The Toy Box Studio

08/05/2024

RIP Steve Albini... Music has suffered another huge loss today. I know we all still have a million questions for Steve. I am so grateful that in 1998, when I randomly cold-called Electrical Audio to ask about how he got a particular vocal sound, Steve answered the studio phone and talked to me. That led to booking Electrical Audio and working with him for months in the studio. He shared so much and was a massive inspiration for me in recording and starting my own studio. Many years later, we did our first interview on my podcast. What a dude! This is gonna hurt...

Please share this episode using the buttons above! So more Rockstars can hear from Steve. "What you're doing [as the engineer] is just making it easier for the band to get their record done"  Click to Tweet ​My guest today is Steve Albini. Though he is oft...

26/03/2024

Help my friend Adrian Ady Parzentny build a very cool free studio for musicians in Morocco!

Education is the biggest gift and after successfully supporting Musicians worl… Adrian Parzentny needs your support for 1st Music Production School in Morocco

22/03/2024

Join me and Ian Shepherd this morning at 11:30 a.m. CT to see how he finished mastering our upcoming album, "I Orhan Veli." This is how you can ensure your record sounds great when it is released!

See how balanced dynamics can help your music sound better on Spotify and other online streaming platforms, with Guest Lij Shaw from the Recording Studio Roc...

09/03/2024

We lost an absolute gem of a human being today. He brought the professional music community together in an amazing way and through his teaching at Blackbird Academy launched a whole next generation of young engineers and producers. When I was working to save home studios in Music City he generously started a go fund me to help. He was a deeply caring, thoughtful, and giving lover of people and recorded music. You will be missed! RIP Mark Rubel

06/03/2024

One of the very first records we did, at The Toy Box Studio. Still one of my favorites!
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27/02/2024

Join us for an awesome Mixing Mastermind Weekend May 4-5 in Nashville TN with Collin Dupuis and Lij Shaw at The Toy Box Studio.

Join us for a full weekend of mixing at The Toy Box Studio in Nashville TN with Grammy-winning engineer Collin Dupuis who will break down a professional mix to show you how you can make your best record ever mixing in your home studio. Get awesome feedback from a group of dedicated mixers!

03/02/2024

Our new single music video is out today. Enjoy! From the album Porcupine.

"Mariachi Walking Inland" is the fourth single and title track from Sean McGovern's new album "Porcupine"."Porcupine" by Sean McGovern is a bold rejuvenation...

27/01/2024

Our new single out today! “I Got Everything I Wanted and I Wanted Everything” Sean McGovern Dave Melson Meghan Gohil Matthew Korbfort Andrew Christopher Rutherford Royal Peter Brooks Jon Rich

Album · 2024 · 10 Songs

19/01/2024

So psyched for our next single to drop today! This is part of our Poetry Scores project. Sean McGovern singing beautifully.

"Mariachi Walking Inland" is the fourth single and title track from Sean McGovern's new album "Porcupine"."Porcupine" by Sean McGovern is a bold rejuvenation...

10/01/2024

NAMM meetup! Come hang with us… Free, fun, and right around the corner!

26/12/2023

A beautiful quartet! Spectra 1964

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas Y’all. Here’s a throwback track with my daughter (and guest appearance by Frank Sinatra)

A 1 track player

01/12/2023

Our new single is out today!! Check it out on Apple Music. Lyrics by Chris King lead vocals by Sean McGovern recorded and mixed by Jon Fintel and me at The Toy Box Studio and Relay Recording with an awesome band! Jon Rich Peter Brooks Andrew Christopher Rutherford Royal Matthew Korbfort Dave Melson

Album · 2024 · 10 Songs

17/11/2023

So excited for our new single Porcupine released today on Apple Music! If you’ve heard me talk about Poetry Scores our collective effort to put poetry to music this is it with Sean McGovern singing. We had a super fun band in the The Toy Box Studio for recording 10 song over a weekend with Jon Fintel joining us and then mixing at Relay Recording in Columbus OH. I had a blast mastering the record back at my studio again using iZotope Ozone and Plugin Alliance. Thanks to a stellar band and crew: Sean McGovern Dave Melson Matthew Korbfort Peter Brooks Jon Rich Andrew Christopher Rutherford Royal Meghan Gohil Chris King

Album · 2024 · 10 Songs

26/09/2023

https://youtu.be/E4AcBtNDbm0?si=q7lLA1BMhmnUInbz Chris Chamness

Chris Chamness performing and recording the single "Living With My Ghost" live from The Toy Box Studio in Nashville, TN. Released as a single September 15, 2...

23/09/2023

So awesome to have my cousin Lyle L. Hutchins stop by the studio today with his songwriting pals!

21/09/2023

Back in the Nashville Chancery court room today! Still fighting to defend my home studio’s right to operate without unfair restrictions in Music City. 😎 my lawsuit against Metro went all the way to the TN Supreme Court and back down to the lower courts. It’s like a very slow Tilt-A-Whirl ride! Let’s see if we win this thing today… I’m incredibly lucky to working with Beacon Center of Tennessee and Institute for Justice!
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10/09/2023

Lost in Siberia session video clips and a bit of ridiculous playback dancing in the studio too 😎 from Sean McGovern

28/08/2023

Having a lot of fun working with Hunter Cross cranking out cool new tunes!

Provided to YouTube by TuneCoreWhat Will It Take (To Win Your Love?) · Hunter CrossWhat Will It Take (To Win Your Love?)℗ 2023 Music HighwayReleased on: 2023...

19/08/2023

That time when I wrote a song with Tommy Womack to save home studios in Music City and played it for the Metro Council… 🎸🏠🎶🎤

17/07/2023

Honored to make it into the list of best music production podcasts!

MusicTech rounds up the best music production podcasts available right now, from music tech news shows to studio tips and tricks.

20/03/2023

What happens if a giant tree falls on your studio???

UPDATE Saturday March 19th 2023: Ronan and Liz wanted me to tell everyon… john rodd needs your support for Giant falling tree vs.Ronan Chris Murphy’s studio

18/03/2023

Can You Write Better Lyrics Than A Second Grader?
I wrote this song with my daughter when she was 8 years old! https://goo.gl/ojf4f2
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This is a song I wrote with my daughter, Sarayah, when she was 8 years old. I was banging out chords on my nylon string guitar one day when she came up with the chorus lyrics. I finished out the rest of the verses and recruited her older sister Cara to sing some harmonies, et voilá! We bring you th...

28/02/2023

When the awesome intern fixes the long broken internet and now it’s totally blazing… 😱
MTSU thanks Brady Armstrong!

15/12/2022

Join me for live home recording Q&A right now over at Studio Live Today-

LIVE Q&A with Lij Shaw of Recording Studio Rockstars.🔥 Lij on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/✔️ Support the channel:Patreon: htt...

07/12/2022

A new studio tour video is out! Thanks to Vannatter for making this great video.

In Episode 1 of Nashville Studio Tours, I take you up to East Nashville, where I visit my amazing friend Lij Shaw, owner of The Toybox Studio, and we talk sh...

31/10/2022

Happy Halloween! May your music rock in a spooky way…


29/10/2022

Spooky Mono Mic for a Killer Drum Sound! JZ V11 & Spectra1964 https://ecs.page.link/zhz44

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