Direct Image Recording Studio

06/05/2023

Check out new Shane Martin
song. I’ll Drink To That
Ken Royster Productions

05/07/2023

Producing three new songs tomorrow for Shane Willis

The musicians that have played on over 100 number one hit songs make my job fun
😊

05/07/2023

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05/03/2023

Producing a song today and Rizzi Myers from The Voice
is Sangin the amazing vocals
😊

04/29/2023

Producing Background vocals for three Emily Pyscher Songs today and then doing the last bit of final mixing 
😊

04/28/2023

Producing three new songs for Emily Pyscher
Amazing musicians that have played on over 100 number one hits
Background vocals and final mix tomorrow
😊

04/18/2023

Luke Combs Producer
Ken Royster Productions
Record your next 2 master recordings with Musicians that have played on over 100 number one hit songs for
Luke Combs, including smash hit, Hurricane and
Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan
Ken Royster Productions
World class Vocal coaching
For entertainer of the year
Luke Combs

04/09/2023

Doing 10  background vocals and final mixes  on 10 Beatles, Beach boys, The Doors, Pink Floyd, influenced songs. This is a fun, great project. 

04/09/2023

2007 Gibson J 45 made from quilt mahogany, one of only 24 handmade by Ren Ferguson in the Montana Gibson custom shop

04/09/2023

Just finished Producing two Pop songs for Ella and Sienna from Australia 

12/18/2022

Recording session with five hit making musicians that have played on over 100 number one songs

Including Luke Combs Hurricane, and 11 of his other songs Produced by Ken Royster Productions and Direct Image Recording Studio 
Five times platinum
Over 2 billion streams
over 500 million YouTube views
20 number one hits
Emmy award winning
Vocal Coach
I Studied voice with Seth Riggs, who taught Michael Jackson Prince, Stevie Wonder, and too many people to list in LA
Also study voice with Renee Grant Williams, who taught all of the country superstars and Christina Aguilera

These are some of the things that I teach all of my clients
Including Luke Combs who is now Entertainer of the year

Here comes 2023
😊😊



09/04/2021

Luke Combs and me the day we recorded Hurricane
Ken Royster Productions and
Direct Image Recording Studio
I Produced 12 songs for Luke
And I am the vocal coach that taught him how to sing in the studio. 
Directimagestudio.com

Direct Image Nashville Recording Studio, PRODUCING, ENGINEERING RADIO QUALITY DEMOS AND ALBUMS FOR SONGWRITERS, PUBLISHERS, MUSICIANS, ARTISTS AND SINGERS!

03/31/2021

Check out a new song by Hunter Thomas Mounce
One Good Reason
Ken Royster Productions

03/27/2021

A mixing day today 😊
Pro Tools ultimate
ATC SCM25A Monitors 
Six isolation rooms full of musical mojo.
Guitar amps, bass amps,drums,keyboards ,acoustic,electric and bass guitars.
Burl mothership converters
4 Bricasti M7 hardware Reverbs
The best microphones, preamps, and compressors.
Triple platinum and over 1 billion streams
Ken Royster Productions and Direct Image Recording Studio.
😊

12/24/2020

Here is a cool write up about a song that I Engineered and co produced for Luke Combs called Beer Can
Ken Royster Productions and
Direct Image Studio

https://outsider.com/news/country-music/luke-combs-beer-can-story-behind-hit-song/amp/

"Beer Can" is Luke Combs' ode to the joys of a three-day bender. Check out the official audio and a deeper look at the song here.

12/06/2020

Sydni Cole and me
Just finished 4 songs for her
Awesome!!
1st single will be out soon.

07/15/2020

Me and Juna n Joey
I am producing four new songs for them.
Going through all of my vocal coaching techniques of how to get more of the right emotion out of the lyric.

They are both extremely talented and soaking it all in.

Awesome

03/07/2020

Working on Leah Justine’s record for 419 records

03/07/2020

Thanks Bryan and the 419 record team

Three weeks ago, we cut Leah Justine's debut (LP) with the legendary Ken Royster, at Direct Image Recording Studio. You can tell by the smiles on our face, that it is going to be amazing. I am super proud of our team and everyone in the camp. 2020 here we come.

09/02/2019

The Burl mothership has landed at Direct Image recording studio.
This is the newest best modern digital converter‘s available in the world.

08/23/2019

Working with Kaylyn Pace, producing three new songs for her. Oh yea!!

07/20/2019

Has Every Song Been Written?

The dumbing down of music is going to change.

https://youtu.be/If2Bli0rZcA

In this episode, we continue our discussion of the state of popular music in regards to the recent copyright infringement lawsuits. Is it possible to write "...

07/05/2019

Got a compliment from a client.
It’s great when you see fruit from all of your hard work.

Clients comment

You're probably working tonight but I just wanted to send a quick message to you my friend.

Holy Guacamole.
My man!
I am beside myself.
Your studio simply breathes. It's alive. Perfectly tuned.
Your ears are phenom.
I'm not easily impressed.
But you have kicked my ass.
So sure inspired again.
Thank you.
I needed that. 😌

07/04/2019

Direct Image Nashville Recording Studio and Vocal Coach

It’s amazing how much more money it costs to get gear that has the mojo compared to something that still sounds good.
Good guitar amp $500
One filled with the mojo $2500
Good microphone $1000
One filled with the mojo $6500
Good preamp $300
One filled with the mojo $2500
Good reference monitors $2000
Ones filled with the mojo $9000

It’s the same with all elements
of the recording studio and the other part is knowing which elements to buy !!!

