Testimonials
Charlie McCoy
Artist Charlie McCoy is a legendary harmonica player and producer. Any musician in Nashville has heard of Charlie McCoy. A mainstay in Music City since the ’60s, Charlie has played on dozens of hit records, including work for such legends as Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and many more.“I recently worked on a recording project at Creative Caffeine. I was very impressed with the facility, the staff and above all, the sound.”
Andy Leftwich
“…..engineer has a great attitude, which goes a long way. He’s great at troubleshooting and getting a real handle on how it’s supposed to sound.”
Andy Leftwich plays fiddle full-time for Ricky Skaggs in his band Kentucky Thunder. A mandolin solo on Ricky’s “History of the Future” album opened the world up to Andy’s phenomenal mandolin playing. Leftwich also plays in the Nashville power trio Three Ring Circle with Dave Pomeroy and Rob Ickes.
Peter Frampton
Artist Peter Frampton is not only a guitar legend from records like “Frampton Comes Alive” but also a recent grammy winner for his album “Fingerprints.”“Laid-back, very down-to-earth, and totally unpretentious. I just love it “
John Berry
Artist John Berry has one of the best voices in country music. Mention the name “John Berry” to just about any country music lover and the response will likely be, “What an awesome vocalist!” For he is noted for the intense passion he has brought to such hits as “Your Love Amazes Me” and “Standing on the Edge of Goodbye.”” Creative Caffeine is, quite frankly, the best value in Nashville “
John Mills
Engineer John Mills has quite an impressive resume! Through his career he has engineered sessions and live shows for Barbra Streisand, Ike and Tina Turner, Jeff Beck, Poco, John Berry, Doug Stone, etc. John worked for The Sound Factory and is former head of production at Capitol Records-Hollywood” The rates cannot be beat for this level of quality. My favorite studio in Nashville “
Clint Parris
Clint Parris is a keyboard / piano player for many groups around Nashville, one of the coolest being The Nashville Potato Guns… perhaps the only jazz trio around that dares to cover the outrageous material of Frank Zappa and Chick Corea as well as original tunes.“I never expected that caliber of studio, with the best engineers, to be so reasonably priced. The end product is impeccable. In a town inundated with studios, Creative Caffeine is a mecca – as good as it gets.”
Steve Nelson
Steve Nelson is an award-winning songwriter and composer of the Winnie the Pooh theme and the Barbra Streisand hit “Songbird.”” Creative Caffeine is a friendly, great-sounding, creative environment .”
Bob Mater
Bob Mater is a Jazz drummer extroardinaire and always sounds incredible on the kit at Creative Caffeine.” One of the best drum rooms in town. Great ring. And the house kit is excellent “
Sampling of Musicians, Artists, and Producers who have worked at Creative Caffeine
Dave Pomeroy, Annie Sellick, Bob Dorschuck, Keith Stegall, Taylor Swift, Tommy Emmanuel, Andy Leftwich, Dave Lawbaugh, Jerry Kimbrough, Craig Nelson, Bruce Bouton, Richard Williams, Nathan Meckel, Alison Krauss, Jaimee Paul, Melinda Doolittle, Casey Driessen, Noam Pickelney, John Cowan, Clint Parris, Charlie Chadwick, Jeff Taylor, Richard Smith, Rob Ickes, John Jorgenson, Travis Book, Charlie McCoy, Chris Gantry, Eric Heatherly, Stuart Duncan, Chris Brown, Doug Stone, John Berry, Perry Danos, Scat Springs, Bob Mater, Wayne Dahl, Jonathon Yudkin, Shawn Fichter, John Billings, Kandace Springs, Mark O’Connor, Shad Cobb, Bryn Davies, Jack Jezzro, Pat Bergeson, Michael Johnson, Donna Frost, Kim Keyes, Larry Hall, Bob Patin, Bill Hullet, Luke Bulla, Jim Hoke, Jason Webb, Gordon Mote, and hundreds more.
