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By: By ERIN EDGEMON, Business Editor
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TMP Photo by Kelly Hite. John Salaway plays the piano while he shows off the performance area at the Walnut House.
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A MTSU recording industry professor is working toward making his recently purchased studio the central spot for recording music in this musically inclined town.
It’s perfect, said Nathan Adam, associate chair of the MTSU Recording Industry Program.
The Walnut House, purchased by Adam in October 2007, offers state-of-the-art recording technology in an beautiful setting at a reasonable price to area garage bands and recording students who can’t find adequate recording space on the university campus.
Adam said his recording studio provides the same quality and sophistication of Nashville’s Music Row but at realistic prices.
“It is going to be a place where an artist can perform and get full recording and video production,” he said.
The Walnut House, located at 116 N. Walnut St. a few blocks off the Public Square, is booking recording sessions, showcases, private events and live album/concert recordings now.
“It is definitely the biggest, nicest and most professional studio in Murfreesboro now,” said John Salaway, an area musician and music producer who is helping manage and book the studio space.
Producers and engineers can book studio space for as low as $399 a day.
Adam hopes The Walnut House will help bridge the gap from course curriculum to the real world for recording industry students.
MTSU has the largest recording industry program in the country, and now there is only enough studio space for students to complete their assignments, Adam said. There isn’t enough space for them to experiment or really flex their musical muscles.
Classes and private training in audio production, Pro Tools and logic are offered at The Walnut House.
Adam, who has taught at MTSU for five years, is thrilled by his latest business venture.
He said there is no greater job than teaching others about recording production. Adam loves to see students take what they have learned in the classroom and run with it.
“We feel there are things that can be done here that can’t be done anywhere else,” Adam said.
The highlight of the recording studio is the gorgeous 2,500-square-foot live room that literally glows with its rosewood floors and 17-foot ceilings. The room can hold as many as 350 people for live recording sessions and other events.
“It is immaculate,” Salaway, of Def Kat Music and The Last Straw, said. “It is a beautiful atmosphere to be creative in and make music in.”
He said there is almost no other venue in this area that was specifically designed to create high-quality sound. The space captures the energy of a live performance.
The Last Straw performed at The Walnut House’s first live recording session, which was open to the public. These sessions are being called Friday Night Live. The series is officially supposed to kick off in February, but no schedule has been released.
Besides three recording studios, the 10,000-square-foot Walnut House facility also houses Kimpressions art studio, the newly formed Omega Delta Psi professional recording fraternity (affiliated with the MTSU Recording Industry Program), the Murfreesboro Pulse offices and Korg Soundtree, a musical instrument company specializing in keyboards and digital recording technology.
For more information on booking The Walnut House, visit www.myspace.com/walnuthouse or www.multiplatinumprotools.com/walnuthouse.
Erin Edgemon can be reached at 869-0812 and at eedgemon@murfreesboropost.com.
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