Studio D Recording

Studio D Recording, Inc. is a San Francisco Bay Area based recording, mixing, and mastering studio opened in 1984 in Sausalito. Studio D is most well known for its live room, equipped with a 20 foot ceiling and tunable acoustics.^[1] Studio D has been a major presence in the Bay Area's music scene since its inception, recording a number of multiplatinum and Grammy Award winning albums.^[2]

Artists having worked at Studio D include Soundgarden, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Faith No More, Aretha Franklin, Huey Lewis and the News, Eddie Money, Bruce Hornsby, Chris Isaak, Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani, Dick Dale, Bonnie Raitt, Third Eye Blind, Ringo Starr, and Maria Muldaur.^[3]^[4]^[5]

View from the control room, over Studio D's SSL 9000J console, out to the expansive live room.

Studio D ownership includes principals Joel Jaffe and Jeff Shea.^[6]

Selected List of Albums Recorded at Studio D[]

Some notable albums recorded and/or mixed at Studio D include:

Aretha Franklin: Aretha 1986
Huey Lewis & the News: Fore! 1986
Bruce Hornsby and the Range: The Way It Is 1986
Earth, Wind, & Fire: Touch the World 1987
Pebbles: Pebbles 1987
Faith No More: Introduce Yourself 1987
Huey Lewis & the News: Small World 1988
Faith No More: The Real Thing 1989
Margaret Becker: 1989
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger 1991
Dick Dale: Tribal Thunder 1993
Chris Isaac: Forever Blue 1995
Huey Lewis & the News: Time Flies... The Best of Huey Lewis & the News 1996
The Verve Pipe: Villains 1996
The Call: The Best of the Call 1997
Eddie Money: Wanna Go Back 2007

References[]

^ Liberatore, Paul.[1], Retrieved November 2, 2013.
^ Johnson, Heather. If These Halls Could Talk a Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Print. P. 250254
^ Johnson, Heather. Mix Magazine Profiles Recent Recording Sessions, Retrieved on August 13, 2013.
^ Johnson, Heather. The 80's, Retrieved August 14, 2013.
^ Johnson, Heather. If These Halls Could Talk a Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Print. P. 251253
^ "Staff – Studio D". Retrieved 2021-05-03.

External links[]

Mix Online Mix Magazine details some projects by Studio D
Mix Online Mix magazine comments on Studio D's place in the 80's
Studio D company website

[1] Liberatore, Paul.[1], Retrieved November 2, 2013.

[2] Johnson, Heather. If These Halls Could Talk a Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Print. P. 250254

[3] Johnson, Heather. Mix Magazine Profiles Recent Recording Sessions, Retrieved on August 13, 2013.

[4] Johnson, Heather. The 80's, Retrieved August 14, 2013.

[5] Johnson, Heather. If These Halls Could Talk a Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Print. P. 251253

[6] "Staff – Studio D". Retrieved 2021-05-03.

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