The Wisseloord Studio is a recording studio in Hilversum, Netherlands. It was officially opened on 19 January 1978 by Prince Claus. The studios were founded by electronics company Philips, to enable their PolyGram artists to record in a professional environment. Initially, there were three studios, but this was expanded to five.[1][2]

In the early days, the studios were mainly used by Dutch artists. Later, international musicians such as Elton John, Scorpions, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, the Police, Tina Turner, Electric Light Orchestra, and U2 have used the facilities.[2]

Beginning in 2010, Ronald Prent, Darcy Proper[3][4] and Paul Reynolds teamed with designer and acoustician Jochen Veith to begin a major refit of the studios. Prent, who was an assistant at Wisseloord in 1981, had been envisioning a new studio model with two identical control rooms, so it would be easier to move between them.[5] As part of this, major components have been updated, including the integration of new mixing consoles from Automated Processes, Inc. (Vision) and Avid (Euphonix System5). The studios also include a PMC active monitoring system.[6] The studio reopened on 25 March 2012.

According to Andrew Davie of the band Bear's Den, "The main rooms at Wisseloord are these enormous, spaceship-style studios."[7]

Artists who recorded at Wisseloord

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References

  1. ↑ Inglis, Cathy (26 September 1987). "Wisseloord Studios- In the Big League" (PDF). Music & Media: 11.
  2. 1 2 "Studio Focus: Wisseloord Studios". Audiotechnology. 9 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Keyes, Karrie (6 November 2017). "When Music and Science Collide - Darcy Proper". SoundGirls.org. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Facilities | Resolution Magazine". resolutionmag.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Kenny, Tom (1 October 2012). "Wisseloord Studios". Mixonline. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Lester, Ahren. "Legendary Wisseloord Studios install API console and PMC loudspeakers". Audio Pro International. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  7. ↑ McLean, Craig (20 October 2015). "Bear's Den: Beards, banjos and booze". The Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Egan, B (17 May 2020). "I WAS EXPECTED to be perfect". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Eel shock set to hit japan". The Daily Yomiuri. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Lyons, Beverley (11 March 2005). "The razz: Jim's memory lane journey". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Bennett, Cath (8 April 2005). "The razz: KERR GETS VOCAL". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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