The Village (studio)

The Village (a.k.a. Village Recorders, or The Village Recorder) is a famous recording studio in Los Angeles, California.

Since the 1960s, The Village has been the home to recordings by artists such as Aerosmith, The Allman Brothers, The Beach Boys, Mariah Carey, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Alice Cooper, Elvis Costello, The Doors, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, George Harrison, Elton John, Tom Jones, B.B. King, John Lennon, Little Richard, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Ringo Starr, among others (more comprehensive list below.

John Mayer recorded his album Continuum at The Village Recorder (among other studios), however released all of the sessions from this studio in his EP "The Village Sessions", featuring Ben Harper.

Many major motion picture and television soundtracks have also been recorded at the studio, including "Ace Ventura", "Dead Poets Society", "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", "The Simpsons", "Toy Story 2", "Walk the Line", "The X Files" and others.

The Village is also home to KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" radio show, hosted by Nic Harcourt.

Artists who have used The Village

*Kelly Clarkson
*Ryan Adams
*Aerosmith
*Christina Aguilera
*The Allman Brothers
*Tori Amos
*Julie Andrews
*Marty Balin
*The Beach Boys
*Pat Benatar
*Bono
*Toni Braxton
*The Carpenters
*Mariah Carey
*Johnny Cash
*The Cat Empire
*Ray Charles
*Eric Clapton
*Alice Cooper
*Elvis Costello
*Crosby, Stills and Nash
*The Doors
*Bob Dylan
*The Eagles
*Danny Elfman
*Fleetwood Mac
*John Fogerty
*Peter Gabriel
*Amy Grant
*Guns N' Roses
*Grateful Dead
*George Harrison
*Janet Jackson
*Mick Jagger
*Jars of Clay
*Elton John
*Tom Jones
*B.B. King
*KISS
*Alison Krauss
*John Lennon
*Little Richard
*Lindsay Lohan
*Los Lobos
*Courtney Love
*Madonna
*John Mayer
*Alanis Morissette
*Randy Newman
*No Doubt
*Nine Inch Nails
*Oasis
*Ozzy Ozbourne
*Tom Petty
*Robert Plant
*Red Hot Chili Peppers
*The Rolling Stones
*Sam Phillips
*Brian Setzer
*Sixpence None the Richer
*Frank Sinatra
*The Smashing Pumpkins
*Ringo Starr
*Steely Dan
*Switchfoot
*Supertramp
*Talking Heads
*Tina Turner
*Stevie Ray Vaughan
*Neil Young
*Frank Zappa

External links

* [http://www.villagestudios.com/ Official Site]