I’ve spent a lot of years accumulating the best gear.

And a lot more in learning how to capture musical magic.
You have to have it all.
It’s here at.
Directimagestudio.com

Direct Image Nashville Recording Studio, PRODUCING, ENGINEERING RADIO QUALITY DEMOS AND ALBUMS FOR SONGWRITERS, PUBLISHERS, MUSICIANS, ARTISTS AND SINGERS!

06/19/2019

Luke Combs Is First Artist With 5 Hits in Hot Country Songs Top 25 Since Johnny Cash 60 Years Ago

Luke Combs 5 # 1 songs.
CMA New artist of the year
It all started with
Ken Royster productions and engineering Directimagestudio.com
His very first # 1 smash “Hurricane” and five other songs on his debut album

All Artist Development and Vocal Coaching with Ken Royster Productions.
Do you want to work with the hottest Producer, Engineer, and Vocal Coach in Nashville? contact

Directimagestudio.com

Phone number and information on the website.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8516475/luke-combs-first-artist-5-hits-hot-country-songs-top-25-60-years

As Luke Combs' new five-track EP The Prequel launches at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart (dated June 22), the singer-songwriter earns an honor on the Hot Country Songs survey that hadn't been achieved since Johnny Cash did so over 60 years ago.

04/16/2019

A new snare drum on order 110th anniversary
Ludwig Black Beauty.
Only 55 being made and I will own one of them.
Should be in the studio and being used in August.

03/02/2019

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02/16/2019

Congratulations Matt James for being nominated country album of the year for the indigenous music awards 2018.
Produced engineered mixed and mastered and vocal coaching by Kenny Royster productions at Direct Image Studio.

02/13/2019

To all you gearheads out there these are some monitors you should consider. I did a shoot out with five of the best in the world and walked away with these.

02/13/2019

Working with the awesome Allie Sealy and Vicky Hampton today. Background vocals and mixing.
Awesome artistry.

12/25/2018

The Top-Selling Albums of 2018 Reveal a New Country Music King

Taste of country just announced Luke Combs number one album “This one’s for you”
Over Carrie underwood, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett, Brett young, Kane brown,
Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan
Six of the songs on this album were
Co Produced and engineered by Kenny Royster productions and recorded at Direct Image Recording Studio.
Jon Conley electric guitar
Brian Pruitt Drums
Howard Duck Keyboards
Dave Francis Bass
Bobby Terry acoustic guitar

Book a session with Kenny Royster productions and Vocal Coaching at my studio, Direct Image Recording Studio
You can call anytime after 8 PM Monday through Friday 615-430-2788
Directimagestudio.com

Masters average $1500 per song.

http://tasteofcountry.com/best-selling-country-albums-2018-list/

The under-30 crowd is winning on this list of the best selling country albums of 2018.

12/24/2018

If the vocals aren’t right, you’re throwing your money away. All Artist Development and Vocal Coaching For Luke Combs. CMA New artist of the year.
Book a session with me and have the advantage of one of the best vocal coaches in the world.

12/11/2018

Singers !!
Don’t put your hands up and hold your headphones when singing.
Totally unnatural and you don’t stand on stage holding your ears while you are singing.
So don’t do it in the studio.
It would be like practicing anything one way and then when it comes to performance time, you do something different.
Doesn’t make any sense.
Athletes perform a lot of the same things over and over and over like tennis and serving and basketball and free throws and baseball players and the batting cage.
They don’t practice all that and then when it comes to game time, go change everything.

Use your hands to connect to the music like play air guitar, anything that connects you to the rhythm is great and musical and more natural.

Just a huge tip for free !!

I taught this to Luke Combs and now he is the CMA new country artist of the year.

12/09/2018

Gear heads. Just got a pair of these and first impression I was blown away.
Which never happens. Till now

12/09/2018

Luke Combs nominated for a Grammy
All of Luke’s Artist Development and vocal coaching was with me three years prior to me recording and co producing Hurricane and five other songs on his smash album.
Hurricane went on to be triple platinum and over 1 billion streams and 137 million YouTube views.

Kenny Royster productions and Direct Image Recording studio.

12/09/2018

Producing some awesome songs this week.

11/23/2018

Luke Combs, New CMA artist of the year and me rockin in my studio.
This is where Lukes record was recorded including the number one smash Hurricane.
I did all of Luke’s Artist Development and Vocal Coaching prior to anyone in the world ever hearing of him.
Kenny Royster productions and Direct Image Recording studio.
Directimagestudio.com
Call me and book a session and I will help do the same for you.

11/29/2017

Direct Image Recording Studio's cover photo

06/19/2017

More good news Luke Combs "This one's for you" album debuts at number one on the country Billboard charts.
Six of the songs including the #1 Hit Hurricane were recorded at Direct Image Studio by Kenny Royster and my amazing musicians that I've been working with for years

06/09/2017

Congratulations to Luke combs for his #1 song "Hurricane"
Recorded by Kenny Royster at
Direct Image Studio
I have produced 3 #1 songs and a #4
I record all genres including electronic pop.

Directimagestudio.com