The good news is that not all of those studios are gone. In fact, one of the newer ones to surface, adapt, and flourish, has been Backbone Studio outside of Loveland, Colorado.  After doing an album project there last summer, I am so reminded of the business ethics and professionalism that I learned to love and respect some twenty years ago when I first began my journey as an engineer and producer. Hats off to you Backbone and staff. Thank you..."
...Sterling Winfield, Producer / Engineer / Mixer

"I've done several sessions at Backbone and my experience there was nothing short of excellent. The staff is top notch, gear is world-class and I was able to focus on the music and not be distracted by sound deficiencies or gear problems. It was one of the best live tracking with a full band dates I have ever been a part of. I will definitely be doing more work at backbone soon!"
...Dave Beegle, Artist / Producer / Engineer

"Having worked in recording studios steadily since the age of 13, I've been in a lot of them in my 21 years as a full time studio musician, artist, producer and engineer.  It's pretty hard to wow me with gear, or with the functionality of a recording studio at this point, especially since I have a well equipped studio of my own in Maine that was built intelligently and ergonomically with good equipment.  But that said, I was knocked over in a very good way by the gear, acoustics, design, atmosphere, view and crew at Backbone Studio, at the mouth of the Big Thompson Canyon near where I used to live in Drake, CO.  It was an uncommonly good experience, very much geared toward creativity and inspiration, and chock full of the sickest gear around, and I'm talking the hardest to come by boutique stuff on the market, and TONS of it.  I intend to bring projects to Backbone based on my first experience there playing piano, B3 and keyboards for Tom Ewing.  In fact I already did...  the day I got back to Maine I called Backbone to schedule some overdubs "remote control" for a project I'm getting ready to mix.  Try to save me some dates, you'll be filling up really fast."

...Taylor Mesple, Artist / Producer / Engineer

"I doubt there is any studio in the country that can match the relaxed ambiance at Backbone.  Beautiful scenery, great staff, amazing vintage guitar and amp selection. Just a place where you are going to create something you never knew you had in you."

...Brian Villers, Immortal Dominion

"From the time we first met the Backbone Studio staff and toured the facility until the time we left with all the tracks, things couldn't have gone better.  We were able to achieve our creative and sonic goals with the countless resources available at Backbone Studio including all the vintage and cutting edge equipment with people who knew how to use it!"

...Chad Staehly, Great American Taxi

"Making a record at Backbone Studios has been one of the most rewarding experiences of our musical careers. Between the crew, the facilities and the gear, you could accomplish anything there. We had high expectations for the quality of our record, but with the help of everyone at Backbone we were able to take it even further than we had hoped. I can't wait to do it again!"

...Mike Tallman, Euforquestra

"Backbone Studio is a very professional and beautiful setting with great people running it. It's a good place to have a great experience."

...Michaela Rae

"Backbone Studio is truly an environment that is so well thought through and so well equipped that you can completely focus and get to work immediately at creating a great product. The staff’s expertise and tact underline that environment, with the most professional approach. The results are always a no excuses product."

...Hans Mueller, The Rewards / Bloom Dynamics Production