NRG Recording Studios

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NRG Recording Studios is a world famous recording facility located in North Hollywood, California that was created by Producer & Mixer Jay Baumgardner in 1992.

NRG has been occupied by such artists as 311, Alicia Keys, Alien Ant Farm, Anberlin, Avril Lavigne, Beck, Chris Cornell, Dido, Drowning Pool, Evanescence, Fiona Apple, Godsmack, Good Charlotte, Hoobastank, Hootie & The Blowfish, Ice Cube, Incubus, Jay-Z, John Fogerty, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Lit, Matchbox Twenty, Melissa Etheridge, Motörhead, No Doubt, The Offspring, Orgy, P.O.D., Papa Roach, Seether, Slayer, Staind, Stone Temple Pilots, Sugar Ray, B'z, Tom Petty, Velvet Revolver, and White Zombie, among others (more detailed list below).

1 Facility pictures
2 SAN at NRG
3 Artists who have worked at NRG Recording
4 External Links

[edit] Facility pictures

Studio A Live Room

Studio B Live Room

Studio C Control Room

Studio A console: custom vintage Neve 8068 built by Pat Schneider
Studio B console: custom vintage Neve 8078
Studio C console: SSL9000j

[edit] SAN at NRG

Chief Engineer Wade Norton and Owner Jay Baumgardner worked with Paul Levy of Advanced Audio Rentals to make NRG the first studio to incorporate a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) into their facility. This allowed for reduced noise inside of the control rooms and provided tighter security to clients by automatically backing up sessions into a secured central location.