# Studio D Recording > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Studio_D_Recording > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Studio_D_Recording.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_D_Recording > Source revision: 1249679933 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Studio D Recording, Inc.** is a [San Francisco Bay Area](/source/San_Francisco_Bay_Area) based [recording](/source/Recording_studio), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing), and [mastering studio](/source/Audio_mastering) opened in 1984 in [Sausalito](/source/Sausalito%2C_California). Studio D is most well known for its [live room](/source/Recording_studio#Design_and_equipment), equipped with a 20 foot ceiling and tunable acoustics.[1] Studio D has been a major presence in the Bay Area's music scene since its inception, recording a number of [multiplatinum](/source/Music_recording_sales_certification) and [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) winning albums.[2] Artists having worked at Studio D include [Soundgarden](/source/Soundgarden), [Earth, Wind, & Fire](/source/Earth%2C_Wind%2C_%26_Fire), [Faith No More](/source/Faith_No_More), [Aretha Franklin](/source/Aretha_Franklin), [Huey Lewis and the News](/source/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News), [Eddie Money](/source/Eddie_Money), [Bruce Hornsby](/source/Bruce_Hornsby), [Chris Isaak](/source/Chris_Isaak), [Carlos Santana](/source/Carlos_Santana), [Joe Satriani](/source/Joe_Satriani), [Dick Dale](/source/Dick_Dale), and [Bonnie Raitt](/source/Bonnie_Raitt).[3][4][5] View from the control room, over Studio D's SSL 9000J console, out to the expansive live room. ## Selected List of Albums Recorded at Studio D Some notable albums recorded and/or mixed at Studio D include: - [Aretha Franklin](/source/Aretha_Franklin): *[Aretha](/source/Aretha_(1986_album))* 1986 - [Huey Lewis and the News](/source/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News): *[Fore!](/source/Fore!)* 1986 - [Bruce Hornsby and the Range](/source/Bruce_Hornsby): *[The Way It Is](/source/The_Way_It_Is_(Bruce_Hornsby_album))* 1986 - [Melvins](/source/Melvins): *[Gluey Porch Treatments](/source/Gluey_Porch_Treatments)* 1986 - [Earth, Wind & Fire](/source/Earth%2C_Wind_%26_Fire): *[Touch the World](/source/Touch_the_World)* 1987 - [Pebbles](/source/Pebbles_(musician)): *[Pebbles](/source/Pebbles_(Pebbles_album))* 1987 - [Faith No More](/source/Faith_No_More): *[Introduce Yourself](/source/Introduce_Yourself)* 1987 - [Huey Lewis and the News](/source/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News): *[Small World](/source/Small_World_(Huey_Lewis_and_the_News_album))* 1988 - [Faith No More](/source/Faith_No_More): *[The Real Thing](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Faith_No_More_album))* 1989 - [Soundgarden](/source/Soundgarden): *[Badmotorfinger](/source/Badmotorfinger)* 1991 - [Flipper](/source/Flipper_(band)): *[American Grafishy](/source/American_Grafishy)* 1992 - [Dick Dale](/source/Dick_Dale): *[Tribal Thunder](/source/Tribal_Thunder)* 1993 - [Testament](/source/Testament_(band)): *[Low](/source/Low_(Testament_album))* 1994 - [Chris Isaak](/source/Chris_Isaak): *[Forever Blue](/source/Forever_Blue_(Chris_Isaak_album))* 1995 - [Huey Lewis and the News](/source/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News): *[Time Flies... The Best of Huey Lewis & the News](/source/Time_Flies..._The_Best_of_Huey_Lewis_%26_the_News)* 1996 - [The Verve Pipe](/source/The_Verve_Pipe): *[Villains](/source/Villains_(The_Verve_Pipe_album))* 1996 - [The Call](/source/The_Call_(band)): *[The Best of The Call](/source/The_Best_of_The_Call)* 1997 - [Bonnie Raitt](/source/Bonnie_Raitt): *[Souls Alike](/source/Souls_Alike)* 2005 - [Umphrey's McGee](/source/Umphrey's_McGee): *[Safety in Numbers](/source/Safety_in_Numbers_(Umphrey's_McGee_album))* 2006 - [Eddie Money](/source/Eddie_Money): *[Wanna Go Back](/source/Wanna_Go_Back)* 2007 - [The Doobie Brothers](/source/The_Doobie_Brothers): *[World Gone Crazy](/source/World_Gone_Crazy_(The_Doobie_Brothers_album))* 2010 - [Kenny Wayne Shepherd](/source/Kenny_Wayne_Shepherd): *How I Go* 2011 - [Ray Manzarek](/source/Ray_Manzarek) & [Roy Rogers](/source/Roy_Rogers_(guitarist)) *Twisted Tales* 2013 - [Exodus](/source/Exodus_(band)): *[Blood In, Blood Out](/source/Blood_In%2C_Blood_Out_(Exodus_album))* 2015 - [Van Morrison](/source/Van_Morrison) & [Joey Defrancesco](/source/Joey_Defrancesco): *[You're Driving Me Crazy](/source/You're_Driving_Me_Crazy_(album))* 2018 - [Van Morrison](/source/Van_Morrison) & [Joey Defrancesco](/source/Joey_Defrancesco): *[The Prophet Speaks](/source/The_Prophet_Speaks)* 2018 - [Sheryl Crow](/source/Sheryl_Crow): *[Threads](/source/Threads_(Sheryl_Crow_album))* 2019 - [Bonnie Raitt](/source/Bonnie_Raitt): *[Just Like That...](/source/Just_Like_That...)* 2022 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Liberatore, Paul.[\[1\]](http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_24332159/libatlargestudiodsmanbehindcurtain), Retrieved November 2, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Johnson, Heather. If These Halls Could Talk a Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Print. P. 250254 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Johnson, Heather. [Mix Magazine Profiles Recent Recording Sessions](http://mixonline.com/recording/projects/audio_track_sheet_20/), Retrieved on August 13, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Johnson, Heather. [The 80's](http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_article_3/), Retrieved August 14, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Johnson, Heather. If These Halls Could Talk a Historical Tour Through San Francisco Recording Studios. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Print. P. 251253 ## External links - [Mix Online](http://mixonline.com/recording/projects/audio_track_sheet_20/) Mix Magazine details some projects by Studio D - [Mix Online](http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_article_3/) Mix magazine comments on Studio D's place in the 80's - [Studio D company website](https://studiodrecording.com) Authority control databases: Geographic MusicBrainz place 2 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Studio D Recording](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_D_Recording) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_D_Recording?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.