Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
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The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen (UMRK) is a
History
Soon after the studio was completed, Ken Scott engineered the four song debut EP by Missing Persons at UMRK.[2] In 1982 two tracks from the EP were re-issued on the band's debut studio album, Spring Session M.
In July, 1980, Zappa began recording at the UMRK several songs that were eventually released on the album You Are What You Is.[1] Zappa would utilize the studio regularly until his death in 1993.
In 2016, Lady Gaga purchased the Zappa homestead,[3] including the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen. It is one of the studios she used for the recording of her sixth album, Chromatica.[4] In 2021 the house was sold to Elizabeth Jagger.
UMRK Mobile
The UMRK Mobile Studio was a
References in music
The first known mention of "Utility Muffin Research Kitchen" was in the 1975 song "Muffin Man" on the album Bongo Fury.
In the conclusion of Zappa's Joe's Garage, Joe, the protagonist, gives in to conformity and gets a job on the assembly line at the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen; the narration describing his job there is nearly identical to the opening narration from "Muffin Man".
References
- ^ a b c Michie, Chris (January 2003). "We are The Mothers ... and This Is What We Sound Like!". MixOnline.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-7390-7858-7.
- ^ Bacon, Tony. "Craig Parker Adams: Mixing Frank Zappa". Sound On Sound. Future Plc. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Lady Gaga on "Stupid Love"". New Music Daily with Zane Lowe. Apple Inc. February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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