“I want everyone playing together, in the same room, pissed off or whatever. To achieve this, White says they work with any artist’s budget and all recordings are done live, in one room. They’ve made it a point to open their doors to other local artistic ventures, such as King Camel Productions and Vice Palace, to help bolster the community.ĭescribing the studio, White says, “Let me put it this way, we don’t look fancy, but we do have fancy gear.” He adds that the idea for the studio was to be affordable with a “neighborhood studio feel” and a can-do attitude, which is more than enough to make an impact. Opened by Aquaholics bassist Josh White and Street Arabs co-frontman/guitarist Matt Powers in the fall of 2014, this recording studio caters to the grittier, grungier varieties of rock, such as punk and noise. Right behind Reno’s Chop Shop in Deep Ellum is Aqua Lab Sound Recordings - and they are punk as fuck. Aqua Lab Sound Recordings (Deep Ellum)Īrtists who dig it: Blands, Party Static, Blood Letters I've had more than one spiritual musical experience behind that console.”ĩ. I've literally done it at Palmyra.” He adds, “It has its limitations for sure, but that's how the magic happens sometimes. Stephen Ketner of Dallas’ Stevie James Trio calls Palmyra the “perfect studio for the analog purist.” For Ketner, visiting Palmyra is “a true vintage experience, the kind you read about in rock mythology where the band locked themselves in the studio for a month. Palmyra Studios was founded by legendary sound engineer Paul “Pappy” Middleton after decades of touring, mixing and recording some of the greatest musicians alive, including the Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt. Basically, Palmyra Studios is the Sonic Ranch of the DFW. Situated on 65 acres of pure, Ellis county privacy, inside of the original family’s farmhouse, circa 1903, there’s a solid, 100-year-old cedar control room with loads of analog gear, a vintage mic collection and a 1969 Abbey Road Class A Neve 8038 console. Unless, of course, you venture over to Palmyra Studios. Thirty minutes south of Dallas is the sleepy little town of Palmer, where nothing much happens all of the time. These 10 offer the best bang for a band's buck, but don't just take our word for it - take the musicians' themselves, who offer their opinions below.Īrtists who dig it: Chuck Rainey, Kirk Thurmond and the Millennials, The Stevie James Trio In fact, as the local music scene has enjoyed an upswing in recent years, its been powered in part by a host of new studios - as well as time-tested veterans. Behind every great record there's a recording studio, and in the sprawl of Dallas-Fort Worth, musicians have plenty of options to choose from.
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