Guest House Studios, LLC
641 Mockingbird Ln Eclectic AL 36024
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In the Studio:
Jessie Minor (Clanton, AL)
Anita Winter (Emerald Mtn, AL)
Jess Meuse
Current Workload is MEDIUM
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In 1994, Tony started with a small, modest home studio hunkered away in a spare bedroom. It was a small Fostex 4-track recorder using Cakewalk 3.0, with a few Shure microphones and synthesizer. Simple, but effective enough to compose and write simple instrumental songs. He upgraded the home studio as technology improved and his wallet allowed. Jake lives in both Nashville and Auburn. He was fortunate enough to meet some wonderful people who helped him realize what a great opportunity he had in Nashville. At age 21, he landed a job as the drummer for Lee Roy Parnell and the HotLinks where he was able to tour the world and play for large audiences in support of Lee Roy's "Tell The Truth" album. After a couple of years of priceless experience, he auditioned for a slot in Phil Vassar's road band and was hired for Phil Vassar's tour during 2005-2007. Tim Crouch: Tim is a fiddler, mandolin and guitar player from Strawberry Arkansas, but hangs his hat John Heinrich: John is a staple in Nashville, He has worked at the World Famous Stockyard/Bullpen
Tony Buenger: Tony originally hung his hat in
He’s played in rock bands, variety bands, corporate bands, disco bands, and swing bands just to name a few.
Justin Clayton: Justin is originally from Alexander City, Alabama where he was very involved in music
throughout high school. Justin was an assistant engineer and live sound engineer for about 5 bands during this time. He continued his love for music by enrolling in the University of North Alabama and in May 2006, he graduated with his B.A. in Commercial Music.
Straight out of college, Justin interned for Reflection Sound Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina. For two months, he worked with Bob Engel, Bruce Irvine, and Don Dixon to help record and edit the work of Anthony Hamilton, Solange Knowles (Beyonce's sister), The Drifters, and various other music acts.
Justin moved back to Alexander City at the end of 2006 and has been playing and recording bass guitar for multiple music acts. In the summer of 2007, Justin met Tony Buenger and the two became great friends. With the completion of Guest House Studios in 2008, Justin has been brought in as a staff assistant engineer and session bass player.
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mostly in Nashville. Tim has performed and or recorded with such artists as George Jones, Billy Bob Thornton, Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Andy Williams, Marty Stuart, Oak Ridge boys, Charley Pride, Dierks Bentley, Jerry Reed, Tommy Shaw of "STYX", Mare Winningham, Mike Snider, Grand Ole Opry Staff Band, Jonathon Edwards, along with others. He has performed on television shows such as The David Letterman show, The Conan O'Brien show, CBS Early Morning show, Grand Ole Opry Live, Austin City Limits, Hee Haw, Country Music Awards Show, History of the Grand Ole Opry, Christian Country Music Awards Show, Classic Country, Inspirational Music Awards Show, and others. His work can be heard on local artist material.
Lounge playing the Steel Guitar, Saxophone, Flute, Dobro, and contributing vocalist from April of 86 till November of 95. While John was at the Stockyard many artists came by to sit in with the band, those included Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beach Boys, Reba McEntire, The Everly Brothers, Lorrie Morgan, The Kentucky Headhunters, Rick Astley, Steppenwolf's John Kay, Travis Tritt, Shania Twain, and many others. In 1991 John to played sax with "Hank Williams Jr." on his "Lone Wolf Tour." In 1999, John recorded saxophone at the famous "Fame Studio's," in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with "Wayne Jackson," the Trumpet/leader of the "Memphis Horns," on a session for the famous country group "ALABAMA," with producer "Rick Hall". This studio is where all the "Stax Records" songs such as, "Knock On Wood," "Dock Of The Bay" and "Soul Man" were recorded and produced. John stays busy working as a studio musician in Nashville, his talents on the Steel Guitar, Saxophone, Dobro and Flute, give him a musical range that allows him to move easily from Country, to Jazz to Pop. John is the staff Steel Guitarist for the renowned "Gene Breeden Studios," on Music Row. He recently played the NAMM Summer show 2009 in Nashville for the Morrell Music Company and performed on their Lap Steels in their booth.
Tony McCarty: Tony has shared a stage with many regional and national acts, such as, Alan Sloan violinist with the Dixie Dregs, Brad Gillis of Night Ranger, Zakk Wylde of the Ozzy Osbourne Band, Johny Moses of Final Aproach. Toured the southeast U.S. with The Guess Who, Great White, Drivin & Cryin, Widespread Panic & many more. He is currently the drummer with Dr Feelgood and Jilla's Web as well as the house drummer with Guest House Studio