Compass Sound Studio
The Compass Records Sound Studio
The Compass Sound Studio resides in the building formerly known as "Hillbilly Central," the site of the Glaser brothers' old publishing company and studio. Many classics were recorded here throughout the 1970s, including John Hartford's Aereoplane album, Waylon Jennings's first gold album (Dreaming My Dreams), portions of Wanted: The Outlaws, and the classic Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. A number of albums released on Compass Records have also been recorded here, including Dale Ann Bradley's Catch Tomorrow, Pauline Scanlon's Hush, John Doyle and Liz Carroll's In Play, Paul Brady's Say What You Feel, and Alison Brown's Stolen Moments, among many others (including the Little River Band album Rearranged, indie released). The studio includes:
State-of-the-art Pro Tools HD system
Custom Formula Cue 8 headphone system
Gorgeous Yamaha C7 grand piano
SPL analog summing mixer
Miscellaneous gear from names such as API, Neumann, Millennia Media, Shure, Sennheiser,
AKG, Tube Tech, Korby, and Microtech Gefell.
Erick Jaskowiak is the studio manager and chief engineer. He has worked with many talented artists, including the Chieftains, Blue Merle, Mindy Smith, John Gorka, Kelley Hunt, Al Anderson, Viktor Krauss, and Jeffrey Steele.
