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clements house

Bob Clement, nashville

overview

​​The Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa was created in Nashville during the mid 70’s by legendary songwriter and producer, Cowboy Jack Clement. It was Nashville’s very first home recording studio. Artists such as Johnny Cash, Charley Pride, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Alison Krauss, Marty Stuart, Nanci Griffith, John Hartford and many more artists have recorded albums there through the years.

It truly was Nashville’s clubhouse for songwriters. Then in 2011, a tragic fire broke out in the attic studio that completely destroyed it which meant gutting the whole thing and starting all over from scratch. With dedication, friend Mark Howard re-designed and built the studio back in 2012. He made the cutting room slightly bigger, new isolation rooms, and added a bathroom and kitchen to the studio as well. Later in 2018, Cousin Bob Clement purchased the studio with the idea to bring the ambiance and sound quality back to it’s former glory.

So with the help of sound engineer Cameron Davidson and world renown studio designer Steve Durr, it’s now 2021 and they have re-created a nearly identical sound quality that made The Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa world famous decades earlier. Once again it has the same kind of vibe and sound that makes you want to stay a while and sing and play the day away.

design highlights

gear list

Trident 80B Console with Urei 811 Mains
Expanded Live Room with a 18' ceiling peak
Spacious Control Room with an even frequency response off-axis
Classic restoration to original vibe for a natural, laid back creative environment
Trident 80B Console
Pre-amps: Neve 1073, UA 610, John Hardy M1
MCI JH-110 Two-Track
Lawson Plate Reverb
Studer Analog Delay
Lexicon 480 L Reverb
Urei 811
Spectrasonic 714 Amplifier
Bagend Sub Woofers
Vintage Neumanns
Vintage AKGs
Royer 122
Array of Shure dynamics
Yamaha C3 Baby Grand
B3 Hammond Organ
Rhodes Electric Piano
Wurly Electric Piano
Mellotron M4000D
Magnatone Panoramic Stereo
Fender Bassmana

Steven Durr Designs

Architectural and electro acoustic consultants whose projects span from recording studios to cathedrals. Our team has the knowledge and expertise to handle any acoustic challenge. 

Contact Us

Steven Durr Designs, LLC
4117 Hillsboro Pike, Ste. 103-147 
Nashville, TN 37215-2728
Phone: 615.383.1580 
Fax: 615.385.5168 
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