Artists
Texas Time Artist Services will periodically feature artists on this page that we or our partners have collaborated or worked with in some shape or form over the years.
→ Note: Some clients acquired private services and wish to remain anonymous and won't be added into this page. Therefore, if you're a talent buyer, or industry contact looking for a band/artist that we work with, or have worked with, and you don't see them listed here, please contact us via email for additional info.
→ Danya Holley is an emerging Texas Country/Americana singer-songwriter. Her drive, compelling songwriting, versatile trained voice, and charismatic personality quickly caught the attention of Eric McKinney (Wonderland Studios, Texas Time Artist Services). Impressed by her talent and dedication, Eric has provided ongoing career guidance while personally co-writing and producing a series of standout tracks with her. Together, they’ve created enough material for four EPs and registered over 20 co-writes with BMI, all set for release as her schedule allows. For Danya's debut single, Lost In Sin, Eric McKinney and Texas Time Artist Services played a key role in its development and some promotional aspects, including securing additional spins on Pandora/SiriusXM Radio. The single also generated significant engagement on social media, with video clips from the official release going viral and reaching a wide audience. Eric remains committed to guiding career aspects, providing advice, co-writing, overseeing production and helping Danya make a strong impact on the Texas music scene.
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Rye Mountain Revelry describes their unique sound as Cosmic Appalachian Country—a blend you can hear on their self-titled release and standout single Drifter’s Melody.
Band members Eric and Anna Madden first crossed paths with Eric McKinney (Wonderland Studios / Texas Time Artist Services) during a friend’s recording session. A conversation
about their music and goals turned into an impromptu in-studio performance, and it was clear from that moment that a creative partnership was forming. McKinney, impressed by their
talent and vision, jumped in to offer guidance, production support, and advice to help them get more established in the Texas music scene. They soon began tracking songs acoustically
at Wonderland Studios, which Eric enriched with additional instrumentation to boost their radio potential while the Maddens searched for Austin-based bandmates. The
fan-favorite track "23-65" got some good airplay in Texas, Kentucky and California.
Since meeting McKinney in 2018, they’ve recorded an EP and a full-length album amd released singles. Keep up with their great progress and music at www.ryemountainrevelry.com
Their debut EP, released in August 2019, earned attention from press like The Deli and Voyage Austin,
where the band said:
"We found in Eric (McKinney) not only a great producer/engineer/multi-instrumentalist but also a musical guru filled with experience and sage advice, as well as a great friend."
Rye Mountain Revelry in Voyage Austin article
→ The Highway Sisters are a Texas Country duo consisting of Kristen "KK" Bodiford and Amelia Presley. They caught our attention via Kristen reaching out to us about her duo project. Producer Eric McKinney and Kristen had previously worked together in the studio shortly after she placed 7th on Nashville Star 2007. Eric signed on for the role of producing/recording and performing instrumentation on the Highway Sisters debut EP - Smoke and Mirrors, released in 2018. And we've periodically provided the Highway Sisters (and each member individually) with various artist development/consultation and advice/guidance during and after producing the EP. Leading up to the EP release and subsequently promotional efforts garnered a lot of attention for the Highway Sisters with positive press about the EP and their fantastic harmonies and high-profile appearances at the Grand Ole Opry, other television appearances, countless radio interviews, live radio recording at the Oklahoma Opry and even singing the National Anthem at a Texas Rangers game. Always keep these gals on your radar over the coming years. The Highway Sisters also both release solo material as well.
"We can not thank the people working behind the scenes enough for all of their efforts. Very special thank you to Eric McKinney." Highway Sister via Instagram post
→ Cody Tucker is a Texas Singer-Songwriter/Country artist who's been writing songs since he was a teenager
and caught our attention when he submitted some material/songs to us that he was working on
for his debut EP. Producer Eric McKinney was impressed with his vocal talent, drive and
personality and personally took on a role helping engineer/co-produce/mix/master and even
perform instrumentation on material for several singles. We also assisted him with a music
video for his debut single -
Bar Room Time and with some radio
promotional efforts. So far Cody has released several singles which were mixed/mastered
and/or tracked (various parts) at Wonderland Studios. Additionally, Eric asked Cody to sing
on some songwriting demos we're working on to pitch to other artists. And Cody and Eric
periodically co-write together. We continually provide him artist development guidance,
advice and encouragement!
