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Studio D Recording, Inc. is a San Francisco Bay Area based recording, mixing, and mastering studio opened in 1984 in Sausalito. Studio D is most well known for its live room, equipped with a 20 foot ceiling and tunable acoustics.[1] Studio D has been a major presence in the Bay Area's music scene since its inception, recording a number of multiplatinum and Grammy Award winning albums.[2]
Artists having worked at Studio D include Soundgarden, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Faith No More, Aretha Franklin, Huey Lewis and the News, Eddie Money, Bruce Hornsby, Chris Isaak, Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani, Dick Dale, Bonnie Raitt, Third Eye Blind, and Ringo Starr.[3][4][5]
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Selected List of Albums Recorded at Studio D
[edit]Some notable albums recorded and/or mixed at Studio D include:
- Aretha Franklin: Aretha 1986
- Huey Lewis and the News: Fore! 1986
- Bruce Hornsby and the Range: The Way It Is 1986
- Melvins: Gluey Porch Treatments 1986
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Touch the World 1987
- Pebbles: Pebbles 1987
- Faith No More: Introduce Yourself 1987
- Huey Lewis and the News: Small World 1988
- Faith No More: The Real Thing 1989
- Margaret Becker: Immigrant's Daughter 1989
- Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger 1991
- Flipper: American Grafishy 1992
- Dick Dale: Tribal Thunder 1993
- Testament: Low 1994
- Chris Isaak: Forever Blue 1995
- Huey Lewis and the News: Time Flies... The Best of Huey Lewis & the News 1996
- The Verve Pipe: Villains 1996
- The Call: The Best of The Call 1997
- Bonnie Raitt: Souls Alike 2005
- Umphrey's McGee: Safety in Numbers 2006
- Eddie Money: Wanna Go Back 2007
- The Doobie Brothers: World Gone Crazy 2010
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd: How I Go 2011
- Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers Twisted Tales 2013
- Exodus: Blood In, Blood Out 2015
- Van Morrison & Joey Defrancesco: You're Driving Me Crazy 2018
- Van Morrison & Joey Defrancesco: The Prophet Speaks 2018
- Sheryl Crow: Threads 2019
- Bonnie Raitt: Just Like That... 2022
References
[edit]- ^ Liberatore, Paul.[1], Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Heather. If These Halls Could Talk a Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Print. P. 250254
- ^ Johnson, Heather. Mix Magazine Profiles Recent Recording Sessions, Retrieved on August 13, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Heather. The 80's, Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Heather. If These Halls Could Talk a Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Print. P. 251253
External links
[edit]- Mix Online Mix Magazine details some projects by Studio D
- Mix Online Mix magazine comments on Studio D's place in the 80's
- Studio D company website