The Jailbirds from Germany in to record yesterday!
Posted: April 26, 2016 Filed under: Client News, Now Tracking, Studio Services, Uncategorized | Tags: Nashville recording Germany, Nashville recording session Australia Leave a commentFather and son duo, The Jailbirds, flew in from Germany to record 5 songs yesterday for their upcoming album.
Dirk played guitars, bass and percussion while his father, Walther, sang and occasionally added rhythm guitar. Great guys, good players, Walther sings great and somewhat surprisingly, they speak English very well.
What a fun session!. Tracking is complete, the project is ready to mix.
Other upcoming recording sessions with clients coming from overseas include clients from New Zealand (May 1st) and Australia (June 8th).
Hi Bill,
Feel free to post the mixes on the website. They really sound great, thanks again to both Shawn and you.
Best regards from Berlin,
Walther & Dirk
Looking to record a project in the Nashville, TN area? We can book your session, hire any needed Nashville based session musicians, help you arrange hotel accommodations, choose the proper facilities for recording, mixing and mastering each aspect of your project and more. Contact us at e-mail: nashtrax@bellsouth.net
Mandolin Player for Hire Online For Your Recording
Posted: April 21, 2016 Filed under: Studio Services, Tracks Online | Tags: Mandolin online Leave a commentNashville session quality mandolin for hire on .wav file tracks that automatically lock right up to your recording!
Work can be performed in Nashville and delivered over the Internet, no need to be present.
Reasonable rates
Pro engineering
CMA Musician of the Year level Player for jaw dropping quality
Click the link for samples and pricing:
Play It Again Music Publishing Opens Doors!
Posted: March 30, 2016 Filed under: Christian, Client News, Music Industry News, Song Pitch Opportunity, Songwriting and Career Promotion, Studio News, Uncategorized | Tags: music publishing, Play It Again, play it again music publishing Leave a commentPlay It Again Music Publishing has launched in Nashville!
With Dallas Davidson at the helm and a team of top notch songwriters, this venture is expected to be a huge success. Davidson’s cuts include hits by the likes of Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum. Dabidson has written 30 top ten records and 20 Billboard #1 hits.
Song promotion and publishing is currently available only to songwriters who have an ongoing relationship or staff position with the company.
Runnin’ Out of Moonlight (Billboard Country #1)
Songwriters: Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley & Kelley Lovelac
Instrument and Vocal Tracks Online On YOUR Project!
Posted: March 1, 2016 Filed under: Studio Services, Tracks Online | Tags: Bass Guitar Tracks Online, piano tracks online, Singers Online Leave a comment“I just wanted to drop a line and say the tracks was super awesome. I will be encouraging clients to use you for most all projects in the future.”- studio owner P. Rodgers, Saluda, S.C.
Nashville Trax: We provide Nashville session talent that you don’t need to leave your home to take advantage of.
“I just wanted to drop a line and say the tracks was super awesome. I will be encouraging clients to use you for most all projects in the future.”- studio owner P. Rodgers, Saluda, S.C.
In today from Kim Berry of Citrus Heights, CA:
“I did a rough mix last night and blown away by the quality. The bass line is exactly what I envisioned. All of the musicians captured the essence of the song – up to that “grand finale” at the last beat. Banjo – fiddle – guitar parts … Everything fit.
I’m used to working with separate samples for chorus and verse – much faster when it’s one sample for the complete song – and the sync was perfect too – no latency to adjust for.”
Need Tracks?
Vocal Tracks Online Yes! Get the singer online you need for ypur song here!
In fact, see every instrument available by going to our main page and clicking the word “MORE” in the upper right corner for a drop down menu where you can order mandolin, sax, violins…you name it!
Brent Mason Guitar Tracks Recording Session, Available For Your Song!
Posted: March 1, 2016 Filed under: Studio Services, Tracks Online | Tags: Hire Brent Mason Guitar Track Leave a commentCelebrated Nashville session guitarist, Brent Mason, is available to play on your song!
The photos below show Brent recently playing on a a recording session for several Nashville Trax clients.
Also included in the slide show are pictures of Brent Mason’s amplifier and Brent Mason’s pedal board.
If you have only one song and time is of the essence the rate is higher than normal, but if you have at least 4 songs or you’re willing to wait until we have enough to do a Brent session it’s only slightly more than you’d normally pay for a typical session guitarist.
To hire Brent Mason to play on your song in a session here at Nashville Trax contact us at nashtrax@bellsouth.net
“Miles And Miles” video released. Your song, our production= You Tube success!
Posted: February 24, 2016 Filed under: Christian, Client News, Client News, Music Industry News, Now Tracking, Uncategorized | Tags: Bill Watson, danny thompson, miles and miles, sony Leave a comment
Dan Thompson’s just-released video of the song he wrote for his long haul trucker son who tragically died when he fell asleep and crashed his rig about two months after Dan wrote it. Dan and his band are “lip syncing” and “air guitaring” to the track the Nashville Trax A team played on.