"Great at what he does and can take any song to the next level. I mean his (Eric's) track record alone with the Texas chart success he’s had speaks for itself. I can’t recommend him enough." Cody Tucker in DCWS interview
"Between Austin and LA at the time I lucked out and found Eric McKinney at Wonderland Studios ATX." Brooklyn in Medium article by Donna Block
→ Brooklyn James is a talented author, singer-songwriter and moonlights occasionally in voice-over and film. She savors any opportunity to blend books with music. Impressed by her drive, talent, charisma and songwriting abilities, producer Eric McKinney has continually worked with Brooklyn on many projects over the years, becoming an essential part of her team, providing artist development, advice/guidance, musicianship and co-producing a lot of material together. For just a few of those collaborations, see her videos Lay Down My Heart, Slow and Steady or Jolie Blonde. Additionally, they've worked together on a lot of voice-over (educational) projects over the years and are often co-writing new material for either self-release or pitching to other artists. They release music periodically as the duo McKinney James.
"In mulling over how we might “brand” the duo McKinney James altogether, Eric and I considered lyric videos that lend themselves to showcasing more the song and the lyrics than the performers. Thereafter, Eric and his team at Texas Time Artist Services took on the task of creating lyric videos...and they did a great job. It’s pretty cool to have a built-in one-stop shop... writing, producing, mixing and mastering, lyric video — it all comes out of Wonderland Studios ATX, genuinely local, independent, sustainable creations." Excerpts by Brooklyn in Medium interview by Donna Block
→ KK Bodiford (Kristen Kissling), originally from Topeka, KS, now resides in Texas. She's an
extremely gifted and talented singer, songwriter and performer. Kristen was a top 12
finalist on the reality show, Nashville Star. Notably recognized for her work with the Highway Sisters duo and as a solo artist.
She has released music as a solo artist, including the single "This Side of Heaven" which Eric produced. We first became aware of KK when
she contacted engineer/producer Eric McKinney of Wonderland Studios about producing some of
her solo songs. Over the years we've worked on career development and various recordings with
Kristen and provided encouragement, consultations, guidance and advice. KK took some time away from
music for a number of years, but then re-emerged with her "sister" (not actually related) in
the duo Highway Sisters. Eric produced their debut EP and has periodically provided the duo
with advice and artist development guidance.
"I am beyond thankful to my producer, Eric McKinney of @wonderlandstudiostx, for bringing out every piece, and more, of this song that I had imagined!" posts KK on Instagram
→ Shawn Fussell initially approached (in Shawn's words) "legendary producer Eric McKinney" about working with him on producing some radio quality singles. "Eric is a genius with recording" states Shawn. They then ended up co-producing Shawn's "Made In Texas" CD together, which garnered Shawn a lot of attention and radio play throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Upon release and the team's administered radio promotion efforts, Shawn's songs charted much of 2009 on the Texas Music Chart. "Shawn is one of my favorite Red-Dirt / Texas Country / blues-rock guitarists on the Texas scene, a true talent and great songwriter - He's the triple-threat!", states Eric. Texas Time Artist Services / Wonderland Studios has provided career advice/guidance and periodically works together with him on various aspects of his music career. Eric McKinney also often provides Mastering Services on tracks that Shawn produces with other artists. Here's a link to when Shawn Fussell was featured on TV on the Artist Spotlight on The Texas Music Scene. You should also check out his studio The Sonic Solution, if you need studio services around the Sherman, TX area.
→ Mark McKinney and his brother Eric McKinney have always played music together and frequently
bounce ideas off of each other. Eric toured as Mark's lead guitar player for many years and they
also played together in many bands in their teens and 20's. To this day, Eric still provides
sound career advice and a keen ear for assisting Mark with making fantastic albums and singles for his fans.
In 2013, Mark and Eric co-produced his album Standing My Ground (a
Texas Evolution release). Right out of the gate, the
album gained a lot of momentum and attention as the first single She Ain't Leavin (duet
featuring Bri Bagwell) hit number 1 on the Texas Music Chart and Texas Regional Radio Report.
