Iconic NYC Recording Studio Gets New Life

Some of the studio’s recording artist clients have included Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Bruno Mars, and Berklee alumni John Mayer, Diana Krall and Esperanza Spalding. Source: Berklee

NEW YORK CITY—A legendary studio that has recorded mega-hit songs for the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Herbie Hancock, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, David Bowie, Madonna, Pat Metheny and the cast of Hamilton to name a few, is not shutting down as some in the music industry had feared.

New York City announced on Tuesday the iconic The Power Station, which most recently has been operated as Avatar Studios, will be renovated and transformed into the Power Station at BerkleeNYC. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the New York City Economic Development Corp. and Berklee (School of Music) of Boston are partnering on the project at 441 East 53^rd St. The plan calls for the facility to be renovated into a state-of-the-art recording and video production facility for the city’s music, theater, television and film sectors. New York City is contributing $6 million to the project, while Berklee has raised approximately $25 million for the initiative, according to multiple published reports.