Meet DUSTIN HENDRICKS | OWNER/OPERATOR OF WARROOM STUDIOS

We had the good fortune of connecting with DUSTIN HENDRICKS and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi DUSTIN, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
MUSIC HAS, SINCE A VERY YOUNG AGE, BEEN THE BUG THAT BIT ME. AFTER SOME COLLEGE AND MANY FAILED JOBS, MY FATHER AND GRANDMOTHER SAW THAT I HAD A PASSION FOR RECORDING MUSIC. I GRADUATED AT THE TOP OF MY CLASS FROM MEDIA TECH INSTITUTES, AND STARTED WORKING FOR RECORDING STUDIOS. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF GRINDING AS A STUDIO ENGINEER… WORKING FOR BANDS LIKE HELLYEAH, LOVERBOY…AND MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRY ARTISTS… I DECIDED I COULD MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT BY RUNNING MY OWN STUDIO.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I BELIEVE WHAT SETS ME APART IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS, IS THAT I AM A MUSICIAN FIRST. RUNNING AND SUSTAINING A RECORDING STUDIO IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THESE DAYS. ANYONE CAN BUY GEAR AND DO IT FROM HOME…BUT TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL RECORDING, I BELIEVE YOU NEED A PRODUCER THAT CARES MORE ABOUT THE SONG, AND UNDERSTANDS THE ARTIST MORE THAN THE CLOCK. IF YOU CAN REALLY PUT YOURSELF INTO SOMEONES ART/IDEA/PROJECT FIRST……THATS WHERE YOU FIND SUCESS!

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
IF THEY WERE FROM OUT OF TOWN, I WOULD TAKE THEM TO EAT AT TEXAS ROADHOUSE IN MCKINNEY, TX. THEN FINISH THE NIGHT UP AT A GREAT OPEN MIC OR CONCERT AT KICKBACKS BAR AND GRILL IN DENISON, TX OR THE GAR HOLE IN WESTMINSTER, TX (WHICH WAS VOTED THE BEST LITTLE ROADHOUSE IN NORTH TEXAS BY D-MAGAZINE)

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM WITHOUT THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF MY MOTHER, FATHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND WIFE AUBREY LYNN. IT ALL BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THEM. THEY HAVE SUPPORTED MY DREAM OF CREATING ART AND MUSIC FROM THE BEGINNING. OTHER HUGE SHOUT OUTS GO TO MY MENTORS TIM KIMSEY, GARY LONG, AND STERLING WINFEILD. THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE HAS BEEN WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD IN REGARDS TO THE MUSIC BUSINESS

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