Ocean Way Nashville Studio, Recording studio in Nashville, USA
Ocean Way Nashville Studio is a recording facility housed in a stone building over 100 years old that was originally built as a Gothic Revival church. The space features high ceilings and a vintage 80-channel Neve console well-suited for orchestral recordings and film score production.
The studio was founded in 1996 by Gary Belz and Allen Sides as a recording space for various music styles. In 2001, Belmont University acquired it and transformed the facility into both a professional studio and an educational classroom for music students.
The studio takes its name from a legendary Los Angeles facility and carries forward that recording legacy. Today it functions as both a working studio and teaching space where students from Belmont University learn music production alongside professional artists.
The facility operates with both class sessions and professional recording work happening simultaneously, so activity levels vary throughout the day. Access may be limited and prior arrangements are typically needed to view the space during active sessions.
The building has an unexpected connection to writer Tennessee Williams, whose grandfather was the first resident and where Williams spent time as a child. This link to a major American playwright adds a literary dimension to the space that goes beyond its current role in music production.
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