“Ya’ll are an oasis in non-audio land!” -Blake Shelton

Founded by producer / engineer Erik Herbst (Eagles, Blake Shelton, Norah Jones, Snarky Puppy) in 1997, The Panhandle House is the top recording studio anywhere in the greater Dallas or Fort Worth TX area.

Erik Herbst is a pioneering music producer in the Texas Music movement. He has produced, engineered and/or mixed 4 RIAA certified Gold singles and has over a billion streams to his credit. Erik has produced 29 Top Ten singles including 9 number ones on both the Texas Music and Texas Regional Radio charts. Household names he’s worked with include the Eli Young Band, Whiskey Myers, Josh Abbott Band, Casey Donahew, and many others. His productions have won awards in nearly every category at the Texas Regional Radio Report Music Awards including: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Single of the Year, New Male Vocalist and Best New Duo/Group/Band.

The Panhandle House recording studio, located just off the historic downtown Denton, Texas square, is within easy walking distance of an array of amenities. We are a block or two away from several bars, two fantastic coffee shops, and a fine selection of restaurants. Contact us for special rates on local hotels.

The Panhandle House is the perfect home for the established independent or label artist; happily serving Grammy winning and grass roots artists alike. Our clients come from all over the greater Texas and Southwest region for our sounds and our inspiring production environment. We work on projects of every size, from one off radio singles to EP releases and, of course full scale album productions.  We have one of the best tracking rooms in Texas. Folks come in just for the drum sound that only our Neve 8058 and our big room can capture.

Need a stellar mix? Artists often bring in their projects recorded at home for the glue and polish that only transformers and moving electrons (and a great mix engineer) can deliver.  In every case, our priorities remain the same: achieve uncompromising sound quality while curating an organized and inspiring environment where the artist can relax and create.

We record digitally to the industry standard Pro Tools HDX Ultimate with 64-channels of AVID converters, but the key to our sound is firmly rooted in the analog world. Our live room is faced with cedar and rich in diffusing elements which allow acoustic instruments to breathe. 

The heart of the studio is our famous Neve 8058, a vintage, all discrete analog console.  It was entirely hand built in 1976, and has been beautifully maintained, fully recapped and ultrasonically cleaned.  

We call ourselves a “boutique” recording studio because we provide the sonics and amenities of a large multi-room studio facility and deliver the attention to detail and cozy vibe one would only expect to find in a dedicated project studio.  Think of it this way: It's just as comfortable as recording in your buddy's living room, and your buddy's house is a purpose built 6,000 sq ft. facility with excellent acoustics, a vintage Neve 8058 (!) console and a legit collection of amazing microphones and outboard gear.