Electro-Vox Recording Studios

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Electro-Vox Recording Studios
Electro-Vox logo.png
Address5546 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038[1]
Coordinates34°4′59.916″N 118°19′17.256″W / 34.08331000°N 118.32146000°W / 34.08331000; -118.32146000Coordinates: 34°4′59.916″N 118°19′17.256″W / 34.08331000°N 118.32146000°W / 34.08331000; -118.32146000
OwnerWoody Jackson
TypeRecording studio
Opened1931
Website
electro-vox.com

Electro-Vox Recording Studios (or simply Vox) is a recording studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, currently owned by American musician Woody Jackson. It is located on Melrose Avenue across from the Paramount Pictures gate.

History[]

Electro-Vox Recording Studios first opened in 1931 and is one of the oldest independent recording studios in the world. From 1931 to 2000, it was run by Bert Gottschalk and his son Alan. Bert Gottschalk first built the studio's record-cutting machines in 1936.

From 1931 to 1950, it recorded all of the "airchecks" from the NBC/Mutual-Don Lee Radio/TV KHJ-TV radio station at 5515 Melrose Avenue, including performances by Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, George Burns and Gracie Allen. Electro-Vox also recorded all of the demos for Paramount Studios artists, located directly across the street.

Between 1950 and 1956, Capitol Records occupied the studios on Melrose before moving to the Capitol Tower on Vine Street. Many Capitol Records artists used Electro-Vox as a rehearsal space and a studio to record their demos, including the King Cole Trio, Henry Mancini, Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Dinah Shore, Eddie Cantor, Judy Garland, Sammy Fain, Spade Cooley, the Sons of the Pioneers, Plas Johnson, Burt Bacharach, and Johnny Mercer. Demos recorded at Vox include "Moon River", "Mona Lisa", "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing", "Silver Bells", and "Buttons and Bows". Tex Ritter recorded and broadcast a live radio show at Electro-Vox around the same time.

Stan Ross worked at Electro-Vox in the early 1950s, but left after not receiving a pay increase, and instead created Gold Star Studios, which was modeled after Electro-Vox.

Electro-Vox was used many times by The Wrecking Crew, including drummer Earl Palmer.

When Alan Gottschalk retired in 2000, the studio was then owned by Joey Altruda for nine years. In 2009, Woody Jackson took control of Electro-Vox.[2][3][4][5]

Albums recorded at Vox[]

Adapted from electro-vox.com/recordings/albums/

See also[]

  • Category:Albums recorded at Electro-Vox Recording Studios

References[]

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