Following is a list of Nashville demo studios that I, and many of our students use and recommend. We have no other connection to these studios and recommend them strictly because they do excellent work at reasonable prices. Any business dealings are strictly between you and that studio. They will be glad to talk to you and send you examples of their product.
Remember that demo producers and musicians are not able to read your mind. The best way to get your demo to sound the way you envision it is to let them know exactly what you want. It can be helpful to play examples of songs that are similar to what you hope your demo will sound like.
Don't say, "I want it to be female country." Does that mean the contemporary sound of Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, or Lady Antebellum -- or are you looking for the the traditional sound of artists like Alison Krauss, Lee Ann Womack or Dolly Parton? Likewise, if you ask for "Female R & B," that could range from the old school sounds of Aretha Franklin to the current sounds of Beyonce or Mary J. Blige.The more information you provide, the better your chances of getting what you want.
Jason Garner Productions 615-243-7795; pop, pop/R&B, pop/rock, country -- www.myspace.com/jasongarnerproductions
Beaird Music Group 615-279-8030; 800-229-3308; -- country -- http://www.beairdmusicgroup.com/
Rick Chudacoff 615-791-1551 www.rickchudacoff.com
Kevin Savigar (Los Angeles) www.thetraxmasters.com
Bryan Cumming's Studio 23 -- country & jazz -- 615-356-7916; http://www.studio23nashville.com/
Chris Sernel, Chicago -- pop/rock, rock, electro pop, dance; chris.sernel@gmail.com
Hitnation Studios (pop/rock/dance/r&b/rock) - Tel.: + 47 40 38 97 07 (Oslo, Norway); hk@hitnation.no
Denny Martin -- country -- 615-361-6073
Paul Scott/ demoRx; info@demoRx.com, www.demoRx.com, -- country -- 615-713-0336
Spring Hill Studio Productions, Neil Ebanks, (hip hop, R&B, Pop) www.makemeasong.com, 615-719-8947
County Q -- country -- 615-298-1459 http://countyq.com/homepage
Direct Image -- country -- 615-321-8532
Sal Salvador (hip hop, R&B, Pop, Rock) www.1stopsongshop.com
Kim Copeland Productions 615-293-9545; -- country -- www.kimcopelandproductions.com, www.myspace.com/kimcopeland
Russ Ragsdale 615-294-5182
