Criteria Studios is a

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, founded in 1958 by musician Mack Emerman. Hundreds of gold, platinum, and diamond singles and albums have been recorded, mixed or mastered at Criteria, for many notable artists and producers.

Facilities

Criteria has seven studios, each with its own letter designation. Studio A is Criteria's largest live room, designed to be large enough to record a symphony orchestra, with a ceiling outline of 3,000 square feet and a Solid State Logic 9096 J console, multitrack tape decks, and a Pro Tools HD3 system. Studio B is a Pro Tools suite with a Solid State Logic AWS900. Studio C has a 20 x 30 foot live room with 19 foot high ceilings, and the 40-input vintage Neve 8078 mixing console formerly in Criteria's Studio A. Studio D has an SSL ORIGIN, the John Storyk-designed Studio E with its 27-foot peaked ceilings also houses an SSL9096J. Studio F is a digital production suite, featuring an SSL Duality console. Lastly, the Studio M7 production suite has a Slate RAVEN.

History

Background

In 1950, musician Mack Emerman, a former trumpet player with the Les Brown-led Duke Ambassadors, relocated to

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and began recording on location and in his parents' home for release on his own short-lived Criteria Gold Coast jazz label. Emerman eventually acquired property at the corner of 149th Street and West Dixie Highway in North Miami to build the original 30 foot by 60 foot building designed by architect Charles C. Reed Jr. that would open in 1958 as the Criteria Recording Studio. Emerman enlisted the help of Grover 'Jeep' Harned, owner of a local hi-fi shop, to troubleshoot and rebuild Criteria's first

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, which had been custom-built by the chief engineer at the nearby local NBC affiliate WCKT. Harned would go on to found MCI, whose success as a recording console and multi-track recorder manufacturer would be closely tied to Criteria Studios' success.

1958-1969 - Early years

Criteria's early sessions included jazz bands, commercial work, and small film work. When production for CBS The Jackie Gleason Show moved to Miami Beach in the early 1960s, Criteria Studios was hired to produce the show's music. Criteria expanded in 1965, building Studio A with a live room large enough to record a 72-piece orchestra, still Criteria's largest live room today. The same year, King Records owner Syd Nathan visited the studios with

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, and was so impressed by the sound of the studio's 8-channel custom recording console (cutting-edge technology at the time) that he booked an October recording session, during which Brown recorded his hit song " I Got You (I Feel Good)". The Albert Brothers (Ron and Howard) established themselves as a production duo at Criteria in the late 1960s with their signature "Fat Albert" drum sound. In 1969, Brook Benton recorded his hit song " Rainy Night in Georgia" with Atlantic Records producer Arif Mardin. Wilson Pickett and Betty Wright were also among the artists to record at Criteria in its early days.

1970-1975 - "Atlantic South"

In the 1970s, Atlantic Records' executive Jerry Wexler, producer Arif Mardin, and staff

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- producer Tom Dowd utilized Criteria Studios for numerous Atlantic projects, earning the Miami studio the nickname "Atlantic Studios South". Wexler hired a group of Memphis musicians, the Dixie Flyers, to become Atlantic's studio band in Miami. After encouragement from Atlantic executive Ahmet Ertegun, Stephen Stills first recorded with the Albert Brothers at Criteria in 1971, beginning a relationship that would continue through the '70s. Criteria expanded in 1972 with the addition of Studio C (a 20 x 30 foot room with 19 foot high ceilings) and Studio D. The same year,

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recorded 5 tracks of her Grammy Award-winning album '' Young, Gifted and Black'' at the studio.

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recorded '' Idlewild South'' with Dowd at Criteria, leading to Duane Allman playing with

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on all but 3 tracks of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. The Allman Brothers Band returned to Criteria to record tracks that would be released on '' Eat a Peach'', and Clapton took up residence at 461 Ocean Boulevard in Golden Beach, Florida to record his 1974 solo album by the same name at Criteria. Clapton and his manager Robert Stigwood later suggested to RSO label mates the

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that relocating to the house to record at Criteria may similarly benefit from a change of scene. In 1973, Todd Rundgren produced Grand Funk Railroad's recording of '' We're an American Band'' at Criteria, and The Average White Band recorded '' AWB'' with Arif Mardin at the studio the following year. In 1975, producer-engineer Bill Szymczyk recorded Elvin Bishop's " Fooled Around and Fell in Love" with Mickey Thomas on vocals at Criteria, and returned to the studio the following year with the

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to record half of their 1976 album '' Hotel California (Eagles album)'' in Studio C. At the same time the Eagles were recording ''Hotel California'',

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was recording '' Technical Ecstasy''. Geezer Butler recalls, "Before we could start recording we had to scrape all the cocaine out of the mixing board", Geezer divulged to Uncut in 2014. "I think they'd left about a pound of cocaine in the board." The Eagles were forced to stop recording on numerous occasions because Sabbath were too loud and the sound was coming through the wall.

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recorded parts of '' Rumours'' in Studio C, and Crosby, Stills, & Nash recorded parts of their album, '' CSN'', with the Albert Brothers at the studio.

