The Sound Factory(also known asSunset Sound Factory) is a recording studio inLos Angeles, California.
| Industry | Recording studio |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Moonglow Studio |
| Founded | Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1969) |
| Founder | David Hassinger |
| Successor | Sound Factory |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California ,U.S. |
Number of locations | 1 |
Key people | Tutti Camarata |
| Website | SoundFactoryHollywood.com |
The Sound Factory was built in the 1960s on Selma Avenue in Hollywood. At the time, it served as the home ofMoonglow Recordsand the Moonglow Recording Studio.[1]In 1969, formerRCArecording engineer andWarner/Repriseproducer,David Hassingerpurchased the Moonglow Records/Studio building and renamed it The Sound Factory.[2]The studio became one of the most popular recording studios inHollywood,which led its owner to open a second Sound Factory studio inWest Hollywood.The West Hollywood studio was eventually closed.
In November 1981,Sunset Sound RecordersownersPaulandTutti Camaratapurchased the famous studio.[2]
The Sound Factory has been used by many top music artists includingLinda Ronstadt[2](who recorded most of her career-defining hits there),Marvin Gaye,Gram ParsonsandThe Flying Burrito Brothers[2](in early 1970, for their 'no nonsense' country album; some of these tracks surfaced onSleepless Nights),Ringo Starr,Dolly Parton,Sheena Easton,Oingo Boingo,Brian Wilson,The Jackson 5,Red Hot Chili Peppers,Borchardt,Keziah Jones,Lostprophets,Jinx Titanic,The Vines,Tally Hall,Belle and Sebastian,Glen Campbell,Kris Kristofferson,T-Bone Burnett,Elvis Costello,Paul McCartney,Crowded House,Hiroshima,Harry Chapin,and most recently, YouTuberJschlatt.[2]
References
edit- ^News of the WorldBillboard. Bob Kirstein. 05/12/64. Vol. 76, No. 49. Retrieved: 17/05/18
- ^abcdeRecording equipment from LA's The Sound FactoryAudio Media International. Colby Ramsey. 08/01/18. Retrieved: 17/05/18