Mushroom Studios

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Mushroom Studios is a music recording facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1 Aragon Studios
2 Current facility
3 Jack Herschorn, Charlie Richmond, Mike Flicker
4 Hippowest Music Ltd.
5 External links

[edit] Aragon Studios

In 1946, Aragon Recording Studios was opened at 615 West Hastings. The three-room space was one of Canada's first studios, built mainly by Al Reusch, and was used by the country and folk artists of the time. In 1947, the label Aragon Records was spawned. Al acquired sole ownership of Aragon Studios in 1954.

Al Reusch was a musician, big band leader, and a broadcaster. He was one of Vancouver's first DJs, hosting "The Al Reusch Show" in the mornings on CKMO Vancouver in the 1940s, and "Name It, Play It" in the afternoons. A true pioneer in Vancouver recording, he is a member of the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. He died on February 14, 2000 at the age of 86.

[edit] Current facility

1966 saw the construction of the current facility Mushroom Studios is housed in, located at 1234 West 6th Avenue. Built by Aragon from the ground up as a first class audio recording studio, it was an orchestral recording room for special sessions by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Howard Tremaine consulted on the original acoustic design and equipment installation. One of the first clients was Diana Ross and the Supremes, and Led Zeppelin would later use the place.

[edit] Jack Herschorn, Charlie Richmond, Mike Flicker

Al, into his mid-50s, didn't like the idea of recording post-Beatles rock and roll though. In the spring of 1970, he sold the building to Jack Herschorn, who had previously co-founded Studio 12 on West 12th Avenue with Tom Northcott. Jack appointed Mike Flicker as Chief Engineer, and Charlie Richmond as Head Technical Advisor.

Jack bought the famous Universal Audio vacuum tube console from United Western Recorders in 1971. Custom built by Bill Putnam, it had been housed in United Studio A at 6050 Sunset Boulevard since 1957, and recorded hundreds of hits by such artists as Bing Crosby, Nat "King" Cole, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles. Jack had the console, along with other purchases, shipped to Vancouver and installed in Aragon with Charlie supervising.

[edit] Hippowest Music Ltd.

In 2005, Rob Darch, owner of Hipposonic Studios, bought the Mushroom building from John Wozniak, which he took over on January 4, 2006. The gear was not part of the purchase however it will remain at Hippowest and remains in use for clients. The Studio is currently managed by Engineer/Producer Aaron Nordean and functions with Shawn Penner as House Engineer.