About
A small studio that writes things down.
Velvet Grain Studios is a recording, mixing and mastering studio in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 2026 as Velvet Grain Studios LLC.
We built it for artists and bands who want their records to sound like people playing in a room: a tracking room with real air, a quiet control room, a tape machine that stays aligned, and engineers who say what something costs before the red light goes on.
Rates and booking terms are published. Deposits, cancellations and ownership are written down before you pay. When the final invoice is settled, the masters are yours. We don’t sell streams, playlists or label deals, and we never clone a voice. We just make honest records, carefully.
- Velvet Grain Studios LLC (TN)
- TN business tax registered (Davidson County)
- Commercial studio, Berry Hill
Team
The people behind the glass
Four people, one studio. We list artist credits only when they are real and published with permission.
Owen Caldwell
Founder, Chief Engineer & Producer
Fifteen years tracking bands in Nashville and Memphis rooms before opening the studio. Runs most Room A sessions and keeps the tape machines aligned.
B.S. Recording Industry, Middle Tennessee State UniversityRenata Alvarez
Mix Engineer
Mixes Americana, folk and soul records in Suite B, attended or remote. Leaves vocals sounding like the singer, not the plug-ins.
Ten years mixing; former assistant engineer on Music RowDarnell Hughes
Mastering Engineer
Masters for streaming, CD and vinyl, prepares DDP images and lacquer-cut notes, and checks ISRC metadata before anything leaves the building.
Twelve years in mastering; vinyl and DDP deliveryMei Tanaka-Ross
Studio Manager & Client Care
Handles quotes, schedules, deposits and paperwork: booking terms, session releases, split sheets and guardian consent forms.
Your first call for dates and invoicesCommercial address
We operate from a commercial studio building, not a home studio: 2614 Bransford Ave, Unit 4, Nashville, TN 37204.
Licensed & registered
Velvet Grain Studios LLC is a Tennessee limited liability company, registered for Tennessee business tax with the Davidson County Clerk.
Real credits only
Credits and quotes are published only when true and with permission (FTC Endorsement Guides).