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Studio: Amigo Studios, Los Angeles, United States

Amigo Studios

US recording studio located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

A.K.A. Amigo Recording Studios; Amigo Sound Studios, Burbank, CA; Warner Bros. Recording Studios (Amigo); Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood

Founded by producer Snuff Garrett in 1968, the studio was acquired by [l25946] in 1971. It was purchased by Chet Himes in 1984, and demolished in 2004.

Operated a Neumann VMS 70 with SX 74 cutter head and SAL-74 rack, which was upgraded in 1985 to a Neumann VMS 80.
The studio also had plans to install a DMM system, a Neumann VMS 82, but it never happened.

Engineers known to have worked in the mastering studio:
Andrew Vastola
Bobby Hata
Joe Sidore
Karen Siegel
Lee Herschberg
Michele Stone
Neil Devine
Terry Dunavan
Steven Strassman

https://books.google.com/books?id=DQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=Warner+Buys+Amigo+Studios&source=bl&ots=6iyi0p3lW2&sig=ZaJBHItgklNW23HLu9xcd2kfiC8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizn43uq4HTAhVprlQKHaPFAJ8Q6AEIQTAG#v=onepage&q=Warner%20Buys%20Amigo%20Studios&f=false
http://www.onthisveryspot.com/find/spot.php?spot_web_name=Amigo_Studios
https://books.google.com/books?id=_QgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA55&dq=amigo+recording+studio+billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2tZ7EyKzdAhWIFIgKHUSMA7AQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=amigo%20recording%20studio%20billboard&f=false
http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2012-01-23/good-music-good-himes/
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https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_206624996045055&ap=1
http://tapeop.com/interviews/73/snuff-garrett/
https://patch.com/california/northhollywood/recorded-in-noho-van-halen-s-diver-down

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