Real 2 Reel Studios is the longest continually operating recording studio in the metro Atlanta area. Located in Jonesboro, Georgia, a quick 15 minute drive from Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport, Real 2 Reel Studios opened it's doors in 1976 and was one of the first musician owned and operated studios in the Atlanta area. Founder Bill Turpin, an icon in the Atlanta music scene, passed away in December of 2018. Will Turpin, Bill's son and the bassist and a founding member Collective Soul is now a co-owner with Bill's long time business partner, Steve Rawls. Since then Collective Soul has sold more than 14 million albums worldwide. Real 2 Reel is owned by Steve Rawls and Will Turpin, the bassist and a founding member of Collective Soul.