In 1979, the opportunity arrived to build a serious commercial recording studio with the help of a prominent investor. Bob and a close friend, Dan Henderson, found "the perfect" ranch-style property in a remote location on the south outskirts of town. At that time, all one could see from this location besides the open mountain range and desert, was a freeway exit and a truck stop a mile away.

After securing the property, Bob enlisted the help of another close friend, Jim McMurray, who was living in Kansas, but happily relocated to Las Vegas to be a part of this new venture. On the eve of Christmas, with sledge hammers and dreams in tow, the three friends worked together to tear down interior walls of their new facility, opening it up for the newly envisioned studio layout. By New Years Day, the new floor plan was ready to implement.

Jim was living in the building during the construction, but many nights all three found themselves camping out on the bare floor in sleeping bags, brain-storming about new ideas, and completely absorbed in their new project.