History
In The
Beginning
Dean Street Studios have witnessed decades of musical legends roaming their halls and could tell some incredible, if sometimes unrepeatable, stories.
The premises were originally used in the 1950’s as a film studio, but its musical history truly began when the studio became Zodiac Studios, and later Good Earth Studios, when legendary producer Tony Visconti bought it and changed the name.
Described as one of the most important producers in the history of rock, Tony Visconti recorded music legends such as David Bowie,T-Rex, Thin Lizzy, U2, and so many others. As well as that, artists, including Tina Turner, Wham!, The Smiths and Duran Duran, would also hire out the studios independently to record.
In 1989, Visconti sold the lease to music production company Joe & Co. who developed some of the premises into music recording and production suites, however they left Visconti’s original control room and studio unaltered.
During this time the likes of Robert Plant, Pink Floyd, Tim Finn, Brian Molko, Bruce Hornsby and Cliff Richard all worked here. With the late, great Dusty Springfield recording her last ever track in Studio 1 in 1995.
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Rising again in 2007, this time as Dean St. Studios, the studio is proud to say they are continuing to make history with more incredible artists, including Adele, Noel Gallagher, John Legend, Florence + the Machine, Plan B, Tom Odell, Take That and Jonas Blue.
However the history of the studios isn’t completely made up of musicians. In fact, some of the greatest actors have read here, including Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ben Kingsley, Robert Stephens, Harry Enfield, Julian Clary and Pete Postlethwaite. Plus, get ready for some magic, Stephen Fry also recorded the Harry Potter audio books within these walls!
We’re very proud of our history and it goes some way to explaining why Dean St. Studios is so special. Not only because we have such an incredible music catalogue of recordings, but because we feel that we are one of the last remaining studios who truly care about our clients and the industry we work in. And we can’t wait to continue making history.
Previously at
Dean St. Studios
Tinie
Take That
Disclosure
Adele
The Script
Amanda Ghost
Matthew Vaughn
Sigma
Florence + The Machine
Chase and Status
Wolf Alice
London Grammar
A$AP ROCKY
DJ Snake
Tom Odell
James Arthur
Boy George
Ed Sheeran
Johnny Flynn
Paul Weller
UB40
Kaiser Chiefs
Amy Macdonald
FKA Twigs
Octavian
Glen Matlock
JLS
John Legend
Marc Almond
Kelly Rowland
Cee Lo Green
Alfie Boe
BLACK EYED PEAS
Robert Plant
Sam Sparro
Alexandra Burke
Reverend and the Makers
BBC
SBTV
Broken Bells/Danger Mouse
Dan Croll
Rebecca Ferguson
Nines
Will Young
Rhys Lewis
Dionne Bromfield
Fleetwood Mac (Live Mix)
Dave Stewart
Paul Epworth
Steve Levine
Lady Gaga
The Weeknd
Miguel
Example
Flux Pavilion
The Divine Comedy
Femi Kuti
Grace
Tracey Ullman
Desperate Journalist
Yoad Nevo
The Vaccines
Cover Drive
Suggs
Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Birdy
Plan B
Miles Kane
The Wanted
Paloma Faith
Kelly Rowland
Beverley Knight
Jungle
Benjamin Clemantine
Demob Happy
Bob Sinclair
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Spandau Ballet
Amber Run
Jacob Banks
James Bay
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
