Hey Y'all!
My name is John Ray Watts and I'm the owner of Broken Pick Recording in Nashville, TN. I moved here from Columbia, SC in 2015 to pursue a career in music (just like everyone else), haha. I'm an Audio Engineer to pay the bills while doing the Singer/ Songwriter thing, as well.
I went to Midlands Audio Institute in Columbia and Dark Horse Institute in Franklin, TN for Audio ...
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Hey Y'all!
My name is John Ray Watts and I'm the owner of Broken Pick Recording in Nashville, TN. I moved here from Columbia, SC in 2015 to pursue a career in music (just like everyone else), haha. I'm an Audio Engineer to pay the bills while doing the Singer/ Songwriter thing, as well.
I went to Midlands Audio Institute in Columbia and Dark Horse Institute in Franklin, TN for Audio Engineering and Music Business. I've been fortunate to work with some of my favorite artists in the writing room and recording studio and that only fuels the energy and passion behind my love for music.
I opened Broken Pick Recording because I noticed one of the biggest hurdles in the way of my fellow songwriters was not having QUALITY demos that they could use for pitching the songs they poured their heart into to potential employers or other co-writers. I'll be the first one to tell you that the perfect song doesnt require the perfect edit, mix, master, or even an actual demo for that matter...but how many perfectly written songs are out there? ZERO. There are GREAT ones.. no doubt.. but the ones that catch people ears aren't from the "voice memo" app on your iPhone... espcially when you don't have the "Name" or the connections to bypass all of the ground work an up and comer has to put in.
I put just as much love and care into each of my recording/mixing/mastering sessions as i do every song that I write. I put a lot of pride into my work because i know how it feels to put your last dollar into a recording and it come out flat and disappointing. That won't happen with me here at Broken Pick.
Let's do this.

-John
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