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The Premises Studios is a music studio complex based near Hoxton in Hackney, London. The studio complex contains 10 commercial rehearsal studio spaces, one acoustic recording studio, one mixing studio, and various private long-let rooms and office spaces. ==History== Originally housed across two Victorian terrace houses at 201-203 Hackney Road, London, the studios were opened in 1986 by two local jazz musicians, Dill Katz and Colin Dudman, as a cost-effective alternative to London’s more established music studios.〔 The buildings themselves are said to have a somewhat illicit history, prior to the music studios taking residence, with one building "reputed to be a rendezvous for illicit trysts between Lord Hamilton and Lady Hamilton"〔 and another of the terraces said to have been a club run by notorious East End gangsters the Kray brothers.〔 After a difficult financial period the studios were forced to declare insolvency in 1996 and the business was bought by current owner and CEO, Viv Broughton. Broughton is a published author and gospel music historian〔(Viv Broughton ), at Amazon.〕 (he had a gospel column in ''The Voice'',〔Clive Richardson, ("Gospel in London" ), in ''Soul Citizen - Tales & Travels from the Dawn of the Soul Era to the Internet Age'', Clive R Books/Lulu.com, 2012.〕 which newspaper he helped to launch)〔Media: ("Who will revive the Voice?" ), ''The Guardian'', 29 September 2003.〕 and was one of the early members of The Pretty Things.〔〔("THE PRETTY THINGS / Philippe de Barge acetate 1968" ), Willy's rock, 27 September 2009.〕 At this time The Premises Music Education Programme〔("The Premises Music Education Programme" ), The Premises website.〕 was established as a music-based charity, which ran a New Deal work programme and still provides workshops and courses throughout the year, often in partnership with like-minded non-for-profit organisations.〔〔("Partners" ), YouYou Mentoring.〕 In 1998 the charity purchased the freehold of neighbouring properties and secured the future of the studios in their current location at 205-209 Hackney Road, although the original 201-203 Hackney Road studios have remained within the greater complex as long let studio spaces. Upon expansion the original buildings were demolished to make way for a bespoke new building with studios and offices over three floors. In May 2010, the arrangement between The Premises Studios Ltd and Full Frequency Ltd, the lease holders for 201-203 buildings, was dissolved. The Premises Studios business operates only in 205-209 Hackney Road. In 2007, The Premises Studios finished work on a large acoustic recording space. This was the first solar-powered recording studio in the United Kingdom and believed to be the first in Europe.〔("The Premises" ), Julie's Bicycle.〕〔Angela Lomas, ("Record of achievement" ), archived at ''Positive News'', 6 May 2011.〕 In 2010 Hackney Council controversially ordered the removal a landmark piece of street art from the wall of The Premises, a 12-foot rabbit painted the previous year by graffiti artist ROA, with the studio's consent.〔Adam Gabbatt, ("ROA's graffiti rabbit faces removal by Hackney council" ), ''The Guardian'', 25 October 2010.〕〔Anatoliy Kurmanaev, ("ROA’s graffiti rabbit faces removal by Hackney Council" ), ''Hackney Citizen'', 26 October 2010.〕〔Miranda Bryant, ("Hackney council orders removal of graffiti artist's giant rabbit" ), ''London Evening Standard'', 26 October 2010.〕 Following a campaign,〔Jasmine Coleman, ("Recording studios’ bosses battle Hackney Council to save giant graffiti rabbit" ), ''Hackney Gazette'', 27 October 2010.〕〔Barbara Hopkins, ("Graffiti art divides councils' opinion" ), ''The Guardian'', 9 November 2010.〕 the council reviewed the case and "decided not to take action because the rabbit had been in situ for some time and had not provoked complaints".〔Jasmine Coleman, ("Council u-turn in row over ROA graffiti rabbit in Hackney Road" ), ''Hackney Gazette'', 10 November 2010.〕〔CMU, ("Hackney studio’s rabbit saved, council urged to reconsider street art policies" ), Complete Music Update, 10 November 2010.〕 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「The Premises Studios」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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