© 2008 Electric Lady Studios

Issue No. 1, Volume MMVIII



Kanye West,
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album from Kanye West, released November 22, 2010 on Roc-A-Fella Records.

The album was named 'Album of the Year' by Rolling Stone magazine in their recently released year-end issue, and received rave reviews from the magazine, notching a five-star rating. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 496,000 copies in its first week in the United States.

Recording sessions took place primarily at Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii and at Electric Lady Studios in New York.


API Mix Suite To Electric Lady Legacy

Electric Lady Studios is pleased to announce an expansion with the addition of our API Mix Suite. The newly constructed space features a custom built, vintage API 3288 with original 550As - completely refurbished to like-new condition before install - and, an extensive array of brand new outboard equipment & monitoring speakers.

Unique to our facility, our first dedicated mix room stylishly features exposed brick walls, dark cherry floors, and an abundance of natural light - complete with a view over Greenwich Village's, West 8th Street.









Rolling Stones Reissue 
Some Girls

Some Girls is the 14th British and 16th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1978 on Rolling Stones Records. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200, and remains the band's best-selling album with 6 million plus copies sold. The album was re-issued on 21st, November 2011 in a 2 CD Deluxe edition, including 12 previously unreleased songs from that era.

Originally recorded in Paris and New York’s, Electric Lady Studios (1978), Keith Richards returned to Electric Lady’s Studio A with producer Don Was in September of 2011 to overdub guitar parts for the reissue release.

Electric Lady Welcomes Neve 8078 to Studio A

Electric Lady’s classic Neve 8078 was lovingly and painstakingly restored to like-new condition by Vintage King Audio. Newly installed, ours has a long history of its own, having recorded - Bob Dylan’s Love & Theft, Steely Dan’s Two Against Nature, and film scores like The Aviator and No Country for Old Men. The 8078 was the last of the 80 Series hand-wired mixing consoles and is considered the best sounding tracking console ever produced - now ready for new life at the center of Electric Lady Studios. Click here for video of the Neve installation.




For all info
please contact:

Studio Manager Lee Foster 

lee.foster@electricladystudios.com

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Heartbreaker Banquet

Electric Lady Studios and Robot Fondue, in association with John Varvatos, present Heartbreaker Banquet, an unparalleled concert experience, at Willie Nelson’s “Luck, Texas” western town happening in Austin. Heartbreaker Banquet is an exclusive event for media, tastemakers and special guests featuring live music performances, unique pop-up shops and more. The event will be held on Thursday, March 15 from 3PM until the musicians get tired.

Heartbreaker Banquet is the ultimate refuge in the midst of SXSW, providing guests a one-of-a-kind music experience completely removed from the festival hoards.

Acts include; Gary Clark Jr., Father John Misty, Blitzen Trapper, Phosphorescent, and many more!

ELS Merchandise

Electric Lady Studios now offers limited edition, custom designed t shirts for purchase. These vintage inspired illustrations were hand drawn in tribute to the massive space-themed murals that have made our facility unique for 41 years -- commissioned at the request of Jimi himself so that his studio would transport visitors to "another universe."

For each item sold, Electric Lady Studios will donate $1 to Jazz Foundation of America. Please visit jazzfoundation.org to learn about this life-saving organization.