When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast (2005), the resulting storm surge reached 20 miles inland, submerging everything in its path, including Chris Henderson’s recording studio.

Situated 12 miles from the Gulf in the small town of Gautier, MS, the studio and everything in it were under seven-and-a-half feet of salt water for three days, including some classic guitars and amplifiers Henderson had collected as a guitarist with the platinum-selling rock band 3 Doors Down.

“There was just no way to get back to it,” he says. ”The roads were impassable, the trees were down. You had to wait for somebody to go in and cut through. And I live so far out in the country that if I didn't cut in here it wasn't going to happen, because I don't really have any neighbors to speak of. The place sat dormant for two weeks.”

Henderson since revitalized Rivergate in a dynamic new setting just outside of Nashville’s Hendersonville district. Each room has been designed to capture optimum sound and vibe.  “The studio has a ton of mojo,” says Henderson.