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Welcome to AFAB Studio in Nashville, TN. Owned, operated and lived in by TOMMY COOPER, AFAB offers full production packages, demo packages and hourly services. Whether it's full production, overdubbing, editing, vocal production, tuning or mixing, AFAB will get it done. We also have one of the finest pianos in Nashville, which makes it a great place for everything from simple piano/vocal song demos to solo piano recordings. WHAT'S NEW AT AFAB
A DOVE NOMINATION! That's what's new! The soundtrack for Billy: the Early Years is nominated this year and I co-produced one song on it. The song is "Almost Persuaded" and is sung by Josh Turner, who played the part of George Beverley Shea in the movie. Tracey Phillips played the AFAB Baldwin Concert Grand Piano and I mixed it here at AFAB. It's certainly an honor to see my name listed among some true luminaries in our field. And, while it's "PC" to wish all my fellow nominees the best of luck (and I do), I would be less than honest if I didn't admit that I REALLY want to win. Also new on the website is a step by step guide to analog tape machine alignment. For some reason, I have been asked about this several times in the last few months. So I've added this little tutorial to the Music Tips page.
A very special welcome to those of you who are first time visitors to this site. This website is intended to be not only a calling card for my company but also a resource for those of you who are trying to learn more about making good records. The recording industry has changed drastically in the past few years and one of the most significant changes is that more and more people are making records in their homes. This has had an impact on commercial studios and free-lance engineers (such as myself). But every cloud has a silver lining and my silver lining has been the opportunity to consult, coach and help educate clients who, for budgetary reasons, cannot afford to make recordings unless they do all the work themselves. However, some find that it's not always as easy as pushing a button. There is as much art to recording a sound as there is to writing a song, playing an instrument or painting a picture. As such, there are many guidelines and techniques but not so many hard and fast rules. Over the next weeks and months I will post articles on various aspects of recording. They will reflect my approach to recording and may sometimes be seasoned with philosophical musings. It is my hope that you will find something helpful in them and that they will evoke your desire to learn more. There are so many terrific resources available and many very different, yet valid, viewpoints. So, take as much in as you can and figure out what works for you. And if you have questions you'd like to ask, go to my "Contact Us" page and ask. I'll be glad to give you an answer. (And if I don't actually know the answer I'll make up something that sounds good.) By the way, thanks for all the kind responses to my "HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR RECORDING" article (MUSIC TIPS page) and to the article on getting better vocal sounds. I've been pleasantly surprised at how many people seem to be reading this stuff. As I mentioned before, the new article is the first of at least two that will deal with getting better vocals. The other installment(s) will be posted as soon as I finish writing it (them). The new article can also be found on the "Music Tips" page. 2009 has been pretty busy so far with a variety of projects. We're doing a lot of songwriter demos, which I absolutely LOVE recording and mixing. In addition, we had a young Gospel singer from Texas named Miles Pike here during the month of February recording his new album. His was an album of hymn arrangements. Miles has an impressive vocal range and actually was able to be a "one-man quartet" on a couple of songs. There aren't a whole lot of people who can pull off the high tenor parts AND the low bass parts (not to mention everything in between) and make it sound good, but Miles does it! Here's a record that was made several years ago and I had absolutely nothing to do with it. It quickly became a favorite of mine, but I'm not sure why. I think I just like the cover art.
Please enjoy the pages of this website and feel free to comment. I always enjoy hearing from old friends and making new ones. Contact us if you have any questions.
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