
I'm a banjo player living and working in Nashville, TN. I have a humble home studio where I run Logic and track with some of my favorite mics and a Grace m201mk2 preamp. Let's make some music!
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61 Reviews - 10 Repeat Clients
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Another great time working with Charles. He really does a great job creating parts that just mesh with the vibe of a song.
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Charles sounds great! very quick to respond, truly a pro!
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Charles really brings a great feel with his playing. He very much understands what a song calls for and gives the perfect performance to match. Just fantastic!
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Great work as always providing a detailed banjo part for a cover track. Highly recommend!
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Charles recorded banjo and dobro parts for my song, giving the track exactly what it needed.
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Always knocks the project out of the park! Highly recommend!
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Charles Butler is an exceptional collaborator and artist. I always look forward to the ideas Charles has for me! Thank you thank you thank you, Charles, you're the best!
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Quickly understood and tracked a banjo part with only general guidance, exceeded expectations! Highly recommend for tracking banjo on your project.
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Superb. Wow what a picker. A+++. So glad we found him on Sound Better.... Good communication as well!!! Will use again...
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Charles is an incredibly talented and tasteful musician, he added an amazing flavor to my songs and if you’re considering hiring Charles, he’s an absolute banjo genius. Thank you Charles! :)
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Delivers exactly what you have in mind with very little guidance. Intuitive player. Highly recommend!
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Great work as always! Provides above what's expected. Highly recommend or banjo tracking for your project!
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Charles provided multiple banjo options that sounded great and was kind and easy to work with. Would work with again.
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Charles is great- gave my client and I exactly what we wanted. Will definitely use again!
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Charles is an excellent musician and I can already tell we will be working together many times more in the future
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Amazing work coming up with tricky banjo parts to fit the project! Highly recommend!
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Great work and very timely! Will definitely work with Charles again and recommend to peers.
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I challenged Charles with some serious banjo picking and he delivered professional tracks that I needed. I highly recommend him.
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Charles was a professional and really worked on my project to get it to where I wanted it. Highly recommended!
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Great player, quality recording, super quick turnaround!

I was the banjo player, dobro player, engineer and composer in this production
- Earl Scruggs
- Béla Fleck
- Noam Pikelny
- Stelling Bellflower 5-string banjo
- Neumann TLM102
- Neumann KM184 pair
- Audio Technica 4033
- Grace Design m201mk2