Needing a little inspiration these days? Look no further than our producers and musicians here at StudioPros! We are ready to help you figure out how to take a song idea, and bring it to LIFE! Producing “More than Enough” was Gospel singer-songwriter, Gracie Cherry’s first online studio experience, and she was little unsure of how it worked. Detailing the process, she said “I sent a file of my vocals, and my sister Ericka Gray, playing the keys. Courtney and… [Read More]

Gary Van Vlack is a Canadian based singer songwriter that has recently wrapped up his production with the StudioPros production team. Having this be the first experience with our team, Gary dove right in to get his song professionally produced and take it from a basic home demo to a full blown production. The production features inspirational contemporary Christian style keyboard hooks, live drums, electric bass, driving guitars and epic synths, strings and of course Gary’s soulful voice. Check out… [Read More]

Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of one of my favorite clients, Stephen Budd. Stephen was a Utah based singer/songwriter who specialized in Contemporary Christian music. Stephen and I co-produced an album of 10 songs with StudioPros production team over the course of 5 years. The common theme of Stephen’s music is an acoustic based guitar foundation with additional live instrumentation including live drums, electric bass, additional auxiliary keyboard instruments (we had fun choosing between melotron, wurlitzer… [Read More]

This week’s featured artist/songwriter, Phil Kershaw is from beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Together Phil and I have produced 3 songs. I always enjoy Phil’s positivity and trust in our team to take his songs from a very basic guitar/vocal demo stage and transform them into soulful soundscapes with our talented session musicians and vocalists. For this song, “The Bells”, we wanted to have a more Contemporary Christian approach with some undertones of soulful gospel elements. We chose to go with… [Read More]

This month’s featured artist, Fern Walker Jones is a Texas based singer/songwriter. I especially enjoyed working with Fern on this song as it was tapping into the smooth jazz side of our team and the musicians had so much fun with the more intricate instrumentation on this song! To capture a smooth jazz feel, we started out the production with our saxophonist taking a lead solo to kick start the production and set the tone for the piece. What follows… [Read More]

As we are approaching the holiday season, we wanted to get you ready for Christmas with a recent song we’ve produced! (I know, I know… Christmas songs already?) This weeks featured artist, Mark Timmerman, isn’t your every day songwriter. He leads a very busy day to day life working with the California Legislature. The first time I spoke with Mark, he was a bit hesitant to of send his songs online to get professionally recorded with our team. After a… [Read More]

Angie Zawada is a client that I have been collaborating with for the past four years. Together we have produced four full productions which I have featured in the past. Angie always has a way of writing uplifting and inspirational songs, while reaching out to a broad audience. Her music is relatable on a world level. As we head into November and towards the holiday season, I thought this was a fitting time to share her latest release, “Made For… [Read More]

Jose Kongo is a Portugal based artist who has collaborated with the StudioPros production team on a combination of 13 songs over the past 2 years. The worldly rhythms in his song “Nova Dia” always make me want to move when I’m listening to his track. Kongo says his song was inspired by the hope of change of his native homeland Africa and the rise of a new day with some developments that have taken place on his last visit… [Read More]

Producer’s Note: I usually present the Featured Artist blogs in interview format, but our most recent artist Patricia Charlton has such a gift of writing and storytelling that she has written first hand about working with our production team. With that said, read what the talented songstress has to say about her experience with StudioPros. The StudioPros experience from Patricia Charlton: I first got involved with StudioPros when I was online looking for studios in my area to record my… [Read More]

Inspirational songwriting, an interview with Angie Zawada Angie Zawada is a songwriter I have come to know quite well over the past year. We have produced two full productions together along with StudioPros’ production team. Both projects have been huge thought out productions with lush arrangements, full band instrumentation, full choral arrangements and an inspirational message for the world. She is an emotional songwriter- someone who finds time in her busy life as a 4th grade school teacher to spend… [Read More]