Cheiron Studios
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CHEIRON STUDIOS, was a recording studio located at Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1992 by Denniz PoP and Tom Talomaa. In 8 short yet intensive years in the business they reinvented the sound of late-'90s pop, and teen-pop, and introduced Sweden as a powerful and inventive force in pop production, only matched by the United Kingdom and the United States.
Cheiron was the new name of SweMix Records & Publishing after it was sold to BMG.
"Cheiron", after the centaur Chiron of the Greek Mythology, probably cheir (hand) and ergon (work), meaning handicraft or the mythological reference teacher or mentor.
The company was divided, apart from being a recording studio, into the label Cheiron Records, in affiliation with BMG, and the music publishing service Cheiron Songs before they became a music-production company Cheiron Productions who were signed by various labels to write and produce materials for other artists.
Cheiron became famous thanks to the many hits they scored at the Billboard and is still regarded as one of the most successful music recording studios in the world. ”Cheiron” was significant with immediate success and the chart hits, it earned the name “the hit factory”. Following the untimely death of its founder and head Denniz PoP in 1998 the company folded. Still the Cheiron team is legendary for its achievements in modern pop music.
Cheiron is now defunct and closed down its doors in 2000 only to be renamed as The Location.
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[edit] Artists who have recorded at Cheiron
Worldfamous artists such as 5ive, Ace of Base, Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi, Boyzone, Britney Spears, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Dede, Dr. Alban, E-Type, Gary Barlow, Jessica Folcker, Leila K, LFO, M2M, Meja, Michael Learns to Rock, 'N Sync, Rednex, Robyn, Solid Harmonie, Tina Turner and Westlife have recorded hits at the studio or had their songs written, composed and produced by the staff at Cheiron Productions.
[edit] The Cheiron staff
- Denniz PoP (1992-1998)
- Max Martin
- Kristian Lundin
- Andreas Carlsson
- Jörgen Elofsson
- Per Magnusson
- David Kreuger
- Rami Yacoub
- Alexander Kronlund
- Alexandra
- Jake Schulze
- Herbie Crichlow
- Douglas Carr
- John Amatiello
[edit] Awards & Nominations
- Swedish Dance Music Awards 1995 for Best Producer (Denniz PoP)
- Swedish Dance Music Awards 1996 for Best Producers (Denniz PoP & Max Martin)
- Swedish Grammis Special Award in 1997 (Denniz PoP & Max Martin)
- Swedish Grammis Nomination in 1997 for Composer of the Year (Max Martin & Andreas Carlsson)
- Swedish Grammis Special Award in 1999 (Cheiron Productions)
- ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year in 1999 (Max Martin)
- ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year in 2000 (Max Martin)
- ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year in 2001 (Max Martin)
