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original RockHouse Studio got it's start in the late 80's and
early 90's. The name "RockHouse" actually got
it's name from it's original location. Earl Musick,
co-founder and co-owner, started it in his house after
converting a bedroom into a little project studio. The
house itself is an older house built with stone on all sides
of the house, hence "House built of Rocks" or
"RockHouse."
After devoted wife and co-owner
Darlina Musick pushed him hard to get back into music after a
long hiatus, Earl started out recording bits and pieces music
for his own personal enjoyment on an old Tascam 8-track analog
recorder. Friends would call upon him to ask if he and
long-time friend James "DB" Davis to record their
music as well, since Earl at the time had all the "fancy
wiz-bang stuff." With miles of cable strewn all
about the house, Earl and Dave would use any room they could
get the snake to reach, as "isolation" booths
(including the bathrooms.)
Eventually Earl decided to
record his own solo album "Done Deal" using the
Tascam 8-track. Earl had written enough tunes to compile
an album that he could release on his own. At this time,
Earl had secured more and more equipment, better microphones,
and had practiced several techniques in the art of
recording. After "Done Deal", Earl and
Darlina, decided to make the studio a viable business.
In the mid-nineties, Earl and
Darlina tore down the ol' barn on their property, and began
what was to become "RockHouse Studio." In
1996, with the help of several friends, musicians, groupies
and hanger-outers, the studio as we know it today, was completed.
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