IBC Studios
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51°31′12.53″N 0°8′43.7″W / 51.5201472°N 0.145472°W The IBC Recording Studios were independent recording studios located at 35 Portland Place in London, England.[1] In the 1960s and 1970s, the studios become internationally famous after being used by recording artists like the Kinks, the Who, Bee Gees, Cream and others.[2]
History
In 1930,
In July, 1978, IBC was bought by musician
Today, the studios are occupied by Musion das Hologram Ltd, which uses the space to demonstrate its life-size hologram technology and to record footage for broadcast as holographic images.
Legacy
IBC manufactured much of its own equipment under the direction of Denis King. The
Many notable recording engineers worked at IBC, including Glyn Johns, Joe Meek, and Denis Preston, with Meek and Preston going on to found Lansdowne Studios in London. Additionally, the sound samples for the pioneering Mellotron keyboard were recorded at the studios in the early 1960s.[2]
Recording artists
Notable artists who have recorded at IBC Studios include the following:
- The Action
- Adam Faith
- The Beatles, in Around the Beatles
- Bee Gees
- Billy J Kramer
- Petula Clark
- The Yardbirds
- Chick Corea
- Cream
- Deep Purple
- Duane Eddy
- The Easybeats
- Elton John
- The Equals
- Golden Earring
- Harmony Grass
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jimmy Page
- The Kinks
- London
- Lori Balmer
- The Marbles
- P.P. Arnold
- The Rockin' Ramrods
- Rod Stewart
- The Rolling Stones[5]
- Samantha Sang
- Slade
- The Small Faces
- Status Quo
- Tony Blackburn
- Thunderclap Newman
- The Who
- Tim Hardin
- Tin Tin
- The Peddlers
- Roy Phillips
- The Lancastrians
- Lesley Duncan
- Long John Baldry
- Andy Bown
References
- ^ "11 legendary recording studios in London every muso should know". Time Out London. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4584-2197-5.
- ^ "IBC Studios Portland Place". Philsbook.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Madonna & Gorillaz - Musion". Musion.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "5 Things You Didn't Know About the Rolling Stones' First Recording Session". Wzlx.cbslocal.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.