The album ended up scoring more number one's (and six top 10's) on the Texas Music Chart and
Texas Regional Radio Report and extensive radio play throughout the southwest region of the U.S.
They followed that up with another successful album, World In Between, also garnering a lot of
regional radio play, more number 1's on the Texas Charts and several other top 10's on regional charts.
Here's a link to the Texas Music Scene -
Songwriter Series (TV Series) in which Mark McKinney discusses the albums "World In Between" and "Standing My Ground"
which were both recorded at Wonderland Studios, ATX. The series intro features Jack Ingram introducing Mark McKinney.
→ Matthew Clark III, also known as the artist Orion the Third, approached Eric McKinney about co-producing tracks for his debut album. Orion the Third came in with a lot of beats developed, samples and basic song structures and he and Eric worked closely together to enhance the tracks and really produce them into radio-ready hip-hop tracks. They also coordinated off-site-sessions with such fun and interesting elements as a live kid's choir featuring U BETTER Sing! Vocal Ensemble. During the process of co-producing and mixing/mastering the album, Eric provided Orion the Third a lot of industry in-sight, career advice, music production knowledge and they even shot an artist-intro promotional video at the studio, which can be seen on YouTube at The Rise of 3rd: Straight Into Hip-Hop which helped land him a feature on the front-page of the Texas State University web-site (which he was attending at the time). Soon after that, he shot a video for the first single, Bottle After Bottle and then subsequently released the single Acting White. All of that garnered him attention and put him well on his way as a bona fide Texas-based Hip-Hop artist. He has since performed at Texas State University, A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta, GA, Cutting Edge Music Conference in New Orleans and SWSW in Austin, TX.
"I really love the way how Eric's... mixing and mastering process brought the songs to life!" exclaims Orion the Third in promo video
→ Tad Tuleja, an academic (Ph.D. in folklore), performs songs under the alias Skip Yarrow, a Texas-based folklorist and songwriter with interests in the Hollywood Western, honor cultures,
and the mythology of violence. He has edited anthologies on vernacular traditions and military culture and as a songwriter, he received a development grant from the
Puffin Foundation. Over the years we've provided him with guidance, advice and production aspects helping meticulously craft the sound of his vocals
(Guy Clark like characteristics and conversational with heartfelt delivery) and producing all instrument tracks on the
albums "Gather" and "Waters Wide Between". Eric McKinney personally played a majority
of the instruments on the albums (except for some of the acoustic guitars and piano). Tuleja has taught courses on ethnicity, gender, revenge, urban legends and military
culture and has authored several scholarly articles and thirty books.
"This is fantastic! Perfect balance, great spirit--you done it again, Maestro!" Tad after hearing mastered tracks by Eric
→ David Barr, an artist we worked with off and on over 20+ years, was very much a part of the early Austin music scene performing with his bands Ichabod and Heirborne which played notable venues and festivals in the Austin area (Steamboat, Aquafest etc). Ichabod won KOKE Radio's Battle of the Bands in 1972. In his retirement, David intended to release much more music with the assistance of TTAS partners Eric McKinney and Tim Casterline. David had started that new endeavour with his team when he suddenly become very ill with cancer. We quickly assisted him with finishing tracks/mixing and re-mastering the album "The Barr Association" for release on Heirborne Records/Texas Time Records and obtaining proper distribution. Then we quickly provided him some promotional aspects and assisted with registering everything with BMI, MLC and SoundExchange. We also assisted him with re-mastering some old analog recordings released as David Barr & Friends - It's Raining Karma - EP. Sadly, on March 6, 2025, David passed away shortly after the release of the aforementioned album and EP. We're honoured to have been entrusted with helping release more of his music and legacy that can live on in this world.
"I can not thank you (Eric) and Tim enough for all the help with my music over the years. It's always been a pleasure working with you!" quoted by David Barr, October 2024
→ What started as a girl and her guitar in a coffeshop, became a full band regulary playing at the
bars around Cincinnati. Shortly after graduating from Miami University of Ohio, Amy Loff
ventured to Austin, TX. In Austin, she began playing around town solo. Although small in size,
Amy is known for her ferocious stage presence. Bouncing around the stage, Amy captivates an
audience and has them involved and laughing during a performance. Her songs and performances are
filled with haunting emotion, melody, and a great mixture of quirky upbeat songs and emotional
ballads. Amy originally caught the attention of Eric McKinney via myspace and her quirky demo's,
after an industry friend informed Eric to listen to the songs. Eric then began teaching,
encouraging and developing Amy's guitar skills, various music career objectives and song ideas.
