Meet the team

Justin Cortelyou

Engineer, Mixer, Producer

Justin Cortelyou is a Grammy-award nominated, and multi-platinum mixing engineer/producer. Justin started his career working with Chuck Ainlay at Soundstage Studios in Nashville before moving to Los Angeles to work with legendary mixing engineer, Mike Shipley at The Animal House. Following his time with Shipley, Justin teamed up with artist/producer Tommy Henriksen and in 2008, moved their operation back to Nashville, and began working with legendary producer, Bob Ezrin. 
 

Tawgs Salter

Producer / Songwriter

Tawgs has worked
with a vast array of artists

ranging from Walk Off The Earth, Serena Ryder, Hunter Hayes, Lights and Scott Helman to Andrea Bocelli, Dear Rouge, Mother Mother and USS. Its an honor to have Tawgs
As a creative partner here at Soultrain Studios

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Kyle Blunt

Engineer, Mixer, Producer
Kyle moved to Nashville in 2013 from Central Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Audio Engineering from Middle Tennessee State University. He has worked on several major releases including two nominations and one Grammy award winning album (Andrea Bocelli, Gramps Morgan, and Carrie Underwood). 

Sam Melrod

Manager
Sam is the studio manager, engineer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who moved to Nashville from New York City in 2019 to attend The Blackbird Academy. Born in the D.C. area, Sam moved to NYC to the attend The New School where he received a BA in music. As a student, he spent time interning at several prominent recording studios. He spent a majority of his time working at the city’s oldest recording institution: Sear Sound (formerly the Hit Factory).