We co-produced Colin's latest CD "Goodnight Lane" along with grammy award winning producer Lloyd Maines -- it was a great pleasure working with and getting to know him better... great ear and stories as well... and thanks to Lloyd... he's turned us onto a new puppy dog and some great guitarist/singers via youtube (good stuff). Colin's latest CD has received rave reviews, 4 stars in many national and international publications including the UK's MOJO Magazine and Uncut and debuted at #2 on the CIMS chart. Pretty darn cool !!! Also in early 2012 we found out that the album ended up #33 on the Top Roots Country Albums of 2011 - RMR Roots Music Report

Also, Eric had a blast working with author/singer-songwriter Brooklyn James, and her songwriting partner, Mike Datz, on a soundtrack project for her novel The Boots My Mother Gave Me. Eric produced most of the tracks and performed most of the instruments along with Brooklyn and Mike. The soundtrack album has received rave reviews. One local review stated, "Brooklyn James' soundtrack to her novel The Boots My Mother Gave Me does more than give a clever feminist twist to the title. Her songs serve as chapters themselves, underlining James' deft ability as a storyteller and songwriter." -Margaret Moser, The Austin Chronicle.

Tim or "Tank" as we call him here, produced some fantastic tracks with the Ben Baxter Band. The band has incorporated one of the tunes "I Am" into a great video which can be see online at http://www.youtube.com/benbaxtermusic. Really cool tune... Tank has been working with them on further songs as well...

A bit back, we had a blast working with Texas Country artist Chris Brazeal and his band, as well as the crazy fella's in the Ryan Bales Band... lot's of laughs and great stories were shared while working together in the studio. Been some good times working with songwriter Ronnie Jackson as well... we had Gene Elders (George Strait's fiddle player) over here tracking on some of the songs... fantastic player and really enjoyed getting to know him as well.

A project we finished a bit back - Shawn Fussell's latest CD, produced by Eric McKinney - charted in the top 40 on the Texas Music Chart with the CD's first single "Ride", co-written by Shawn Fussell, Eric McKinney and Todd Haley.

We collaborated with Stuart (Stooch) from Devola (Austin, TX) and the Vallejo brothers (Omar and Alex) on the production of the track "Roll The Credits" featured on the new Devola release. Stuart asked Eric McKinney to assist with production aspects of the guitar tracks. Stuart and Eric performed the guitar tracks at Wonderland Studios, and coordinated with Omar to complete the track (vocals, bass, percussion) at his studio.

Just a bit back, Producer/Engineer Eric McKinney was featured in Vocals Magazine - April 2009 issue, which included some great studio photo's (shot by Monica Coggin) and an article about "The Many Roles of a Successful Project Studio Owner (and how to become an in-demand local producer)".

Wonderland Studios and Texas Time Artist Services launched Studio Guitar Tracks - Creating solutions for songwriters, collaborating musicians, producers, music supervisors, advertisers and the TV/Film/Radio industry. This is a musicians service product launched to assist with creating guitar/bass tracks or more to specific requests, creating the perfect tracks for your songs, CD, demo, jingle/ad, film, documentary or any music project. Studio Guitar Tracks can add full production if needed (guitar, bass, drums, keys, vocals, harmonies, mix, edit etc.). We've been working on music for various companies from around the world as well as collaborating with producers/artists/songwriters from all over the place -- as far away as Germany and the U.K.

In 2008, Wonderland Studios and Coyote Music partnered to form Texas Time Artist Services. Texas Time Artist Services (TTAS) is a unique artist development, booking, consulting, production, marketing and promotional company based in Austin, TX. TTAS provides select bands and artists a wide-range of services to help promote, record CD's, book shows/tours, market and develop themselves and continually move their music career forward.

A bit back, we found out that Wonderland Studios got a national mention in the "Southwest Studio News" section of Mix Magazine regarding a few of our projects. You can check it out at Mix Magazine.

We found out that Eric McKinney was published in Music Biz Acadamy with an article about: The Many Roles of a Successful Project Studio Owner (and how to become an in-demand local producer). In addition, we recently got word that the article was also published in Pro Audio Articles of Studio Auditions.

A few other projects to mention from in the past -- Great times working on tracks/mixing with Travis Barrow, Shawn Fussell, Tiffany Brown, Tara Vaughan, Stooch and various others. And we've also been in the on-again, off-again process of producing some tracks with the incredible Kristen Kissling, a top 12 Nashville-Star finalist. A bit back, we wrapped up a killer EP with Ironclad -- One of our favorite rock bands from the local Austin scene. Also, upcoming star Lindsay Washer cut her debut CD with us, with our buds from the Shawn Fussell Band laying down really cool basic tracks for the project. Lindsay is a young, extremely talented singer and songwriter -- keep your eyes out for her. Our studio partner/engineer, Tim "Tank" Casterline, worked with Riax to complete their EP awhile back. In addition, we worked on past projects with David Barr, Proteus, The Dealers, another project with Shawn Fussell and some tracks with The Unavailable Catfish.

