From left: Assistant Adam Hill, Engineer Jeff Powell, and Joy Whitlock

Ardent Records' artist Joy Whitlock was in the studio this month with producer/engineer Jeff Powell and Ardent's Adam Hill. Guitarist Steve Selvidge was called in to add some special touches to "Fake," which was mixed along with "Faith Don't Fail Me Now." Read more about this remarkable artist at www.joywhitlock.com.

From left Engineer Curry Weber, Josey Scott, Rob Cressman of 93X, and Wayne Swinny

Josey Scott and Wayne Swinny of Saliva were in the studio this month to record an acoustic track and interview for Friday Morning Quarterback. 93X's Rob Cressman conducted the interview and Curry Weber engineered the session.

Front Row from left: Filmmaker Craig Brewer, Music Supervisor Scott Bomar. Back Row from Left: Guitarist Luther Dickinson, Cedric Burnside, Samuel L Jackson, and guitarist Kenny Brown.

The soundtrack to the highly anticipated Craig Brewer film Black Snake Moan is slated for release on January 30th of this year on New West Records, and is available for pre-order now. It was recorded and mixed here at Ardent Studios along with the soundtracks to Craig's first two films, The Poor and Hungry and the award-winning Hustle and Flow. The soundtrack features music from Scott Bomar, Samuel L Jackson, The Black Keys, Jessie May Hemphill, R.L. Burnside, North Mississippi Allstars, and many others. Read more about this incredible collection of music and about the film at www.moanmovie.com.