The Church Studio

We had a surprisingly wonderful time at this nice museum/studio. Didn’t know a whole lot about Leon Russell when we went, but our guide, Kevin, was fantastic. Fortunately we weren’t there while the studio was in use as we were able to check out studios, the green room, and the bell tower. What a wonderful piece of not only Tulsa history, but of music and rock ‘n roll history! The ownership has done an amazing job both restoring this historic venue and bringing it into the modern age with some tasteful upgrades. Overall, we greatly enjoyed our visit and would recommend this as a stop for any music lover!

Interesting church turned recording studio established by Leon Russell, also partly a museum. They record here and teach sounds engineering. Definitely worth a stop and a tour. Also the bar has the best Margarita around and they have a membership to enjoy live music and support what they are doing.

I have to say this is the place that made me fall in love with Tulsa! Amazing experience! It’s been almost a month since I last visited, but I still feel so warm thinking about the friendly people at the Church Studio. They gave a detailed introduction to the studio’s history and showed us some incredibly cool equipment. I have so much respect for the musicians here. Recommend the place to everyone!!

I can’t say enough about this place! What a cool & historic venue. So many layers to the studio as well. Even the owner acquired a Neve 8068 from Daniel Lanois. I’ve been listening to him lately & it’s because of this tour & my extremely knowledgeable docent, Laura. Highly recommend to tour or just to browse their archives. Excellent studio all around.

What a great tribute to such a talented musician. I hadn’t realized the scope of influence Leon Russell and Tulsa had in music history. But thanks to our amazing and highly knowledgable docent, Willis, I learned a lot. His expertise about Leon and development of Church Studio as well as the other musicians who recorded there in the past and present was great! Wonderful experience!

Really beautiful space with so much Tulsa and music history. It's been there since 1914 I think they said, and the original building is still part of it. They host Tunes at Noon, and a guided tour is included after. There's a great bar and gift shop so it's a fun place to spend time.

Gary Laney and the entire team at The Church Studio were absolutely fantastic. Thank you for an amazing recording of our original material as well as our cover of Don’t Do Me Like That with the OG bassist/Tom Petty/Mudcrutch Charlie Souza.

Teresa has created a wonderful tribute to an American Treasure, Leon Russell. Maintaining the working studio is fantastic! Our docent was knowledgeable, informative and entertaining.