STUDIO

Tucked inside a 1902 Harlem brownstone, Harlem Parlour Recording is where Sammy Merendino tracks drums, produces sessions, and hosts the Harlem Parlour Music Club. It's not a demo room — it's a fully-equipped studio built by a working drummer, for working musicians.

The room blends vintage warmth with modern flexibility:
- A 18-channel Neve based preamps rack for drums, built out with CAPI and vintage Neve modules
- Pro Tools HDX, with API, Neve, and BAE mic preamps and EQs
- Vintage microphones and compressors alongside modern tools
- A mix of acoustic and electronic drum kits, ready for in-person or remote sessions

Harlem Parlour hosts full-band tracking, drum sessions, production work, and remote recording for artists who want a real room and a drummer's ear on the other side of the glass.

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MIC-PRE's / EQ's

Mic-Pre’s/EQ's:
BAE NEVE 1073 (x4)
BAE NEVE 1084 (x10)
BAE NEVE 1004 (x2)
API 312 (x8)API 312C (x2)

API 550A (x2) (Vintage)
NEVE 1064 (Vintage)

Avedis Audio 1064
APi 515 Mic pre's (x4) (vintage)

Chandler TG2
TUBE-TECH PE-1A (x2)
TUBE-TECH ME 1A

CAPI FD312 Heider(x4)

CAPI VP28 (x2)

CAPI VC528 (x8)

COMPRESSORS / FX

Chandler EMI
Emperical Labs Distressor (x2)
Purple Audio MC76(x2)
API 525 (x2)(vintage)
DBX160 DBX160
Teletronix LA-2A
JBL 7110 (x2)

COMPUTER / RECORDERS

Macintosh M2 Ultra
Pro Tools HD3 Accel V12

AUDIO / MIDI INTERFACES

BURL Mothership 2440 in/16out
Digidesign Sync i/o

INSTRUMENTS / AMPS

Ivory Grand
Marshall JCM800
Marshall JCM900
Marshall 4x12 cabinet w/greenbacks
Marshall 4x12 cabinet 1960A
Fender tremolux w/2x12 cabinet

MISC.

Latch Lake Stands
Atlas Stands
Triad-Orbit

MICROPHONES

AKG C12 (Vintage)
Akg D30 (Vintage)
Neumann U67 (Vintage)

Neumann U67 (Reissue)
Neumann U47 (Vintage)
Neumann KM84 (x2)(Vintage)
Neumann U87(x2)

AEA R88A

RCA KU-3A (x2)(Vintage)
Coles 4038 (x2)
Miktek PM 11 (x2)
Beyer M88
AKG D12E
Altec Salt Shaker (Vintage)
Sennheiser 421(Vintage)
Gefell M71 (x2)
Shure SM 57 (x2)
Shure SM-7
AT 4053 (x3)
AT 849
AT 899
Heil PR40
Heil PR30
Heil PR20
Heil Handy mic

Lauten Audio Tom mic (x4)
Lauten Snare Mic

Sennheiser m160
DI's

Countryman (2)
Tech 21 Bass Driver

MONITORING

Dangerous monitor
Dangerous 2-Bus
ADAM A77X
Carat 100
Bryston power amps (2)
Mytek Private Q (x9)
AT MD50 Headphones(x8)

PERCUSSION

Zildjian Cymbals
LP Conga's
Sonor Timbales
Misc Percussion

DRUMS

Sonor Vintage Kit
Sonor SQ2 Birch Kit
Sonor Delite Maple Kit
Gretsch Maple Kit(Vintage)
Slingerland Radio King Maple Kit (Vintage)
Rogers black Diamond kit (Vintage)
Yamaha DaxDad

SNARES

Sonor Steel
Sonor Jungle Snare
Sonor 13x5 Earth
Sonor 12" Steel
Sonor Phil Rudd
Sonor 14x2.5 Pancake metal(Vintage)
Sonor 14 x2.5 acrylic
Sonor Delite 14x 6 Maple
Sonor 14x4 Brass
Sonor 14x6 Bronze artist
Ludwig Black Beauty (vintage)
Ludwig COB (Vintage)
Ludwig 5 x 14 Super 400 (vintage)
Ludwig Acrolite (vintage)
Ludwig 15X6 " Snare (wood)(vintage)
Ludwig 14x8 Coliseum snare
Slingerland Radio King(x3)(vintage)
Slingerland Cocktail drum(vintage)
Brady 12" Jarraah Block(vintage)
Brady 16" custom
Blaemire 14x5 Fiberglass (vintage)
Blaemire 14x2.5 Fiberglass(vintage)
Ocheltree Phantom Steel
DW 13" & 14" Pi snares
Pearl 13" snare
Pearl Ferrone Snare
Pearl Sensitone Brass
Pearl free floater
Pearl Free floater shell-less
Purecussion 10"
Remo Legato snare top
Remo pre tuned marching
Tama Brass 14x3"
Tama maple 14x3"
Zildjian Snare Bronze (vintage)
Rogers Super 10 (vintage)
Rogers Satellite 13" (x2)
Grimm Custom Snare
Ilya Custom Snare
Stainless Custom 14x3"

ELECTRONICS

Roland V71
Roland SPD-SX Pro
Efnote Drums

DWe Wirelss kit