Smart Studios




Coordinates: 43°05′15″N 89°21′59″W / 43.08748°N 89.366468°W / 43.08748; -89.366468











































Smart Studios
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General information
Type Recording Studio
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Address 1254 East Washington Avenue
Town or city Madison, Wisconsin
Completed Opened in 1983
Closed 2010
Client Various bands
Owner
Butch Vig
Steve Marker
Landlord Butch Vig

Smart Studios was a recording studio located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands. The studio produced bands such as Killdozer, The Smashing Pumpkins, L7, Tad Juster, and Nirvana. After initial production and remix successes, the building became the focus of operations for Vig and Marker's own group, Garbage, who released their debut album in 1995.


The studio survived various mishaps, including flooding, and in 2003, a backhoe crashing through the walls of the downstairs studio.[1] On May 1, 2010, the studio closed its doors because of financial difficulties.[2] Following the closure, Madison filmmaker Wendy Schneider made a documentary on Smart Studios, The Smart Studios Story (2016), in which she interviewed artists, record producers, and engineers who worked in the facility.[3][4] Schneider's Madison-based production company, Coney Island Studios, produced the film. In 2012, the Wisconsin Historical Museum assembled an exhibit on the studio, Smart Sounds, Alt Music, Mad Scenes.[5] In September 2013, producer and musician Brian Liston re-opened the former Smart Studios facility as Clutch Sound.[6]




Contents






  • 1 Selected list of albums recorded/mixed at Smart Studios


  • 2 Producers and engineers associated with Smart Studios


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Selected list of albums recorded/mixed at Smart Studios



  • Gary Sohmers' Windjammer: Dinosaur Rock - 1983


  • Killdozer: Intellectuals are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling Elite -1984


  • The Mess: "It's All Wyrd"-1984


  • Killdozer: Snake Boy - 1985


  • The Mess: "Untitled"-1985


  • The Crucifucks: Wisconsin - 1986


  • Snowcake: Strangled/SceneZine EP - 1987


  • Killdozer: Little Baby Buntin' - 1988


  • Tar Babies: Honey Bubble - 1988-1989


  • Die Kreuzen: Gone Away EP - 1989


  • Killdozer: Twelve Point Buck - 1989


  • Nirvana: Nevermind – 1990 ("Polly")[7]


  • King Snake Roost: Ground Into the Dirt - 1990


  • Laughing Hyenas: Life of Crime - 1990


  • The Smashing Pumpkins: Gish – 1990-1991[8]


  • TAD: 8-Way Santa - 1991


  • The Young Fresh Fellows: Electric Bird Digest - 1991


  • L7: Bricks Are Heavy - 1991-1992[9]


  • The Rockin' Bones Second Chance To Dance - 1991-1992


  • Walt Mink: Miss Happiness - 1992


  • Chainsaw Kittens: Flipped Out in Singapore - 1992


  • Sky Pilot - Chicago Illinois - Mike DeFoy - 1992

  • Nirvana: Incesticide − 1992 ("Dive")[7]


  • Freedy Johnston: This Perfect World - 1994


  • Everclear: Sparkle and Fade - 1994[10]


  • Soul Asylum: Let Your Dim Light Shine - 1994-1995


  • Garbage: Garbage - 1994-1995


  • Sexepil: Sugar for the Soul - 1995


  • Archers of Loaf: All the Nations Airports - 1996


  • Walt Mink: Colossus - 1996


  • Garbage: Version 2.0 - 1997-98


  • Scott Fields: Five Frozen Eggs - 1997


  • Rainer Maria: Look Now Look Again - 1998


  • The Promise Ring: Boys + Girls EP - 1998


  • Citizen King: Mobile Estates - 1999


  • Rainer Maria: A Better Version of Me - 1999


  • Garbage: Beautiful Garbage - 2000-2001


  • Rainer Maria: Ears Ring EP - 2002


  • Rainer Maria: Long Knives Drawn - 2003


  • Fall Out Boy: Take This to Your Grave - 2003[11]


  • The Lovehammers: Murder on My Mind - 2003


  • Split Habit: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - 2003


  • Garbage: Bleed Like Me - 2003-2004


  • As Tall as Lions: Lafcadio - 2004


  • Hawthorne Heights: The Silence in Black and White - 2004


  • Death Cab for Cutie: Plans - 2005[12]

  • Various Artists: Under the Radar Vol. 1 - 2006


  • Sparklehorse: Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain - 2006


  • Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light - 2006-2007


  • Tegan and Sara: The Con - 2007


  • Hotel Lights: Firecracker People - 2007


  • The Leftovers: On the Move - 2007


  • Charlemange: We Can Build An Island - 2007


  • Death Cab for Cutie: Narrow Stairs - 2007[13]


  • The Other Kids: Living in the Mirror (1985), Happy Home (1986), Grin (1990)

  • Festive Skeletons: World of Difference (1997)





Producers and engineers associated with Smart Studios




  • Butch Vig (founder, producer and engineer)


  • Steve Marker (founder, producer and engineer)


  • Mike Zirkel (studio manager, producer, engineer)


  • Chris Walla (producer, engineer)


  • Sean O'Keefe (producer, engineer)

  • Brandon Mason (producer, engineer)


  • Al Weatherhead (producer, engineer)


  • Beau Sorenson (producer, engineer)

  • Justin Perkins (producer, engineer)


  • Duke Erikson (producer and engineer)


  • Doug Olson (producer, engineer)



References





  1. ^ https://www.nme.com/news/music/garbage-75-1383829


  2. ^ David Wahlberg (January 9, 2010). "Smart Studios closing March 1". Madison.com. TownNews. Retrieved October 19, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Bob Koch (February 19, 2010). "Madison Music Scene & Heard: Smart Studios documentary; reuniting bands, Smart tapes". Isthmus. Retrieved October 19, 2015.


  4. ^ Kory Grow (March 6, 2014). "Dave Grohl, Billy Corgan and More Appear in Smart Studios Doc Trailer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 19, 2015.


  5. ^ "Wisconsin Historical Museum looks at Madison's rock past in Smart Sounds, Alt Music, Mad Scenes". Isthmus. June 21, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2015.


  6. ^ Michael Popke (June 26, 2014). "Clutch Sound brings music back to the old Smart Studios space". Isthmus. Retrieved October 18, 2015.


  7. ^ ab Heller, Jason (February 26, 2014). "Get Involved, Internet: Smart Studios doc will honor where Nirvana made history". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 5, 2016.


  8. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/04/smart-studios-closure-nirvana


  9. ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7262662/butch-vig-on-nirvana-nevermind-the-smart-studios-story-exclusive-clip


  10. ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7262662/butch-vig-on-nirvana-nevermind-the-smart-studios-story-exclusive-clip


  11. ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/dave-grohl-billy-corgan-and-more-appear-in-smart-studios-doc-trailer-76569/


  12. ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/dave-grohl-billy-corgan-and-more-appear-in-smart-studios-doc-trailer-76569/


  13. ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/dave-grohl-billy-corgan-and-more-appear-in-smart-studios-doc-trailer-76569/




External links



  • Smart Studios website

  • Clutch Sound website


  • The Smart Studios Story documentary website









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