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
