Multifaceted. Virtuosic. Thoughtful.
Work with a musician who spends his life immersed in the craft: Sam Irvin.
Whether you’re interested in live entertainment for events, private music lessons or sound production services, Irvin Music Studio can help!
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Solo guitar, string combos (guitar/violin duets, guitar/violin/[bass or cello] trios) and jazz ensembles are available for weddings, corporate functions and other events! Enhance a special occasion with the perfect ambiance.
Weekly lessons and a la carte consultations are available for guitar, trumpet, synthesizer, recording/production, theory/composition and more! Gain facility with an instrument and learn how to practically apply technique to create your own music!
Need recording, mixing and session work? Let’s collaborate! Top-notch tech, knowledgeable engineering and a network of skilled musicians means that you can bring the sounds you hear to life.
Live Music for Events
Choose from a variety of instrumental configurations including solo guitar, string combos (guitar/violin duet or a trio with cello or double bass) and jazz ensembles.
Consultations ensure that we enrich the atmosphere that you envision with music to match
Options for set-list customization and personally arranged requests
For weddings, we can perform at ceremonies, cocktail hours, dinner music, light receptions and even rehearsal dinners or farewell brunches.
Amplification and all other necessary equipment included with each package
We offer clip-on and hand-held mics for speeches to be used through our speakers too
Keep the planning process simple by working with an experienced organizer who will also be the experienced performer!
“Irvin Music Studio was the best choice we could have made for our wedding. The acoustic guitar and violin duo was simply MAGICAL. Our guests were so impressed. Sam was super accommodating with music selections and even customized the arrangements to meet our wishes. I was blown away by the quality and professionalism. A+++”
Music Lessons & Composition Coaching
Lessons available for all ages, 6 and up
A patient teacher means a safe space to make mistakes and learn through experimentation
Learn a well-rounded curriculum to become a well-rounded musician:
Improvisation, technique studies & music theory (scales, chord construction, harmonic analysis, reading standard notation…)
Receive gentle encouragement to practice and foster self-discipline to accomplish your musical goals
Collect pieces of music to begin/expand your own repertoire
“Most instructors are great players. Not all instructors are great teachers. Sam is both. We were particularly impressed with his ability to teach to the learning style of our 15 year old daughter. Competent, kind, courteous, and professional. Highly recommend.”
Sound Production: Engineering Creativity
Record your own music (or spoken word) with quality equipment, software… and most importantly, a skilled producer!
Keep it simple and bare or flesh out musical ideas with full arrangements and diverse accompaniments
Refine the sound of your recordings through expert hybrid mixing and mastering
Experience creative immersion with efficient workflow practices
{Bonus: Enjoy Sam’s original music, collaborations and other creative projects}
“I have been working with Samuel for months now on original music and it has been nothing short of an absolute pleasure! He is professional, wise, and very talented!”
Debut Album, “Consolidation” Available Now!!!
"Consolidation," my debut album, is a quilting together of compositions, poetry and philosophy from early adulthood. I consolidated this material into sheet music (through-composing about 90% of the final arrangements) and lyrics that speak to a sort of movement from a search for certainty towards handling the inevitable ambiguity of the human condition. Since it's a sort of collection, the genres and instrumentation are eclectic. There are classical and jazz influences (especially in the emphasis on contrapuntal parts) and there are also rock/metal, country, electronica, funk and rap sections... "Alternative" seems to be a good umbrella label for the project. Since the instrumentation is so varied, I never could have completed this endeavor without the cooperation of many talented collaborators. Over 30 local Asheville musicians contributed performances on piano, drum set, guitar, bass, trumpet, trombone, violin, flute, marimba, synthesizer, beat/ambient production and more! These recordings were all accomplished in Irvin Music Studio (or in the field), as was the entire mixing process (with invaluable assistance from a skillful mastering engineer for some final polish). Lots of fun— and meticulous/arduous— analog methods were used to sculpt the sounds with gear from Moog, Warm Audio and other quality brands. This album is a culmination of technical expertise, community and creativity that marks a major milestone in my life. I'm thankful that it's done and maybe you'll enjoy it!
