Hello!

Welcome, great to meet you!

Let us share with you the inspiration for what eventually became Mill Springs Studio. This journey actually started back in “Shangri-La,” a trailer park in the small town in which I lived — about an hour’s drive from Detroit, Michigan. Around 1990, I was a 15-year-old kid who loved two things — playing guitar and tinkering with gadgets. I was into Apple computers, model rockets, even those “Build Your Own Radio” kits from Radio Shack. One day, while practicing guitar, I started messing around with an old dual cassette boombox that could record from one tape to another while taking an auxiliary input. That was the moment for me — I didn’t know what to call it back then, but I knew this was what I wanted to do.

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Over the years, I played in bands, recorded in studios, and ran live sound — anything that kept me close to music. I realized I was drawn not just to performing, but to understanding how songs are built — the storytelling, the arrangement, the emotion behind it all. Every home I lived in had some kind of recording setup, each one a little better than the last, until I finally understood that what I loved most was helping others communicate through music.

When we officially opened Mill Springs Studio to the public in October 2022, the plan was to focus mainly on overdubs and pre/post-production. But that changed pretty quickly once we started working with artists. Their feedback pushed us to take on full-band projects and live tracking sessions, which meant we had to scale up — better systems, tighter scheduling, and more efficient ways to manage everything from tracking to mixing and mastering.

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Since then, we’ve expanded our setup, adding gear and instruments that enhance the artist’s experience — but the heart of the studio hasn’t changed. Our API console is still the centerpiece, tying that classic analog warmth to modern digital flexibility. And it’s all built around the same goal I had back in that trailer park: to create a space where people can express themselves honestly through sound.

- Danny
Owner | Engineer | Producer
Mill Springs Studio