The Library of Congress National Recording Registry added 25 more songs, including Kenny Rogers’ hit 1978 rendition of “The Gambler,” which was penned by Nashville writer Don Schlitz. Also being added to the registry this year is Merle Travis‘ 1946 album Folk Songs of the Hills. Travis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in […]
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Sound Emporium family members, Pop Evil, hit #1 on the Active Rock chart with their song “Waking Lions.” Their recent release, Pop Evil, was recorded in Sound Emporium Studios in 2017, was produced and engineered by Kato Khandwala, and assisted by our very own Mike Stankiewicz. Click here to purchase Pop Evil on iTunes. Pop Evil will be performing live at the Ascend Amphitheater on […]
Beloved studio family member, Willie Nelson , released a new music video for his song “Last Man Standing,” which has hit #1 on the AppleMusic Hot Tracks chart for Country. “Last Man Standing” is the lead single for the forthcoming album with the same title. The video features a lot of great shots from the Sound Emporium […]
We are so very proud to announce the release of Pop Evil’s newest self-titled album, Pop Evil, which was recorded right here at the Sound Emporium in the summer of 2016. Produced and engineered by Kato Khandwala and assisted by our very own Mike Stankiewicz. Check it out – you can buy it on iTunes […]
Studio family member Zach Williams won a Grammy award in Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Chainbreaker. Congratulations to Zach and everyone who was a part of making the album. Congratulations are also in order for Jason Isbell who won Best American Roots Song with “If We Were Vampires,” and both Isbell and Dave Cobb who shared […]
While giving their acceptance speech for winning the Wide Open Country Video of the Year award at the 2008 Country Music Television Awards, Robert Plant acknowledged the “amazing studio” where he and Allison Krauss recorded. That studio is of course, Sound Emporium! Very cool to relive a brief moment of that night almost 10 years […]
We are so very saddened to hear of the passing of the amazing artist dubbed the “French Elvis” – Johnny Hallyday. In a career spanning 57 years, Hallyday completed 181 tours, had 18 platinum albums, and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time. He […]
Big congratulations are in order for several Sound Emporium family members for their Grammy Award nominations! We are so proud of this list of phenomenal artists and their projects that were recorded right here in Sound Emporium Studios. Kesha – Best Pop Vocal Album & Best Pop Solo Performance, Rainbow Alison Krauss – Best American Roots Performance […]
We would like to extend a big congratulations to Margot Price for her recent No. 1 album, All American Made. The album reached No. 1 on the Americana Radio and U.K. Country charts.
