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Smart Studios

{{Short description|Recording studio in Madison, Wisconsin}}

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| owner = Butch Vig
Steve Marker

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| location = Madison, Wisconsin, United States

| address = 1254 East Washington Avenue

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Smart Studios was a recording studio located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands. The studio produced bands such as Killdozer, The Smashing Pumpkins, L7, Tad, Nirvana, Hawthorne Heights, and Fall Out Boy. After initial production and remix successes, the building became the focus of operations for Vig and Marker's own band, Garbage, who released their debut album in 1995.

History

The studio survived various mishaps, including flooding, and a backhoe crashing through the walls of the downstairs studio in 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/garbage-75-1383829|title=NIRVANA STUDIOS NOW COMPLETE GARBAGE!|website=Nme.com|date=25 September 2003|access-date=7 December 2021}} On May 1, 2010, the studio closed its doors because of financial difficulties.{{cite news|url=http://host.madison.com/business/article_9ec23018-fd4b-11de-9f80-001cc4c03286.html|author=David Wahlberg |title=Smart Studios closing March 1|date=January 9, 2010|access-date=October 19, 2015|website=Madison.com|publisher=TownNews}} In September 2013, producer and musician Brian Liston re-opened the former Smart Studios facility as Clutch Sound.{{cite news|author=Michael Popke |url=http://www.isthmus.com/music/clutch-sound-brings-music-back-to-the-old-smart-studios-space/|title=Clutch Sound brings music back to the old Smart Studios space|newspaper=Isthmus|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2015}}

In 2012, the Wisconsin Historical Museum assembled an exhibit on the studio, Smart Sounds, Alt Music, Mad Scenes.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=37080&sid=67e04d05ccd197bd4dad9e811c9e8065|title=Wisconsin Historical Museum looks at Madison's rock past in Smart Sounds, Alt Music, Mad Scenes|date=June 21, 2012|access-date=October 19, 2015|newspaper=Isthmus}} Filmmaker Wendy Schneider made a documentary on Smart Studios, The Smart Studios Story (2016), in which she interviewed artists, record producers, and engineers who worked in the facility.{{cite news|author=Bob Koch |url=http://www.isthmus.com/music/madison-music-scene-and-heard-smart-studios-documentary-reuniting-bands-smart-tapes/|title=Madison Music Scene & Heard: Smart Studios documentary; reuniting bands, Smart tapes|newspaper=Isthmus|date=February 19, 2010|access-date=October 19, 2015}}{{cite news|author=Kory Grow |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/dave-grohl-billy-corgan-and-more-appear-in-smart-studios-doc-trailer-20140306|title=Dave Grohl, Billy Corgan and More Appear in Smart Studios Doc Trailer|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=October 19, 2015}}

Works

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References

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External links

  • [https://thesmartstudiosstory.com/ The Smart Studios Story documentary website]
  • [https://clutchsound.com/ Clutch Sound website]

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Category:Companies based in Madison, Wisconsin

Category:Music of Wisconsin

Category:1983 establishments in Wisconsin

Category:2010 disestablishments in Wisconsin

Category:Recording studios in the United States