The Culture Shop Studio on SoundBetter

The Culture Shop isn't just a recording studio --it's a full service creative hub for artists looking to establish themselves in the industry. From high quality recording with Pro Tools and the Slate Raven system, to branding, merchandise creation, and LLC setup, we offer everything an artist needs to build a career.

The Culture Shop Studio is staffed with a extremely talented group of producers, engineers, and entertainment business professionals that will aid you in creating a product that will resonate with and can be monetized through your fan base. Our engineers and producers have worked with numerous industry artists and have made significate contributions to commercially released projects. Collectively we can help you take your career to the next level. We have key relationships that allow us to get songs placed in films, T.V and commercials. We have the ability to take a song from the stage of an idea and develop it into a song that our client will love!

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by Natura H.
When I met City I was looking for a producer that would treat me fairly and open up my knowledge in the music industry and that is what I have gotten since I have been recording with him. He has motivated me and kept me on track. Looking forward to continuous growth in the music industry.
by Natura H.
When I met City I was looking for a producer that would treat me fairly and open up my knowledge in the music industry and that is what I have gotten since I have been recording with him. He has motivated me and kept me on track. Looking forward to continuous growth in the music industry.
by Muddy m.
Walking into The Culture Shop felt like stepping into a creative dream. I had the pleasure of meeting one of the owners Rubber City J, and engineer City Boy and let me tell you, these guys know what they’re doing. Professional, passionate, and fully invested in your vision from the jump. The vibe is immaculate. From the cloud ceiling to the piano key bathroom door, the mural on the wall to the comfy, private booth, it’s creative, bold, and inspiring. But what really blew me away is how much they pour into their artist. You could walk in with zero industry knowledge and walk out a whole brand.
by Muddy m.
Walking into The Culture Shop felt like stepping into a creative dream. I had the pleasure of meeting one of the owners Rubber City J, and engineer City Boy and let me tell you, these guys know what they’re doing. Professional, passionate, and fully invested in your vision from the jump. The vibe is immaculate. From the cloud ceiling to the piano key bathroom door, the mural on the wall to the comfy, private booth, it’s creative, bold, and inspiring. But what really blew me away is how much they pour into their artist. You could walk in with zero industry knowledge and walk out a whole brand.
by Muddy m.
Walking into The Culture Shop felt like stepping into a creative dream. I had the pleasure of meeting one of the owners Rubber City J, and engineer City Boy and let me tell you, these guys know what they’re doing. Professional, passionate, and fully invested in your vision from the jump. The vibe is immaculate. From the cloud ceiling to the piano key bathroom door, the mural on the wall to the comfy, private booth, it’s creative, bold, and inspiring. But what really blew me away is how much they pour into their artist. You could walk in with zero industry knowledge and walk out a whole brand.

Interview with The Culture Shop Studio

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Do you have Autotune? Yes, we have Autotune and several other software programs/plugins to aid you in crafting a final product that you will love.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: 1) What are the things that you wish to achieve with your music. 2) Do you have your publishing and distribution channels in place. 3) How can I help you bring your ldea to life.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My MacBook, Akai Key 37, Apollo Twin Interface, Blue Mic and SE Reflecting filter.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Jillian Jensen is at the top of my bucket list. She has a voice that is unforgettable.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: We start with having a conversation with our client. From there we go through the process to achieve the type of final product that our client is seeking.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: The Culture Shop Studio engineer Eric "Cityboy" Kelly was the recording engineer for The Jacka & Ampichino "Devilz Rejectz 3," album. This was the last album that The Jacka recorded before his passing and his last studio session in the city of Akron.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: A compilation album featuring up and coming artists.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Not at this current time.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital, because of the workflow and the ability to do so much more.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To deliver them a product that they will be happy with now and 20 years from now.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Helping people bring their art to life through creating great songs.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it's easy and anyone can do it.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Know exactly what your looking to achieve.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Collectively the staff at the Culture Shop Studio has over 24 years of aiding clients in crafting hit songs. From graduating from Full Sail University, interning at top flight recording studios, and being mentored by legendary producers our staff has an unique career path that has led us to forming the Culture Shop.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Innovative and captivating.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Spend time making sure that your supporting track is mixed properly before recording, doing so makes things so much easier to achieve a great sound.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: All genres because all of our producers and engineers are true lovers of great music.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: The ability to think outside the box.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: The ability to take it from a bare bones idea to a masterpiece.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: The Culture Shop Studio centerpiece is the Slate Raven MTI. We also have ProTools, Waves plugins, FL Studio, Apollo Twin, Korg M50, Akai MPC Key 37, Novation 37, the Akai MPC 61 and so much more. We also have stations to help artist set up their LLCs, publishing and distribution.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Mike Dean, Southside, Michael Jackson, and Katy Perry.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Music Production., Recording, Mix and Mastering, and song placements.