The founding Host Partner of Mix Nashville, Curb 43 Studios, has been a fixture at the top of Music Row for more than 30 years. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
Nashville, TN (May 21, 2026)—More than 250 engineers, producers, musicians and audio professionals made their way to the top of Music Row on Saturday, May 16, for the fourth annual Mix Nashville music production event.
The day kicked off at BMG’s Nashville headquarters with a special Keynote Conversation titled “Bringing the Music Back to Music Row,” followed by a full day of expert panels and leading-edge technology demonstrations in multiple world-class studios, and then ended 12 hours later with the ever-popular Studio Crawl in nearby Berry Hill.
The Keynote and the Mix Panel Series took place on the fourth floor of BMG’s Nashville headquarters. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
Here’s a Mix Nashville overview overview and a look at our sponsors, who not only make the event possible, but enhance the experience by offering up their own daylong programs featuring the best in talent and technology.
Look for more coverage of the event next week!
BACKSTAGE STUDIO (Black River Entertainment):
SSL, Genelec, Audio-Technica
Members of the audience surround the SSL Origin evo-Genelec Ones setup during a live tracking session. Separate SSL Oracle-Genelec Ones and Harrison 32Classic-Genelec Ones stations allowed attendees to walk around, sit in the sweet spot and compare the three in real time. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
SSL’s Rick Naqvi addresses the audience prior to a live, simultaneous, three-console tracking session—SSL Origin evo, SSL Oracle and Harrison 32Classic—using Audio-Technica 40 and 50 Series mics at the source and Genelec Ones smart active monitors at each of the three setups. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
Gary Thielman, Harrison Audio, runs an attendee through the features of the Harrison 32Classic console during a break from the live tracking sessions. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
CURB 43 STUDIOS:
Sony, API
Sony VME measurement took place at nearby Digital Audio Post, along with presentations on the creat360RA
API returned to the Curb 43 Studios control room for the fourth straight year to host recording and mixing demos on the API AXS console.
In the live room at Curb 43 Studios, Andy Munitz of Sony hosted both stereo and immersive music listening sessions on the company’s instant-classic MDR-MV1 Open-Back Reference Monitor Headphones. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
API brought in Dan Ballard, Owner/Producer/Engineer of Gold Pacific Studio in the nearby Berry Hill neighborhood (center, in ball cap), to host a series of demo sessions throughout the day on the features, workflow and recording/mixing techniques of the API AXS console. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
Doug Battle, Sony, addresses the audience before the opening Keynote Conversation. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
RCA STUDIO A:
Sweetwater, Avid, Neumann, RBDG
Sweetwater, Avid and Neumann presented advanced product demos mixed with expert panels throughout the day in the legendary RCA Studio A. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
In between the panels and demos, Avid’s Jeff Komar offered attendees one-on-one attention and insider insights across a range of workflows. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
The exterior and interior of the new Sweetwater Airstream mobile Dolby Atmos production/mix studio, with acoustics and design by the team at Russ Berger Design Group. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
RONNIE’S PLACE (Black River Entertainment):
KRK Systems
Deston Bennet of KRK takes producer/engineer Ben Fowler through the 7.1.4 monitoring setup, featuring the company’s recently introduced V-Series Five speakers, at Ronnie’s Place (Black River Entertainment). Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
A couple of Nashville heavy-hitters—producer and engineer Ben Fowler, left, and songwriter, producer, engineer Nick Autry—sit down for a private listening session of the KRK 7.1.4 monitoring system, featuring the new V-Series Five line of speakers. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
CURB 28 STUDIOS, STUDIO SIX:
Wolff Audio
Attendees get a rare up-close, hands-on look at an 8-channel bucket of a custom Wolff Audio Console, set up for the day in Studio Six at Curb 28 Studios. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
Wolff Audio CEO Jay Porter, showcasing the company’s recent acquisition of Pultec outside Studio Six at Curb 28 Studios. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
ADDICTION SOUND:
David Kalmusky and Wolff Audio
David Kalmusky, a multi-talented musician, songwriter, producer, engineer and owner of the one-of-a-kind recording playpen Addiction Sound, sits at his Trident TSM console with engineer/producer Richard Chycki as they catch up with a few friends. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
BMG:
Host Partner
The Keynote and the Mix Panel Series took place on the fourth floor of BMG’s Nashville headquarters, 1 Music Circle S, at the top of Music Row, with a view of downtown. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
BMG LOBBY:
ASG
Advanced Systems Group set up in the BMG Lobby, sponsoring the breakfast and lanyards, and hosting networking central. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
GEMINI:
Remote Production Group
Remote Production Group’s recently overhauled Gemini mobile music truck parked outside Black River Entertainment’s Backstage Studio for the day, hosting stereo and immersive listening sessions in the vehicle’s two 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos control rooms. Photo: Future/Kevin Craig
