Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Buddy Guy records at 16 Ton Studios in Nashville, TN.

by Danny on April 21, 2012

Legendary blues singer and guitarist, Buddy Guy, dropped into 16 Ton Studios in Nashville a few weeks ago and burned it up with some tracks for the new, upcoming release from Robert Randolph and The Family Band. Buddy is widely regarded as one of the finest guitarists on the planet and was a seminal influence on the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton just to name a few. We were proud to have Buddy in and to go with his incredible playing ability, he’s one heck of a nice guy. You can hear Buddy’s tracks on the new Robert Randolph and The Family Band record so keep your ears open!

{ 0 comments }

16 Ton Studio adds vintage Neumann (Telefunken) U47 to the mic locker

by Danny on April 21, 2012

The Neumann U47 is likely the most recognized microphone in both sound and appearance in the world. From Frank Sinatra to the Beatles to Elvis Presley and loads of current artists, the U47 is still the weapon of choice for capturing great performances.
This new addition is a 1956 U47M with the vaunted VF-14 tube and legendary M-7 capsule. We hope you consider 16 Ton Studios in Nashville for your next project!

{ 0 comments }

Industry pro, Joe Galante visits 16 Ton Studios in Nashville

February 27, 2012

We had the great fortune of having music industry veteran, Joe Galante, stop by 16 Ton Studios in Nashville for a listen last week. Mr. Galante has for decades been one of the music industry’s top movers and shakers. From his start in 1971 at RCA Records-NY as a budget analyst to becoming the head [...]

Read the full article →

Chris Estes w/CLASP finishing up video tutorial today

February 20, 2012

As Nashville’s first commercial recording studio to offer the incredible CLASP system, we’re really happy to have had Chris Estes (and Amy) with their crew from Endless Analog in the studio for the past three days. The CLASP movement is taking the world’s studios by storm and you can find the systems installed in the [...]

Read the full article →

EDDIE KRAMER-MUSIC ROW SHOW INTERVIEW

February 17, 2012

Legendary Engineer and Producer, Eddie Kramer, has some great things to say about 16 Ton Studios in this very cool interview from last month on the Music Row Show (1510 WLAC). Eddie has engineered and/or produced…The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Kiss, Peter Frampton…well, you get the picture. This is a great [...]

Read the full article →

Historic 1881 Steinway A Grand Piano arrives at 16 Ton Studios on Music Row in Nashville

September 3, 2011

Yesterday was a great day here at 16 Ton Studios Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Not only was it a beautiful afternoon it was even better when the sun flashed off of the perfect, ebony patina of an incredible Steinway Grand as it was rolled out of the back of a very, very secure moving [...]

Read the full article →

16 Ton installs CLASP!

June 2, 2011

More to come on this in the very near future but just a bit for now. Everybody here at 16 Ton Recording Studios in Nashville, including myself, is fired up about the installation of a new CLASP system! 16 Ton is the first commercial Nashville studio to have one of these permanently installed. CLASP (Closed [...]

Read the full article →

Paul McDonald (of The Grand Magnolias) – Top Ten American Idol Contestant recording at Sixteen Ton in Nashville TN

March 30, 2011

Paul McDonald (American Idol Top Ten Contestant Season 10) and The Grand Magnolias rocking out their latest album at Sixteen Ton Recording Studios in Nashville Tennessee. Ken Coomer, formerly of Wilco, and producer of many (Chetes, Steve Earle, Tim Finn, Will Hoge, Jars of Clay, Emmylou Harris, Shaver…) produced the record here in January 2011.  Patrick Miller engineered the [...]

Read the full article →

Johnny Henry in the Studio, and more!

February 5, 2010

Hey there all, 16 Ton back for another tour of the recording world through our eyes and ears! Well, there’s been a lot going on in Nashville lately, as is usually the case, but a few things have happened around our world recently we felt we ought to share with you all. First, Johnny Henry, [...]

Read the full article →

Howard Livingston and Mile Marker 24 in the studio!!!

January 23, 2010

Hello there, its  another beautiful day of Nashville recording here at 16 Ton Studios! Well folks, in our last blog the nice weather that has recently given a warm brush to our fair city was mentioned; a fitting segway to today’s blog as the warm sunny glow of Howard Livingston and Mile Marker 24 have [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries