Log Cabin Recording

“Sometimes, you just need to get Out There!”

When you need to get away…

Nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina alongside a creek and former tobacco farm sits “Out There Studios”, a one of a kind log cabin. If a return to nature is what gets your creativity flowing, then this is absolutely the place for you. With over 40 acres of hiking trails, swimming holes waterfalls and abundant wildlife; it’ll feel good to just get OUT THERE!

Owners/Engineers Luke and Mary Alice Mitchell have spent their lives immersed in music, and the last 10 years fronting the national touring act, The High Divers. Whether you need Piano, Guitar, Vocal Harmonies, help with lyrics…or just someone to press record: Luke and Mary Alice are ready to help you get your songs to where you dreamed they could be. With a wide array of recording gear, vintage instruments, and the naturally warm woody tones of the cabin, Out There Studios is a place where magic gets made, captured and set loose for the world to hear.

 

Gear

CONSOLE

API The Box II

CONVERTERS

BURL B80 Mothership 16/16

Apollo x8p

OUTBOARD GEAR

UA 6176

RND Shelford Channel

Louder Than Liftoff Silver Bullet x2

BAE 1073MPF RU

BAE 1073MPL 500 Series x2

RND Portico 517

BURL B1D

Shadow Hills Mono GAMA

Hairball Audio Lola 500

DBX 160X Revive Audio Mod

MICROPHONES

Flea 12 w/ 6072 tube

Flea SUPERFET 47

Neumann Vintage KM84 x2

Neumann U87ai x2

Neumann TLM-103

Coles 4038 Ribbon x2

Telefunken ELAM 260

Beyerdynamic M88

Shure SM58 TAB MOD

Telefunken M80SH

Sennheiser MD421 II x2

Sennheiser e609 x3

Shure SM7b

ElectroVoice RE20

Shure 57 x4

Shure 58 x2

Shure BETA 58 x2

Heil PR-31BW

Audio Technica AT3060

AMPS

1968 Fender Princeton

1968 Fender Super Reverb

1968-9 Fender Vibrolux

1973 Fender Twin Reverb

1974 Fender Musicmaster Bass Amp

Swart 6v6

Greer Mini Chief (3 watts)

1964 Vox Pacemaker

3rd Power Wooly Coats

Rivera Venus 3

Little Walter 2x12 Cab w/ Celestions

KEYS/SYNTHS/SEQUENCERS

Nord Electro 4D

Wurlitzer Electric Piano

Yamaha MX49 x2

Yamaha Reface

Yamaha YC

Moog Sub Phatty

Behringer Rhythm Designer RD-8

Korg Kaossilator

DRUMS

2002 Ludwig Maple Bonham Kit

Ludwig Black Beauty Snare

Ludwig Supraphonic Snare

1960’s Slingerland Bop kit

Gretsch Renown 57 Motor City Black Snare

Zildjian K ride 20”

Zildjian Medium Thin Crash 16”

Zildjian Vintage hi-hats 

Zildjian K 12” splash

Turkish Xanthos Jazz Ride

Baja Timbales

Tambourines

Shakers

Hooves

GUITARS

1963 Gibson SG

1967 Gibson Barney Kessel

1954 Martin D18

1984 Alvarez Yairi

Tom Anderson Raven

1989 Fender Clapton Strat

Bilt Relevator

Elliott Tonemaster

Rickenbacker Rose Morris

Rickenbacker 660/6

Rickenbacker 660/12

Gibson Les Paul Jr

Gibson Les Paul Goldtop

Gibson SG 61 reissue

Martin 0000-M

Martin 000-18m

Fender Telecaster (1957 reissue)

G&L ASAT

G&L Fallout

Martin 12 string (X Series)

Danelectro Sitar

Jerry Jones 12 string

Jerry Jones 6

Taylor 414ce-L30

Alvarez Classical

Art & Lutherie “AMI” parlor guitar

Epiphone Casino

Lower Tyne Tele

Gretsch Baritone

Fender Stratocaster Professional II

Gibson Hummingbird TV

Fender JMJ mustang bass

G&L L2000 Bass

Danelectro Longhorn Bass

PEDALS

Klon Centaur

Keeley Darkside

Dunlop Echoplex

Analogman King of Tone V4

Janglebox Nano

Crowther Hotcake

Strymon Ola

Deja Vibe

Caroline Meteore

Strymon El Capistan

Strymon Flint

Fulltone 69 Fuzz

Crowther Prunes & Custard

Greer Lightspeed

Buddy Guy Dunlop Wah

Keeley Blues Driver

Boss Super Shifter

Malekko Analog Delay

MXR phase 90

J. Rockett Archer

Boss DS-1 Distortion

Strymon Lex

Boss VE-500

Moog Moogerfooger MF 105

Moog Moogerfooger Ring Modulator

LR Baggs Venue

MXR boost/line driver 

Boss Flanger

Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb

Boss Digital Delay

MXR Dynacomp

Strymon Flint

Wampler Tumnus

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Keeley Compressor

TC Helicon mic mechanic 2

Mini Deja-vibe

Dunlop Echoplex

MONITORING

Yamaha HS8 Studio Monitors

Sennheiser HD280

AKG K240 x2

Sony MDR 7506 x2

COMPUTING

IMAC - Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, 8-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine

16GB unified memory

2TB SSD storage

UAD Satellite w/ many UA Plug-ins

SAMPLES

Gforce Mtron Software

Spectrasonics Keyscape

Accomodations

The Cabin has one full Bathroom, full kitchen and Guest Loft that can sleep three people comfortably. We also have a special rate at a neighboring AirBnb to accommodate more guests. Family style meals can be requested.

Discography

2011 - Luke Mitchell - “Row Boat Row” - Engineer & Producer - Drums + Guitar + Vocals + Bass + Piano

2011 - Barry Burgess - A Shot In The Dark - Engineer & Producer - Drums + Guitar + Vocals + Percussion 

2012 - Luke Mitchell - “The Sweetest Things” - Second Engineer - Guitar + Vocals + Bass

2013 - Johnny Delaware - “Sea Of Fields” - Engineer - Drums + Guitar

2015 - The High Divers - “Lines” - Engineer & Producer - Guitar + Vocals 

2016 - Steady Hand String Band - Engineer & Mixing - Triangle on J’ai Passe Devant Ta Porte

2018 - The High Divers - Chicora - Engineer & Producer - Guitars + Vocals + Keys + Percussion

2018 - The High Divers - A Very Divers Christmas - Producer & Engineer - Mixing - Guitar + Vocals + Percussion + Harmonica 

2020 - Hannah Wicklund - The Inbetween - Engineer - Vibraphone on “Meet You Again”

2022 - Becca Leigh - Five Phases - Mastering

2023 - The High Divers - Should I Be Worried - Engineer & Producer - Guitar + Vocals + Keys + Percussion 

2020-23 - Cut The Craft Podcast - Editing + Scoring

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