Smart Studios

Smart Studios
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General information
Type Recording Studio
Location Wisconsin, United States
Address East Washington Avenue, Wisconsin, USA
Town or city Madison
Country United States
Current tenants Garbage, various bands
Completed Opened in 1983
Design and construction
Client Garbage (Butch Vig)
Owner Butch Vig
Steve Marker
Landlord Butch Vig

Smart Studios was a recording studio located at 1254 E Washington Ave in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands.

The studio became famous for producing artists such as Killdozer and Sub Pop artists Tad and eventually Nirvana. In fact, the version of their song "Polly" that appears on their album Nevermind was recorded there. The Smashing Pumpkins' debut album, Gish, was also recorded at Smart Studios.

After the initial production and remix successes, the building became the focus of operations for Vig and Marker's own group Garbage who released their debut album in 1995. The band, fronted by Scots frontwoman Shirley Manson, have recorded each subsequent album there, including 2005's Bleed Like Me.

The studio has survived various mishaps, including flooding, and, on September 10, 2003, a backhoe careening off the outside junction and crashing through the walls of the downstairs studio. On May 1, 2010, the studio closed its doors.[1]

Contents

Selected list of albums recorded/mixed at Smart Studios

Producers and engineers associated with Smart Studios

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