Founded by sound engineer John McBride, and his wife country artist Martina McBride, in 2002, Blackbird has become Nashville’s preeminent sound studio. The Blackbird complex now includes nine studios and houses, The Blackbird Academy, a post-secondary audio engineering school.
In this pureMix.net Exclusive, pureMix mentor Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton) & studio owner John Mcbride takes you on a private, in-depth tour of Blackbird studio for a behind-the-scenes look at where the legends make records.
00:00 Welcome to Blackbird Studio in Nashville
00:10 History, Memories & Insight
13:34 Control Room A
14:49 The Mic Locker
23:21 Studio B
25:00 The other Mic locker
28:01 The tech shop
30:30 Exterior infrastructure
32:13 Building 2
35:40 The Chamber
38:00 The Big Room
39:30 Spare storage and locker
40:11 The massive amps storage
41:05 Blackbird Rental (preamps; compressors, pedals…)
49:40 Studio H
52:12 The C Room (Blackbird famous absorbers)
01:01:20 The Birdhouse
01:02:35 The Drum Collection
01:07:03 The Powerhouse
01:07:35 The Blackbird Academy
01:09:00 The Ultimate Beatles fan?
About Vance Powell:
Vance studied electrical engineering in Missouri and started his career in live sound as a front-of-house engineer. In 2002, he moved to Nashville in order to become studio manager and chief engineer at the legendary Black Bird studios in Nashville. In 2006, he co-founded Sputnik studios along with Grammy-winning engineer Mitch Dane, still in Nashville.
More about Vance: https://www.puremix.net/mentors/vance…
More about blackbird studio: https://www.blackbirdstudio.com/
Wanna learn what’s not on youtube?
Join the largest community of producers and engineers. Produce, Record, Mix & Master with pureMix
💬 Get feedback on your mixes and music: https://www.puremix.net/mix-tank
🎧 Train your ears in our How To listen series: https://www.puremix.net/how-to-listen-series.html
📺 Learn what’s not on youtube w/ +300 videos: https://www.puremix.net/tutorials/all-courses.html
👥 Learn more about our mentors: https://www.puremix.net/mentors.html
Follow pureMix for exclusive excerpts and latest news
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/puremix.net/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puremixonline/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PuremixOnline
More info on Where legends make records: Blackbird Studio Tour with John McBride Nashville, TN
Where legends make records: Blackbird Studio Tour with John McBride Nashville, TN - BingNews Search results
-
26 Best Things to Do in Nashville, Tennessee
Other essential things to do in Nashville include visiting the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum and the Grand Ole Opry for a behind-the-scenes tour ... records, and then head to Historic RCA ...
-
John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge
U.S. News Insider Tip: Grab your camera (or phone) and walk this picturesque bridge, stopping midway for a fantastic selfie with the Nashville ... records, and then head to Historic RCA Studio ...
-
John Oliver bringing ‘Live’ tour to Nashville, TN
The 100 deadliest days of summer are underway, according to AAA. It’s the time period between Memorial Day and Labor Day that teen drivers are most vulnerable on the roads. Metro police say a 16 ...
-
Nashville, TN
Nashville is known as the center of the music industry, earning it the nickname Music City. Nashville is also a center for the health care, banking and transportation industries and is home to a ...
-
Inside Blackbird: one of the world's top recording studios launches subscription service
Blackbird Studio in Nashville has launched a subscription ... The streaming platform is the idea of Blackbird owner John McBride, who founded the studio with his wife and country musician wife ...
-
John & Martina McBride’s Blackbird Studio Launches Music Education Platform
By Jessica Nicholson A decade ago, sound engineer John McBride ... Martina McBride launched Blackbird Academy — an educational extension of the couple’s Nashville recording studio, Blackbird ...
-
Illumination is Not the Right Studio to Make a ‘Legend of Zelda’ Film
Top among the contenders is The Legend ... studios could deliver an amazing Zelda series. What about Powerhouse Animation Studios, which was behind Castlevania? They don’t have to make everythin ...
-
Martina McBride
Recorded in Nashville at John and Martina McBride's Blackbird Studio, the two-song release ... (MTSU), recreating The Judds’ 1991 farewell tour for a special televised event featuring Wynonna ...
-
Psychiatrists in Nashville, TN
I am a board certified psychiatrist in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee ... counselors & nurse practitioners in the middle TN area I’m uniquely qualified to treat the whole you.
-
Best Hospitals in Nashville, TN
Hospitals that are not regionally ranked are ordered alphabetically. This metro area includes Franklin, Murfreesboro, and Davidson County. How We Rank and Rate Hospitals Nashville, TN 37232-2102 ...