01/19/2026
If you’re at NAMM this week, drop by and say hi.
🎙️ Keynote Panel: Today’s Recording Studio - Opportunity or Crisis?
Is the modern studio booming… or breaking? From world-class multi-room facilities to a one-room studio, the music recording tools have never been better but the business has never been trickier. Come get the real talk on what it takes to build (and keep) a profitable studio.
📅 Friday, January 23
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Hilton California C
🏷️ Type: 2-hour Session
Expect an honest conversation on the do’s & don’ts of running a successful recording studio - plus a look at what’s next for studios of every size.
🎤 Moderator:
Alan Friedman, CPA - Partner, Friedman, Kannenberg & Company, P.C. (and a guitarist/songwriter/recording musician)
🎧 Panelists:
Rick Beato - YouTube Educator, Musician & Producer/Engineer (Atlanta)
Paula Salvatore - Recording Studio Consultant (Los Angeles)
Zoe Thrall - Dir. of Studio Ops, The Hideout Recording Studio (Las Vegas)
David Bendeth - Producer/Engineer & Musician (New Jersey)
Fabrice Dupont - Producer/Engineer & Studio Owner, Flux Studios NYC (New York)
Lee Bench - Producer/Engineer & Studio Owner, Steakhouse Recording Studios (Los Angeles)
If you’re a studio owner, engineer, producer, or artist building your own studio - don’t miss this.
