17 Hertz Studio

For a long time, the studio was owned by Jim David (son of the poet Hal David ) ^[2] . The studio became famous as the premise for creating the “best drum sound in Los Angeles” and was highly regarded in music circles after recording the Metallica album of the same name , also known as The Black Album , which received 16-fold platinum status ^[3] .

The studio premises appear in the documentary about the creation of The Black Album - “A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica” ^[4] .

Such famous albums as ... And Justice for All (Metallica), When the Pawn ... were recorded in this studio ( Fiona Apple ), Crazy Nights and Psycho Circus ( KISS ), as well as Dirt ( Alice in Chains ).

The popularity of the studio aroused interest among Japanese rock musician Yoshiki Hayashi , drummer of the heavy metal band X Japan . He tried to book a studio for recording material, but received an answer that he would have to wait more than a year due to the long list of reserved places. As a result, Yoshiki bought the studio in 1993, turning it into his private recording studio and subsequently renaming it as Extasy Recording Studio ^[5] .

In 2012, 17 Hertz LLC bought the studio space by purchasing new equipment and renaming it 17 Hertz Studio .

Among the artists who recorded in the studio were: Metallica, KISS, Alice in Chains, Michael Jackson , Jimi Hendrix , The Temptations , Hal David , Burt Bakarak , Dionne Warwick , Michael MacDonald , Megadeth , Heart, Sammy Hagar , Bad English , Etta James , Aretha Franklin , Mötley Crüe , Tom Petty , Lita Ford , A Perfect Circle , Poison , Earth, Wind & Fire ^{[6] [7] [8]} , Dirtyphonics and Sullivan King ^[9] .

Current studio clients include: Akon, Alex da Kid , Birdman , Bone Thugs-N-Harmony , Boyz II Men , Sea Lo Green , Goodie Mob , Chance the Rapper , Crooks & Castles, Deezle , French Montana , Gareth Emery , Jabbawockeez , Lewis Hamilton , Mann , Mark Ronson , Prince Royce , Ray Dalton , Rita Ora , Skylar Gray , Stalley , Orgy , TI , Tyler, The Creator , Wyclef Jean , Halsey , Lido, Papa Roach , Jeremih , Lil Yachty , Taking Back Sunday , BJ the Chicago Kid Zendaya and YG . The studio also has exclusive contracts with labels: Universal Music Group , Def Jam , Mo Town , Interscope , Atlantic Records , BMG Chrysalis , Warner Music Group and Sony Music ^[10] .

Studio A

17 Hertz Studio (“Block A”) is popular due to its central room (Live Room) with an area of ​​2.148 square meters. ft., one of the largest in Los Angeles. A Yamaha C7 grand piano is available for customers. Block A also includes 414 square meters. feet of control room (Control Room), a lounge, and two isolated cabins for recording. In the control room is the console of the SSL j9080 80 brand, which was purchased from the musician Brian Adams (from his private studio The Warehouse Studio ). The sound monitoring system is equipped with Custom Augspurger DSP System equipment with two 15 "speakers (500 watts each) and two 18" subwoofers (1000 watts each). Also in the studio is the software “Pro Tools 10 & 11” on the computer Apple Mac Pro.

Studio B

The design of "Block B" was developed by Richard Landis As an exact copy of his home studio, The Gray Room . The room includes a spacious control room, a recording room, a room for technical equipment and a separate booth for recording vocals. The control room is equipped with an SSL console AWS 900 + SE 24 channel mixing console. The sound monitoring system is equipped with QSC Q-Sys DSP equipment with two 15 "speakers and 18" subwoofers on each side, all of which are complemented by a 6-channel amplifier from JSX Audio.

Studio C

“Block C” is a room with an area of ​​483 square meters. ft., which includes a mixing / production area, a relaxation room and a booth for recording vocals.

Other facilities

Also in the studio there are a number of separate production rooms with equipment for sound processing, and several recreation areas.

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