This video was made after Dan’s first trip here to record his vocals on three Dan Thompson penned tunes that producer, Bill Watson, arranged and produced prior.
A simple-to-shoot-and-edit video like this can be posted on You Tube as Dan has done. It’s extremely useful for promotion of your live shows and adding fans to your database, or if you don’t perform, you can monetize the video itself and get paid for the short ads that run each time someone clicks on it. One of our clients has made several of these videos, hiring actors to perform in fairly elaborate videos to the tracks we produce of songs he writes. He has hundreds of thousands of You Tube clicks on several of them and has quite a successful business going.
2-23-16 Bill Watson (center) and Shawn Conley (center) producing/engineering Dan Thompson’s vocals on 5 additional tunes Dan (pictured left, in booth) wrote to complete the album. Dan has one more meeting to hopefully seal a distribution deal through Sony.
Above: Dan Thompson performing at The George Jones Entertainment Complex in downtown Nashville on 2-21-16.
Musicians who played on the music track used in the above video:
Drums and percussion: Jim Riley (Rascal Flatts)
Acoustic and Electric Guitars: Tom Wild, (B.J. Thomas, Mindy McCready, Brenda Lee)
Bass guitar: Bill Watson (producer, Nashville Trax)
Vocals: Dan Thompson
Piano: Ronald Fairchild, (Oak Ridge Boys)
Fiddle: Jenee Fleenor (Blake Shelton, The Voice. Reigning winner of the CMA Touring Musician of th Year Award, Dec. 2015)
Engineers: Bill Watson, Shawn Conley
Produced & Arranged by Bill Watson.
The song and video of “Miles and Miles” is © 2016 Dan Thompson. It’s posted here for demonstration of production values only. Any other use is a violation of U.S. and International copyright laws.
Planning a vacation trip to the U.S.? Stop by to record a couple songs!
Posted: January 7, 2016 Filed under: Studio Services | Tags: Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Record in Nashville while on vacation. Germany, Sweden, U.K. Leave a commentMake your vacation to the U.S. and the Nashville area a memory you’ll never forget!
Record with world class musicians, get pics of your recording experience you can post to your friends on Facebook! Get session charts signed by the Nashville musicians and producer!
The Danny Thompson Band single, Miles and Miles (distributed by Sony) which was recorded here, has given Nashville Trax unexpected exposure overseas.
Airplay in the U.K., Australia, Canada and other places has prompted potential clients who live in those countries to seek us out. The sessions have been low pressure, great fun and the clients left with great recordings. Some do cover tunes, some do originals.
It’s so much fun for us to meet people who live in other countries, trade stories and make some great music!
If you, or a member of your family sings or plays an instrument and you are about to vacation in the U.S., why not take advantage of the opportunity to do some music in Nashville?
This is your chance to record with world class musicians, the best on the planet!
Some of our overseas clients did only cover tunes, others only originals. Grace Kelly of New Zealand (pic #1) did both.
“Thanks Bill, I wants to say thanks for your patience, professionalism and support of Grace. Sunday was a big step for her. The guys were all outstanding AND were all great musos too. Loved your bass playing, your lines on her own song really made the track. We can start planning the next project. Best to you and the guys.” Brian (Kelly)
This from our clients from Germany:
“Hi Bill,
Feel free to post the mixes on the website. They really sound great, thanks again to both Shawn and you.
Best regards from Berlin
Walther & Dirk”
Interested?
e-mail us: nashtrax@bellsouth.net
backup e-mail nashtraxstudios@gmail.com
Here are some pics from sessions we’ve done recently with clients from outside the U.S. (Canada, Germany and New Zealand):
You can sing and play everything yourself, or perhaps just you and another family member can record together.
We can add any musicians you need or provide the whole band!
nashtrax@bellsouth.net
Nashville Session Guitarist, Brent Mason, Is Now Available To Play On Your Song!
Posted: January 1, 2016 Filed under: Nashville Session Musicians, Studio News, Studio Services, Tracks Online Leave a comment
Nashville Session Guitar Player, Brent Mason at Nashville Trax Recording Studio. Known worldwide for his Fender Telecaster work, for this song he’s playing a Gibson Les Paul.
Brent Mason has been featured on over 1,000 major label albums and hundreds of Billboard #1 hits; on commercials for Dodge, Ford, Wrangler Jeans, Whirlpool, Revlon, Geico, the opening to NFL Monday Night Football and tons more. Also on movie and TV soundtracks: Friends, Becker, King of the Hill, The Dukes of Hazzard, A Few Good Men, The Horse Whisperer, Home Alone, Home Alone II to name a few.
And he’s now available to play on your song!
