H.O.M.E. Studios ("House Of Music & Entertainment") is the largest
recording-studio complex in
Hamburg
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,
Germany
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. The founder and owner of H.O.M.E. Studios is German music producer and songwriter
Franz Plaza. H.O.M.E. Studios has been situated in the middle of Hamburg's
Eimsbuttel-District since the 1980s.
History
The studio's original name, Château du Pape, was changed in 1998, after Plaza acquired and reconfigured it. H.O.M.E. released productions for bands including
Echt and
Selig, as well as recordings and productions for
Udo Lindenberg
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Career
Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Micha ...
,
Nena
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, and
Rammstein
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.
Productions for
Eminem
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,
Mariah Carey
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,
Xavier Naidoo
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,
Herbert Grönemeyer
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Grönemeyer starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Peter ...
,
Lauryn Hill
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, as well as part of the album ''
Songs of Faith and Devotion
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'' by
Depeche Mode
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, were recorded and engineered there.
Related firms
H.O.M.E. Studios produces artists for its record label, Bring Me Home; manages rights for its publishing company, Ponk; and acts as an agent for local, national and international corporate events.
Staff
The H.O.M.E. Studios team includes Plaza; audio-engineer Peter Schmidt (
Peter Fox,
Reamonn
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,
Beatsteaks
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); producer and songwriter Philip Schwarz (Eli f, Fayzen, Cäthe); and Benny Dernhoff (KRIS (Revolver held),
Nico Suave
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, Ken Kenay).
Equipment
Facilities include space for pre- and post-production as well as two large studios with separate recording and control rooms. Both studios are equipped with mixing consoles by
Solid State Logic
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(9080J Series and Duality SE). Control room 1 and its monitoring system were specially designed for H.O.M.E. Studios by Roger Quested. The recording-room counterpart was designed by acoustician Wolfgang Jensen. Connected are two 9-cubic-meter tile and mirror rooms, offering unique acoustic reflection and customizable sound and recording possibilities.
HOME. Studios
retrieved 4 August 2014.
External links
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H.O.M.E. Studios at Miloco
References
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Recording studios in Germany