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Open House - Nov 13, 2pm-5pm

Is it a recording studio? Yes! Is it a venue for music, comedy, and more? Yes! Is it available for private rental? Yes!
Come see why we call this our creative haven.

Tom Acousti - LIVE! - Back to Roots 3

Saturday, Nov 19th

No cost - RSVP required

River Comics – Feb 11
Rasa Strings Quartet – April 14

During this venue closure,
we’ve upgraded the Recording Studio and created a record company…

During this venue closure, we’ve upgraded the Recording Studio and created DNR Records

During this venue closure,
we’ve upgraded the Recording Studio and created DNR Records.

Current STUDIO Release

Crossing Wires
Nashville Sessions

DNR release date December 11, 2021

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You Found Me

...coming soon

DNR

Do Not Release Records

Ongoing projects:

DNR

The studio and the venue are tightly integrated,
but can be booked separately or together.

The studio and the venue are tightly integrated, but can be booked separately or together.

The studio is designed to be as fast and self-contained as possible with 24 tracks of inputs that remain connected through a Soundcraft GB8 mixer to Pro Tools. Bass, drums, guitars, piano, and more stay wired and ready. Some nice microphones and an Avalon 737 produce top quality vocals. Student and audition recordings are a specialty here. Live recording is something we’re built for and do well, with or without an audience. If you are a new or developing artist looking to make professionally produced or live recordings, get in touch because:

The name started as a dark joke…

… referring to Tom’s sizable song catalog that has remained largely unfinished / unreleased for years. DNR was created to change all that. Put out another album? Not these days. Now, we’ll produce one song at a time and they WILL BE released.

The Covid-forced transformation of Ground Floor from a studio AND event space to only a studio created the opportunity to produce and release music like never before.

After the closure, the studio setup was improved again and again; some new gear happened… a bigger board, instruments were added. Now, with this fast and self-contained studio at the ready, the catalog backlog becomes an asset. Producing (and RE-producing), mixing, and mastering can now all be done in-house . If inspired to rework a song written in 1996 – produce it – release it! If a great live recording is found in the archives – mix it – release it! If part of the rock opera, Wings or None, is ready to share – release it! When a great artists records live at Ground Floor – release it!

DNR is here to “resuscitate” the neglected song catalog and to create new work too (already funny, yes?). We’ll be releasing music quickly and constantly under the label, “Do Not Release” (even funnier, yes?).

DNR will handle the previously released writing and publishing catalog, finish unreleased works-in-progress, create new material for the recorded-only rock opera, “Wings or None”, and produce others.

Check out these selections from the catalog!

Bloom Where You’re Planted

Beginning of Time

DNR will deliver more from the catalog this year than ever. Most of these recordings will land on Spotify and iTunes, but some will be web-only and time-limited specials. Be sure to join our Shortlist to miss nothing.

Check out these songs – ALMOST READY to be released!

Check out these release candidates still in final production.

Events & rentals
resumed in 2022

GFF Events

We are open for
live & studio recording

Events & rentals
resumed in 2022

Grand Re-Opening - July 2022

Now Booking

A new venue, GFF was just getting up to speed when the pandemic shut everything down.

We are pleased to open again, hosting creative performances and gatherings of all kinds.

Here are some favorites we'd love to have back!

Click portfolio items to check them out!

Tap portfolio items to check them out!