Dave's Room
California recording studio
Dave's Room , previously known as Mama Jo's Recording Studio , is a recording studio in North Hollywood , California .
History
Dave's Room was built in the late 1960s by producer, and engineer Freddie Piro.[ 1] Richie Furay , Keith Green , Billy Joel , Pat Benatar , Amy Grant , Sam Phillips , Ambrosia , Ziggy Marley , George Michael , Love Song , Michael W. Smith , Margaret Becker , BeBe and CeCe Winans , Andraé Crouch and the Disciples, Blink 182 , Chuck Girard , The Way , Smokey Robinson , Randy Stonehill , Sweet Comfort Band and Daniel Amos were recorded there.
Producers and engineers including Alan Parsons , Jack Joseph Puig , Jonathan David Brown , Al Perkins , T Bone Burnett , Andy Johns , Brown Bannister , Burt Bacharach and Larry Norman were clients during this period.
After falling into disrepair in the mid-2000s, in 2006 it was completely refurbished by David Bianco . Bianco restored the recording space with an eye toward maintaining the incredible period feel, and acoustics. The control room, originally designed by Vincent Van Haaff,[ 2] Larrabee Sound Studios , and was re-named Dave's Room.[ 3]
Albums by Lucinda Williams , Blues Traveler , Bob Dylan , Big Head Todd and the Monsters , Trombone Shorty , Exene Cervenka , Meghan Trainor , Bettye LaVette , Tift Merritt , Susan Tedeschi , Travis , Marilyn Manson , Robert Randolph , Paul Stanley and Judith Owen were recorded there. Along with soundtrack music for The Muppets Blades of Glory , Jonah Hex Gangster Squad
After Bianco's death, in June 2018[ 4]
Mama Jo's, Dave‘s Room Final Touch , Love Song , 1974Ambrosia Ambrosia , 1975Can It Be? The Way , 1975Take Me Back Andraé Crouch and The Disciples , 1975Daniel Amos Daniel Amos , 1976In Another Land Larry Norman , 1976Welcome to Paradise Randy Stonehill , 1976Tales of Mystery and Imagination Alan Parsons , 1976Barefoot Ballet , John Klemmer , 1976View from the Bridge , Tom Howard , 1977Seasons of Change , Richie Furay , 1982A Call To Us All , Teri Desario , 1983Caught in the Act of Loving Him , Servant , 1983Beat the System Petra , 1984Another Country , Tiff Merritt , 2008Jonah Hex , Mastodon , 2010Gangster Squad , Soundtrack, 2013Psycho Killer , Harper Blynn , 2013Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone , Lucinda Williams , 2014Get It Out, Harper Blynn , 2015
The Ghost Of Highway 20 , Lucinda Williams , 2016This Sweet Old World , Lucinda Williams , 2017We Are Chaos , Marilyn Manson , 2020Lamentations, American Aquarium , 2020
Now And Then, Paul Stanley , 2021
Why Not, Kenny Loggins , Jake Shimabukuro , 2021
The Rose , Jake Shimabukuro , Bette Midler , 2021Physical Thrills , Silversun Pickups , 2022Floating On A Dream , Avi Kaplan , 2022A Cat In The Rain , Turnpike Troubadours , 2023Golden State, Logan Ledger , 2023
Sirens, The Wild Feathers , 2024
The Hardway Blues , Jesse Dayton , 2024L.A. Times , Travis , 2024If It Takes Forever, Brett Dennen , 2024
References
^ "Freddie Piro - Credits - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 13, 2018 .^ "Studio Designer, Acoustician Vincent van Haaff Remembered" . Retrieved November 13, 2018 .^ Stanfield, Geoff (November 2014). "David Bianco (bonus): Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, LL Cool J" . Tape Op . Retrieved August 21, 2023 . ^ "David Bianco, Grammy-Winning Producer, Dies" . Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
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