They demo'd several songs (Last Time, Beautiful to Me), and over the years have worked together
on other tracks and towards goals and guidance/advice with various aspects of her music career.
In recent years, they've even formed a songwriting partnership and music duo called
Accidental Confessions and are actively
pitching songs to all sorts of licensing opportunities and songwriting contests. As a
songwriting team, they've placed as Runner-Up in the songwriting contest Song Of The Year and as
Semi-Finalist in the
International Songwriting Competition.
→ Heather Roberts is a country/rock singer-songwriter known for her powerful vocals influenced by the likes of Janis Joplin, Melissa Etheridge, and Brandi Carlile. Producer/Engineer Eric McKinney worked closely with Heather and her husband Cisco to meticulously craft and co-produce the sound of her album The Fall featuring mainly her original songs and one cover tune. The original song Dancin' charted on the Texas Regional Radio Report top 100. She won the New Female Vocalist of the Year award at the Texas Regional Radio Music Association Awards in 2012. Eric McKinney also personally played much of the instruments on the album (Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitars, Mandolin, Lap Slide, Percussion) and brought in bass extraordinaire Tim Casterline for bass guitar duties. Vibey steel guitars by Lloyd Maines and Keith Davis.
"I can't thank you enough for your hard work Eric! I Love It!" Heather signed onto CD Cover at studio
→ Lindsay Washer, one of the youngest clients that we've ever worked with at Wonderland Studios back in 2007, is an incredible singer. She enlisted an A-team of Austin talent to complete her debut CD, "Changes". She contacted Eric McKinney and Shawn Fussell to co-produce her debut. Both were very impressed with her talent level and quickly cleared their schedules to concentrate efforts on completing her debut in a matter of days. The producers brought in talent from the Shawn Fussell Band to perform on the tracks, and Eric enlisted Tim Casterline as an assistant engineer on the project.
→ The Dealers, Austin's coolest retro rock jam band, originally approached Eric McKinney about
recording a few songs at Wonderland Studios many many years back. After initially working together,
they realized that they had a great rapport with one another, quickly becoming great friends.
The Dealers and Eric co-produced their CD "Destinations and Angry Love Songs" which gained some
well deserved attention throughout the southwest and throughout the midwest during their summer
'05 tour. Shortly thereafter, the band went through a line-up change (4-piece, back to 3-piece
band), and enlisted Eric to again co-produce their next effort, released August 2006, and simply
titled Wonderland Sessions. The CD received rave reviews and airplay on local radio stations
such as KLBJ & KGSR. Eric has continually been involved with many aspects of the music
careers of the band members over the years. Eric McKinney recruited guitarist Jonas Lorence as a touring
member of the Mark McKinney
band in which they toured together for many years gathering a lot of fun road stories. Individual members of retro rock jam band The Dealers keep gaining more and more
attention within the Texas Music scene. The band members Jonas Lorence and Tim Casterline are
now part of the Trop-Rock scene, gaining quiet a buzz and playing regularly as
Jonas Lorence Band. Check them out! We've assisted JLB with
mixing and mastering on some singles/albums which have gained a lot of radio airplay.
→ Colin Gilmore is an extremely talented songwriter that has made quiet a splash on the Texas music scene over the years. Eric McKinney, co-owner of TTAS and Wonderland Studios, first became aware of this talented Texan, when Colin approached Eric and his brother (Mark) about co-producing his debut EP (tracked to 16-track analog in 2002) and about the possibilites of doing a little songwriting together. Eric was so impressed with his songs, drive and charismatic personality, that he has worked with Colin with various aspects of his music career over the years and production aspects in the studio for several CD's. Eric even toured with him playing lead-guitar with Colin for several years. Together, Colin, Eric and Lloyd Maines co-produced his album Goodnight Lane which won fans across the world and critical acclaim, including 4-star reviews in Mojo and Uncut and a local review by the Austin Statesman's Michael Corcoran, stating "Colin Gilmore uncorks deep feelings on "Goodnight Lane" while never letting the bubbles go flat. In doing so, he's put himself right back in the troubadour game. These are songs you're gonna want to hear live." The album was also hailed as the "best country album of the year," by the Hartford Courant's Eric R. Danton. Colin has continually stayed extremely busy and active with his songwriting and performances. Keep up to date with Colin at www.colingilmore.com. Colin is also a member of the West Texas Exiles.
