Power Station at BerkleeNYC is a recording studio located at 441 West 53rd Street in the

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neighborhood of

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in New York City. It was originally founded in 1977 as Power Station and known as Avatar Studios from 1996 to 2017. Renowned for its exceptional acoustics, the studio has been the site of hundreds of gold, platinum, and

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-winning recordings.

History

Background

Producer

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and former

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co-worker

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Bob Walters partnered to open the recording studio, putting together a team of people that included engineer Ed Stasium, Ed Evans, and Bob Clearmountain. They located an abandoned building at 441 West 53rd Street, between

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and Tenth avenues, in New York City's

neighborhood, which Bongiovi purchased from New York City for $360,000 as part of a building rehabilitation program. Bongiovi, Walters, and their team worked with Stephen B. Jacobs Associates to design a studio that would apply Bongiovi's ideas regarding

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, naming the new studio Power Station in acknowledgment of the building's origins as a former

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Power Station (1977-1996)

Power Station opened in 1977, The studio's largest room, Studio A, is a

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-paneled 52 x 48 foot space with 35-foot ceilings and several isolation booths and a control room equipped with a 40-channel Neve 8068

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. The new studio became a favorite for the

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 1 ...

/ Bernard Edwards project Chic, which recorded several hit albums with Clearmountain at Power Station in the late 1970s. Chic's production team also collaborated on Sister Sledge's hit album '' We Are Family'' and Diana Ross' best-selling album '' Diana'' at the studios. In 1979, Ian Hunter recorded his album '' You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic'' at the studio with members of

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as the backing band. In 1979 Springsteen himself came to the Power Station to work on what would become his only double-album, '' The River''. Other albums recorded at the studio in 1980 included David Bowie's '' Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)'', Carly Simon's ''

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'', Suicide's Ric Ocasek-produced sophomore album, and Dire Straits' '' Making Movies'', co-produced by a young

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. Choosing Nile Rodgers to produce his next album, David Bowie returned to Power Station to record his massively successful album '' Let's Dance'', which featured players from Chic and then-unknown Texas blues guitarist

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. Dire Straits returned to the studio for '' Love over Gold'' (1982), and

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recorded his debut solo album there the same year.

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recorded '' Avalon'' at Power Station with Clearmountain, and

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recorded the first of many albums they would record at the studios. In 1982,

Jim Steinman James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, mus ...

produced two songs at Power Station that would simultaneously top the Billboard charts the following year: Bonnie Tyler's biggest career hit, " Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Air Supply's " Making Love Out of Nothing at All".

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returned to the studio to record his award-winning soundtrack album, '' Local Hero'', and

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recorded ''

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'' at Power Station in 1983. 1984 marked the recording of Bon Jovi's debut studio album, the band's frontman no other than studio co-founder Bongiovi's cousin

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, who had been working at the studio since 1980. The same year, Bruce Springsteen recorded much of his hit album '' Born in the U.S.A.'' at Power Station, and

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chose to record '' Like a Virgin'' with Nile Rodgers at the studio. In 1984, a supergroup composed of Robert Palmer, Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Andy and John Taylor of

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came to the studio to record a one-off album, subsequently naming both the group and its debut album The Power Station after the studio where it was recorded. In 1986,

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recorded '' True Colors'' and

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recorded '' So'' at Power Station. Other artists recording at the studio in the 1980s included

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, Bill Frisell,

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James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fi ...

Bobby McFerrin Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, and conductor (music), conductor. His Vocal pedagogy, vocal techniques include singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in Pitch (music), pitch—fo ...

, and

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. In the 1990s, Jim Steinman returned to Power Station with

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for the recording of '' Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'', and the studio became popular with jazz musicians, including

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, Joshua Redman, and

Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, ''Billboard (magazi ...

. By 1995, over 400 gold and platinum records had been recorded at Power Station, and that year, 9 of the 13 major Grammy award winners were recorded and/or mixed at Power Station.

Avatar Studios (1996-2016)

In May 1996, Chieko and Kirk Imamura bought the entire building from Bongiovi in a bankruptcy auction for $5.4 million, and continued to run the business as Avatar Studios (under the Avatar Entertainment Corporation). In 2015, the studio was up for sale again, but the owners would only consider offers from buyers who want to keep it as a recording studio.

Power Station at BerkleeNYC (2017-present)

In September 2017, with the support of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and the Economic Development Corporation, Pete Muller with

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acquired the studios and renamed them Power Station at BerkleeNYC. The studio reopened in 2020 after a full renovation, while maintaining the studio spaces.

Power Station New England

In 1995, Sonalysts, which had begun as an

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research company, licensed the Power Station's design and naming rights from Bongiovi and Walters. The company built a perfect replica of the original Studio A in Waterford, Connecticut, as a part of the new Power Station New England.

Selected list of albums recorded at Power Station/Avatar (by year)

* Chic: '' Chic'' - 1977 * Chic: '' C'est Chic'' - 1978 * Chic: ''

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'' - 1979 * Ian Hunter: '' You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic'' - 1979 *

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: '' We Are Family'' - 1979 *

: '' The River'' - 1980 *

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...

