RAINBOW MUSIC OMAHA

02/02/2026

Song Of The Year winner Billie Eilish was one of dozens of nominees wearing pins tonight 👇

02/02/2026

Yesterday, we spent the evening interviewing Nils Erickson of Rainbow Recording Studios for our documentary. Nils has been part of the Omaha music scene for over 50 years, both as a musician, songwriter, and sound/recording engineer. Nils began playing in bands in his pre-teens and built his first speaker at the age of 14. Nils also founded Rainbow Recording Studios in 1976. Since then, Nils has recorded many famous bands at his studio such as Boyz II Men, The California Raisins, and most famously, the first two albums by the Omaha band, 311, who were still in their teens the first time they entered Nils' studio. Later, Nils founded and fronted the popular Omaha band, Paddy O'Furniture. In his interview, Nils shared a lot of great stories about all of his experiences in the Omaha music scene through the years. Nils also provided us with an abundance of great information that we know you'll find fascinating when you see our completed film next year.

08/11/2023

09/12/2022

TINY DESK ... Rainbow Recording Studios Omaha Present Black Swan Theory ... Big Wade

Big Wade And Black Swan Theory at Rainbow Recording Studios in Omaha Ne. Concert contest [official video] htt...

04/16/2022

My first concert was in elmwood park ... little stage .. I had helped my brother eric build speaker cabinets ... one microphone ... tiny bogen tube amp .. 2 12" speakers ... TWO SINGERS ONE MICROPHONE ... Mike "HATS" Hatfield and Mister Fabulous G Davis ... grabbing that mic like LITTLE RICHARD and JAMES BROWN ... I WAS. HOOKED ... I think they were The Night Twisters that year ... later picture of The Diplomats Combo ... Eric Jon Erickson ... Kirsty Erickson Davis ... Gary Davis ... Leif Erickson ...

02/27/2022

WHEN MOM FINALLY GIVES YOU GRANDPAS COOL STEREO ... YOU'RE GONNA NEED CABLES FROM RAINBOW

01/23/2022

sometimes ...
ya just gotta drive ... to omaha ... Rainbow Recording Studios Omaha

09/08/2021

07/25/2021

2011 was a great year ... Rainbow Music was inducted into The Black Music Hall of Fame ...

07/19/2021

WE ARE RECORDING IN OMAHA NEBRASKA ... Tim Zick JUST GOT BACK FROM ITALY ... or where ever he was this week ... LOL ... Rainbow Recording Studios has more original Working Tube Equipment from A1 (New York City) SUN & STAX museums ... Rainbow ... Where the Vibe Is Alive ... rainbow provided all the sound at Sprite Nite ... Peony Park on the Lincoln Highway

07/04/2021

RAINBOW RECORDING UNIVERSITY .. PRO TOOLS .. TUBE GEAR .. LEARN MORE IN AN HOUR / THAN A WEEK IN A BIG CLASSROOM ..
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