the bob baker marionette theater , founded by bob baker and alton wood in 1963 , is the oldest children 's theater company in los angeles .

in june 2009 , the theater was designated as a los angeles historic-cultural monument .

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bob baker , puppeteer whose theater was l . a . institution , dies at 90
we are proud to be continuing the bob baker marionette theater experience for another 50 plus years ! we ' re getting a new building based on bob ' s original vision .
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future of bob baker ' s puppet theater , once an l . a . icon , is uncertain
puppeteer bob baker , whose marionette theater near downtown los angeles was an institution serving generations of kids , died friday of natural causes . he was 90 . baker , who launched the bob baker marionette theater in 1963 , offered puppet shows in what was billed as one of the world’s oldest and longest - running children’s theater companies . in 2009 , [ … ]
puppeteer bob baker , whose marionette theater near downtown los angeles was an institution serving generations of kids , died friday of natural causes . he was 90 .
the episode will air monday night , and a good bit of it takes place inside the bob baker marionette theater , the oldest children ' s theater in los angeles and the oldest puppet theater in the united states .
historic marionette theater features 3 , 000 handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream .
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after 25 years without a public performance , the bob baker marionette theater is proud to once more present this fantastic production ! join us for this edutainment extravaganza featuring 100s of bob baker’s hand crafted marionettes that wiggle and shake to make you giggle and applaud .
baker and partner , alton wood , turned a run - down scenic shop near downtown los angeles into a family entertainment institution : the bob baker marionette theater . the bob baker marionettes have performed around the globe ( even on navy ships and submarines ! ) , with an inventory of nearly three thousand puppets . like bill baird before him , bob baker is an american pioneer in the art of puppetry .
everybody loves a puppet show ! the bob baker marionette theater is one of the most exciting and engaging theaters in the southwest . we have taken the magic ingredient imagination . . . …
baker called the show his “love letter to los angeles” and for the crew running the theater , bringing back these vintage shows has become a love letter to bob baker .
l . a . marionette theater granted landmark status | l . a . now | los angeles times
the puppets danced and pranced around the city council’s ornate horseshoe - shaped desk in the city hall chambers before officials voted 14 - 0 to place the bob baker marionette theater on the city’s landmark list .
actors eric christian olsen , left , renee felice smith and linda hunt at the bob baker marionette theater during a shoot for
ncis : los angeles .
the episode featuring the puppet theater airs monday night . ( neil jacobs / cbs )
dante ruiz first stepped into the bob baker marionette theater nearly 20 years ago . he remembers running the old lighting system when he was first hired , working his way up to puppeteering under baker ' s guidance . he was nervous the first time around , operating a lone indian boy marionette during a christmastime show .
bob baker passed away at 90 years old on november 28 , 2014 of natural causes at . he left behind a lifetime worth of smiles and memories , thousands of enchanting , hand - crafted puppets , his cultural - historical landmark : the bob baker marionette theater , and a beloved crew of people dedicated to keeping bob ' s enduring vision ever - lasting .
we explored the marionette theater on obscura day - march 20th , 2010 . photos , stories and more here
hidden beneath a los angeles overpass , bob baker ' s marionette theater continues its fifty year legacy . veteran puppeteers eric de la cruz and alex evans discuss their involvement at the historic theater as they carefully pull the strings of an aged art form .
bob baker ' s marionette theater has been an icon in los angeles since the 1960s . but now , developers plan to turn the performance space into the lobby of a new apartment building , and the theater ' s fans are fighting to save it .
inside the bob baker marionette theater today , it ' s as if not a day has passed since the sketch book revue staged its first production beneath the colored spotlights made of coffee cans painted black some half a century ago .
for more than half a century , the bob baker marionette theater has entertained children , as it did on a recent friday when small boys and girls ignored their parents ' smartphones to marvel and giggle as puppets rested on their laps or flew toward their faces .
but the performance of sketch book revue that i saw wasn ' t a standard song and dance at the puppet theater . the revival show was part of a last - ditch appeal to save the bob baker marionette theater , staged two months before the city would decide whether or not to allow the construction of an apartment building that would force the theater to close .
“marionettes are a dying art form in themselves but their integrity is kept alive through bob baker ' s theatre . ” in 2 reviews
everybody loves a puppet show ! the bob baker marionette theater is one of the most exciting and engaging theaters in the southwest . we have taken the magic ingredient imagination . . . and sprinkled it with a little star dust and made it into a world of whipped cream over delight !
i had an opportunity to take a tour of bob baker ' s marionette theater ; and i was amazed at the number of marionettes on display backstage . alex evans is the head puppeteer of this venue ; and has different storylines and different marionettes for each . for children . . .
i ' ve been to bob baker a handful of times , once without any kids present ( i took a friend to try . . .
we are constantly upgrading our productions , working to make them just as beautiful as bob baker intended ; like with our newly hung . . .
at 8 - years - old bob baker saw a puppet show . more than eighty years later , that experience has grown into a cultural landmark .