1975-1979 - The Bee Gees

In 1975, on the advice of Eric Clapton and Robert Stigwood, the Bee Gees rented 461 Ocean Boulevard in Miami to again record with Arif Mardin, this time at Criteria Studios. Working with Criteria's Karl Richardson, ''

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'' marked a change of direction that would become the template for numerous successful projects at the studio for the remainder of the decade. The Bee Gees' next album '' Children of the World'' and its hit single, " You Should Be Dancing", was the first to feature the Gibb-Galuten-Richardson production team consisting of

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, Albhy Galuten, and Criteria's Karl Richardson. The combination of Galuten, Richardson, and one or all of the Gibb brothers would become responsible for a record-breaking string of hit recordings produced at Criteria, including several songs on the chart-topping Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album, Andy Gibb's '' Flowing Rivers'' (1977) and '' Shadow Dancing'' (1978), and the

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title song " Grease" from the musical motion picture of the same name, culminating in six songs topping the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the first six months of 1978, breaking records previously set by the Beatles. At the time, Criteria was Florida's largest independent studio facility. The Bee Gees recorded at Criteria again for their 1979 album, '' Spirits Having Flown'', and utilized the studio for successful production and/or songwriting collaborations following 1979's disco backlash, including Barbra Streisand's '' Guilty'', and Dionne Warwick's '' Heartbreaker''. In 1978 and 1979, Criteria was utilized by

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during the recording of '' Highway to Hell'', and Bob Seger for 3 tracks from '' Against the Wind''. Emerman and Dowd began planning an additional John Storyk-designed studio complex in Southern California at the former Walter Lance Animation Studios, which was going to be called Criteria West, but in light of a drop in demand and rising interest rates, plans for a west coast location were abandoned. Grayson Hugh's self-titled, first studio album was mixed here in 1979 by Ron Scalise.

1980-1998 - Changing times

In 1981, Criteria utilized John Storyk's design expertise to expand the original location, adding Studio E, a large space with 27-foot peaked ceilings, decorated with Cuban tile, stained glass, and even a waterfall. Studio E was outfitted with a custom 56-channel MCI console and twin 24-track machines. It was in the brand-new Studio E that Criteria staff producer-engineer Don Gehman helped John Mellencamp record " Jack & Diane" during the sessions for his 1981 commercial breakthrough album, '' American Fool''. The following year,

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recorded " I Want Candy" at Criteria, and The Romantics recorded their 1983 album, '' In Heat'' at the studio. In 1984, Criteria was the first studio in the southeastern US to install a Solid State Logic mixing console. In 1987, Gloria Estefan and

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recorded what would become their most commercially successful album, '' Let It Loose'', at Criteria. Estefan would return to the studio two years later to record her debut solo album, '' Cuts Both Ways''. But Criteria Studios struggled to balance its debt with the 1980s music industry slowdown, and Emerman ended up selling Criteria to Joel Levy in 1991. In 1993,

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recorded their debut studio album, '' Portrait of an American Family'', at Criteria. Other artists recording at the studios in the 1990s included David Coverdale and

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, Noreaga, Malevolent Creation and

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1999-2012 - Hit Factory Criteria Miami

In 1999, in an effort to tap into the growing popularity of Latin music, The Hit Factory purchased Criteria Studios and, after 9 months of extensive remodeling and rebuilding all of its five existing studios, as well as the addition of a sixth studio space, Studio F, re-opened the studios under the new name "The Hit Factory Criteria Miami". In 2003, Monica recorded her hit song " So Gone" at Hit Factory Criteria, and the following year, CeeLo Green recorded '' Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine'' at the studio. Maná recorded their 2006 album '' Amar es Combatir'' at Criteria Other artists recording at the studio in the 2000s included

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Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer and songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After d ...

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, and

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. In 2005, Lil Wayne relocated to Miami and established semi-residency at Hit Factory Criteria, doing production work on numerous projects for various artists and recording his own material at the studios, including his 2008 commercial breakthrough '' Tha Carter III''. In 2017, the facility once again reverted to the original Criteria Studios name.

Selected artists

Artists who have recorded singles or

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s at the studio include: *

* 10,000 Maniacs *

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* Adele *

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* AGNEZ MO * Air Miami *

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. He has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Award ...

* Andy Gibb *

* Austin Mahone * The Baskerville Hounds *

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* The Bellamy Brothers * Bertín Osborne * Betty Wright *

Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Piano Man" after his Signature song, signature 1973 song Piano Man (song), of the same name, Joel has ha ...

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive voca ...

* Bob Seger *

Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, Collins established himse ...

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* Brook Benton * Buddy Guy *

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* Cardi B * CeeLo Green * Charred Walls of the Damned *

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* Collective Soul * Comateens *

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* Crosby, Stills and Nash * Daliah Lavi *

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* Delaney & Bonnie * Derek and the Dominos *

Donny Hathaway Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who ''Rolling Stone'' described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include " The Ghetto" ...

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* Drake * Dr. Dre * Dr. John * Duane Allman *

* Eddie Money * Elvin Bishop *

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa where he released three Spanish albums ''Enrique Iglesias (album), Enrique ...

* Exposé *

* Firefall *

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* Gang of Four * Gloria Estefan * Godsmack *

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* High Point University Chamber Singers * Ivano Fossati *

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* Jimmy Buffett *

Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances featuring expressive body movements. Most of his best-known singles, such as "Feelin' Alright ...

* Joe Vitale * John Cougar Mellencamp *

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* John Lee Hooker *

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* Lali ('' Soy'') * Leaves of Grass * Lenny Kravitz * Less Than Jake * Lil Wayne * Lynyrd Skynyrd * Maná * Manassas * Manowar *

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* Mickey Thomas * Monica *

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* The Nails * N.O.R.E. * Ozuna * Pat Martino *

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* PISO 21 * Ral Donner * R.E.M. *

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* R. Kelly * Riggs *

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* Ronnie Hawkins *

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* The Romantics * Sam Samudio * Soda Stereo *

* Six Feet Under * Stephen Stills * Vida Blue * Will to Power * Wilson Pickett *

Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash are a British Rock music, rock band who achieved success in the early to mid-1970s. Their albums include ''Wishbone Ash (album), Wishbone Ash'' (1970), ''Pilgrimage (Wishbone Ash album), Pilgrimage'' (1971), ''Argus (album), Argu ...

* Wisin & Yandel * Yngwie J. Malmsteen

References

External links

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