Welcome to Gat3

We are thankful for the opportunity to introduce Gat3 Productions. Gat3 is a multi-room complex fully capable of handling all your audio and music projects. Gat3 honors a total commitment to our customers, we believe in honesty, integrity, and quality. We feel these beliefs are made apparent through our dedication to our clients and our attention to detail. We enjoy developing relationships and value the continued support of all our clients. If you have any questions, or if we can assist in any way, you can contact us directly by clicking here. We personally invite you to visit our facilities.

What's Happening at Gat3

June 2008

GAT3 NAMES WADE STARNES DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA
Wade Starnes brings over 25 years of music industry experience to Gat3

Charlotte, NC, June 30, 2008—Gat3 today announced that Wade Starnes has been named Director of Digital Media. Wade Starnes will work with major motion picture, television, and gaming industries in addition to producing and engineering projects for music artists. Gat3 president, Glenn Tabor remarks “Wade is one of those truly rare people. The many talents he brings to Gat3 are beyond astonishing, however, the friendship and positive spirit is equally impressive”.

Wade Starnes comes to Gat3 from Stingray Digital (formerly Sound Choice). For years, Wade managed music production tasks for primetime television shows such as “My Name Is Earl”, “The Office”, “Deal Or No Deal”, “America’s Got Talent” and “Las Vegas”. His major motion picture efforts include “Shrek 2”, “Shark Tales”, “North Country”, and “Duets”, while his music for gaming expertise was utilized by Electronic Arts, Sony Playstation, and InGrooves.

Glenn Tabor and Wade Starnes worked on numerous projects collectively, including "Boston Tea Party" on Magna Carta records featuring Dennis Chambers, Jeff Berlin, T Lavitz and Dave Fiuczynski and music and sound effects for the twenty-seven million dollar “Creation Museum” located in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. “It was a natural progression for Wade to be a part of Gat3,” commented Susan Tabor, the Director of Operations at Gat3, “the specialized and boutique quality of audio production we offer is extraordinary. Having Wade Starnes on staff will enhance and expand the variety of innovative services that we extend to our clients”.



May 2008

Gat3 recording artist, Jason Upton, releases his newest CD, 1200 FT Below Sea Level. This new release from the Christian Singer / Songwriter was recorded from various venues across the world in 2007 and 2008 and then mixed and mastered here at Gat3 by Glenn A. Tabor III (President and Chief Engineer, Gat3 Productions). This new album is true to Jason's vision for reaching people through song. He delivers an intimate and prophetic message along with the band's artistic musical devotion to create this eleven song CD. All of the songs were hand picked by Jason from various different moments of worship so that he can share the excitement, intimacy and encouragement that he continues to generate with people across the world.
To find out more about Jason Upton and his ministry, visit www.1200ftbelowsealevel.com.

April 2008
Gat3 is pleased to announce the release of the new album from Simplified, Elephant Sky. The album is scheduled to hit the market April 12th and has been anxiously awaited by fans. Elephant Sky was recorded at Gat3 Productions under the direction of Grammy nominated and award winning Engineer and Producer, Glenn A. Tabor, III. This new album follows the lasting success of the previous album, “Smile”, which captured many new fans, received national airplay on college and major radio markets and numerous awards, including Best Rock Album in 2007 (Charlotte Music Awards).
Simplified consists of Clee Laster on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Chris Sheridan on electric guitar, Chris Lynch on bass guitar and Tim Lail on Drums and Percussion. For more information about Simplified, visit their website www.simplifiedmusic.com.

February 2008


Nominees for the 39th Annual Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards were announced at a press conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Among the long list of nominees were Gat3 recording artists, Kenny and Amanda Smith Band. In the category of Bluegrass Gospel Album of the Year, Tell Someone is nominated along with other artists such as Ricky Skaggs & The Whites and The Marksmen. Tell Someone was recorded, mixed and mastered at Gat3 Productions by Glenn A Tabor III. This is the third album from the band and this award nomination is just one of the honors that this album has received. The nomination follows a Grammy Nomination released December of 2007. For more information about Kenny and Amanda smith, visit www.kenny-amandasmith.com.

