Columbus has always been home to a number of recording studios, some lasting a few years, and a are few lasting decades. Central City Recording was more the former than the latter, but still has an impact, per this profile in the Alive circa 2009.
The people behind many a recording studio have envisioned their business as a hub and catalyst for the Columbus music scene. Few have been as successful at realizing that goal as the brain trust at Central City Recording.
“Our overriding mission statement is to provide a resource for the music scene and for the musicians here in town and as far as we can reach,” explained studio president Andrew Dodson. “To that end, it has always been important to us to be as active in everything as possible. If we can help out, we’re going to help out.”
And they have. Dodson, Max Lewis, Ben Miller and Erik Smith are constantly seeking new ways to support the sounds coming out of this town.
They’ve had a hand in events including the Rock Potluck, ComFest, Agora, Independents Day and the Here Comes Your Weekend Parking Lot Blowout. They rent their studio, a state-of-the-art facility in a Clintonville storefront, to freelance engineers and offer it for free to charity projects like Blues for a Cure. Dodson, Lewis and Miller teach classes at Jazz Arts Group’s Jazz Academy.
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