Find your inspiration

Flóki Studios was created to share the inspiration, soul, and energy of Iceland.

The studio was named for the bold Viking Flóki, who followed the path of a raven to discover Iceland more than 1,000 years ago.

Floki Raven flying left

Around the year 868 AD, the Norwegian Viking Flóki Vilgerdason set sail to establish a settlement in Iceland. Legend has it that he made a pact with three ravens who joined his ship. Believing they would help him find land, he asked them to guide him on his way. At sea, Flóki set the first raven free, and it flew toward the rear of the ship. The second raven took to the air and flew off to the Faroe Islands. But the third raven flew out ahead of the ship with strong purpose, so Flóki set his course to follow the third raven. In time he found land; that land would become known as Iceland. Flóki settled and lived the rest of his life in our beautiful valley, Flókadalur - The Valley of Flóki.

Flóki’s story is Icelandic lore, and his use of ravens for maritime navigation earned him the name ‘Raven Flóki.’

Raven Floki

Raven Flóki’s story has inspired generations. He has featured in books, novels, and on television, and a monument in his honor was built in our valley, just upstream from our studio. We are proud to create our own tribute to Raven Flóki— a world-class recording studio where artists create and collaborate in a relaxed environment with outstanding gear and amenities, surrounded by the striking natural beauty of the Icelandic coastline which is there for artists to explore and enjoy. Whether it is marveling at the northern lights or getting the adrenaline going with rafting, surfing, hiking, biking or horseback riding… Flóki Studios offers artists an escape from the real world, inspiring creativity and friendship.

Flóki Studios offers a platform for artists to explore their passion on the edge of the arctic circle. Like Flóki, we have followed our own ravens here to help inspire those that inspire the world.

Studio Equipment

 

  • 1920 Oscar Schmidt Concert Acoustic Guitar

    1930 Oscar Schmidt Parlor Guitar

    Collings D2H Acoustic Guitar

    2018 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Tobacco Burst

    Gibson 1964 ES-335 Reissue

    New Fender Vintera Road Worn ’60s Stratocaster Lake Placid Blue

    2014 Rickenbacker 360W

    Gretsch G5715 Electromatic Lap Steel

    New Fender Vintera ’60s Jazz Bass

    Fender Ventura ’50s P Bass

    1965 Fender Vintage P Bass

    Fender 68 Custom Twin Reverb

    Fender 65 Twin Reverb

    Fender 68 Custom Princeton Reverb

    Vox AC 15

    Supro 1696 RT Reverb Combo Amp

    Ampeg 4x10 Cab

    Darkglass Alpha-Omega 500 Bass Head

    Jerry Garcia-Owned Leslie Guitar Preamp Pedal

    Nord Stage 3 88

    1973 Mark 1 Fender Rhodes

    1964/65 Hammond C3 with modified Leslie 122/147 Cab

    Moog One Synth

    Moog Matriarch

    Sequential Prophet 5

    Novation Launch Key 61

    Arturia DrumBrute Impact

    Dunlop Crybaby Wah

    Strymon Bluesky Pedal

    Strymon El Capistan Delay

    Death by Audio Fuzz

    Death by Audio Echo Dream 2

    Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret

    Catalinbread Adineko Delay

    Echo Fix Tape Echo

    MXR Vintage Phase

    Electro Harmonix POG 2

    Electro Harmonix Soul Food

    Electro Harmonix Micro Q Tron

    JHS Moonshine Pedal

    1966/67 Ludwig Super Classic Drum Kit

    Ludwig Classic Maple MOD Kit

    1 Zildjian 21” A Sweet Ride

    1 Zildjian 18” A Custom Medium Crash

    1 Avedis 22” Ride

    13” New Beat Hi Hats

    20” Zildjian K Custom Dark Ride

    14” Zildjian K Hats

    22” Zildjian K Custom Medium Ride

    19” Zildjian K Custom Hybrid Crash

    18” Zildjian K Constantinople Crash

    16” Zildjian K Custom Dark Crash

    16” Zildjian K Custom Sweet Crash

    Ludwig Black Beauty brass Snare Drum 14” x 6.5”

    1972 Ludwig ‘Jazz Festival’ Snare Drum

    Late ’40s/Early ’50s WFL Ludwig ‘Supreme Concert’ Snare Drum

    1962 Ludwig ‘Acrolite’ 1st Generation Snare Drum

    Mickey Hart-owned ’80s Roland Octopad

  • 1 Coles 4038 Stereo Matched Pair

    1 Coles 4038 Stereo Mic

    1 AEA R88A Active Stereo Ribbon Microphone

    1 AEA R84 Ribbon Single

    1 Vanguard V44S gen2 Stereo FET Condenser Microphone

    1 Scope Labs Periscope Omnidirectional Microphone with Built-in Compressor

    1 Wunder Audio CM7 S

    4 Josephson e22S

    1 Neumann KM 184 MT— Stereo Pair, Black

    1 Beyerdynamic M 88 TG

    2 Electro Voice RE20s

    4 Sennheiser MD 421 II

    8 Shure SM57s

    4 Shure SM58s

    2 Shure Beta 52A

    1 Royer Labs R-122 MKll— Matched Pair

    1 AKG PZM30 D Boundary Layer Microphone

    1 Vintage Neumann U67

    1 Neumann U 47 FET Collectors Edition

    1 Neumann U 87 Ai Stereo Set—Nickel

    AKG C 414 XL II/ST

    Earthworks DK7 Drum FullKit

    Wunder Audio CM7 FET S

*additional backline information available upon request.

 

Console, Tape Machines and Outboard Gear

 

  • API 2448 Fully Analog 24 Channel Console w/2 complete audio paths in every channel, for true ‘inline’ simultaneous analog tracking and monitoring. Equipped with automation and 529c Stereo Compressor

  • Mara MCI JH24 2’’ 24-Track, Mara MCI JH24 2’’ 16-Track, + Mara MCI JH110 1⁄2” 2-Track Tape Machines

  • Tascam 388 Studio 1⁄4” 8-Track Tape Recorder and Mixer

  • Full DAW compatibility with Pro Tools Ultimate HDX, and Logic Pro X

  • Universal Audio UAD-2 Sat TB3 with UAD Ultimate Bundle

  • 16 Channels of Neve 1073 preamps

  • 4 UAD 1176 LN Classic Limiting Amplifiers

  • 4 Chandler Limited RS124 Compressors

  • 2 Mercury M76m MKII Tube Amplifiers

  • Gyraf G22 Dual Stero Vari-Mu Compressor

  • 2 Pultec EQP-1A Program Equalizers

  • 2 Universal Audio LA-610 Mk II Tube Channel Strips

  • 1 Chandler Germanium Compressor—Matched Pair

  • 1 API Select T25 2-Channel Tube Compressor

  • 1 Smart Research C2M Stereo Compressor

  • 3 Empirical Labs EL8X-S Distressors—Stereo Pair

  • 1 Echo Fix EF-X2 Tape Echo

  • 1 Purple Audio MC77 FET Compressor

  • 8 Pultec EQP-500X 500 Series Program Equalizers

  • Aviom Mix320-A Personal Mixing System

  • Fully integrated in studio video recording and stream capabilities:

    • 2 Canon EOS C70 cinema cameras

    • 3 Canon 4k PZT CRN300 Dome Cameras

    • Blackmagic Design ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K

    • Blackmagic Design ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel

    • 4 Aja Helos

 
 
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