John McBride
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Founder
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Blackbird Studios
John McBride purchased the Creative Recording Studio in Nashville in 2002 and changed the name to Blackbird Studios. The now famous studio has recorded an amazing number of top performers such as Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, and John's wife Martina McBride. In 2013, John formed an engineering school named Blackbird Academy to provide hands on training for aspiring recording engineers. He is proud to point out so many of his former students are now making a living in the music industry.