HILLBILLY HEAVEN STUDIO STARTED AS A DREAM OVER 35 YEARS AGO. IT ONLY TOOK 30 YEARS FOR THE DREAM TO COME TRUE! I STARTED RECORDING AS A TEENAGER WITH AN OLD ROBERTS CROSS-FIELD REEL TO REEL RECORDER. LATER, IN MY TWENTIES I AQUIRED A TEAC 3340 4-TRACK MACHINE. I USED IT TO RECORD DEMOS FOR BANDS IN THE LATE 70's. I WORKED WITH RANDY WILLS & TOM SMITH AT A SMALL STUDIO IN ARLINGTON,TX CALLED:"THE SHACK" IN THE EARLY 80's. IT HAD A TASCAM 8-TRACK 1/2" MACHINE. BETWEEN WORKING THERE & SESSION WORK I DID AT SOME OF DFW's MAJOR STUDIOS(SUMIT-BERNET, PANTEGO,CRYSTAL CLEAR, AUTUMN SOUND) & SMALLER STUDIOS(TEELBILLY,TRINITY, RAINBOW) I WAS LEARNING QUITE A BIT ABOUT RECORDING. I'M THE GUY THAT USED TO BUG ALL THE ENGINEERS & PRODUCERS ASKING HOW & WHY THINGS WERE DONE. FAST-FOWARD 20 YEARS & THE DIGITAL RECORDING CRAZE WAS SWEEPING THE WORLD. IN 2002 I RETIRED AS A FISHING GUIDE & WITH THE PROCEEDS FROM SELLING MY GUIDEBOAT I PURCHASED A BOSS BR-8 RECORDER. I SET IT UP IN A 25' CAMPER-TRAILER & WENT TO WORK. AFTER RECORDING & RELEASING 2 CDs OF MUSIC WE STARTED TO OUTGROW THE SMALL CAMPER WE WERE WORKING IN. IN 2005 I PURCHASED A 60x12 MOBILE HOME, GUTTED IT & STARTED BUILDING A "REAL" STUDIO. IT IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS, WITH 2- 24 TR. RECORDERS( A TASCAM 2488 & AN AKAI DPS 24MKII) THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW LOCAL BANDS & SINGERS RECORD HERE. OVER 20 CDs THAT WERE RECORDED HERE HAVE BEEN RELEASED, DESPITE PERIODS OF DOWNTIME FOR CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPTMENT UPGRADES. 2008 APPEARS TO BE A YEAR FOR CONTINUATION OF GROWTH & SUCCESS. WRITE & TALK TO US ABOUT ANY PROJECT YOU MAY HAVE IN MIND, WE'LL CUT YOU A GREAT DEAL! I also have a personal music page:myspace.com/dgsteelman7 COME VISIT!;THANXDAVE GRIFFIN