: ''

'' - 1980 *

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: '' Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)'' - 1980 *

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: '' Diana'' - 1980 *

Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals, lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums, percussion). Th ...

: '' Making Movies'' - 1980 *

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: '' Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev'' - 1980 * Diana Ross: '' Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' - 1981 *

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: '' Rock in a Hard Place'' - 1982 * David Bowie: '' Let's Dance'' - 1982 * Dire Straits: '' Love over Gold'' - 1982 *

: '' Ignition'' - 1982 *

: ''

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'' - 1982 *

: '' Avalon'' - 1982 *

: ''

'' - 1983 * Bonnie Tyler: '' Faster Than the Speed of Night'' – 1983 *

: '' Standards, Vol. 1'' - 1983 * Keith Jarrett: ''

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'' - 1983 * Keith Jarrett: '' Standards, Vol. 2'' - 1983 *

: '' Local Hero (soundtrack)'' - 1983 *

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: ''

'' - 1984 *

: '' Born in the U.S.A.'' - 1984 *

: '' Like a Virgin'' - 1984 * Pat Metheny Group: '' First Circle'' - 1984 * The Power Station: '' The Power Station'' - 1984 *

and Double Trouble: '' Couldn't Stand the Weather'' - 1984 * Bill Frisell: '' Rambler'' (1985) *

: '' Slave to the Rhythm'' - 1985 *

: '' True Colors'' - 1986 *

: ''

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'' - 1986 *

: '' So'' - 1986 * Bill Frisell: '' Lookout for Hope'' (1988) *

: '' Never Die Young'' - 1987 * Pat Metheny Group: '' Still Life (Talking)'' - 1987 *

: '' Simple Pleasures'' - 1988 *

: '' We Too Are One'' - 1989 * Pat Metheny Group: '' Letter from Home'' - 1989 *

: '' My Romance'' - 1990 *

: '' Time on My Hands'' - 1990 * John Scofield: '' Meant to Be'' - 1991 * Keith Jarrett: " Bye Bye Blackbird" - 1991 * Pat Metheny Group: '' Secret Story'' - 1992 * John Scofield Quartet: '' What We Do'' - 1993 * Joshua Redman: '' Joshua Redman'' - 1993 *

: '' Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'' - 1993 * Joshua Redman Quartet: '' MoodSwing'' - 1994 *

: ''

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'' - 1995 * Joshua Redman: '' Freedom in the Groove'' - 1996 *

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in ...

: '' Tales from the Hudson'' - 1996 (2 Grammys) *

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with

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland: '' Like Minds'' - 1998 *

: '' Two Blocks from the Edge'' - 1998 * The Black Crowes: '' By Your Side'' - 1999 * Joe Jackson: '' Symphony No. 1'' - 1999 * Michael Brecker: ''

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'' - 1999 *

Little Steven Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American musician and actor. He is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He has appeared i ...

: '' Born Again Savage'' - 1999 * Journey: '' Arrival'' - 2001 *

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: '' Vespertine'' - 2001 *

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...

: '' Ask a Woman Who Knows'' - 2002 * Hiromi: '' Another Mind'' - 2002 *

Norah Jones Norah Jones ( ; born Geethali Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She has won several awards for her music and, , has sold more than 53 million records worldwide. '' Billboard'' named her the top jazz artist of ...

: '' Feels like Home'' - 2004 *

John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but he left for Atlanta in 1997 with fellow guitarist Clay Cook, with whom he formed the short-liv ...

: '' Continuum'' - 2006 *

John Patitucci John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer. Biography John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing the electric bass at age 10, performing and composing at age 12, and at age 15, s ...

: '' Line by Line'' - 2006 *

Deborah Cox Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows in her teenage years before ...

: '' Destination Moon (album)'' - 2007 *

Dream Theater Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band comprises John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), Mike Portnoy (drums), James LaBrie (vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). Dream Theat ...

: ''

Systematic Chaos ''Systematic Chaos'' is the ninth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released on June 4, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 5, 2007 in the United States, ''Systematic Chaos'' was the band's first release through ...

'' - 2007 *

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...

: '' River: The Joni Letters'' - 2007

Producers and engineers associated with Power Station/Avatar

(co-founder, producer and engineer) * Bob Clearmountain (engineer) *

(producer and songwriter) *

(producer) *

Jeff Bova Jeff Bova (born Jeffrey Bova in 1953) is an American musician. He has been active in the music industry since the mid-1970s, contributing to recordings by significant mainstream artists like Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Eric Clapton, ...

* Neil Dorfsman (engineer) * Scott Litt (engineer) * Dave O'Donnell (engineer) * Jason Cosaro (engineer) * Larry Alexander (engineer) * Malcolm Pollack (engineer) * Bill "Bear" Scheniman (engineer) * James Farber (engineer) * Garry Rindfuss (engineer) * Steve Boyer (engineer)

References

External links

*
Avatar website

Avatar Studios 30 Year Anniversary Party
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