JIMI HENDRIX AND ELECTRIC LADY STUDIO
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JIMI HENDRIX AND ELECTRIC LADY STUDIO

In 1968 at the peak of his career, Jimi Hendrix was in the market for property. His eye was caught by the Generation Club on West 8th Street in the heart of Greenwich Village. Originally the site of the Village Barn, an old big band dance venue, the building had once been owned by Rudy Valee. After shelling out the $50,000 asking price, Hendrix fully intended to turn it into another nightclub.

However, when Jimi Hendrix learned that his habit of block-booking recording studios for impromptu jam sessions was costing him upwards of $300,000 a year, an abrupt change of plan was made, and work began to transform it into a recording facility.

Construction started in 1969, beginning with studios A and B. The second floor was offices and the third floor was an apartment that Jimi used regularly, even though he had his own place around the corner. Jimi Hendrix spent a considerable amount of time in the studio before it officially opened, recording countless hours of material. Some of which have never been commercially released.

Upon the completion of Electric Lady Studios,Jimi Hendrix became the first major artist to own and operate his own recording studio. Its opening on August 26th, 1970 was a pivotal event during an era of record-company owned studios, which were often incapable of meeting rock musicians' demands, and the independents, with their inadequate equipment and lack of facilities. Electric Lady placed an emphasis on comfort, fostering a creative environment for a new generation of musicians.

Jimi Hendrix passed away less than a year after creating Electric Lady. However, his spirit & artistic vision lives on, inspiring the artists that record at his studio.Designed by the man that is the greatest guitarist of all time as the ultimate environment in which artists can be creative.

 

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