Can you say Andalusia? (photo)  The staff at The Place took a road trip down the Hank Williams Trail through Alabama last fall.  We are pleased to report the vibe is still waiting for those ready to embrace it.  Stop in Georgiana to visit the Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum.  The Hank Williams Museum is in Montgomery with many other Hank haunts.  Many people in music owe Mr. Williams credit for inspiring a pure love for the pure art of real country music.  Joe is no exception.  Thanks Hank!

Honor Thy Music at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.  Don't leave without visiting historic studio B on Music Row (photo).  Check out their site at countrymusichalloffame.org for exhibit information, news, and special events.  Joe's not only an enthusiastic member, he also gets to master a project for them from time to time.

Industry Organizations:

GRAMMY.com  has all the news about anything related to the Grammy awards including a searchable database of winners and news about the upcoming award show.  It is also the home of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences), Musicares, and the Latin Recording Academy.

The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA.com has a site that focuses on creative property issues plus offers industry statistics and a searchable database of gold and platinum records.

The Audio Engineering Society at AES.org is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology.  It boasts members worldwide.  The society hosts conventions, conferences, and workshops and offers publications regarding audio excellence.

USISRC.org now issues ISRC codes for your songs for ownership and royalty tracking.  New in 2009, there is a one time fee to be a registrant so have your credit card handy.  Codes are available approximately one day after filling out the online form.  Please see their site for questions regarding ISRCs and to determine if these codes would be of benefit to you.  If you wish to have ISRCs on your Master you must provide them to us before it is made.

To check out:

Joe relies on RealTraps to make his new studio sound great.  He also recommends their website for excellent information on acoustics.

Beautiful equipment with a beautiful sound is SPL.

Joe is a proud user of Cube-Tec's VPIs.