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A Look at The Church Studio in Tulsa OK

The church building was originally the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, built in 1915. In 1972, Leon Russell, a Tulsa native son and #1 touring artist in the US, bought the church and converted the sanctuary and other public spaces into a world-class recording studio and home of Shelter Records.

This is where Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start. Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Kansas, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Marley, George Harrison, Dwight Twilley, the Gap Band, and JJ Cale have all recorded at The Church Studio in the 1970s.

After a 5-year renovation, we reopened in 2022. Kenny Loggins, Tommy Emmanuel, Bill Champlin, John Ford Coley, Taj Mahal, George Thorogood, The Nationa, Southall, Elle King, Wade Bowen, Dropkick Murphys, the Mountain Goats, Cory Henry, Rodney Carrington, and Disney's Jordan Fisher are just a few of the artists we've worked with.

GEAR LIST

Neve 8068 38 x 16

Flying Faders II

Equi=Tech Balanced Technical Power

Studer A 827 Gold Edition 2” 24 Track Analog w/Timeline Lynx-2

ProTools HDX    Ultimate 2021.6 

(2) Burl B80 Motherships

(32) A/D    (40) D/A    BAES-4

Mac Pro 2.7 GHz 7,1 24 Core

1TB SSD System Drive      (2) 2TB SSD Internal Work Drives

288 GIG’s 2933 MHz DDR4

Super Drive

 Mac OS Monterey version 12.0.1

Ampex ATR-102 1/2” 2 Track Analog

Alesis MasterLink ML 9600 24/96 Hard Disk / CDR 2 Track

Brainstorm Distripalyzer SR 112 / SR TCG

Horita BSG 50 Blackburst

DK Metering MSD 600

Headphone System:

(13) Formula Sound Que 10 Boxes

(45) CLHR Passive Four-Channel Boxes    

Headphones:

 (12) Ultrasone Pro 550i    

(20) Audio Technica ATH-MX50x

Microphones:

AKG & Neumann maintained by The Mic Shop

2 AEA KU4 Ribbon 1 Neumann M367

2 AKG C12 SM 204/23 2 Neumann M49

1 AKG C24 Stereo 1 Neumann SM 2 Stereo

2 AKG C28 1 Neumann SM 69 Stereo

2 AKG C414 EB 1 Neumann U47

4 AKG C414 XLS 1 Neumann U47FET

1 AKG C451 E 2 Neumann U67

1 AKG D12 E 2 Neumann U 87 Matched Pairs

1 AKG D112 1 RCA 77DX

1 Audix D6 2 Royer R 10 Ribbon

3 Beyer M160 2 Royer R 122 MKII Ribbon

2 Beyer TG D35 4 Sennheiser MD 421 II

2 Coles 4038 Ribbon 1 Sennheiser MD 441-U

4 Electro Voice ND 46 2 Soyuz 013 FET

2 Electro Voice RE 20 3 Shure SM7B

2 Gefell M300 Matched Pair 6 Shure SM 57

2 Neumann KM56 2 Shure SM 58

2 Neumann KM84 1 Telefunken ELAM 251

2 Neumann KM183 2 Telefunken M80

Mic Pre or Mic Pre w/EQ

(2) API 512C

(1) GML 8304 Four Channel

(1) John Hardy M1 Four Channel

(2) Sphere Fab 500

DI’s: Limiter/Compressors:

1 Acme Audio Motown DI WB-3 2 DBX 160 VU 1 SSL FX-G384 2 Channel

4 Countryman Type 85 2 DBX 160X 2 Teletronics LA 2A

1 Demeter VTDB Tube 2 Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor 1 Trident 2 Channel

2 Radial JDI MKIII 1 Fairchild 660 2 Universal Audio LA 3A

2 Radial JDV MKV 2 Neve 32264A 1 UREI 1178 2 Channel

1 Radial Pro AV 2 2 Q2 Audio Compex F765-SP 2 UREI 1176 Black Face/Blue Stripe

1 Radial JPC

1 Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-Stereo

(2) Telefunken v76

Equalizers: Reverb/Delays:

2 API 550A 1 AMS RMX-16

2 Great River/Harrison 32 2 EMT 140 Plate Reverb - Stereo

2 Maag Audio EQ4 1 Lexicon 480L w/Classic Cart

1 Orban 622B 2 Channel 1 Lexicon PCM 42

1 Sontec MEP250 EX 2 Channel 2 Live Chambers

2 Trident 80B 500

2 Pultec EQP-1

A/D & D/A Converters:

Burl B2 A/D Burl B2 D/A 2 Channel

Ancillary:

(1) Radial SGI

(1) Radial Studio Reamp

Front Wall

Steve Durr Designs

TAD 1601B Woofers TAD 4002 HF Drivers Bag End 18” Sub Woofers

(2) Bryston 7B3s LF (2) Bryston 7B3s Subs (1) Bryston 4B3 HF

Nearfields Midfields Studio

Yamaha NS-10M Studio ATC Loudspeakers SCM50ASL Altec A7 Voice of the Theater

Bryston 4B3 Bryston 4B3

Bag End 18” Sub-Woofer

Bryston 7B3

3 Triad-Orbit Mini TM / OM Mini Boom w/M2 Short Stem

6 Triad-Orbit TM-1 / OM Mini Boom w/M2 Short Stem

8 Triad-Orbit T-2 / 01-L Boom w/M2 Short Stem

6 Triad-Orbit T-3C / 01-L Boom w/M2 Short Stem

6 Triad-Orbit Starbird SB-1

2 Triad-Orbit 02 x Dual Arm Boom

2 Triad-Orbit 02-XY Dual Arm Body

1 Triad-Orbit 10 Vector Utility Bar

Instruments:

Yamaha C7 Conservatory Grand

Hammond B3 w/Leslie 122 Speaker

Fender Rhodes 73

Wurlitzer 200A

Hohner Clavinet D6

Sakae Drum Kit

Studio Rental

The 2,000-foot Studio A Live Room can accommodate a single artist to an orchestra. The historic space is

spiritual, and the sound is superb. Our extensive collection of vintage and digital gear, as well as our engineers'

and technicians' expertise and talents, are complemented by a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

Preproduction Set up $100 per hour

$200 per hour, including Engineer

10% Discount for Oklahoma Residents

Price reductions for full 10-hour days and multiple days