The Zone Recording Studio 30th Anniversary Proclamation

🎶 Celebrating 30 years of music history in the Texas Hill Country 🎶

The City of Dripping Springs is proud to recognize The Zone Recording Studio’s 30th Anniversary and officially proclaim May 17, 2026, as “The Zone Recording Studio Day” 🎧

Since opening its doors in 1996, The Zone has become one of Texas’ most respected recording studios, welcoming legendary artists like Joe Ely, Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jerry Jeff Walker, Parker McCollum, Jack Ingram, Dave Alvin, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, and so many more.

Thank you to Mike Morgan, Pat Manske, and everyone who has helped make The Zone a cornerstone of Texas music and an important part of Dripping Springs’ cultural identity for the past three decades.

Here’s to 30 years of creativity, collaboration, and incredible music — and many more to come! 🎸