Acoustic Sounds News

Blue Heaven puts Salina in spotlight

It's tough to know what the staff of CBS Television's "60 Minutes II" news program may cram into the 11- or 12-minute feature story they're planning to air on Salina's Blue Heaven Studios.

The "60 Minutes II" crew spent Monday and Tuesday filming multiple hours of Blue Heaven owner Chad Kassem, his assistant and musician Jimmy D. Lane and four blues musicians in town this week to record at the former church at 201 S. Eighth.

NPR Visits Blue Heaven Studios

In August, Blue Heaven Studios was visited by the renowned All Things Considered staff of National Public Radio (NPR). They had heard about the church-turned-recording studio and thought it worthy of reporting. To follow is the transcript of the show along with a few photos taken during their visit.

Stereophile returns to Blue Heaven

In September of last year, Stereophile recorded Rendezvous: Jerome Harris Quintet Plays Jazz at BHS. Engineer/ Producer John Atkinson was so happy with the results of this recording, he returned in May to record a classical quintet featuring Antony Michaelson on clarinet.

Acoustic Sounds, APO visit Chicago

The long-awaited HI-FI show set the stage for some ground-breaking firsts for Acoustic Sounds and APO.

Owner Chad Kassem divided his time between two key points of interest during the May show. At times his focus was the Acoustic Sounds booth, where appearances and candid performances by APO recording artists Jimmy D. Lane, Eomot RaSun, Jimmie Lee Robinson and David "Honeyboy" Edwards occured while audiophiles browsed the Acoustic Sounds' "record store".

Blue Heaven Studios equipped for DVD

It's the biggest debate in audio news. Everyone is torn between the formats, DVD or DSD, and the arguments are sound.

"At Blue Heaven, we are not for or against DVD or DSD. In fact, both formats sound much better than conventional compact disc," says Chad Kassem, owner. "Our choice to utilize DVD has nothing to do with comparing the sound qualities. It's based on the fact that video is not available on DSD, so choosing between the formats is not an issue. We are documenting history and believe it is necessary to film the event in addition to capturing the music in the highest quality sound possible."