EST. CARMEL30+YEARS OF
RECORDING EXPERIENCE
RECORDING EXPERIENCE
FOUNDERSTU
HEYDONBLUESMAN · PRODUCER · TEACHER
HEYDONBLUESMAN · PRODUCER · TEACHER
CARMEL RECORDING STUDIOS PRESENTS
A life in
music.
A Hall-of-Fame bluesman. A working recording studio. A lifetime of knowledge worth passing forward.
WINDSOR → DETROIT → CARMELSCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
60YEARS
PERFORMING MUSIC
PERFORMING MUSIC
30YEARS
IN MONTEREY COUNTY
IN MONTEREY COUNTY
200+MICROPHONES
IN THE COLLECTION
IN THE COLLECTION
FEELBEFORE
FLASH
FLASH
NOT JUST A ROOM TO RECORD
The equipment matters.
The room matters.
The person listening matters more.
CRS is being built around the thing technology cannot replace: experienced ears, human feel and the knowledge of how to turn a performance into music.
01
THE MUSICIAN
Six decades in the blues.
From Windsor and the Detroit blues scene to stages across North America, Stu Heydon built a life around feel, musicianship and the working musician's craft.EXPLORE ↗02
THE STUDIO
Make the record you came to make.
Carmel Recording Studios is a performance-first room for recording, production, songwriting, voice and artist development.EXPLORE ↗03
THE TEACHER
Pass the music forward.
CRS Academy and the Stu Heydon Method are being built to preserve practical musicianship and make it teachable for the next generation.EXPLORE ↗CRS ARCHIVE · LISTEN
The music is
the proof.
The only thing that matters is the feel you produce.
— STU HEYDON
Explore the story behind the music ↗Record
Recording · Production · Artist Development
↗02 / LEARNAcademy
The Stu Heydon Method · Lessons · Workshops
↗03 / BELONGCommunity
Sessions · Events · The next chapter
↗CARMEL, CALIFORNIA
Come make
some noise.
Recording. Learning. Listening. Playing.
Tell us what brings you to the music.