AC Sapphire, winner of the 2022 NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition, is currently recording an album — part of her Grand Prize package — at Citizen Studios. Last week she was joined in the studio by 2019 NewSong Grand Prize Winner Jobi Riccio on... View Article
Last year the inaugural Asheville FM album — Real People, Great Radio: Vol. 1 — rolled out. It featured tracks by area talent such as Secret Shame, Astoria, Fleur Geurl, Dexter Webb, and others. The next installment, Real People, Great Radio: Vol. 2, is being... View Article
Producer, engineer, and artist manager Kevin Moloney recently joined forces with Asheville-based recording studio Citizen Studios as Producer in Residence. A native of Ireland, Moloney’s storied career includes work with artists such as U2 and Sinead O’Connor, and with producers such as Daniel Lanois, Brian... View Article
Citizen Studios is a professional recording studio, and the creative hub of Citizen Vinyl. It is located in the historic WWNC radio station studio in the Citizen Times building in downtown Asheville. A timeless space for classic and modern sounds, the historic studio space (built in 1939) consists of Studio A – a... View Article
Citizen Vinyl was recently featured on a CNN segment. We’re thrilled to share our thoughtfully curated space with a wider community. Watch Citizen Vinyl on CNN “Citizen Vinyl is a celebration of music and community,” says founder Gar Ragland. The feature also shares the inspiration... View Article
Be our Mall Goth Valentine on Tuesday, Feb. 14., 7:30-10:30 PM. Free event! Session Café and Bar hosts an evening of Goth, Riot Girl, and Emo. DJ dance party with drink and dessert specials. We’ve reached the apex of modern romance over here at Session!... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer Music is the passing of a cultural torch. Every genre is laced with history and precedent. Bluegrass, arguably one of the most Americana of sounds, is no exception. At Citizen Studios, that time continuum lives... View Article
