Studio:

Thomm’s studio, TJ Tunes, is located 25 minutes from downtown Nashville, on the edge of Mt. Juliet, within 5 minutes walking distance from beautiful Percy Priest Lake, off the main roads, on a remote, quiet street.

The warm feel of a Log Home, a swimming pool and spa on a spacious 2.5 acre lot, surrounded by cedar trees make TJ Tunes an ideal place for working in a relaxed, personal atmosphere.

Hotels, Restaurants and a huge variety of shops are only 10 minutes away at Providence Market Place.

Thomm says:

“I work on a lot of different projects at the same time, that keeps things fresh for me.

We often finish a whole record within 8-10 days which makes it easier for people from overseas who come here to record.

I try to track live as much as possible, I have 3 rooms, so I can get enough separation. I don’t worry about bleed too much, it’s part of getting the kind of sound I want.

If somebody wants total separation I can make that happen too.

The players I use are all world class and they’re my friends too. We never stress over things here, we don’t watch the clock, it’s all very friendly and relaxed.

I love working with singer-songwriters, it’s one of the greatest things in the world to watch a song grow in the studio to get the best out of it – it’s really exciting and I take it very seriously, the writers put their heart and soul into these songs. It doesn’t matter if you’re working on a one-song demo or a full record, you gotta give it everything you’ve got.

That being said, I work on very diverse material here. Folk, Roots-Rock, Americana, Instrumental records, Country, – I like it all.

I think that what makes recording here interesting to people is that they can get my producing, engineering and playing plus the studio and a team of world-class players that work together all the time. We definitely have developed our own sound here and I take care of all the coordinating, booking the players, renting extra gear if needed, tracking at a bigger facility if necessary, etc.

Working out here there are no distractions, other than the dogs and wanting to go for a swim in the lake or the pool.”

Gear:

Logic Pro on Mac OS X with RME converters

Monitors: Yamaha NS 10 and Mackie HR 824Mark2

Mic Pres: Siemens

Neumann

Chandler

Compressors: UREI

Empirical Labs

TL Audio

Microphones Neumann

Brauner

Shure

AKG

Sterling

Guitar-Amps: Randall (with modular pre-amp section)

Mesa Boogie

Peavey

Guitars/Basses: Fender

Patrick Eggle

Gibson

Martin

Blazer

Giussani

Drums: Remo Kit with Zyldjian Cymbals