"Brilliant, I love this room. I could disappear in here."
Aloha and welcome to The Root Cellar Studio, located in Kula, on the slopes of Haleakala, on the island of Maui, in Hawai'i. We provide a comfortable, supportive, and relaxed environment for the artist, giving space for their creativity and artistic flow. Our studio uses the latest Pro Tools HDX Ultimate software with (32) Channels of Apogee Symphony MKII Converters.
David has been mentored by Lynn Peterson, and studied with Andrew Scheps and Tchad Blake through the Mix with the Master's program at the Platinum Sound Recording Studios in NYC. One of his favorite aspects of providing a private recording studio, is the endless discovery of original music and recording techniques.
Loves Music
Musician, Producer and Engineer
David Stoller Whitney
Owner Operator
Nice to meet you!
Willow
Greeter
Loves Animals
Co-Owner, Professional Photographer
Emma Stoller Whitney
Co-Owner
Client Testimonials
Dion DiMucci
"David, thank you for capturing Paul Simon’s Amazing vocal arrangement on “Song for Sam Cooke“ you made it Sublime!!!"
Sickamore
“You were awesome to work with. The whole time a true professional and have a true love for music. My dream is to come back and build a home studio. You will be the first one I call.”
Don Felder
"I appreciate you helping get Mick's drums on it"
Mick Fleetwood
"The first of many."
Lukas Nelson
"Man, thanks so much. That was Awesome!"
Charlie Sexton
"I just got a quick glimpse. Absolutely love it, Mr Lee!"
Chris Baseford
"Thanks again for tracking Mike for me. The session and audio made it safe and sound and will work perfectly. Thanks so much. Really do appreciate it!!!"
"You’re a Mensch, Thanks so much. Thats exactly what I needed. Nice recording by the way! Thank you again David"
Michael Kroeger
"The session was a resounding success. And you made it all possible. Thank you, thank you."
Ronald Moss
"You have one of the great hidden gems of a studio on Maui. If anyone is looking for a real pro with some great equipment, David is the man.”
Steve Grimes
“OMG the trueness of tone in both the guitar and the voice! Itʻs the closest thing Iʻve heard to sitting in front of the actual sound source and listening with the two ears.”
Peter Hamblin
"You are a legend sir, how good is that track!!! I freaking love it"
Tom Conway
"Just listened to everything again and everything sounds Killer!"
Jeffrey Evans
"This is going to be so good. Thank you thank you."
Phil Benoit
"Dude, Amazing! I am filled with Joy. Tell David he's my hero."
"The session was a resounding success. And you made it all possible. Thank you, thank you."
Our services include sound recording, mixing, mastering, social multimedia content, music restoration, and more. Hourly and Daily rates available for independent artists and established clients of all styles and ages. We also offer ‘Off-Site’ live performance audio recording, and mixing of performances and events.
Whether you are a major record label, songwriter, musician, rapper, doing voice-over, or a producer, we provide the space for you to create your art as you envision it. The Root Cellar Studio is a one of a kind recording studio, and we are all about maintaining a comfortable vibe.
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Ausdio Engineer - Julian Morgans interviews Vernon Gosney who escaped Jonestown just hours before the group's 900 members were forced to take their own lives.
Up and coming singer songwriter, Ruy Lopez. Working on his first album. Which includes many songs and stories that he created from experiences as a tow truck driver last summer on Maui.
IDrive a Lana'i based band was on Maui performing at Fleetwoods on front street. So they dropped by the studio to track a song. Written by Billy Kaui and made popular by the talented Ka'au Crater Boys.