MAY 19-20, 2009

Thanks to everyone who attended Mix Nashville 2009! Look for videos and more coming soon ...

If there remains any doubt about the power and influence that analog holds in the recording industry, it was dispelled rather quickly at the second-annual Mix Nashville. From the opening-night party at House of Blues Studios to the closing panel on production for The Raconteurs and Kings of Leon, it was clear that Nashville—a community that embraced digital early and has pioneered hybrid production techniques—remains an analog town at heart.

Mix Nashville, a two-day panel and exhibition event held at the Soundcheck rehearsal facility, kicked off May 18 with a party at the newly rechristened House of Blues Studios Nashville (formerly East Iris Studios) in Berry Hill, hosted by owner Gary Belz, studio manager Mike Paragone, engineer Heather Sturm, chief tech Ted Wheeler and de facto resident engineer Trina Shoemaker. Guests were treated to some fine Memphis grub from Neely’s BBQ in the main building, whose centerpiece Studio A, a decidedly analog room, recently hosted sessions with Yusuf Islam and was featured on the cover of Mix’s May 2009 issue. Guests were also allowed a sneak peek at the brand-spanking-new Pro Tools production house across the street, the first step in an expansion that will soon be followed by the addition of a transplanted Studio D from House of Blues Memphis and a second studio building recently purchased next door. Read the full wrap-up.

Read the full details of what happened during the panels