Electric Lady hosted tracking and mixing sessions for Arcade Fire’s fourth studio album, Reflektor — produced by James Murphy and released today. Mixed entirely in Studio “C” by resident friend and client, Tom Elmhirst (with additional engineering by Ben Baptie), the album marked our first-ever sessions with the band and re-introduced David Bowie to our facility for his feature on the title track.
The Clash recorded two consecutive albums at Electric Lady, one of which was their 1982 release, Combat Rock. It was the band’s best-selling album of all time. We recently found rare footage of the band recording at Electric Lady with engineer, Joe Blaney. Watch below:
Pt. 1
Pt. 2
This week, surviving members, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, joined Portlandia’s Fred Armisen to discuss and compare the rivaling histories of The Clash and Ian Rubbish and the Bizarros (Armisen’s well-loved SNL character) in a spoof documentary short for one of our favorite websites, Funny Or Die:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b0dd8a3cef/the-clash-the-last-gang-in-town
This summer U2 recorded their version of “This Is” for Aslan singer, Christy Dignam in the intimate setting of Electric Lady Studio “A.” The filmed performance was later premiered for a live audience at “A Night for Christy” – a fundraiser event to assist Dignam with the medical treatment needed to fight his rare form of blood cancer.
We’re honored to have been featured on Mix Magazine’s October cover (2013), available in print at select stores, as well as on their website. The article delves into our history and current going-ons, checking in with the talented engineers who work under our roof.
Check out what they all have to say about Electric Lady culture here:
http://mixonline.com/recording/facility_profiles/electric_lady_studios/
Electric Lady is no stranger to musical greatness, but when the elusive genius we all know as Prince showed up unannounced, we nearly lost composure. There have been many invitations over the years to draw the man to the studio, but, true to form, Prince appeared on our doorstep on a random Saturday afternoon, plugged in, and gave us an unforgettable two days in Studio “A”. Prince, if you’re reading this…please come back often.
Watch below as our fearless leader (a decade running), Lee Foster, discusses the history and current state of Electric Lady with The Warner Sound.
Words can’t describe the unbelievable transformation our Studio “A” and third floor have undergone since new ownership arrived in late 2010. So, we made two videos to document the overhaul.
Watch below as we race through hundreds of hours and show you the results:
“MIX Suite” and Studio “A” Construction || Renovation
“API Room” and Studio “C” Construction || Renovation