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The City of Dripping Springs recognized The Zone Recording Studio during a recent City Council meeting, proclaiming May 17, 2026, as “The Zone Recording Studio Day” in celebration of the studio’s 30th anniversary.
According to the city, The Zone opened in 1996 and has grown into one of Texas’ most respected recording studios, hosting numerous prominent Texas and Americana artists through the years.
Artists who have recorded at the studio include Joe Ely, Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jerry Jeff Walker, Parker McCollum, Jack Ingram, Dave Alvin and Jimmy Dale Gilmore.
The city also recognized Mike Morgan, Pat Manske and others who have contributed to the studio’s success and impact on the local music scene over the past three decades.
In its announcement, the city described The Zone as an important part of Dripping Springs’ cultural identity and praised the studio’s legacy of creativity, collaboration and music production in the Texas Hill Country.
