Sweetwater Studios have announced two upcoming recording workshops with Sweetwater YouTube contributors Nick Bowcott and Don Carr. The sessions will take place on Friday 17 July and Saturday 18 July at Sweetwater Studios on the Sweetwater campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Each workshop will focus on a different genre, demonstrating approaches to maximise a recording session. Nick Bowcott’s Friday session will feature tips for heavy metal recording, while Carr’s Saturday session will focus on Americana, blues and R&B. Both will highlight an array of pre-recording decisions for each recording style while exploring the impact those choices make on the final recording.
Single-session pricing is $399 per person, and musicians can take advantage of combo pricing for both sessions at only $649 per person.
The classes will cover the following topics:
- Picking the right guitar and amp combo for the song/part.
- Building sounds with effects pedals.
- Miking techniques for heavy guitar sounds.
- Picking the right mic preamp/EQ when recording.
British-born Nick Bowcott was the founder, leader and riff writer for the heavy metal band Grim Reaper. He’s also written extensively for Guitar World magazine in America (where he was an associate editor for more than 20 years) and Guitarist magazine in the UK for over 35 years. Bowcott has been with Sweetwater since 2017, where he is a frequent writer on Sweetwater.com and contributor to the Sweetwater YouTube channel.
Don Carr spent three decades working in the Nashville music scene, where he accumulated a long list of album credits across a wide range of genres. Don is also no stranger to the road, where he’s racked up thousands of live appearances and broadcasts worldwide as the lead guitarist for the Oak Ridge Boys. Carr has been with Sweetwater for 12 years, working at Sweetwater Studios and serving as a frequent contributor to the Sweetwater YouTube channel.
Joining Bowcott and Carr will be Sweetwater Studios’ Jason Peets, who will guide participants through each intensive one-day workshop, providing a deep dive into recording techniques and breaking down every step involved in capturing a great guitar recording.
You can find out more information about the two workshops and sign up via the link below.
