Nestled in the heart of Carmel on Medical Drive, Artist Development Studio is a new full-service, state-of-the-art studio to help musical artists achieve their dreams.

A resource for the music and performing arts community, the studio offers private coaching lessons in a variety of musical crafts.

“The idea is to cultivate artists, to get them to be the best that they can be,” said Blair Clark, who has coached young artists for over 25 years.

Instrumental lessons are offered in bass, drums, keyboard and guitar. Voice lessons in show choir and musical theater, as well as other skills such as audio engineering, looping and DJing are also offered. Additionally, the studio provides rehearsal and recording space rentals.

Clark, 32, of Carmel, is president of Artist Development Co., which operates as a booking agency between artists and community businesses. As an extension of ADC, he created the Artist Development Studio, designed to focus on the artists.

“What I realized is something that’s needed in the community of art is an organization that takes you from the beginning to the end,” Clark said. “Gives you goals, helps you get prepared, and then sets you free to go out and get those opportunities in high school, middle school and in the professional marketplace.”

Clark saw the need for a place that appeals to younger artists as well as more advanced performers who want to improve. His solution was a space that could meet the needs of the artists at their skill level and help them grow.

“Blair is a creative force and visionary with an ability to bring together and showcase talents,” said Joseph Filipow, a local musician, DJ and entertainer who has worked with Clark for many years.

Coaches work with artists to identify long- and short-term goals.

“From the beginning to adult, sometimes the career is just, ‘I’m going to high school (and) I want to get the leads in the musicals and we want to help them with those goals, as well as the ones who decide after college or after high school, I want to be a professional artist,” Clark said.

Additionally, coaches work with individuals who are interested in the nonperformance, business-side of the industry, as well as prepare artists for the professional environment.

“In the music business, you have to know a lot of different things that have nothing to do with the actual music,” Clark said.

The space has state-of-the-art equipment sourced locally through Piano Solutions. It also has rehearsal rooms with 10- to 20-foot-high ceilings, double glass doors and drapes for privacy or visibility. ADS has collaborated with local artists in the community to feature local artworks.

ADS has hired Indianapolis-based company Vertical Studios, a hands-on marketing educational program, to assist in getting the word out about the unique services ADS provides.

Lessons are offered Monday through Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with Friday and Saturday options based on instructor schedules. Rehearsal space rental dates are available online.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled fo 11 a.m. Oct. 23, with the grand opening scheduled for Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.

For more, visit artistdevstudio.com.