Le Mobile, Inc., is a world renowned mobile recording studio company founded by Guy Charbonneau in 1973 in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Since 1984 it has been based in Carlsbad, California.
Still owned and operated by Guy Charbonneau, Le Mobile is recognised as one of the heavyweights in the remote mobile recording industry. Recording, Mixing, CD, DVD 5.1, motion picture and theatrical music scoring and soundtracks as well as live concert performances such as the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Le Mobile has won numerous awards in the recording industry including an Emmy at the 52nd Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Guy Charbonneau.
At the heart of Le Mobile lies a legendary, impeccably maintained, Neve 8058, a console that the even most discerning Producers, Engineers and sound connoisseurs will fully appreciate, setting it apart from competitors in these digital console days.
In addition, they have an extraordinarily comprehensive suite of outboard gear combined with Dual Protools using Apogee converters.
With its wealth of analog equipment Le Mobile is able to capture it right the first time, making it the most economical way to record your project as opposed to having to fix it in the mix later!
In Cleveland, Ohio Charbonneau recorded the soundtrack for One Trick Pony with Paul Simon in 1980, which was his first of many projects in the United States.
Over the years, Charbonneau has recorded a wide variety of musical artists. Some of the major solo artists recorded by Le Mobile include: Gwen Stefani, Faith Hill, Eric Clapton, Christina Aguilera, Peter Gabriel, Fleetwood Mac, Beyonce, Andrea Bocelli, Kenny Chesney, Roger Waters, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Joe Jackson and Van Morrison.
In this video Marc Daniel Nelson takes us through the incredible Le Mobile’s Truck and discusses the gear and history with Guy.
