San Antonio\u2019s\u00a0Gunter Hotel has opened a new recording studio, honoring its musical history and blues legend Robert Johnson, who recorded some of his most notable songs at the hotel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 1936, Johnson made his first recordings in Room 414 of the Gunter Hotel, leading to the influential compilation album \u201cKing of the Delta Blues Singers.\u201d For decades, musicians, including John Mellencamp, have visited the room to pay tribute to that history. The new recording studio is the final piece of the Gunter\u2019s $57 million renovation <\/a>and the hotel\u2019s latest effort to preserve the music history that has shaped it.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the very start of this renovation, we felt that we had a duty to honor the music that has filled these halls for over a century,\u201d said Jiwon Choi, the owner and managing director at Axle Capital, which owns the hotel.<\/p>\n The Gunter Studio will serve as a professional space for Texan musicians and other artists who visit San Antonio. It is also designed to fuel the next generation of musical talent in San Antonio and will be available as a training resource for students and non-profits.\u00a0<\/p>\n Located on the hotel\u2019s second floor,\u00a0Gunter Studio features state-of-the-art recording equipment curated by producer Michael Ramos and acoustician Steve Durr, who designed the studio. A dedicated sound engineer will support musicians who book recording sessions. Afterward, they can relax in the adjacent jewel-toned Gunter Studio Lounge.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cWe worked to configure a layout that maximizes the acoustic properties of the space,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cRecording at the Gunter is more than a standard session, it\u2019s an opportunity to leave your mark on a place rich with musical history.\u201d<\/p>\n Guests who want to connect with Johnson\u2019s legacy can also record in Room 414, where the blues icon made his recordings.<\/p>\n Johnson is remembered for his guitar work and haunting lyrics, which made him one of the most revered artists<\/a> of 1930s Mississippi Delta blues. His abilities also inspired one of the most enduring legends in music history: that he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his musical gifts.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the Gunter, Johnson recorded songs including \u201cTerraplane Blues,\u201d which became the only hit of his lifetime. He later influenced rock icons including Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.<\/p>\n To celebrate the studio\u2019s opening, the Gunter Hotel is inviting the public to visit the space on Aug. 26, Sept. 2, and Sept. 9 from 6 to 7 p.m., ahead of its Singer Songwriter Series in the Studio Lounge. Tickets for the 7 p.m. Singer Songwriter sessions\u00a0can be purchased here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Antonio\u2019s\u00a0Gunter Hotel has opened a new recording studio, honoring its musical history and blues legend Robert Johnson,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413976,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-413975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}