Vaunted recording engineer and producer, the late Bil VornDick, touched a great many people during his life, not only with his remarkable skill in recording bluegrass, folk, and other acoustic music, but also providing assistance to countless organizations, colleges, and
Bil VornDick
Bil VornDick’s Celebration of Life
Music Row veteran, William Thomas 'Bil VornDick, 72, was remembered in a special ceremony at Ocean Way Studio in Nashville on Tuesday evening, September 20. The audio engineer/producer to the stars passed away July 5, just five days following a
Bil VornDick passes
Noted Nashville recording engineer, producer, and studio owner Bil VornDick died on Tuesday, July 5 after a very short battle with cancer. Bil had received his diagnosis only a few days before he passed at 72 years of age. It isn't a
Sweetwater to host VornDick studio seminar
Renowned studio engineer and producer Bil VornDick has teamed up with mega-music retailer Sweetwater, and Chicago grassers The House Carpenters to offer a 3-day recording seminar in Fort Wayne, IN. It is scheduled for April 23-25. VornDick is among the most
The Meyerband
Stop me if you've heard this one before... A talented group of siblings dedicate their youth to bluegrass music and attract attention for their skill and depth of understanding while still in their teens. Meyerband, previously know as Meyer Bluegrass Band,
Martin introduces new Retro Series models
The C.F. Martin guitar company has generated quite a buzz in the six string community this past two months with the announcement of their new Retro Series acoustic/electric models. These are standard Martins, utilizing the new F1+ Aura pickup and
Country Side of Bluegrass from Janie Fricke
Recent news of a release by Janie Fricke, titled Country Side of Bluegrass, intrigued me, as one of those who remember her star status as one of the premier female vocalists in country music in the early 1980's. Getting started doing vocals for national advertising
Jerry Douglas at MPI
Jerry Douglas, Jim Lauderdale and Sam Bush are all scheduled as presenters at Music Producers Institute sessions in 2009. These 3 day sessions offer a crash course in how successful studio producers "do what they do." Led by Grammy-winning producer Steve