Naveen Dhillon and The Blue Moss on the gear they actually use: one ribbon microphone, a borrowed interface and a room with good light.
Naveen Dhillon — Mohali bedroom setup
Dhillon runs a home studio in Mohali built around a battery-powered synth and a borrowed audio interface. “I recorded ‘Power Cut’ during an actual power cut,” he says. “The windows were open and the neighbor’s dog joined in. That is the whole studio.”
The Blue Moss — One ribbon mic
“Salt and Wood” was recorded with one ribbon microphone placed between two singers in an Asheville barn. “A dog barks during the bridge,” Ruth Calhoun says. “We kept it because it sounded like harmony.”
The gear list
- One ribbon microphone
- One audio interface (borrowed or secondhand)
- A room with good light and minimal traffic noise
- A laptop with any DAW
The room matters more than the gear
Both artists agree: the space you record in shapes the sound more than the equipment. A barn, a closet full of winter coats, a converted flat—these are not compromises. They are choices.
