1620 Studios

Skilled, meticulous, and detailed! JD was very accommodating for my teenager’s recording needs for some audition material, and on such very short notice. We weren’t sure quite what to expect, and it was a great overall experience. My husband and daughter had a delightful time at JD’s studio. It is obvious that JD has both gifts and talent in what he does. For our needs, it was a SURPRISE BONUS that JD possessed classical background as well!
More than reasonable rates!

JD is one of the best in the business. He owns and operates top of the line equipment. There are a lot of talented engineers and producers, but I prefer to work with JD and haven’t worked with anybody else since meeting him several years ago.
You’re not only getting a great sound, but you are also provided a music lesson. I come out of his studio a better musician every time we work together. It is difficult to imagine working with anybody else at this level, especially for the price.
JD has been one of our best kept secrets, but any serious artist deserves the chance to record with his talent, kindness, professionalism, and skill.
You’re like the person giving birth and JD is the doctor helping you deliver a baby. Without his help, that baby could die. I know who I want delivering my kids.
~Austin Zahar

There are a lot of things to consider when you get to the point of actually going to the studio to record. First, and most obvious, is your budget. In our case we had a decent budget but nothing crazy. I think we started with around 1500 $. JD worked with our budget and made sure everything got finished.
Second is the quality of the recording. His studio is top notch. Plus it is built into a house downtown which makes for a much nicer environment than a lot of the warehouse studios I’ve been to. He has a few different rooms to record in so you can get some different sounds and he has all of the standard studio mics as well as some really REALLY nice vocal mics. All paired with a nice assortment of high-​end preamps and signal path rack gear. He has a great ear and can really bring out details in the mix.
Last, is the engineer easy to work with. This was probably the best aspect of our experience there. JD was very willing to try stuff out as well listening to our opinions about how the overall sound should be. We wanted it sound kind of big and dirty and he was able to do that without losing a lot of the little details in the mix.
All in all, it was great. We’ve had some less than great experiences in the past and it was nice to see someone who could offer a fully professional studio experience at a reasonable price.
Ryan Spradlin
El Toro de la Muerte