In 2007, Landis opened his own studio in Nashville called Fool on the Hill, and as of 2013, engineered and produced music there.
Richard Landis attended The High School of Music & Art and was a member of the graduating class of 1962.
He said in a Billboard article that he "planned to cut that heavy piano player in the Davis & Jameson group as a solo performer, backed by a nine-piece band.
[12] In 1978, Richard Landis was named West Coast director, talent acquisition for Capitol records based in Los Angeles.
Landis previously held an identical position in New York City as East Coast director.
In an interview Juice Newton cited her lucky break as being the day she met Richard Landis: "I believe that hooking up with Richard Landis who produced those first big hits on the Juice LP (Queen of Hearts, Angel in the Morning) was my lucky break.
While living in Los Angeles, Landis owned and operated a recording studio called The Grey Room, in his house, where artists such as Vince Gill, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Tina Turner, and The Smithereens recorded and mixed their albums.
[17] Also in 1994 Landis was one of 14 producers to receive a CMA Album of the Year award for Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles.