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L.A. Recording Studios Are Fading, Despite Manifesting Music’s Greatest Hits
Los Angeles' recording studios have heralded some of music's greatest hits, but are fading out due to real estate issues and rising costs.
Westlake Studios, which famously served as home base to Michael Jackson in the 1980s, has continued to attract sessions like Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” and SZA’s “SOS.” EastWest remains a standard bearer, with Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste cutting their latest Oscar-nominated works at the facility. Van Nuys’ recently reopened Sound City, subject of a Dave Grohl-directed documentary in 2013, remains a favorite of the analog-minded, from Phoebe Bridgers (“Punisher”) to Bob Dylan (“Rough and Rowdy Ways”). The Village, built on the site of a ’20s-era Masonic temple, shows off the acoustics of its massive main room with live performances, last year hosting a star-studded memorial tribute to the Band’s Robbie Robertson.
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