Known for lightning fast chicken picking style guitar like he played on Alan Jackson’s song “Chatahoochee,” and dozens of other hits, Brent can play anything. He has a Best Country Instrumental Performance Grammy and is a 12-time winner of the ACM Guitarist of the Year Award.
Brent has been added to the Nashville Trax roster and is available for songs we produce from scratch as well as songs you’re self-producing and need to add only his guitar skills to your work.
A small premium charge will apply.
For more information contact us at nashtrax@bellsouth.net
According to Guitar World Magazine, Brent is the #8 session guitarist of all time across all genres. Wouldn’t it be great to list him as a credit on your song?
Male Singer For Hire Online
Posted: November 27, 2015 Filed under: Studio Services | Tags: bluesy male singer, male singer for hire online Leave a commentBill Watson has been added to the roster of singers available at Nashville Trax service Vocal Tracks Online.
Style: bluesy
Rage: Medium
Pitch: good
Tone: A cross between Peter Wolf and Michael McDonald
He can sing lead, harmony and bgvs.
e-mail nashtrax@bellsouth.net
Or click this link for details and audio samples:
Our Newest Vocal Tracks Online Singer, Bill Watson
North Pole News: Santa Is Going On Strike! Country/Rap & Hip/Hop Mix Finished, Take a Listen!
Posted: October 29, 2015 Filed under: Now Tracking | Tags: Christmas song, hip hop, Jim Riley Rascal Flatts, rap, Santa Is Going On Strike, Songwriter Robyn Adams Leave a comment
He may not be coming this year! According to this song we just finished recording, Santa is too stressed out to do his Christmas Eve duty!
Santa Is Going On Strike: a light hearted, fun song aimed at country radio with a “pull-’em-out-of-their-seats” dance groove and some “bro-country rap/hip hop” sections program directors should consider adding to their playlist.
Are you a recording artist? You might wish to add “Santa” to your upcoming Christmas album. (If you haven’t recorded a Christmas album yet, stay in the business long enough and you will, you WILL!).
Take a listen to this clip:
The full version has two sections where it deviates from the Blake Sheltonish “All About Tonight” country rhythm: one section is pure rap, the second, hip hop style.
“Santa Is Going On Strike” Credits:
Live Drums: Jim Riley (Rascal Flatts)
Percussion: Jim Riley
Acoustic and Electric Guitars: Tom Wild, (B.J. Thomas, Mindy McCready, Brenda Lee)
Vocorder and Drum Programming in rap sections: Grant Anderson (Mission 615, Nashville Trax)
Bass guitar: Bill Watson (producer, Nashville Trax)
B3 Organ: Bill Watson
Jason E: all country and rap/hip hop vocals
Spoken Word Ending “radio DJ dialog”: Grant Anderson and Jake Anderson.
Tracking & Mix engineers: Ronald Fairchild and Bill Watson
Produced & Arranged by Bill Watson.
Santa Is Going On Strike © 2015 Robyn Adams, posted here for demonstration purposes only. Any other use is a violation of U.S. and international copyright law. The songwriter currently retains the right of first release. Requests sent to nashtrax@bellsouth.net by parties interested in recording it; program directors and producers interested in airplay or use in TV/film projects will be forwarded to the songwriter and/or publisher.
Dan Thompson’s “Miles And Miles” Makes The Country Radio Most Added Prime Mover Chart!
Posted: September 1, 2015 Filed under: Client News, Studio News, Testimonials Leave a commentCongratulations to Canadian singer/songwriter Dan Thompson, who’s first single, “Miles and Miles” has been gaining traction on radio, first charting on the SOCAN Internet Radio Stations Top 40 Up and Coming list and now has migrated to the Traditional Country Top 40 Up and Coming chart.
If Miles & Miles climbs to the top of the up and coming Country charts (It’s currently sitting at number 28) the next progression is Bill Board top 40..
Miles and Miles was written and sung by Dan Thompson, produced by Bill Watson and recorded here at Nashville Trax.
Read more about the session here.
Southern Shine Tracking Finished
Posted: August 5, 2015 Filed under: Client News, Now Tracking Leave a commentHere’s a preview of the Dan Thompson’s song Southern Shine, no vocals, unmixed raw tracks:
It may be his next single to be released to Canadian radio this coming spring, his current single, also produced here, “Miles and Miles” is enjoying over 2,000 spins per week.
Dan will be returning to the Nashville area in late February to add his vocals.
Drums: William Ellis (Montgomery Gentry)
Bass Guitar: Bill Watson (Nashville Trax producer)
Acoustic and Electric Guitars: Tom Wild (Nashville session guitarist)
Fiddle: Jenee Fleenor (Blake Shelton)
Banjo: Aaron McDaris (Rhonda Vincent)
Produced, arranged and engineered by Bill Watson
Call your local radio station in March and ask for Southern Shine by the Dan Thompson Band!
© 2016 Dan Thompson. Posted for demonstration only. Any other use is a violation of U.S. and International copyright law.
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