When drummer Sean Paddock isn’t out playing stadium shows with country superstar Kenny Chesney, he’s in his newly built riverfront home studio making music. Paddock had a small area allocated for recording in his previous house, but moving to a custom-built home allowed him the freedom to plan ahead and incorporate a space that would fit his needs for drum recording. “I was limited there for sure,” says Paddock. “It was a step above a closet. I wanted a place that had space for the drums to breathe. A larger room is easier to tame, but it’s virtually impossible to make a dead room ambient.” Having learned the limitations of a small room, Paddock knew he wanted to build a space that was bigger, wider, and taller. “My new room is fifteen feet wide by twenty-four feet long, and it has eleven-foot ceilings. I love it.” When laying out the […]

November 2020 Issue