Kirk Franklin Opens Recording Studio in Downtown Arlington – See PHOTOs!

Congratulations are in order for Multi-platinum artist & Gospel superstar, Kirk Franklin who recently completed the transformation of a vacant furniture warehouse in Downtown Arlington into a $2 million, state-of-the-art recording studio..

According to Arlington-tx.gov, The 9,000-square-foot structure, originally built in 1968, was extensively remodeled with specialized construction techniques designed to block outside noise and vibrations from downtown traffic and the nearby train tracks.

But that’s not the only thing the makes the building unique. It’s also the first recording studio in America known to feature prototype technology that can change how large the space sounds, making it seem as intimate as a jazz club or as spacious as a cathedral, with a few simple taps on a computer screen.

“You can literally change the design of the building on a laptop,” said Franklin, a long-time Arlington resident who recently gave MyArlingtonTV a tour of Fo Yo Soul. “There are speakers and there are microphones in the walls. It can sound like whatever you want it to sound like with the touch of a button.”

The recording studio was designed by the Russ Berger Design Group, a North Texas firm whose experience includes projects for the University of Texas Dallas, Lakewood Church and NFL Films.

“You can make it sound like a small club or a cathedral or anything in between. It’s an amazing system,” Berger said. “We worked with the manufacturers to develop something that specifically works well in studios and production spaces. Kirk’s studio is the first.”

“Fo Yo Soul Entertainment would like to thank Alan Petsche and The Petsche Group for making this dream become a reality,” Franklin said.

Take a tour into wordclass studio via the video below;

Image Credits ~ Arlington-tx/Russ Berger Design Group