Ridge Farm Studio
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Ridge Farm Studio was one of the earliest residential recording studios in the United Kingdom.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The studio operated for over twenty-five years and had artists, musicians, and producers from all over the world record and produce music there.
The studio was established in 1975 by Frank Andrews, a lighting technician who had toured across the UK with bands such as Queen, ABBA, and the Rolling Stones. Andrews returned home from tour to discover his parents had moved to a different place, which is where Ridge Farm Studio was born. He started the studio with his brother, Billy, as a quiet place for bands to rehearse.
Ridge Farm Studio did well enough that Andrews was eventually able to buy the property from his parents. It remained a popular location well into the 1990s, after the surge of Britpop. However, bookings eventually dwindled. Joe Jackson was the last person to record there in 2002.[1]
It was located in the village of Rusper, England, near the Surrey and Sussex border. The oldest part of the building, originally a mediaeval farmhouse, and what was to become Ridge Farm Studio was built in the mid-17th century and additions to the building were added over the centuries. The studio was surrounded by Script error: No such module "convert". of land that included gardens, orchards, meadows and woodland.
The studio's clients included the Smiths, Bad Company,[2] Queen,[2] Jethro Tull,[3] Rush,[4] Ozzy Osbourne,[2] Mew,[5] and Brainstorm.[6] It closed in early 2003, and it is now used as a facility for weddings, banquets and meetings.
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