
John, Spirit, Crazy Horse, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, along with other bands, recorded music at the studio. Cult leader Charles Manson recorded in Studio B months before the Manson Family crime spree. Sardonicus by Spirit and After the Gold Rush by Neil Young. The first song recorded on the console was performed by Buckingham Nicks and led to an invitation to join Fleetwood Mac.ĭuring 1969, Sound City hosted the David Briggs productions Twelve Dreams of Dr. a 28-input, 16-bus, 24-monitor 8028 with 1084 EQs and no automation". After a rough start, Skeeter and Gottfried purchased a state-of-the-art recording console for $75,175 from the English electronics engineer Rupert Neve: "One of four in the world. The studio was created by Joe Gottfried and Tom Skeeter, who wanted to start a record company and get into artist management. Grohl purchased some of the equipment sold in 2011, including the rare Neve Electronics 8028 mixing console that has been credited with creating the "Sound City sound" it has since been re-installed at Grohl's Studio 606. The complex was the focus of the documentary Sound City (2013), directed by musician Dave Grohl.

In 2017 the studio was re-opened for public use and has continued to host artists in the years since. From 2011 to 2016, the studio was leased by Fairfax Recordings, who used it as their own exclusive in-house studio. The studio leased time for public use until 2011 in 2011 the owners closed the studio and much of the equipment was sold off. Over one-hundred albums recorded at Sound City have achieved gold and platinum certifications. Throughout the late twentieth century, the studio became known for its signature sound, especially in recording drums and live performances of rock bands.ĭozens of rock artists spanning five decades have recorded at Sound City, including Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Slayer, Rage Against the Machine, Death Cab for Cutie, and Fall Out Boy. The facility had previously been a production factory of the English musical instrument manufacturer Vox.

The complex opened in 1969 in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. Sound City Studios is a recording studio in Los Angeles, California, known as one of the most successful in popular music.

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