We are a recording studio/post-production facility featuring two well equipped rooms designed to meet the needs of any project, large or small. Located in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida just miles from the local beaches, Mana Studios has attracted artists from all over the globe. Owned by renown producer and Hate Eternal frontman, Erik Rutan, we are equipped with a staff that has worked on countless national acts, and includes producers Brian Elliott and Shawn Ohtani. If you have any questions about our studio or a project you would like to bring to us, please feel free to contact us.

Current Projects:

• September: Aeon (Metal Blade)
• Mixer: Erik Rutan
• Studio: ARoom
• November: The Absence(Metal Blade)
• Producer: Brian Elliott and The Absence
• Studio: B Room

Upcoming Projects:

• November/December: Death Before Dying
• Producer: Brian Elliott
• Studio: B room
• December: Deus Invictus
• Mixer: Brian Elliott
• Studio: B Room

Recent Projects:

• Annotations Of An Autopsy The Reign Of Darkness(Nuclear Blast)
• Mixer: Erik Rutan
• Nile,Those Whom The Gods Detest(Nuclear Blast)
• Proucer: Neil Kernon w/Erik Rutan
• Rock Band, mixes for 3 undisclosed songs for the upcoming
• Metal Download Pack
• Mixer: Erik Rutan w/assistance from Brian Elliott



• Behelit, Of Anger And Ambition
• Producer: Brian Elliott
• Goatwhore, Carving Out The Eyes Of God (Metal Blade)
• Producer: Erik Rutan
• Debuted at #190 on The Billboard Top 200
• and #67 on the Top New Artists Charts
• Graves of Valor, Salarian Gate (Relapse Records)
• Producer: Brian Elliott
• Cannibal Corpse, Evisceration Plague(Metal Blade)
• Producer: Erik Rutan
• Debuted at #66 on The Billboard Top 200
• Into The Moat, The Campaign (Metal Blade)
• Producer: Erik Rutan
• Ares, Kill Gore Sledge (Dark Harvest)
• Producer: Brian Elliott
• Cancerslug, Tales Of A Butcher (Slugcult/Drink Blood)
• Producer: Brian Elliott

• Dawn Of Azazel, Relentless (Unique Leader)
• Producer: Brian Elliott
• Kult Ov Azazel, Destroying The Sacred ( Artic Music Group)
• Producer: Brian Elliott

Studio Updates:

• We recently equipped Studio A with a Vintech 473, 4 channel mic preamp, giving us four more channels of vintage Neve style quality.We also have a new phone number! It's listed on our contact page.

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