”The Two Fish Recording Studio located on the corner of Grove Street and Second Street is definitely one of the funkiest places in town.  My group just happened to be passing the studio when the current residents arrived and were kind enough to offer us a complete tour of the interior of the building.  The building definitely gives the block a distinctly unique feeling, being that it was once a church and most of the exterior remains unchanged. Upon entering through the rear entrance you descend a small flight of stairs to the basement floor.  The entire recording studio, which is located on this floor, is divided into four main rooms.  The first room is on your right immediately after stepping off the stairs, and serves as the control room.  The room has quite a few mixing boards and various other electrical equipment essential for recording.  In front of the mixing boards is a giant soundproof window looking out to the rest of the floor.  The next room takes up most of the space on the floor and seems to serve the most functions.  It is an open room with many chairs and various paintings on the wall.  Most, if not all the musicians of the band commonly occupy this room.  Off to the right of this room is a booth specially designed for a band’s vocalists.  It is a small, enclosed area that features soundproofed walls to prevent echoes from appearing on the recording.  The final recording area on the floor is a rectangular room located directly opposite the entry stairs.   Apparently this room is only used when they want to get a distinct sound from a certain instrument.  There is one additional room on this floor that is used as a sleeping area for bands while they are making a recording.  There is another flight of stairs near this room that leads to the main entrance and the actual church hall.  The main hall is currently filled with various boxes and other objects that are yet to find a permanent home within the building.  The church’s pews are still intact and the owners have plans of renovating the whole hall into an area where they could have live concerts.  This will definitely give Mankato yet another funky characteristic.  We did not tour the owner’s private residence, but it appeared to take up approximately one third of the main floor.”