Soundcheck CD Review - Jane Mays Hungry
Joe Wertz, OK Gazette 6/25/2008

Race Baker of Broken Sky
"I think what Casey does is a gift to the local music scene. I feel lucky to have worked with him. You get a real honest deal at Inner State. You couldn't hope for a more welcoming and comfortable place to record. Too bad there aren't more places like this where you can explore yourself as a musician. Inner State Studio is golden and real."

Inner State Studio Fulfills Musical Niche in MidCity
Criag Gunsauley, MidCity Advocate 10/19/06

Music's Inner State
Robert Cole, Nonzine 7/21/06

Linda "Pootinella"Christy of LOOSE SHOES
"Recording had always been such a daunting activity to me. It would concretize the sounds I emanate and forever hold to scrutiny the dissonant with the melodious, the fumble with the flow, the accidental with the deliberate.

How fortunate, then, to have Casey Friedman's Inner State Studio as an environment for solidifying sounds.  In the first place, Casey understands what Loose Shoes is about.  Casey's a musician's musician, which means he understands music at its essence, without qualifiers of genre, type, or style.  He knows music....period. So he's able to just meld into our eclecticism with absolute ease.

He also understands very well, increasingly so, the equipment and tools he uses.  He manipulates the controls and sound the way an artist paints a painting or a musician plays a fugue.

When you climb the steps up to Inner State, just above The Horn Trader music store, you are greeted with the sense that you're entering a "space" that is not just any space.  It's special in that it's got a calm and relaxing atmosphere and ghosts of sound from so many creative sonic sessions that came before.  This is a space where innovation takes place, which endows it with a bit of reverence in my mind.

Recording at Inner State has been so much fun and so rewarding that I got over being nervous about it immediately.  What a treat to make music in such an inspiring place!  And then to produce something that I actually LIKE, and to do it with an enjoyable, productive collaboration with Casey and the rest of the band......well, it's been so great!!!!

This is to thank Casey for being there for us musicians who walk outside the lines a little and who need a collaborator instead of a controller. Thanks Inner State Studio and Casey Friedman for our mirror of music!"

Loose Shoes "Killer Diller"
Preston Jones, OKG 10/5/05

Reverb Brothers Warm Up for Reverend Heat
Doug Hill, Norman Transcript 8/26/05

Billy Tilman of The Tom and Billy Show
"Casey's studio is a relaxing place to work. I felt at ease and I felt he understood what we were trying to accomplish. Casey is patient and a good listener, which seems to me to be indispensable in his business."

Various Artists
Preston Jones, OKG 4/6/05

Lisa Curl "Wish I Were Japanese"
Preston Jones, OKG 3/30/05

Reverb Bros. “Adult Entertainment”
Gene Triplett, Daily Oklahoman 2/25/05

Ray Wyssmann of the Simoleons
A very large thank you to our collaborator Casey Friedman, Proprietor and Wonkavator Operator of Inner State Studio. It was nice not having to deal with someone else's agenda and just get on with what we wanted to do!"

Reverb Bros "Adult Entertainment"
Preston Jones, OKG 2/16/05

The Simoleons "Twisty Little World"
Preston Jones, OKG 12/29/04

God TV "Surfing The Remote Controls"
Preston Jones, OKG 11/24/04

Robert Timmons, Executive Vice President of Fernandes Guitars and Hiwatt Amplification USA, North Hollywood, CA
"From the beginning, Casey has performed his job with enthusiasm and professionalism. Throughout his time with us he has consistently displayed a remarkable ability to cope in high stress situations. I give you my highest recommendation with the knowledge that Casey will serve you with devotion, intelligence, and experience."

the Black Ship "Age of Surrender"
Vox 2004

The 25-Year-Old Set
Deborah Benjamin, OKG 10/13/04

Dizzy Heights "Nothing Is What It Seems"
Preston Jones, OKG 9/14/04

Ric Poulin, Owner of Bristol Studios Boston, MA
"To whom it may concern: Casey Friedman has been on an engineering internship at Bristol Studios for the past several months. During his internship he demonstrated well above average progress, skill and willingness to work hard as well as the ability to act as a team member. As an intern he has shown diligence, timeliness and initiative in getting projects done. I would definitely recommend him for a position in the audio industry.

Dizzy Heights "Nothing Is What It Seems"
Sean Ridenour, VOX

Derek Brown
Preston Jones, OKG 11/27/03

Hope's the Carrot - "Conspiracy of Silence"
Sean Ridenour, VOX magazine

Loose Shoes
"WE LOVE CASEY!!!"

Ghetto Blaster - "The Ghetto Blaster EP"
Sean Ridenour, VOX magazine

Finding the Inner State
George Lang, OKG 12/18/03

The Disposables
Loud Magazine (RIP) 2003
 
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