History

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.

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!