Lexington Park’s GeeWoo Is Bringing The Recording Studio To Artists

LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — For more than 15 years, GeeWoo has explored different sides of the creative industry. He has made music, directed videos and worked behind the camera. Along the way, he also built a media business with his wife, Kasey Perkins.

Now, instead of asking artists to come to the studio, GeeWoo is bringing the studio to them. Gee Woo recently launched Seven43 Mobile Studio, a mobile recording service that allows artists to record in familiar spaces. “If I’m being completely honest, I just wanted to touch the streets again,” GeeWoo told The BayNet. The idea grew from his belief that modern music production can sometimes feel too polished. As a result, he wants to reconnect artists with the environments where creativity happens naturally. With Seven43, GeeWoo can bring recording equipment into a living room, bedroom, kitchen or another space chosen by the artist. “When an artist doesn’t have to deal with the pressure, sterile vibe, or intimidation of a traditional recording facility, their real voice comes out,” he said.

A Professional Studio Without The Studio

Seven43 Mobile Studio is fully operational, and GeeWoo now brings his recording setup directly to artists. The concept focuses on mobility without giving up the tools he would normally use in a traditional studio. His setup includes a Neumann microphone, Kaotica Eyeball acoustic shield, studio monitors, headphones and a mobile recording interface.

In addition, GeeWoo runs sessions through a MacBook Pro with production software from Antares and iZotope.

That equipment helps him create a controlled recording environment in places that were never designed as studios. For Gee Woo, however, mobility is about more than convenience.“Every single environment carries its own natural acoustic texture,” he said. “Those raw imperfections are what create true sonic uniqueness. ”Rather than remove every characteristic of a room, Gee Woo wants to use some of those differences during the creative process. In that sense, the approach also brings his journey full circle. Long before he started taking a studio to other artists, GeeWoo said he grew up inside one.

Born Into Music

“Music never entered my life I was born into it,” Gee Woo said.

His childhood home doubled as a recording space. According to Gee Woo, his father played several instruments and taught his sons to perform together. His oldest brother, Keez, learned bass guitar. Meanwhile, his brother Chink played drums, and his youngest brother, Capo, played lead guitar.

GeeWoo took the keys. At age 5, he received his first keyboard, a Korg Triton LE. “For us, ‘getting serious’ about music was never an option or an afterthought,” he said. “It was our everyday life, and it was serious from day one. ”That early exposure eventually led to more than 15 years in the music industry. Gee Woo said an older brother became a three-time Grammy-winning producer. He also credits an experienced mentor with helping him enter rooms with established industry figures.

Early in his career, Gee Woo had a straightforward goal. He wanted to make it big. Over time, however, experience changed what “making it” meant to him.

Between D.C. And Southern Maryland

Gee Woo traces part of his creative identity to growing up between two very different environments. He spent his early childhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., before spending his teenage years in Southeast D.C.

Southern Maryland also became a major part of his life. After spending years in St. Mary’s County, Gee Woo began to see how both places shaped his creative perspective. The District gave him what he describes as his edge, rhythm and intuition. Southern Maryland, meanwhile, gave him room to process it.

“St. Mary’s became the laboratory where I could decompress, reflect, and channel the raw energy and stories I gathered in DC into structured, deliberate art,” Gee Woo said.Moving between the two environments also taught him how to understand different people and perspectives. “DC gives my work its pulse, hunger, and grounded realism, while Southern Maryland gives it perspective, patience, and the clarity to step back and look at the bigger picture,” he said.

Ultimately, that balance continues to influence his work.“I don’t just create from one vantage point — I build from the space in between,” Gee Woo said.

From Music To The Camera

Music eventually led Gee Woo toward another creative outlet. Cameras were already familiar because his family often documented life through home videos. His interest became more serious after his younger brother filmed a music video. His younger brother told him the process was not as easy as it looked. Gee Woo took that as a challenge.

Soon afterward, he began teaching himself videography and started by shooting music videos for a close friend. According to Gee Woo, that work eventually led to opportunities with artists throughout the area. Photography followed when clients began asking him to take still images. As his skills expanded, working behind the camera changed how Gee Woo viewed himself as a creator. “When you master both sound and image, you stop thinking in single tracks and start thinking in complete worlds,” he said. To Gee Woo, music and visuals now work together. “Every beat has a color palette, and every frame has a rhythm,” he said.

Turning Creativity Into A Family Business

Eventually, Gee Woo taught his wife the skills he had developed behind the camera. Today, the couple works together through a creative media company that offers photography, videography, graphic design and music production.Still, GeeWoo does not view those areas as separate careers. Instead, he sees each discipline as another part of the same creative journey.“Each medium is simply another instrument in the arrangement,” he said. That perspective allowed him to move between different forms of creative work without feeling like he had abandoned what came before. It also helped set the stage for Seven43 Mobile Studio.

A Night That Changed His Direction

Gee Woo’s relationship with music also changed as his priorities shifted. He points to Nov. 11, 2022, as a defining moment in his life.

Gee Woo describes that night as a seven-hour spiritual awakening. During the experience, he said he reconsidered his relationship with the music industry and his reasons for creating.

At one point, he was prepared to leave music entirely. “I was ready to walk away from everything shut down the studio, drop the instruments, and cut ties with the creative world for good,” he said. Instead, GeeWoo said the experience strengthened his Christian faith and gave his creative work a different purpose. The moment also marked his transition from the name Xavi Parker to Gee Woo. “The music itself wasn’t the problem; the master I was serving with it was,” he said. Today, faith guides the music and other creative work he produces, according to Gee Woo. “That night didn’t end my music; it consecrated it,” he said.

Bringing It Back To The Streets

Years later, Seven43 Mobile Studio represents another evolution in Gee Woo’s creative journey. However, he does not see the studio as abandoning anything that came before it.

Music taught him rhythm and discipline. Photography and videography later added perspective and composition. Entrepreneurship, in turn, gave him a way to combine those skills. Now, the mobile studio brings those experiences back to where his story began: making music in ordinary spaces.This time, Gee Woo arrives with years of experience and a professional recording setup. He also wants Seven43 to reduce barriers for artists who may feel uncomfortable in a conventional studio. “I want this mobile setup to break down every barrier to entry,” he said.

In particular, Gee Woo wants artists to focus on creating rather than adjusting to an unfamiliar environment. His goal, he said, is to capture “moments of pure authenticity right where people live.” That philosophy connects the new studio with the larger legacy he hopes to build.

Building A Legacy Beyond The Work

Gee Woo said his career has included setbacks, losses and periods of rebuilding. Over time, those experiences changed the way he defines success. “I don’t need people to just remember me by a tracklist, a portfolio, or a business name,” he said. Instead, Gee Woo wants his work to create opportunities for others. Family, faith and community now sit at the center of the legacy he hopes to leave. “I want my legacy to be that I genuinely wanted to see family and my community succeed,” he said. Beyond his own accomplishments, Gee Woo hopes people remember how he used his creative skills to help others move forward. “That I used every gift, every camera lens, every studio session, and every open door to lift others up and show them what is possible,” he said. Seven43 Mobile Studio is currently accepting bookings.

Artists interested in learning more can contact GeeWoo through Instagram at @GeewooYah or by email at GeewooYah@gmail.com, or his booking site.