Southern Tracks has almost as much history as the region in which it's located. The original studio, a converted schoolhouse, was founded by legendary music publisher Bill Lowery in the mid-1950's. Lowery discovered such classic songs as "Be Bop A Lula," "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden,"and Joe South's "Games People Play." When the original site became a Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit station in 1983, Lowery built a new studio from the ground up at the present location.

Designed by George Augspurger, Southern Tracks was originally intended as a workshop for Lowery writers and productions. However, the studio's ambient room quickly gained favor among Atlanta's rock elite. Eventually, as long time studio manager and now co-owner Mike Clark explains, "Bill had trouble getting time in his own studio."

In 1993, Clark and Lowery brought Southern Tracks to state-of-the-art when they installed the South's first SSL G Plus/Ultimation console. The studio also features an extensive collection of vintage outboard gear and one of the finest selections of tube microphones in the world.

Reprinted from Mix magazine 1995