levels to assist artists with their creative development.
Jamie Locke
Former chief engineer at Mission Control (48 track/SSL) and staff engineer at Normandy Sound (48 track/SSL) Jamie has worked with many Major Label artists including Aerosmith, Ben Orr and Greg Hawkes (The Cars), Jimmy Miller (Rolling Stones, Steve Winwood), John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Smith, Melanie, Maurice Starr (New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Marky Mark) and Michael Jonzun (Tommy Page, Bootsauce, Jonzun Crew).
As a producer, Jamie has seventeen album credits for labels. As an engineer, he has collected six Gold and Platinum Album awards and has worked for CBS/Sony, Polygram, Sire/Warner, and Virgin/Capitol, SBK, Roadrunner, Metalblade, Century Media and many others.
Jamie also recorded and mixed music for the films "Harley Davidson And The Marlborough Man," "Say You'll Be Mineî and "Outside Providence."He has extensive experience in Hardcore/Metal music having worked with many influential artists of the genre including: The Cromags, Leeway, Sick of it All, Obituary, Agnostic Front, Madball, Vision of Disorder, Catastrophic, Fury of Five, Prong, Judge, Ludichrist/Scatterbrain, My Own Victim, Raw Deal, Supertouch, 454 Big Block, Deviate, Kickback, Party Diktator, Barcode etc., etc., etc.. Jamie is a Berklee grad with two degrees in music and teaches several coureses at The New England Institute of Technology in their Recording Arts program. He is a member of the Audio Enginneering Society and is currently working on his masters degree in Music Technology on-line at indiana University/Purdue University