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Watching movies on SatelliteTV.net may give you the impression that Atlanta’s all fried chicken and Braves games but there’s a really active recording and music community here, too. Ludacris isn’t Atlanta’s only export and there are dozens of quality recording studios here to prove it. Here are a few of our favorites:
Patchwerk Recording Studios – Despite the oddly-spelled name, Patchwerk is actually one of the most respected names in recording in the Southeast. They’ve got four locations and lots of trained employees who can help anyone put together a professional demo tape.
Tree Sound Studios – The most unique studio in all of Atlanta is also its greenest – Tree Sound is totally eco-friendly and they specialize in artists with a decidedly new age slant. They’re right in the heart of the city for convenience, too.
Solar Sound Studio – This is the place to go if you need in-house mixing services and the latest and greatest recording technologies behind your tracks. Solar Sound has a laundry list of famous clients to vouch for them as well as all types of professional accreditations.

Elliot Easton, the guitarist for The Cars, has been spending a little time behind the boards in Scottsdale, Arizona at Brick Road Studio producing on a few select projects. Musicians wishing to work with the rock legend should contact the studio to submit their project for Easton’s consideration. Brick Road’s in-house producer and engineer Scott Leader is helping to arrange sessions with the classic rock icon.

Brick Road Studio offers the latest in recording technology including the finest professional software for digital recording. The studio offers a wide array of equipment including everything from Read the rest of this entry »

Peter Gabriel was in a quandary. Although the owner of his own studio, Real World in Wiltshire, his collaborators were urging him to use AIR Studios instead to record his two classically-themed albums, “Scratch My Back’ (2010) and “New Blood’ (2011.) He decided to book Lyndhurst Hall at AIR studios. The former album became a critical success, while the latter album has not been officially released yet.

London is far more convenient for musicians to get to than out of the Read the rest of this entry »

Producer Steve Albini had a specific vision when he founded Electrical Audio in 1997. The Chicago recording studio went against the grain of the digital age and used exclusively analog equipment. Albini had never been a fan of digital recording so the studio he built featured top of the line analog set-ups all around including the tape recorders and mixing decks.

In 2007, some digital capabilities were added, but the studio assured everyone that Albini had not experienced a Read the rest of this entry »

Ardent Studios in Memphis, the studio that has played host to Bob Dylan, ZZ Top, R.E.M. and Led Zeppelin is celebrating its 45th Anniversary in style – by the complete renovation and upgrading of its Studio C.

At the heart of the new-look studio will be a state-of-the-art 48-channel SSL Duality console. Ardent remains committed to its history by retaining its decommissioned Neve V as a vintage alternative in the control room. In the same vein, Read the rest of this entry »