Catamount Recording Studio
Catamount Recording Studio is a professional music recording studio in Cedar Falls, Iowa.[1][2][3] Tom Tatman, Rick Bisbey and Bill Barker established the studio as a rehearsal and recording space for their band, Headstone.[4] In 1980 the studio opened to the public and has since worked with many national bands including American rock band Stone Sour. Tatman serves as the studio's producer and chief engineer.[5] Catamount Recording Studio exclusively records musicians and albums.[2]
History[edit]
Tom Tatman, Rick Bisbey and Bill Barker founded Catamount Recording Studio as a rehearsal and recording space for their band, Headstone.[3] In 1980, the band broke up and the studio was opened to the public.[5] In 1994, Kansas City's New Times publication named Tom Tatman and Catamount Recording Studio the "best area producer and studio."[6]
Catamount Recording Studio relocated to a larger facility designed by Carl Yanchar in Cedar Falls, Iowa in February 2002.[2][4] Yanchar has designed recording studios including The Plant, Mad Hatter, Lion Share, CBS Studios and Capitol Recording Studios.[7] Stone Sour was one of Catamount Recording Studio's first clients to record an album at the new studio. That album yielded three hit singles, two Grammy Award nominations and a gold record.[1][5]
Thirty-six nationally distributed albums have been recorded and mixed at the recording studio.[6] In 2015, Catamount Recording Studio was inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b John Molseed (January 31, 2015). "Decades of music earn studio spot in Iowa hall of fame". Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c David McGee. "Catamount Makes Music Tantamount To A Business". Pro Sound News.
- ^ a b Brad Harvey (December 5, 1999). "Tatman's blend a local favorite". The Dispatch.
- ^ a b Trent Salter (August 2003). "Interview with Tom Tatman". The Iowa Entertainer.
- ^ a b c John Molseed (January 31, 2015). "Decades of music earn studio spot in Iowa hall of fame". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ a b Melody Parker. "Musicians travel from all over the country to record at Catamount Studios". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
- ^ Melody Parker. "New Studio's Big Catch". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
- ^ John Molseed (January 28, 2015). "Cedar Falls recording studio 'rocks' into Hall of Fame". Retrieved July 6, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Catamount Recording Studio - official site