Cherokee Studios

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Founded	1975
Founder(s)	Dee Robb Bruce Robb Joe Robb
Genre(s)	Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Orchestral, Soundtracks
Country of origin	US
Location	Los Angeles, CA
Official Website	http://www.cherokeestudios.com

Cherokee Studios is a large recording studio in Los Angeles, California. Formerly the MGM Recording Studio, it is the site of numerous important performances which have resulted in over 250 gold and platinum records as well as many film soundtracks.

The complex has three separate studios plus common facilities. Both studio 1 and 3 have vintage hand made Trident A-Range Consoles made in the early 70's, while the other studio is used by the vocal coach Roger Love "vocal coach to the stars". They are owned by the Robb brothers, Bruce, Dee and Joe, who bought them in 1975 from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In addition to current technology the studio claims to have one of the largest collection of vintage tube microphones in the industry.

1 History
2 Selected Gear List
3 Previous Client List
4 External links and References

[edit] History

Prior to taking control of the MGM Records studio, the Robbs started their first recording studio on a break from touring as The Robbs for ABC Records. It was built in a barn on their ranch in Chatsworth, California with a tree growing through the middle of it. This makes Cherokee Studios, one of the first independent recording studios (one not under the control of a record label) to ever exist. Before this, artists had to work in their label's studio and were often bothered by their record executives while recording. Artists liked the laidback atmosphere and found that the environment found in that barn fostered creativtiy.

Under MGM Records
Acts that recorded at M.G.M. Recording Studios include: Count Basie [1], Ella Fitzgerald [2], Judy Garland [3], Oscar Peterson, Elvis Presley.[4], and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.[5]