{{Short description|Recording studio}} {{Infobox company | name = Oven Studios | image = Oven Studios - Alicia Keys.jpeg | image_caption = [[Control room]] of the studio in 2014 | founded = 2005 | type = [[Recording studio]] | industry = [[Music industry|Music]] | hq_location = | hq_location_city = {{no wrap|[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]}} | hq_location_country = {{no wrap|United States}} | owners = [[Alicia Keys]] and [[Kerry Brothers Jr.]] | website = }}
'''Oven Studios''' is the personal recording studio of American singer-songwriter and record producer [[Alicia Keys]], located in the [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] neighborhood in [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Parales, Jon |title=Whole New State of Mind |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/arts/music/alicia-keys-and-her-new-album-girl-on-fire.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2018-10-24 |date=2012-09-06}}</ref>
== Background == Designed by the [[Walters-Storyk Design Group]], the studio was originally located at 186 Glen Cove Avenue in [[Glen Cove, New York]]. It features a grand piano and two isolation booths.<ref name=WSDG>{{cite news|title=Alicia Keys - The Oven Studios|url=https://wsdg.com/projects-items/alicia-keys-the-oven-studios/|access-date=2018-10-24|newspaper=Walters-Storyk Design Group}}</ref> Keys says the building is reminiscent of her grandmother's house and has decorated the walls of the studios to include pictures of [[Nina Simone]], [[Janis Joplin]] and [[Bob Marley]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=A Neo-Soul Star as She Is: Nurturing Her Inner Rebel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/arts/music/09pare.html |date=2007-09-09 |access-date=2018-10-24|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Opened in 2005, Keys co-owns the studio with her production and songwriting partner [[Kerry Brothers Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiss |first=David |date=2005-10-01 |title=Alicia Keys Opens Recording Studio in New York |work=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]] |publisher=[[Penton Media]] |url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_oven_studios/ |access-date=2018-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907022745/http://www.mixonline.com/mag/audio_oven_studios/ |archive-date=2006-09-07 |df=mdy }}</ref> According to Walters-Storyk, the design was important to the acoustics of the building: {{Quote|"In the live room, the design specified special acoustic wood slotted with holes that was imported from Europe. This wood, which is 50% absorptive, played an important function in evening out the overall frequency response."<ref name="WSDG"/>}}
The studio was relocated to New York City by the recording of Keys' fourth album ''[[The Element of Freedom]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web |author1=Kenner, Rob |title=Alicia Keys: Unlocking Alicia (2012 Cover Story) |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/alicia-keys-december-2012-january-2013-cover-story |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |access-date=2018-10-24 |date=2012-11-13}}</ref>
==Recordings at Oven== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
=== Albums === Adapted from [[Discogs]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Oven Studios - CDs and Vinyls at Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/409237-Oven-Studios|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=2018-10-24}}</ref>
*Alicia Keys—''[[As I Am (Alicia Keys album)|As I Am]]'' (2007) *Alicia Keys—''[[The Element of Freedom]]'' (2009) *''[[Sex and the City 2|Sex and the City - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (2010) *[[Nas]]—''[[Life Is Good (Nas album)|Life Is Good]]'' (2012) *Alicia Keys—''[[Girl on Fire (album)|Girl on Fire]]'' (2012) *[[Beyoncé]]—''[[Beyoncé (album)|Beyoncé]]'' (2013) * [[Ella Henderson]] - ''[[Chapter One (Ella Henderson album)|Chapter One]]'' (2014) *Alicia Keys—''[[Here (Alicia Keys album)|Here]]'' (2016) *Alicia Keys—''[[Alicia (album)|Alicia]]'' (2020) {{col-2}}
=== Songs === *"[[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up (Africa)]]" (2005) by Alicia Keys and [[Bono]]<ref name="em">{{cite web |author1=Keith, John Dylan |title=The Studio Diary of Alicia Keys |url=https://www.emusician.com/gear/the-studio-diary-of-alicia-keys |website=[[Electronic Musician]]|publisher=[[Future plc|Future]] |access-date=2018-11-24 |date=2006-04-30}}</ref> *"[[Empire State of Mind]]" (2009) by [[Jay Z]] and Alicia Keys *"[[Million Dollar Bill]]" (2009) by [[Whitney Houston]] *"[[It's On Again]]" (2014) by Alicia Keys featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]] and [[Hans Zimmer]] {{col-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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