Building M, Wellington

New Zealand studio located in an old corrugated iron warehouse down the end of an industrial lane in Newtown, Wellington. Nestled between a cattery, a bowling green and the Wellington Zoo, Building M is the home and studio of Warwick Donald, a musician and engineer who's been recording underground local bands for many years. Sounds of revving motorbikes waft through the studio's open windows, mingling with late summer cicadas and hungry lions at feeding time. Warwick's big open recording room doubles as the kitchen, living room and occasional gig space, and puts his collection of old New Zealand amps, mics and homemade reverb plates to good use.