Will Maravelas

Minneapolis

Owner and engineer of 1459 Studios in Minneapolis, metal guitarist in Plague of Stars and other bands, and a gear-review YouTuber.

Will Maravelas owns and runs 1459 Studios in Minneapolis, where he records mostly metal and punk bands, plus anything with a guitar in it. He is also a working musician who plays in several metal bands, including Plague of Stars, which he has been in for 13 years. Will learned to record by interning at a studio called Actual Sound Studios as a teenager. He co-founded 1459 Studios with a friend, and it has been open for about 16 or 17 years. He also runs a YouTube channel about music, recording and Minnesota, with gear reviews, interviews and live sessions.

On the Minnesota Music Note

The Minnesota Music Note - Ep 39 - Studio Owner, Gear Addict & Metalhead Will Maravelas

4mo ago

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Fun facts from the interview

The studio name is a joke: the goal was to get bands 15 minutes of fame, or at least 14:59 of it.
1459 Studios is on its third location, and Will says it is the last one.
He worked at another Twin Cities studio before starting 1459.
He plays in Plague of Stars and a death metal band as his two live bands, plus doom and grindcore studio projects such as Chalice of Suffering.
Will is endorsed by PRS Guitars.
He started on piano for a year before switching to guitar, and he took up drums at 20.
Seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan on a PBS music show at age 9 or 10 made him want to play guitar.
His first rock concert was B.B. King, and he saw him twice.
His YouTube channel started during COVID with live band videos made with his friend Dave, a video and photo creator.
His old death metal band We Are Legion once ate backstage food at the Rave in Milwaukee and ended up talking metal with Violent J of Insane Clown Posse.
He recommended Adam Tucker of Signature Tone Recording Studios and Rob Carlson of the Shred Den as future guests.

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