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Creating A One-Stop for all things Music, Film, and Content Production
Vibe To Gear To Staff
Here the vibe is serene. The hallways and lounges are graced with colorful modern art by local artists. The facility features a 3,000 square foot Scoring Stage/Live Room, with 3 ISO Booths, Studio A includes a newly installed Solid State Logic Duality Fuse 72 channel SuperAnalogue™ mixing console. Studio B offers a brand-new space (with 2 ISO booths), and a Dolby Atmos Dub Stage.
Additional Production Building right across the street, feature 7+ Control Rooms, 5+ Office spaces, Viewing Theater, Writing Rooms, Kitchens and Lounges and much more. Enjoy California sun almost all-year-long in the facility's beautiful courtyard equipped with a grill, and yes, there's ample (50 cars) parking to accommodate film crew or an orchestra date.
Chief engineer Laurence Anslow (above). He was at AIR in London for years before coming to the States. Below: Harvey Mason Jr.
History & Leadership:
The landmark building in North Hollywood started life in 1940 as a 740-seat movie house named The Magnolia Theatre, designed by architect Clifford Balch. Closing in 1979, the venue was purchased and opened by Charlie Fox, Gayle Levant, and Artie Butler and renamed Evergreen Studios. Enterprise studios was founded in the 1980s by Craig Huxley, who also owned the Evergreen Stages building for a period, operating it as Enterprise 2.
Fast forward, 2019, producer Harvey Mason Jr (Justin Bieber, Beyonce, John Legend, Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, Elton John, and Chris Brown, Shrek, Straight Outta Compton, Dream girls) and music executive Neil Portnow teamed up to create a media empire, with the acquisition by a group (led by HMJ) of LA’s historic Evergreen Stages and Enterprise recording facilities.
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The New Enterprise Studio at EEE
Where Artists & Icons Meet
In its 40 years as a premier recording environment, the rooms have hosted some of the greatest performers in musical history including Frank Sinatra, Radiohead, Beyoncé, Slash, Herbie Hancock, Barbra Streisand, Stephen Sondheim, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Dr. Dre, Ray Charles, Snoop Dogg, Ringo Starr, Kelly Clarkson, Barry Manilow, Quincy Jones, Maurice Jarre, Howard Shore, George Martin, Britney Spears, Toto, Justin Timberlake, Billy Joel, Usher, Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, John Barry, Plácido Domingo, Pink, and Paul McCartney. Classic Film and television projects include Back to the Future, When Harry Met Sally, Urban Cowboy, The Blues Brothers, Star Trek The Motion Picture, Octopussy, Friends, Dallas, The Simpsons Movie among many others.
Redesign & Upgrades
When it comes to a well-proportioned tracking rooms with ample Isolation and fully-staffed studios, Evergreen stands out. studioexpresso visited with beloved manager Vicki Giordano in October who gave us an insider look, that includes the impressive stash of microphones, including 3- M-50's, formerly owned by the legendary Bruce Botnick. Following extensive renewal, both facilities have newly installed Solid State Logic Duality Fuse 72-channel Super Analogue mixing consoles able to handle a wide range of recording, film and TV projects.
The refurbishment of Evergreen Stages include an acoustic redesign of the control room, which is configured for 5.1 mixing and now features ATC monitoring and a dedicated Atmos studio w Meyer speakers. Both facilities are managed by veteran executive, Giordano. "We are creating a sort of campus vibe. We have built a new studio at Enterprise which will be open soon. We've also built a small studio here at Evergreen. We call it Studio C and it is designed for overdubs, voice overs and smaller sessions. Since I started, in September of 2022, we have added our 2nd EMT 250, we had our ISO booth doors replaced. Patrick, our chief tech, resurrected a Fairchild 670 that everyone thought was dead. For the Oscars we purchased an Allen & Heath SQ7 and a Vox AC10 amp," says Giordano.
Recent projects include: Bear McCreary, Chris Bacon, Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, Bleeding Fingers, Netflix, Amazon and Sony Playstation. "We recorded for The Joker, and One Love (with Ziggy Marley - a film about Bob Marley). We also did some scoring for Looney Tunes, the movie, and did an ATMOS mix for Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden),"and for 'War Through the Eyes of Animals,' featuring the Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn (he plays role of a sound engineer).
Contact:
Evergreen Enterprise Experience
Vicki Giordano,
studio manager
4403 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505
www.evergreenstudiosla.com
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