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Le Studio (later renamed Studio Morin Heights) was a residential recording studio located just south of the town of Morin-Heights, Quebec built in 1974 by André Perry and Yaël Brandeis. The studio, where artists recorded and stayed, was the venue for many notable Canadian and international artists, including Rush (it was nicknamed "Rush's Abbey Road"〔Mobley 259.〕) and The Police. Renowned for its location as well as its state of the art equipment,〔Myers 95-96.〕 it was one of the earliest studios to install Solid State Logic mixing tables and RADAR digital recording equipment. By 2008 the studio had gone out of business, and as of 2015 the property was up for sale. ==History== André Perry gained fame as a recording engineer working for John Lennon, and in 1974 was looking to expand his studio, a four-track studio venue in Montreal. He moved to Morin Heights, where he owned a lake, and built his studio there,〔 with his wife Yaël Brandeis. The idea was to give recording artists a venue where they could record and live in a creative atmosphere, near the Laurentian Mountains:〔Mobley 259-62.〕 The Bee Gees, who recorded ''Children of the World'' (1976) at Le Studio, stayed for five months. Initially it had a guesthouse, a half an hour away, but it was burned down accidentally by Roy Thomas Baker and Ian Hunter, according to studio designer and engineer Nick Blagona. Later on a house across the lake was acquired and expanded.〔 By the early 1980s it had acquired a reputation as a premium North American recording venue, after Rush, David Bowie, and April Wine had recorded albums there.〔Sharp 69.〕 In 1986 Le Studio issued stock on the Montreal Exchange looking to acquire funding for building a second studio, with audio and video capabilities, in the US state of Washington. 1.1 million shares valued at $3.50 were sold. Perry and Brandeis retained majority interests. They spent $500,000 on a Quantel Mirage digital video effects unit, hoping to install more equipment to allow the recording of sound effects and film music, as well as a Synclavier room. In 1988 Perry and Brandeis sold the studio,〔Mobley 262.〕 and Perry retired in the early 1990s. The studio, by then called Studio Morin Heights, was acquired in 1993 by L'Equipe Spectra, an entertainment company that had a number of local artists on record. Rush and other bands continued to do their tracking there. The new owners also built a new studio room, called "Far Side", which offered a digital RADAR audio recorder and allowed local bands with modest budgets to benefit from the amenities.〔 The site was listed for sale in July 2007, with an asking price of C$2.45 million.〔(Sale brochure ) The property was still for sale as of November, 2008〕 The studio was shut down in March 2003 by Spectra.〔 The property remained for sale until 2009, when the land was purchased with the intent to convert the area to a retreat and spa. Other international artists to record at Le Studio include Nazareth, The Police, Sting, Cat Stevens, The Bee Gees, Keith Richards, Kim Mitchell and Bryan Adams. Rush recorded at Le Studio during "the peak and the end" of the Terry Brown era.〔Mobley 260.〕 Some of the engineering staff included Nick Blagona,〔 Ed Stasium, Leanne Unger, Frank Opolko, Paul Northfield, Glen Robinson, Paul Milner, Simon Pressey, Jacques Deveau, George Pelekoudis, and Stacy Le Gallee. The house and grounds are featured in the music videos of the recording sessions of the Rush songs "Tom Sawyer",〔Mobley 260.〕 "Limelight" and "Vital Signs".〔(NeilPeart.net ) - News posting April 26, 2006〕 The studio is also seen in April Wine's music video for "I Like to Rock." Since 2008, Le Studio has been unoccupied and is now in a ruined state. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Le Studio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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