STAFF & PARTNERS
At Great Lakes Gospel Studio, we are blessed to work and partner with some incredibly talented musicians and producers, each with many years of experience behind them. Each one has special gifts, talents, and ideas that can be utilized to make unique-sounding recordings at a highly professional level. Each person is passionate about serving our Lord through music, and you can tell it on the final product!
FOUNDER & OWNER
Stephen is the founder and owner of Great Lakes Gospel Studio. He produces and engineers each session, and his attention to details helps to make each recording the best it can be.
Stephen has studied music formally since age 9. He studied music in college, and has been a regular student at special Christian music conferences for years.
Stephen plays piano, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drum programming, ocarina, organ, strings, and sings background vocals. He also does most of the graphic design work at GLGS.
Explore Stephen’s ministryOUR PARTNERS
Add any of our partners to your project. Their rates are on the price list.
Eli travels and sings/plays guitar professionally with his family group, McKamey Legacy. When he is not traveling, he is often in his studio laying down incredible guitar and drum tracks for various customers. He is an extremely versatile musician, and can play a variety of guitar styles and sounds for a very modest fee.
Rob is one of the finest bass guitar players you will ever hear, but he is a man with countless other skills as well! He has produced and played on countless sessions for local, regional, and national-level artists.
Rob also plays piano, drums, guitar, mandolin, keyboard orchestrations, and writes for live orchestrations. Rob’s skills are available for hire for a modest fee.
When it comes to mastering, nobody is better than the great Paul Thompson! He has professionally mastered countless recordings for many years, and his expert work shines on every one of them! He can take your recording to the next level and make it sound better than you ever thought possible!
David is one of the most in-demand studio musicians in all of Christian music. He plays regularly at Crossroads Studios in NC, and also does lots of freelance work. He plays a variety of styles, and can play just as many instruments including: harmonica, guitars, bass, fiddle, pedal steel, and more!
He can add incredible professionalism to your recordings for a very modest fee.
Maria contracts with us from St. Petersburg, Russia. She is available for hire on all of the projects we work on. She plays violin, viola and cello. She is the ultimate professional and her playing is superb. Her impressive music credits range from prestigious orchestras, to film and video game music scores. She is amazing!
Best of all, she is available for an amazingly reasonable price. You will never find better-sounding string recordings for less!
Our network also includes Mark Forester, Keith Barkley, and Rob Mills for overdubs, arranging, rhythm tracks, and orchestrations.
See musician ratesTo learn more, or to schedule a recording session at GLGS, contact Stephen Forester, owner, producer, and recording engineer.