Morrisound Recording, Inc. began in June of 1981 as a mobile 8 track analog recording system built into a “Hi Cube” van (not too different from a UPS delivery truck). The original staff included Jim Morris, Tom Morris, Laurel Morris (hence Morrisound), and Rick Miller.

After picking a rental location in Tampa with the highest available ceilings, and spending 6 months building and wiring the interior, Morrisound became the first new 24 track facility on the west coast of Florida.

Four years after opening the building (in November of 1981), the studio had outgrown the original storefront and moved up to an empty one-acre wooded lot on 56th St. in the north end of Tampa (near the University of South Florida). In November of 1985 the only building on the west coast of Florida designed solely as an audio recording facility opened for business.

Classic albums by artists as diverse as The Dixie Dregs, Death, Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge, Morbid Angel, Iced Earth, Seven Mary Three, Obituary, and many more were recorded in these studios. Many live broadcasts of the nationally syndicated “Rockline” radio show emanated from that studio featuring such acts as Little Feat, Robert Plant, Ozzy Osborne, The Rembrandts, Third Eye Blind, and many others. The 56th St. facility was sold in 2014 to one of Morrisound’s clients as a private practice and recording facility.

The decision to sell the 56th St. studios was not an easy one. The plan was to re-imagine what a recording studio could be and continue making music. The Morris brothers purchased all new equipment, anchored by an SSL Duality console, and “temporarily” set up shop in a private residence to continue their love of recording. Finally, in 2018, after a long search for the right building, they moved into their new home and proudly present the 3rd generation of Morrisound Recording.