As we get closer and closer to Thanksgiving and the Christmas Holiday, we wanted to share with you the latest Playground Recording News. We have been busy updating the studio with fresh paint on the porches and new gear inside the studio.


We just added the following new gear for your enjoyment.

• (1) Api 3124
• (2) Distressors EL8
• (1) Shure Beta 52
• (1) Shure SM7
• (1) Audio Technica 4081 Ribbon microphone
• (1) Advanced Audio CM87

We are very excited about the new gear and the response from our clients has been great.

Session Updates

Regi Stone

We had the pleasure of being apart of Regi’s latest album “Holy Night”. This is Regi’s first ever Christmas record and its going to be a great one. He teamed up with Producer and Arranger Phillip Keveren. Listen to what Regi had to say about this amazing album.

“Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I love feeling the chill in the air, coming home to a warm fire, and making hot cocoa with extra marshmallows for my kids every morning. I can’t wait to begin rushing through the mall with all the last minute shoppers, enjoying my wife’s Red Velvet Cake, and praying for snow on Christmas Eve. Most of all, I love singing about the baby whose birth changed everything.

Over the last several years I’ve wanted to record a Christmas project and I’m so excited that it has finally happened. I trust you’ll enjoy the City of Prague Philharmonic Strings and all the wonderful musicians who contributed their talents to this record. It’s so much easier to sing when the musical backdrop is great. As you play this CD, I hope these songs will become part of your best memories ever. There’s nothing quite like Christmas. May yours be filled to overflowing.”

Peace, Regi

If you want to purchase this album click the buy now link Buy Now!
I you want to learn more about Regi Stone, check out his website www.registone.com

Tim Culpepper

This Summer we had the pleasure of working with Tim Culpepper on his debut album on Mootown Records. With Producer Elbert West and Engineer Matt Coles, they spent the good part of July working on this great traditional country album. The album which is currently being mixed by Grammy nominated engineer Greg Droman, will be released very soon.

Check out his Video

Other Sessions

It has been a very busy few months for us with these great clients.
Brentwood Benson, LifeWay, Hal Leonard, Beth Anderson, Mark Allan, Eric Copeland, Dave Bechtel, Word Records and Tom Fettke. We are looking forward to finishing the year out strong with more label work and a few independent projects.

We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and please don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or sign up for our newsletter so we can stay in touch with you about more exciting studio news and special offers for our subscribers.

Best Wishes,
Tim Coyle
Studio Manager

Playground Recording was proud to have American Idol Contestant, Dave Pittman here recording Vocals and Orchestra for his upcoming album. Dave entrusted the record to Dave Bechtel to produce and together they have created an amazing sounding album. The songs on this album are a wonderful blend of Pop and Soul.

Dave Pittman, an American Idol contestant from Season 9, travels and shares his story of how he lives with Tourette syndrome, yet despite his condition, it does not affect him while he is performing. Dave pushed through obstacles and landed his trip to Hollywood with a golden ticket in hand.

He is now taking his experience from idol, his music, his story, and his talent throughout the US. He continues to impact children, teenagers, college students, and adults by sharing the message that if they “just believe” in themselves, they can accomplish anything, cope with extreme challenges, and live out their dreams.

Check out Dave’s website at www.davepittmanlive.com

Hey everyone! I hope you have had a great summer and are looking forward to the change of seasons. I know for us at Playground, we are excited about some recent changes. We have recently updated Studio B with some REALLY great equipment and are excited about the response from our clients. We will be updating Studio B’s page very soon with some pictures and a new gear list, but in the meantime here is what gear we now have in the studio.

• Radial Workhorse 500 rack with summing mixer
• ProSonus Monitor Station
• (2) Api 512c Mic Pre’s
• Shadow Hills Mono Gama Mic Pre
• Inward Connections “Brute” Compressor/Limiter
• Radial Komit Compressor/Limiter

Recent Sessions

Dave Pittman

Recently we had the pleasure of working with American Idol contestant Dave Pittman on his upcoming album. Producer Dave Bechtel was in Studio B recording vocals with Dave. This album is going to be really great and Dave is an incredible singer and songwriter. If you want more information about him, please checkout his website at www.davepittmanlive.com

Don Moen

We were honored to have Dove Award winning Recording Artist Don Moen record tracks in Studio A for his upcoming album. Don brought in a group of world class musicians and engineers to work along side of him to create his new record. Don has been nominated for 11 Dove Awards and won with his song “God with Us” in 1994. His new Album “Uncharted Territory” will be available later this year. To learn more about Don and follow his amazing ministry please go to his website at www.donmoenandfriends.org

Other notable sessions

In the past few months we have also had these other incredible clients in recording with us. Jim Hammerly….LifeWay….Marty Parks….Bradley Knight….Tom Fettke….Tim Culpepper….Richard Harris….Phil Smith….Dennis Allen…Doug Romanow….Word Records and Keith Christopher with Hal Leonard.

