Diamond Needles Studio and Stage

Shawn caused complete chaos a month before my friends wedding. If you are considering booking him be careful, he was banned from the wedding venue from being disrespectful and unprofessional to staff. He failed to inform the bride and groom upon booking, deposit payment and confirmation. They were told from the wedding venue not even a month before there wedding causing them to not have a DJ for their wedding. Shawn provided no help and refused to give them any of their deposit back after they had spoken to him about being banned. As a young couple getting married this money meant having a DJ or not. Shawn should not be a wedding vendor and I would highly discourage anyone from booking with him.

Extremely professional and one of the most talented audio engineers in Calgary. Shawn is a very experienced in the music field, and cares about everyone he works with. I always look forward to our sessions, and I have seen Shawn and his incredible DJ skills, always keeping the dance floor busy and keeping everyone happy. He has never disappointed!

As the universe positions me into a space where I can develop and grow into the best version of myself (BlaQ CinDArellA) I am driven by the power of greatness. I plot and plan yet there's no telling what is to come. Imagine knowing how you want something to sound in your head without expressing it out loud and then being given the opportunity of manifestation. The experience was an irony in itself, me returning to a place I had once been before and then for my engineer to have the ability to basically read my mind after the fact, mind blowing Mr.Needles you are one of a kind. This collaboration was exceptionally executed, working well under pressure with a professional presentation overall, well done. I would like to think I am not the type that is easily impressed and hard to read as far as gadging my thoughts a bit of a poker face. Rest assured its straight gas no breaks when I reach back again. The pleasure was all mine, so thank you again for just being you, you are my best kept secret!!! #diamondneedlesstudio

I have been recording with Diamond Needles for the past 3 years, and most recently now in March 2022. This studio is fantastic to work with. Shawn is a professional at what he does, and makes you feel right at home in the studio. He really cares about every detail of the song, from the instrumental to how the emotions are conveyed in the vocals and all the details in-between. Shawn takes the time to get to know your project, the story behind it, and works with you to meet your goals while providing his own insight and expertise. I'm continuously being asked who mixed my vocals on my songs, because of how great he makes it sound. Highly recommend Diamond Needles to musicians of ALL genres in Calgary.

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Shawn from Diamond Needles caused EXTREME stress and chaos weeks before my wedding! He is BANNED from our highly rated, professional venue! He didn’t tell us this, he was actually ready to take our full payment when I found this out. He failed to give our money back after he falsely represented himself being able to play for us when he knew our venue. We would never have booked him otherwise. He continues to deny any responsibility for his actions becoming banned from our venue and leaving us without a DJ for our wedding day because he is keeping our money. Extremely unprofessional, slimy and unreasonable. Do not book with him if you want a genuine, trustworthy vendor!

The studio and session was incredible it was my first time recording And I couldn’t have asked for a better experience solid dude knows what Hes doing a true professional