A bit back, we got an update about a record that charted in which TTAS partner Eric McKinney was involved with engineering/production aspects. Eric assisted Colin Gilmore with his EP - Black Wine, along with producer Scott Mathews, and staff from Screen Door Music. As of January 2008, Black Wine, a Woobietown Music release, was sitting at chart position 130 on the Texas Roots/Americana Chart, according to the Roots Music Report.

Some Fun even further Past Sessions: -- In 2006, we worked with a number of great artists that we'd like to mention here. Leo Rondeau and Wonderland's Eric McKinney worked in the studio many months together co-producing Leo's debut effort. Leo is a fantastic songwriter who's tracked some great tunes and was joined on some tracks by other really incredible musicians such as Brennen Leigh, Seth Hulbert, Cully Symington and stand-up bassist Josh Hoag (from the Asylum Street Spankers).  And Tommy Spurlock, who's played steel guitar on so many cool records (George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash), tracked some amazing steel guitar parts on some of Leo's songs over here at the studio.  Also contributing performances to Leo's debut was Cindy Cashdollar, who's played with so many great artists (such as the Dixie Chicks, Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Asleep at the Wheel, Van Morrison), cut some really cool dobro tracks with us on some of Leo's kickin' tunes... And Ricky Turpin, who's played with so many folks (George Strait, Asleep at the Wheel) added some incredible fiddle performances. Mario Matteoli and Cary Ozanian from The Weary Boys tracked some killer background vocals, and Mario added some cool guitar licks to one of the tunes. It was a blast working with all of these incredibly talented musicians, sharing stories, laughing, and laying down some great tracks. 

More fun sessions in 2006 -- Shawn Fussell and his bandmates worked diligently with Eric towards co-producing Shawn's CD (Made In Texas)... It's a killer blues-rock effort, another fantastic Texas release, already receiving good radio airplay across Texas. Visit Shawn's website and find out how to get yourself a copy.  Jonas, Tim and Jason from The Dealers tracked at the studio and worked with Eric on some further tracks for their 2006 EP titled Wonderland Sessions.  They worked very fast and got the new CD together in time for their WI tour, and shortly thereafter some tracks were featured on KLBJ in Austin... Awhile back, our engineer buddy Bill Palmer assisted with some sessions... We had a blast working with Manager's Choice on the tracks for their 2006 EP release...

Courtney Sanchez and her band cut a few tracks. We also worked with singer-songwriter Jenny Howell, co-producing her debut CD. Eric had a great time playing some guitar parts on Jenny's tunes, and they brought in bass extrodinaire Tim (the tank) Casterline to play some kick-ass bass lines.   Clay Seasons worked on new songs, and recorded some tracks at the studio engineered by Michael Sexton, the band's lead vocalist. In addition, Sexton worked some at Wonderland, as a part-time freelance engineer. After many months, Proteus, an extremely talented Austin band wrapped up efforts here for one of their CDs. We also had a great time hanging and working with Peyton Gin. They cut a number of rockin' tracks, and we worked fast to get it mixed in time for their CD to be available at their performance back during SXSW, 2006. Zoeie Ryze has worked on-and-off with Eric to co-produce her debut CD. We've also had a blast working with Gadget White and The Fematics. They cut some cool tracks at the studio...   Additionally, a bit back, Colin Gilmore and Eric McKinney found a little time here and there to work on some demos of some new material.  J.D. Edens and Eric have been sifting through some previous tracks, and working on further production ideas for the tracks for Edens' CD.  Bryce Alber cut a cool demo track over here, and many other CDs and demos were tracked and/or mixed over here... And we were informed from various sources that Wonderland was mentioned on ME Television, 96.7 KISS-FM, 93.7 KLBJ, 98.1 KVET, and 107.1 KGSR regarding some projects we we're working on throughout 2006... interesting... pretty cool !

Back in March 2006 we had a fun-filled and tiring SXSW 2006 -- Wonderland's Eric McKinney and Miriam Thompson assisted with sound for Colin Gilmore's showcase, then immediately ran over to the Austin Music Awards, caught performances by Jon Dee Graham, Eliza Gilkyson, Kris Kristofferson, and Jessi Colter. We caught up with a number of friends in town, and managed to catch a ton of artist showcases throughout SXSW week. We were invited to the Frogville Records showcase to catch our buds Hundred Year Flood, then ran downtown to catch up with a friend from Boston and catch the Signature Sounds showcase with the amazing Kris Delmhorst and Mark Erelli. And then we headed right down to MoMo's to catch the incredible Greencards. On SXSW Friday, we attended the Verve Music Group showcase and caught sets by Jackie Greene, the incredible Susan Tedeschi, and Teddy Thompson. We went from there over to Cedar Street Courtyard to catch Sonya Kitchell and a totally amazing set by Brandi Carlile and her kick-ass band. The following day, we went to the Red Panda Records showcase with sets by Mascott, and Jennifer O'Conner joined by Britt Daniels of Spoon. Then we headed over to the Hilton, and caught an interesting set by The Cocker Spaniels. We then met up with a friend who works for Sonicbids, and caught Josh Ritter's showcase at the Eternal. There were so many more showcases we hoped to catch, but this was the biggest SXSW and just so many things going on...