In-demand student producer reflects on collaborations with talented artists

In-demand student producer reflects on collaborations with talented artists

Abigail McQueen | 01/23/2025

Commercial music major and December graduate Logan Weatherly has made his mark as one of the most sought-after student producers in Lipscomb University's School of Music.

His name can be found on releases by several talented Lipscomb students, and he has taken advantage of both shadowing and internship opportunities.

Weatherly says he knew from a young age he wanted to pursue music as a career. While he started by playing guitar, he eventually branched out into songwriting and music production. When it came time to choose a college, he was drawn to Lipscomb because of the caring faculty.

"They truly want to see each of their students succeed and help them get where they want to be," says Weatherly, a Santa Clarita, California native, who graduated from Lipscomb with a Bachelor of Music in commercial music, with a specification in music production.

Weatherly's first gig at Lipscomb came during his sophomore year, where a mutual friend connected him with fellow music student Abbi Rose. He began his work on her single Ghost.

"Our synergy worked so well together that she ended up having me on the rest of her EP, The Architect," he says. "I owe a lot of my current work to her talent."

Weatherly also worked closely with Wesley Anne Butler, another music student, on her EP, Lights Left On, later in his sophomore year. He says he loved Butler's vision and songwriting ability.

"After the release of singles off both of these projects, I began to get a lot more production work," Weatherly says. "In the fall of my senior year, I had increased my session work to around 20 or so artists. I am grateful to have worked with so many talented people while I was in school! It pushed me to create my own business and learn how to work with a variety of different artists and genres."

In addition to his work with other students, Weatherly shadowed at the Sound Emporium, a Nashville recording studio owned by Lipscomb, for several months.

"I would watch the engineers setup, run, and tear down sessions with various artists," he says. "I assisted in running cables, putting up mics, and getting drinks for the engineers and instrumentalists. I learned a ton about studio etiquette, patching, DAW shortcuts and how a pro session is run."

He also interned at FLEAUX, a studio in Franklin, for almost a year, where he learned the most about music production.

"It is almost exactly what I want to be doing post-graduation in terms of working one on one with artists, post production work, and programming," he says. "I dialed in my skills in programming and editing while interning at FLEAUX which has improved my technical skills in production."

Weatherly was also a student worker at Lipscomb's on-campus studio and served on the student advisory board for a year.

"My career plan post-graduation is freelance production," he says. "I'll be continuing to work with a lot of the clients I worked with during my time at Lipscomb, but also plan to branch out into the Nashville scene as a whole. I will also be doing some editing work for producers in town."

When reflecting on his time at Lipscomb, he says, "My experience at Lipscomb has helped prepare me through the connections I have made with my peers, the faculty, and through my internships and shadowing. It has also grown my technical skills in recording, mixing and mastering."

Weatherly says that the thing he loves most about music production is being surrounded by talented people every day in the studio.

"The collaborating aspect is the most fun to me," he says. "There's a moment when working on a song where the producer and artist really see everything fit together - it is such an exciting feeling that I chase every time I am recording."

Learn more about Weatherly's projects here.

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