Power Station (recording studio)

Power Station at BerkleeNYC, formerly known as Avatar Studios (1996–2017) and Power Station, is a recording studio at 441 West 53rd Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City.

"Avatar Studios" redirects here. For the division of Nickelodeon, see Avatar: The Last Airbender § Avatar Studios.

Avatar Studios in 2009

History

The building was originally a Consolidated Edison power plant.[1] In 1977, it was rebuilt as a recording studio by producer Tony Bongiovi[2] and his partner Bob Walters.

The complex was renamed Avatar Studios (under the Avatar Entertainment Corporation) in May 1996. In 2017, the studios were renamed back to Power Station, by special arrangement with Berklee NYC.[3] The studio reopened in 2020 after a full renovation, while maintaining the studio spaces.

In 1995, Sonalysts, which had begun as an underwater acoustics 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.[4][5]

References
  1. Alan Light (September 5, 2017). "Power Station, Storied Manhattan Recording Studio, to Be Revived". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  2. Halperin, Shirley (August 30, 2017). "Power Station, One of New York's Last Iconic Recording Studios, Closes Its Doors; Will Berklee Re-Open Them? (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. "Power Station". Powerstation.nyc. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. Kenny, Tom (February 27, 2018). "Power Station New England". Mixonline. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  5. "Power Station New England". powerstationne.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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