Power Station
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O Avatar Studios, antes conhecido como The Power Station, é um estúdio de gravação situado na 441 West 53rd St. em Manhattan, Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos. O prédio originalmente abrigou a companhia de energia Consolidated Edison, mas após um período de inatividade, foi usado como estúdio de som para o game show de TV Let's Make a Deal. Em 1977 ele foi reconstruído como um estúdio de gravação pelo produtor Tony Bongiovi e ganhou notoriedade como um dos estúdios com melhor tratamento acústico do mundo. O estúdio ganhou vários prêmios ao longo dos anos, incluindo um "Les Paul Award for Special Lifetime Achievement" em 1991.[1][2]
O complexo foi renomeado como "Avatar Studios" em maio de 1996, ao ser incorporado pela Avatar Entertainment Corporation.
Entre os muitos artistas que já gravaram no Avatar Studio, incluem-se:
Lista selecionada de álbuns gravados no Power Station/Avatar (por ano)
- Chic: Chic - 1977
- Chic: C'est Chic - 1978
- Chic: Risqué - 1979
- Ian Hunter: You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic - 1979
- Sister Sledge: We Are Family - 1979
- Bruce Springsteen: The River - 1980
- Carly Simon: Come Upstairs - 1980
- David Bowie: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) - 1980
- Diana Ross: Diana - 1980
- Dire Straits: Making Movies - 1980
- Suicide: Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev - 1980
- Diana Ross: Why Do Fools Fall in Love - 1981
- Aerosmith: Rock in a Hard Place - 1982
- David Bowie: Let's Dance - 1982
- Dire Straits: Love over Gold - 1982
- John Waite: Ignition - 1982
- Pat Metheny Group: Offramp (album) - 1982
- Roxy Music: Avalon - 1982
- Bob Dylan: Infidels - 1983
- Bonnie Tyler: Faster Than the Speed of Night – 1983
- Keith Jarrett: Standards, Vol. 1 - 1983
- Keith Jarrett: Changes - 1983
- Keith Jarrett: Standards, Vol. 2 - 1983
- Mark Knopfler: Local Hero - 1983
- Bon Jovi: Bon Jovi - 1984
- Bruce Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A. - 1984
- Madonna: Like a Virgin - 1984
- Pat Metheny Group: First Circle - 1984
- The Power Station: The Power Station - 1984
- Stevie Ray Vaughan e Double Trouble: Couldn't Stand the Weather - 1984
- Bill Frisell: Rambler (1985)
- Grace Jones: Slave to the Rhythm - 1985
- Cyndi Lauper: True Colors - 1986
- Lou Reed: Mistrial - 1986
- Peter Gabriel: So - 1986
- Bill Frisell: Lookout for Hope (1988)
- James Taylor: Never Die Young - 1987
- Pat Metheny Group: Still Life (Talking) - 1987
- Bobby McFerrin: Simple Pleasures - 1988
- Eurythmics: We Too Are One - 1989
- Pat Metheny Group: Letter from Home - 1989
- Carly Simon: My Romance - 1990
- John Scofield: 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
- Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell - 1993
- Joshua Redman Quartet: MoodSwing - 1994
- Diana Krall: Only Trust Your Heart - 1995
- Joshua Redman: Freedom in the Groove - 1996
- Michael Brecker: Tales from the Hudson - 1996 (2 Grammys)
- Journey: Trial By Fire - 1996
- Aerosmith: Nine Lives - 1996
- Gary Burton with Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland: Like Minds - 1998
- Michael Brecker: Two Blocks from the Edge - 1998
- The Black Crowes: By Your Side - 1999
- Joe Jackson: Symphony No. 1 - 1999
- Michael Brecker: Time Is of the Essence - 1999
- Little Steven: Born Again Savage - 1999
- Ryo Fukui: Ryo Fukui in New York - 1999
- Journey: Arrival - 2001
- Björk: Vespertine - 2001
- Natalie Cole: Ask a Woman Who Knows - 2002
- Hiromi: Another Mind - 2002
- Norah Jones: Feels like Home - 2004
- Anthrax: The Greater of Two Evils - 2004
- John Mayer: Continuum - 2006
- John Patitucci: Line by Line - 2006
- Deborah Cox: Destination Moon - 2007
- Dream Theater: Systematic Chaos - 2007
- Herbie Hancock: River: The Joni Letters - 2007
Produtores e engenheiros associados a Power Station/Avatar
- Tony Bongiovi
- Bob Clearmountain
- Nile Rodgers
- Jim Steinman
- Jimmy Iovine
- Jeff Bova
- Neil Dorfsman
- Scott Litt
- Dave O'Donnell
- Jason Cosaro
- Larry Alexander
- Malcolm Pollack
- Bill "Bear" Scheniman
- James Farber
- Garry Rindfuss
- Steve Boyer
- Kevin Shirley
Referências
- ↑ «Noto, Anthony (October 14, 2015). "What will become of this legendary Manhattan music studio?"». www.bizjournals.com. Consultado em 9 de novembro de 2025
- ↑ «Staying Power: Music Innovator Tony Bongiovi Receives American Master Award». HuffPost (em inglês). 24 de outubro de 2017. Consultado em 9 de novembro de 2025
Ligações externas
- «Power Station website»
- Avatar website Arquivado em 2014-01-11 no Wayback Machine
- Avatar Studios 30 Year Anniversary Party
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