I was lucky enough to work here in maintenance in the early/mid 90’s. It truly is a gem...I’m so glad Chieko and Kirk Imamura kept it so intact for all their years of management as Avatar. Can’t wait to come back and check out Berklee’s revision.

This is where John Mayer wrote and recorded "In Repair" in the span of one day. Gorgeous studio.

Intressting that finally someone is thinking of changing the game of large format studio work and at the same time conserving a gem like powerstation/avatar. More studios needs to be saved.

Loved this. Thank you

So cool to see such an awesome space with so much history!

It is nice to see large studios not dying off.

Must be a great place to record and hang out...Thanks SwS!!!!!

Great Video.

Makes me think of the great "John Mayer "In Repair:" One Song, One Day" video!

@jackson-gillies

6 жыл бұрын

owenandkewell it is the studio! 😀

@owenandkewell

6 жыл бұрын

Its such a beautiful studio! The A room

James Taylor recorded there as well, not mentioned...

this would have been great if there was a tour

look at Mitch's face ...smiling the whole time like a kid in a candy store

Wonder if they preserved Chamber one (the front stairwell) and Chamber two (the downstairs bathroom). Great memories…..

i've seen this studio in so many broadway vids

Nice digs. :))

Nice

2:14 .... HAHA ... He must be speaking of The Hit Factory which was located just a block away at 421 W. 54tth Street, which was also across the street from Sony Studios. The Hit Factory was the world's finest recording studio, and by far and away the greatest studio in Manhattan with the most powerful name recognition and legacy behind it. Around 2005 the building was sold and it became condominiums, indeed. The worst part is these new condominiums retained the Hit Factory name. So what, though. What dork would care about the Hit Factory so much that he'd want his place to carry its name? I don't get that part.

Why he didn't use anti pop in that microphone?

Always will be avatar studios to me.

Wall. Of. Pultecs.

Any chance not to pop your mics? :/

The name dropping became exhausting pretty fast.. why couldn't there be more focus on the friggin gear and acoustics.. isn't that supposed to be the strength of the place, other than past glory?

@Lefty2

6 жыл бұрын

Creator's Remorse. Creativity is about inspiration. If you understand the history of the space you can’t help but be inspired. I wouldn’t go to the Louvre and wonder how the mechanical systems worked. It’s about the art that has roots in inspiring spaces.

Hmmmmm, its not Muscle Shoals.

360 degrees video is dead already :)

"Add as much led lights as possible..." led terrible for audio