→ "Leo Rondeau has to be one of the best songwriters around, in my opinion" states Eric. Leo
Rondeau's CD "Bangs, Bullets and the Turtle Mountains" is a collection of songs that show an
ability for storytelling that is truly refreshing. The ten-song debut album is choc full of
love, hate, even prison suicide, all wrapped up in a neat package of jagged tongue-in-cheek
phrasing and sweet country melodies. Born in North Dakota, Leo grew up just eight miles from the
Canadian border, and has the accent to prove it. When the cold became too much, he packed his
things and headed for Austin, Texas. A town that pulls no punches to up and coming songwriters,
Rondeau held his own. Leo enlisted the assistance of Eric McKinney, to co-produce his debut CD.
They quickly became friends, and pulled together an all-star cast of artists for featured
performances on the CD, including Josh Hoag on the Upright Bass, Cully Symington on the Drums,
Cindy Cashdollar on the Dobro,
Tommy Spurlock playing the Pedal
Steel, Seth Hulbert on flattop, Ricky Turpin on the fiddle and
Brennen Leigh, Cary Ozanian and
Mario Matteoli (Weary Boys) singing
the sweet harmonies. Eric has provided advice, guidance and industry contacts towards assisting
Leo with his music career, and always looks forward to hanging out and/or working with him
anytime. Eric's brother Paul McKinney even contributed to the album's CD Artwork and has
assisted with show posters and other promotional materials over the years. We're proud to have
seen Leo's music career grow and blossom over the years. Please, do yourself a favor and check
out LeoRondeau.com.
→ Bill Palmer approached The McKinney Brothers (Eric & Mark McKinney) about capturing some specific vibes/sounds with some projects/releases in the early 2000s. Mark co-produced a Hundred Year Flood album released on Quanah Records. And Bill Palmer and The McKinney Brothers produced, engineered/mixed Bill's vibey debut solo-album "Burn", a limited edition CD released on Frogville Records in association with Texas Time Records. Bill has had quiet the music journey over the years, forming the essential and influential mid-90's Austin band The Sharecroppers (later Good Medicine Band), Hundred Year Flood, later joining Hot Mess with his future wife Stephanie Hatfield, founded Bill Palmer's TV Killers and plays in The Palmer Brothers with his brother Jim. He's also put out records with Wayne Sutton. His love for recording and producing music led Bill to become a co-founder, engineer and producer at Santa Fe's legendary Frogville Studio, where he made hundreds of records and won countless awards over 16 years. In 2018, he left Frogville to puruse his own unique recording vision and now bases out of his own Torreón Terlingua studio in Terlingua, TX,
→ Back in 2001, The Weary Boys approached Eric McKinney about capturing a specific sound and
energy on their debut CD. After assessing the band live, Eric, up for the job, took great care
in accomplishing the task as a live analog recording at Wonderland Studios (tracked one day,
mixed the following day to meet the tight budget), and along with his brother Mark McKinney, engineered/mixed a classic
Austin release which captured rave reviews locally and around the country. Shortly thereafter,
The Weary Boys dramatically ascended to the top of the Austin music scene. Building on their
popularity and critical acclaim in Austin, the boys ventured into neighboring states,
establishing enclaves of support in cities throughout the South and Southwest, particularly in
towns with vibrant interest in roots music. In the process, they also opened shows for the likes
of Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, The Drive-By Truckers, Southern Culture on the
Skids and many others. They followed up that debut with several other great releases and
sometimes do reunion shows and club residencies around the area since once disbaning some years
back. Catch a show if you ever can and most certainly buy their energetic blend of music
adapting cajun, rock'n'roll, and gospel into their version of country and bluegrass traditionals
and originals.