January 2008

The Gat3 family as well as the Gospel Music Industry has suffered a loss today, January 8, 2008, with the passing of Leo Ruppe. Leo and the Ruppe family are very close friends and clients of Gat3 and we share with them in sorrow over the loss of this great man. Please pray with us for their family. Wife, Brenda Ruppe, and daughters, Kim Lord, Heather Day and Valerie Ellenburg along with the rest of their family. We pray for comfort in this time of sorrow.
Pictured below:
Leo & Brenda Ruppe and Susan & Glenn Tabor at the 2005 BMI Awards Show in Nashville, TN





December 2007

The 50th annual Grammy Nominations for 2008 were announced December 6th 2007. Gat3 Productions is honored to announce that one of our artists are among the list of nominees eligible to receive a Grammy. Tell Someone, the 2007 release from The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band has been nominated for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album of 2007. Joining them on this list are five other nominees in this category.
The Gospel Bluegrass album Tell Someone was recorded mixed and mastered in its entirety at Gat3 by Glenn A. Tabor, III, Engineer and President of Gat3 Productions and released by Rebel Records. Since its release, Tell Someone has soared to the top spots on many Bluegrass and Gospel Charts and received rave reviews from many of the industry’s top critics. The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band is returning to the studio at Gat3, the beginning of 2008 to record yet another album that is sure to be just as great as the last.
To find out more information about The Kenny and Amanda Smith band or to purchase this Grammy nominated album, visit www.kenny-amandasmith.com. For a complete list of Grammy nominees visit www.grammy.com.
Pictured Below: Kenny & Amanda Smith and Glenn & Susan Tabor





June 2007

We recently completed, the newest CD release from Singer/Songwriter Jason Upton, titled, Beautiful People. Production of the project spanned several months with it official release on May 29th. Beautiful People is an intimate walk through worship with the Jason Upton band and the heart of Jason himself. The project contains thirteen original songs, all written by Jason, and was recorded and mixed in its entirety here at Gat3 Productions. Glenn was able to capture the intimate worship that took place while in production. It was very important to record Jason in this manner. This recording was more about feel and experience than performance. Beautiful People is being distributed by Integrity Music. Plans have already begun for the next recording. Production on the next project is planned for late summer 2007. Just prior to this release, Glenn mixed and mastered Jason’s latest CD/DVD Combo. Between Earth and Sky is a DVD compilation from two of Jason’s live performances. The music and other audio was mixed, here at Gat3, in 5.1 surround giving you the feel of being at the service. It is combined with an audio CD and bonus material all in one package. To purchase Beautiful People or Between Earth & Sky and to learn more about Jason Upton, visit www.jasonupton.net. Visiting the site will also allow you to view a behind the scenes video, the making of Beautiful People, shot here at Gat3.

May 2007

About a year ago, Gat3 embarked on a project that was very different from the music recording projects that we find ourselves working on most frequently. We were invited to the Answers In Genesis headquarters, located in Petersburg, KY, just across the river from Cincinnati, OH. There, we met with Patrick Marsh, the director of The Creation Museum, a facility still under construction with plans to open May 2007. We could tell two things from the start, one - this was not your typical museum and two - this is something that we want to be a part of. At the time, the construction and design of the exhibits were about the halfway mark and we were blown away! We began the planning and execution for Gat3 creating all of the background sound and music pieces for the entire 70,000 square foot museum. We brought back to Charlotte, a tremendous amount of information, and an uncontrollable amount of excitement for what we were about to begin. For the next eleven months, the studios here at Gat3 transformed into a tropical jungles, New York City streets and The Grand Canyon among many other settings as we began our design. Dinosaurs were alive, sounds from the construction of The Ark abounded, and you could hear the clashes of thunder and lightening as storms were created. After many hours of work, everything was complete and ready for installation at the 27 million dollar museum. On May 28, 2007 the ribbon was cut and the doors opened at The Creation Museum. Thousands of visitors began touring through the seven C’s of History. We strongly recommend that you plan a trip to visit this amazing museum. It is sure to leave a lasting impression on you and your family. To find out more, visit www.creationmuseum.org or www.answersingenesis.org

June 2006

May and June have been great! We have been busier than ever! It is great to see all of our returning clients each year. This means they are putting out an awesome recording that their fans are purchasing. This allows them to keep traveling and recording other follow up projects. We appreciate their loyalty and confidence in Gat3.
Evonne Rivera released her new project which was recorded at Gat3. She did a really good job on this project and the musicians did an amazing job as well. Evonne combines a traditional jazz and blues sound with modern day pop to create great songs that many people enjoy. Check out Evonne at www.evonnerivera.com.
We also finished yet another fantastic album for the Southern Gospel Trio "Georgia". "Georgia" was organized in 1975 in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. They are a great group of guys to work with. We can always count on a solid performance from them all. To learn more about Georgia or to invite them to sing at your church visit www.georgiagospel.com
We are looking forward to a lot of projects that are coming up next month. If you would like more information about booking your recording at Gat3 contact the studio manager, Susan. We will be glad to plan a custom project for you or your group.

