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Dark Horse Recording Studios is located in Franklin, Tennessee, originally opened in 1993 and expanded in 2009. Its early client base consisted of Neil Diamond, Faith Hill, and Martina McBride; [1] [2] it was designed and built by author, speaker, and recording artist Robin Crow.

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Dark Horse Recording consists of four recording studios on a ten acre property. [4] Artists who have recorded at the studio complex include: Florida Georgia Line, Matchbox Twenty, [5] Jeff Beck, [6] Carrie Underwood, [7] Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Dolly Parton, Dierks Bentley, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Taylor Swift, [8] Wynonna Judd, Korn, Alice In Chains, Megadeth, Michael W. Smith, [9] Béla Fleck, Amy Grant, Alison Krauss, Big & Rich, Relient K, Foghat, Thin Lizzy, Ashley Judd, Hunter Hayes, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban.

Peter Frampton [10] was interviewed at Dark Horse Recording for The Big Interview With Dan Rather [11] in 2017.

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References

  1. ↑ Discogs Editorial Staff (February 11, 2021). "Dark Horse Recording". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Dark Horse Recording Client List". Dark Horse Recording. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Heather (2004-07-01). "Mix Magazine: Darkhorse Recording Becomes Destination Music Studio in Nashville". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ↑ Kraft, Meghan (2020-10-31). "World Famous Recording Studio". OnlyInYourState. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  5. ↑ "North (Matchbox Twenty album)", Wikipedia, 2021-02-05, retrieved 2021-02-11
  6. ↑ "Dark Horse Institute names president". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  7. ↑ lfredericks (2018-06-13). "Carrie Underwood's "The Champion," Recorded at Dark Horse Recording, Wins Big at the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics". Leslie Fredericks. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ↑ "Should've Said No", Wikipedia, 2021-02-02, retrieved 2021-02-11
  9. ↑ "Stand (Michael W. Smith album)", Wikipedia, 2021-01-23, retrieved 2021-02-11
  10. ↑ Peter Frampton , retrieved 2021-02-11
  11. ↑ AXS TV: The Big Interview with Dan Rather , retrieved 2021-02-11

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