A mix recording studio is, literally, where the magic happens in the music industry. As a songwriter, music producer, and session musician, Kip Allen is well-aware of how important a properly constructed and properly designed mix recording studio is. Call Kip the next time you need the best that Nashville has to offer for your…
Who are, or were, the best percussionists of all time? We will attempt to answer that question in this article, information provided by Kip Allen, outstanding Nashville songwriter, session drummer, music producer, and Drum Workshop Artist. Call Kip the next time the gig you are going requires the best that Nashville has to offer. The…
Any article about current Nashville session drummers is bound to be out-of-date by the time it is published. I will explain in a moment, but first a plug for Kip Allen, a leading Nashville session drummer, songwriter, music producer, and Drum Workshop Artist. When nothing but the best will do for your project, contact Kip…
The following is a tribute to a famous singer songwriter, one who heavily influenced music for the last sixty years . . . David Crosby! Kip Allen, like so many other Nashville musicians, was touched by the songs produced by this late, great musician, and in part it was people like David Crosby who inspired…
The recent death of Jeff Beck, legendary guitarist, got us thinking about the best session musicians, and how they became known as “the best?” It’s an interesting question, one which deserves some sort of answer, for there are tens-of-thousands of aspiring musicians hoping to be discovered, hoping to just make a living doing what they…
Can you mix music online? Of course you can mix music online. Should you mix music online? We take a look at that question in this article by Kip Allen, renowned Nashville session drummer, songwriter, and music producer. Call Kip when your next gig is just too important to settle for second-best. How to mix…
Have you been thinking about creating a drum studio, but didn’t know exactly how to do it? Or, for that matter, any other type of music production studio? Do you know what needs to be in a drum studio, or how much it will cost to build one? If so, and you have asked these…
Wondering who is the best percussionist in the world? Do you wish you were the best, but don’t know how to achieve your goal? Read on as Kip Allen, session drummer, percussionist, and Drum Workshop Artist, a resident of Nashville since 2008, tells you what it takes to become a great percussionist, and who he…
What is a music production studio? What components make up quality music production companies? Can you create a quality studio in your own home? We will answer these questions in this article, with information provided by Kip Allen, highly-respected Nashville songwriter, music producer, session drummer, and Drum Workshop Artist. Call Kip Allen when what you…
How do you become a studio session musician? We get that question a few times each week from starry-eyed kids, just off the bus from Topeka or Des Moines or Salem, arriving in Nashville, ready to take the music world by storm, convinced they can make it in the toughest music scene in the world.…