Distilled Sounds is a private project recording studio located in Glen Allen, VA owned and operated by producer, engineer, and musician, Ryan Colton. We specialize in offering affordable recording and mixing services as well as composing, production, and editing for a variety of musical genres.

Ryan Colton – Owner, Producer, Engineer, Musician

Ryan Colton has been playing and writing music in some capacity since he was 11 years old. He holds a certification in Music Recording Technology from JSRCC which was followed by an internship at PK Studios in Richmond, VA from 1999-2000 where he worked with a variety of clients.

Ryan was a co-owner and operator of Spilling Sounds Productions, a project studio located in Richmond’s West End, from 2000 to 2004. During this time, he had the privilege of recording numerous local and regional bands across a wide range of genres, including rock, metal, punk, singer/songwriter, gospel, folk, and bluegrass.

During the subsequent ten-year period, Ryan predominantly engaged in performing with regional bands such as Switched-On and Whiskey Bros. Simultaneously, he continued to refine his recording abilities by undertaking recording projects for these musical endeavors.

Ryan started Distilled Sounds when he was approached to record the debut full-length album by The New Outliers in the autumn of 2014. Over the past few years, Ryan has worked with a variety of clients including Downbeat Switch, Poison Ivy League, Deja Foo, Elana Lisa & The Hot Mess, and Elmore Hotel. The majority of this work was carried out at the bands’ rehearsal spaces, with subsequent mixing taking place in the modest home studio he setup at his house located in Lakeside. In 2022, Ryan relocated to Glen Allen and constructed a more sophisticated facility in his new home to further enhance his professional services.

Ryan loves working with a variety of artists and helping to shape musical ideas into well-crafted songs. He is an avid guitarist and writes and records his own solo material and also plays in a local cover band called The Upside.