black lion records
It has always Jack's dream to produce and compose original music, whether it is for an artist, a band, television, or film.
Since opening Jack Ryan Music at its current location, Jack has always toyed with the idea of bringing a full service, professional recording studio to Midlothian, and during the worst part of the COVID19 Pandemic, Jack, with some help of some hopeful students and instructors, made this dream a reality.
The recording studio features a full 48 Channel recording capability with a professional control room, live room, and vocal/acoustic isolation booth.
gear
Instruments:
1969 Gibson Byrdland
1981 Gibson ES-347
1939 Gibson L-5
1920 Gibson F-4 Mandolin
1971 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty
1971 Gibson Les Paul Recording
1967 Fender Telecaster with B Bender and Nashville Pickup
2003 Martin OM-42
1924 Bacon and Day Ne Plus Ultra No6 Silver Bell Plectrum Banjo
1926 Bacon and Day Ne Plus Ultra No6 Super Plectrum Banjo
2000 Epiphone Sheraton Made In USA
2019 G&L Comanche
1977 Fender Stratocaster Hard Tail
Fender PJ Bass
1990 Ovation Custom Legend
Epiphone Wilshire
Fender Malibu
Epiphone Les Paul Standard with Trem
Fender P Bass
Dan Electro Baritone Guitar
1965 Yamaha Classical Guitar
1950 Harmony Parlor Guitar
Fender 12 String Guitar
1977 Ibanez Roadstar II
Samick Blackbird Guitar
Samick 5 String Mastertone Style Banjo
Cordoba Koa Tenor Ukulele
Gibson Explorer
Yamaha Motif 61 Piano
Yamaha Baby Grand Piano
Yamaha Clavinova Piano
Gretsch Catalina Club Drums with Sabian Cymbals
Magnus Chord Organ
Novastation Midi Controller
Digital Turntable Mixer
Software:
ProTools 2020
Logic Pro
Reaper
FL Studio
GarageBand
Studio One
Cubase
Cake Walk
Antares AutoTune
Helix Native
ElevenRack Bundle
Waves Mercury Bundle
and MANY MORE!
Hardware:
MacPro 12 Core Processor 128 Gigs of Ram
MacPro 6 Core 64 Gigs of Ram
MacBook Pro Touchbar 6 Core 32 Gigs of Ram
Mac G5 for Pro Tools 5
Macbook Air
iPad Pro 12.9"
30TB of physical storage
40" HD Display, 32" Display, 32" Display
Soundcraft Analog Console 32 Channels
Soundcraft Ui24R Interface
26" Touchscreen Mixer
Behringer XR18 Interface
Scarlett 4i4 Interface for Control Room
Scarlett 2i2 Interface for Vocal Booth
DigiDesign 002R Interface
Avid Eleven Rack Interface
Line 6 Helix Floor
ART MPA II Tube Preamp
Empirical Labs Distressor Compressor
BBE Sonic Maximizer
DBX Compressor
Roberts 2 Channel Mic Tube Preamp
Ampex 601 Mic Tube Preamp
Ampex 602 Mice Tube Preamp
Presonus Central Station
JBL M Patch 2
JBL L110 Vintage Full Range Monitors
M-Audio Carbon BX8 Monitors
JBL 305P MKII Monitors
Presonus Eris 5 Monitors
Haüer Monitor Amp
Tube Speaker Preamp
16 Channel Snake
16 Channel Snake
8 Channel Headphone Amp
4 Channel Headphone Amp
Yamaha Mixing MiniConsole for Vocal Booth
BOOK THE STUDIO:
Amps:
1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb
1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb
1975 Musicman 212HD
Quilter Aviator 112
Line 6 Helix Floor
Fender HotRod Deluxe
Roland COSM
Peavey Special 130
Fender Super Champ XD
Fender Cyber Twin
Yorkville Bass Head
Yorkville 210 Bass Cab
GK 410 Bass Cab
Boss Katana 50
Fender Mustang 1
Vox AD50 Tube Amp
Microphones:
Blue Bottle
Blue Kiwi Bottle
Blue Hummingbird
Shure SM7B
Shure 51S
MXL 990(Capsule Mod)
MXL 4000(Capsule Mod)
MXL CR77(Capsule Mod)
MXL V67N
Shure Green Bullet
Shure SM57
Shure SM57
Shure SM57
Shure SM 58
Shure Beta 58
Shure Beta 57
Shure Beta 57
Shure Beta 52
Shure Beta 81
Shure Beta 81
ElectroVoice PL20
Rode M5
Rode M5
Our recording studio operates around our teaching schedule, but is always free to book Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
We have several ways to go about booking the studio for you, and are always glad to discuss what best suits your project.
Standard Rate is $60 per hour with a 4 hour minimum(If tracking takes more than 4 hours, you will be charged an additional fee for mixing)
Day Rate is $400 which is a 9 hour day with a 1 hour lunch break.
If you'd like Jack or other professional session players to play on your project, it will cost more depending on the involvement and player.
If you'd like Jack to produce your project, add an additional fee per song plus production royalties or without production royalties, double the fee per song.
There are special exceptions for production deals with Jack, but upon hearing your demos/songs, he will make the determination if he would like to enter into a recording contract with you, and then present you with his offer. The worst thing you could do is to email us and ask for free recording because of how awesome you sound. We'll both have to be in agreement to work out a deal.
It is up to Jack's sole discretion to determine if he'd like to be credited on your project, as he follows David Foster's advice of 'If It isn't exactly the way you want it, don't put your name on it.'