Blue Rock Studio

Blue Rock Artist Ranch & Studio is a destination recording studio high above the Blanco River in Wimberley, Texas, in the Hill Country southwest of Austin. Billy and Dodee Crockett built Blue Rock at their Wimberley home as an artist retreat, recording studio and concert venue, and today it combines audio and video production with on-site lodging, a gourmet kitchen and catering.

Studio spaces

• Control room: a spacious control room built around a custom Rupert Neve Designs 5088 discrete analog console, with Pro Tools HD.
• The Garrison and The Texas Room: two large tracking rooms.
• Isolation booth and break room
• Studio B: a video studio.

Gear and instruments

• Rupert Neve Designs Portico and Shelford outboard, plus Chandler, Shadow Hills, GML and API processing
• Microphones from Wunder Audio, Royer, Schoeps, Telefunken and Neumann
• Yamaha C7 conservatory grand piano, vintage Steinway Model K upright, Wurlitzer 206A and a vintage Mason & Hamlin reed organ
• Yamaha Custom Recording drum kit specced by Russ Kunkel, blackface Fender and Carr amplifiers, and a Leslie

History and records

According to Blue Rock, Wimberley native Sarah Jarosz recorded her first Grammy-nominated album here, Lyle Lovett booked the studio to record his album Release Me, and Christopher Cross has made multiple projects here. The studio’s client list also includes Paul Simon, Zac Brown, Iron & Wine, Hayes Carll, Ruthie Foster and Kronos Quartet.

Services

The Blue Rock team records artists and bands in all genres, assembles producers, engineers and session players, and handles editing, mixing and mastering. On the video side it offers performance capture, live streaming, behind-the-scenes footage, music videos, photography and editing.

Lodging and amenities

The Band House, a short walk from the studio, has three private suites with three bedrooms, three baths and a media room, sized for a full band. Sessions include coffee, tea and snacks, and full catering is available. The grounds include the Tower of Song, a swimming pool and spa, nature trails, a basketball half court and horseshoes. Day, EP and album packages bundle studio time, an engineer and lodging.