Metropolis Studios today announce a new phase in their studio history. Continuing their long standing relationships with speaker suppliers PMC and Genelec, Metropolis have unveiled new state of the art monitor systems in flagship studios A and B, as part of a major £250k refurbishment programme at the world class recording facility in Chiswick, West London.
Studio A, home to seminal recordings from Amy Winehouse to Queen, is upgraded with PMC’s flagship QB1-A monitoring system. PMC owner, Peter Thomas, commented “We are delighted to have played such a significant part in the Metropolis studios refurbishment which builds on our 23 year relationship. The QB1-A’s are a real step change in high-end reference monitoring”
Studio B, the iconic studio that has born witness to iconic artists like Will I Am, Adele etc, now enjoys Genelec 1236 and 8351 monitoring systems. Lars-Olof Janflod of Genelec commented “having had Metropolis among the first customers for our 1035 flagship product dating back to 1989 and until now, so for 27 years the 1035s have served Metropolis Studio A & B. Thus it’s a pleasure to be able to continue this legacy with our new monitors, 1236 in the Smart Active Monitor (SAM)” family, the latest in monitoring technology.
Ian Brenchley, CEO of Metropolis Studios commented “We have enjoyed a long standing relationship with both PMC and Genelec – two benchmarks in the audio world. As part of our continuing evolution at Metropolis as the gold bearer for recording, our new monitor setups from PMC and Genelec provide the best in class for our artists”.
To mark the launch of the refurbished studios, Metropolis Studios will hold a special event on June 16th to showcase the state of the art studios.
The programme will include:
Studio A – PMC
Studio B – Genelec
Mastering
In addition, Metropolis’ legendary mastering engineer Tony Cousins (Elton John, Jeff Beck, Massive Attack), will share his wealth of mastering knowledge with attendees through his PMC BB5 XBD-A equipped mastering suite at Metropolis, the same PMC system that was first installed 23 years ago and has been since supported, upgraded and maintained ensuring it remains at the cutting edge of mastering tools.