April 2006

The month of April went so quickly. We completed some extremely special projects and started others that are sure to be tremendous. Our great friends Kenny and Amanda Smith and their remarkable band (www.kenny-amandasmith.com) just completed a new gospel bluegrass recording for Rebel Records. This is the third release we have completed for Kenny and Amanda and it is truly special. The project took on a life of its own once started, as most of them do. Go to the artist’s website to check for a release date later this summer – you won’t be disappointed.

We also recently updated our mastering suite with several new pieces, including a new mastering console, made by sterling modular. Their furniture is beautiful, hand crafted, and designed with great acoustic principles. We have also added a mastering monitor system and EQ from Crane Song (www.cranesong.com). The designer, David Hill makes stellar equipment. In Studio A, Glenn added some special preamps and compressors from Requisite Audio (www.requisiteaudio.com). The designer, Danny McKinney is an extremely talented and bright guy. He is a very nice man who is a pleasure to talk with. Everything is built by hand in small quantities and the quality is brilliant. Just wait until you hear these on your next project.

Stay tuned for updates on other projects we have been working on. It is difficult to fit them all in this space, but we want to mention as many as we can.

March 2006

Many of you know Glenn, the studio owner, has been quite a microphone collector for many years. He recently has added over fifteen mics to his unique and special collection. They range from German mics from the forties, to American ribbon mics from the twenties and thirties. ‘I buy these microphones to use – they make my records sound better. There not here to be admired on a glass shelf’ proclaims Glenn, ‘they just sound incredible.’ So when you work on your next recording here, I am certain Glenn will have them out to add something special to your project.

What an incredibly awesome and busy month March has been. We have been blessed with so much talent coming in the studio. We had the opportunity to welcome a drumming legend, Gerry Brown. His credits read like a who’s who and his playing tells us why. It was a wonderful experience working with Gerry, CC, Tony Creasman, Kevin Grant, Mark Stallings, Rodney Shelton, and the entire horn section to make the artist’s vision a reality. It should be mixed in the coming weeks, and we’ll be sure to add some posts to the music section. We are also thankful to welcome our friends, Georgia. This is a great group of guys who are truly a blast to work with. Their new release should be complete next month and we are looking forward to seeing them soon.

February 2006

It has truly been a wonderful start to what will be a record year for Gat3. We are blessed to have worked with so many tremendous artists and organizations already. We'll give updates on some of the projects we are completing and some of the exciting ones that are just getting underway. Words cannot express how much we enjoy being a part of so many fantastic recordings. We are grateful to everyone who already have made this year so extraordinary.

January 2006

What a wonderful Christmas party we had here at Gat3 on December 15th. We want to personally thank all who came out in the weather to spend some time with us. We plan on having more of these types of events in the coming year! Merry Christmas to everyone. We hope you have a blessed holiday season.

December 2005

Recently we had the pleasure of working with our extended family, The Ruppes. We are pleased to announce the release of their newest CD, Sweet Forever. If you don’t have this recording, it’s a must have! We had a great time "working" on this project with them and feel like it is some of their best work to date. It is always an enjoyable experience having them here with us.

We have been busy with many other projects from all over the country. Artists recently in, have traveled here to Gat3 from Montana, Indiana, Tennessee and South Carolina. We welcomed musicians to work on projects from different places also. Gordon Mote was back at Gat3, and just as amazing of a piano player and friend as always. Kelly Back, David Johnson, Mark Fain, Danny Crawford, and Kevin Grantt are a few others that joined us along with many more brilliant musicians.

We had the opportunity to work on the new project, soon to be released for musical genius T. Lavitz. This project is sure to be a hit with the entire jazz fusion crowd and others alike. You certainly can't go wrong when you put together musical talents such as T Lavitz, Jeff Berlin, Dennis Chambers and Dave Fiuczynski. A special thank you must also go to Wade Starnes, who is a tremendous person and a great engineer. It was a pleasure working with you Wade, and we are certain to work on many more projects together.