Other News!

We would also like to congratulate our friend Dave Bechtel on the release of Nick Howard’s album. Nick is a incredible singer, songwriter and recording artist, that recorded his last album here in Nashville. We wish Nick the best of luck and all the success he deserves. To hear more of his music check out his site at www.nickhowardmusic.com

Watch his video

Finally be on the lookout for Regi Stone’s New Christmas Album. He is heading in to the studio in next few weeks to begin work on it and we are very excited about it. As always you can follow Regi at www.discoverworship.com or at www.registone.com

We hope you all have a great Fall and please don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or sign up for our newsletter so we can stay in touch with you about more exciting studio news and special offers for our subscribers.

Best Wishes,
Tim Coyle
Studio Manager

Independent Recording Artist

Richard Harris

Playground Recording was proud to have Richard Harris record his debut independently released album. Richard was calling around a few of the recording studios in Nashville, TN and came across our site. We helped him connect with a local producer, Dave Bechtel and he put together a killer band of studio musicians. As part of the recording process we connected him with an amazing songwriter in Chad Cates. Chad helped craft some of Richard Songs and wrote a few new ones with him.

After selecting the songs Dave hired the musicians, we helped find a Grammy Award winning Engineer in Greg Droman, and made this session happen for Richard. The album turned out amazing and Richard is excited to get out and start playing his songs back home in St.Louis.

If your looking to make a record of your own. Please give us a call at (615) 783-0011

It was our pleasure to work with this exciting new independent artist on his new album. Richard was born in Jamaica and now lives in St.Louis. His love for Country Music brought him to Nashville to work with best musicians, producer, engineer and studios.
Check out the EPK that we shot for him while in the studio.

In its more than 200,000 available titles, Hal Leonard Music Publishing represents in print some of the world’s best known and most respected artists, such as: Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Mariah Carey, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Kelly Clarkson, Miles Davis, Neil Diamond, The Doors, Josh Groban, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, Elton John, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Diana Krall, Sarah McLachlan, Pat Metheny, Nirvana, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, The Police, Elvis Presley, Queen, Bonnie Raitt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Sinatra, Sting, Styx, Justin Timberlake, U2, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Who, Hank Williams, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa and hundreds of others, plus the music of Irving Berlin, Disney, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Motown and Rodgers & Hammerstein.

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Nashville Recording Artist Regi Stone and the guys with Discover Worship came into today and had Regi record this beautiful new song “Strong and Mighty God”.


Take a listen and while your at it check out Discover Worship to hear more great music.

Regi Stone is a lifelong musician and award-winning songwriter who spent the last nine years serving as worship leader at Christ Church Nashville. In addition, Regi Stone presents Worship Weekends at churches and speaks at conferences throughout the country. As owner of Belden Worship Resources, he spends much of his time in the studio working on various projects for Discover Worship and his own solo recordings. Regi’s latest album, Everything was released in 2009 and was hailed by Worship Leader Magazine as a “powerful resonating release that is marked by the Holy Spirit”.

“God Loves the Broken is a new song written by Regi Stone. For more great songs of Regi’s check out Discover Worship
Discover Worship

Regi Stone is a lifelong musician and award-winning songwriter who spent the last nine years serving as worship leader at Christ Church Nashville. In addition, Regi presents Worship Weekends at churches and speaks at conferences throughout the country. As owner of Belden Worship Resources, he spends much of his time in the studio working on various projects for Discover Worship and his own solo recordings. Regi’s latest album, Everything was released in 2009 and was hailed by Worship Leader Magazine as a “powerful resonating release that is marked by the Holy Spirit”.

For more information about Regi Stone go to his website at www.registone.com

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