# Berry Street Studio

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{{Short description|Recording studio in London, England}}
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'''Berry Street Studio''' was a [recording studio](/source/recording_studio) in [Clerkenwell](/source/Clerkenwell), Central London. Established in 1970,<ref>[http://www.berrystreetstudio.com/audio/ ''Berry Street Studio'' - Home] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141209/http://www.berrystreetstudio.com/audio/ |date=October 6, 2014 }}</ref> Berry Street is built along traditional lines, having a large live area, incorporating acoustically live and dead zones, together with [isolation booth](/source/isolation_booth)s, and a [control room](/source/control_room).

During its history, Berry Street has been used by musicians such as [Elton John](/source/Elton_John), [Billy Bragg](/source/Billy_Bragg), [Michael Nyman](/source/Michael_Nyman), [Radiohead](/source/Radiohead), [Freddie Mercury](/source/Freddie_Mercury), [Barry White](/source/Barry_White), [Paul Young](/source/Paul_Young_(singer_and_guitarist)), [Devilish Presley](/source/Devilish_Presley), [Pigbag](/source/Pigbag), [the Slits](/source/the_Slits), and others.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/label/273533-Berry-Street-Studio Discogs - ''Berry Street Studio'' profile and discography]</ref> In the 1980s it was run by the  British record producer [Dennis Bovell](/source/Dennis_Bovell) and was used for recording much British and Jamaican [dub](/source/dub_music) and [reggae](/source/reggae). During Bovell's tenureship, the studio was used by British dub producer [Adrian Sherwood](/source/Adrian_Sherwood), who worked on releases by [Singers and Players](/source/Singers_and_Players) and [Dub Syndicate](/source/Dub_Syndicate) there. Since 1993 it has been run by the British producer [Kevin Porée](/source/Kevin_Por%C3%A9e).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5390044.ece |title=Health |publisher=Timesonline.co.uk |date=2010-03-31 |accessdate=2012-12-04}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.berrystreetstudio.com/about/ Berry Street Studio - ''About Us''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006155008/http://www.berrystreetstudio.com/about/ |date=2015-10-06 }}</ref>

Berry Street's main console is a custom built GP40 by John Oram.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.john-oram.com/ |title=Home |publisher=John-oram.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-04}}</ref> The studio's additional recording channels include [Neve](/source/Neve_Electronics), Amek, [Solid State Logic](/source/Solid_State_Logic), Trident and Oram; its microphone collection includes [binaural](/source/binaural_recording) and [Ambisonic](/source/Ambisonics) systems; and it also houses a [Solid State Logic](/source/Solid_State_Logic) Superanalogue mixing system.

Berry Street Studio also has a successful live and location recording division, Berry Street Remote, and since 2010 has also offered a video production service.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.4rfv.co.uk/c/40149/berry-street-studio ''Berry Street Studio'' - Contact details]

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Category:1970 establishments in England
Category:Recording studios in London
Category:Buildings and structures in Clerkenwell

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