a parade of puppets strung along los angeles city council members today long enough to persuade them to designate a west 1st street marionette theater a historic cultural landmark .
one night , we were sitting there with him and talking to the nurses . he was talking about new shows and new puppets he was going to build ,
schuler remembers . then suddenly , he gasped and took his last breath . the nurses had expected him to survive at least until the new year , schuler says .
bob baker did what bob baker wanted to do on bob baker time . he passed the same way .
today , our mission is to provide unique theatrical experiences ; to educate , celebrate and rejuvenate puppetry and the allied arts . furthermore , bob baker marionette theater is now a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization , and this will transition our current space into an institution that encapsulates the old and grows into something new .
the puppets themselves are what amaze me about the bob baker marionette theater . each one is a masterpiece ,
said phoenix , a local historian who travels the country documenting kitschy americana culture .
there ' s such a radically wide variety of marionettes there , and each one of them is a national treasure .
he refers to the theater as the fantasyland of downtown .
it was around 2 : 30 in the morning on november 28 , 2014—the very same day baker had purchased the theater back in 1961 , according to schuler . schuler fetched baker ' s favorite marionette , a circus pauper named scherzo , and placed it on a puppet stand on the nightstand next to him .
bob baker marionette theater is one of my favorite and most iconic places in la . visiting this magical theater is an unforgettable experience for children and also adults ! children love the music , colors and beautiful performance that is appropriate for kids of all ages . adults are also fascinated by the skill and talent of the puppeteers , as well as the historical significance of the theater and its owner . and , as if it weren ' t enough , there ' s an awesome surprise at the end ! so , be sure to check out this whimsical marionette theater that is sure to leave you and your kids feeling so very happy !
when the show ends the children are all given a cup of vanilla ice cream , a tradition that baker has exercised since the theater first opened . some parents , who frequented the theater decades ago , have even remarked on how baker still uses the same wooden spoons .
every inch of the longest - running marionette theater in america—every puppet , every choreographed number , every perfectly placed ribbon—is due to one man and his delightful vision . despite bob baker’s death in november , his legacy lives forever in the painted faces of his beloved marionettes . “when you come here , you feel like you step into a different world , ” says alex evans , the theater’s head puppeteer .
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to friends and staff at the bob baker marionette theater , that ' s hardly enough .
you can knock this place down , i don ' t care ,
evans told me , referring to the ramshackle facility itself . but because the theater ' s current layout and the attached workshop are so unique to the theater - in - the - round - style shows baker pioneered , evans worries that relocating it will be too costly—plus , any potential new location won ' t come with the hard - fought historic - cultural monument status .
in the early 1960s , baker teamed with alton wood to launch the marionette theater . he worked as an adviser to disney and other studios , and was a member of the academy of motion picture arts & sciences as well as the television academy .
the end is not near ,
evans says of the theater , whose weekly performances can be found on the bob baker website .
we are going to keep on putting on shows for people for as long as possible .
marionette operator richard wilson of burbank marched a 50 - year - old , handmade pinocchio puppet before the council .
we love bob baker marionette . it is exactly the same as it was 30 years ago when i first attended a birthday party there . i remember being in awe and loving the show and my kids ( 8 and 9 ) still love to go . we started . . .
the first thing you see in sketch book revue , the hour - long puppet show recently on view at the bob baker marionette theater , is the trio of marionette dogs . they dance onstage to whimsical fairytale music , while kids sitting cross - legged on the carpet gasp in awe . the dogs are followed by a procession of puppets—soldiers , a gingerbread man , a giant clown , and a teddy bear balancing on a rolling beach ball—all maneuvered by a set of marionette strings . there ' s silver tinsel strewn from the ceiling like christmas , but it ' s a thursday morning in march .
i wasn’t sure what my video game and sfx movie loving kids would think of an old time marionette . . .
baker’s theater at 1345 w . 1st st . is a former movie scenery shop that baker and a partner purchased in 1961 and turned into a theater a year later . it has staged puppet shows six days a week ever since , said lanna pian , a lomita resident representing the los angeles conservancy .
as the developers planning to replace the bob baker marionette theater with 104 apartments sharpen their bulldozer blades , the puppets seems to be doing better than ever . baker’s troupe is commemorating their late founder by re - staging classic shows not seen for decades . saturday night is the opening of hooray l . a . ! , a los angeles history - themed show with a gala hosted by silver lake showman charles phoenix . as is the custom of the theater , ice cream will be served in the party room following the show .
now , ruiz plays a much bigger role in the production , controlling marionettes of all shapes and sizes . as he packs up and leaves the emptied theater after the show , ruiz says he would do anything to keep bob baker ' s marionettes going .
the bob baker marionette theater is excited to present subject : los angeles– four nights of l . a . ephemera featuring archival films , guest presenters , music , and puppets that explore hidden threads of l . a . history . april 14th kicks off the first of four programs that surface and interrogate mythologies of los angeles , starting with the idea of los angeles as eden .
the building was eventually sold to property developer eli elimelech , who agreed to lease the theater back to baker until the end of march 2015 , then move to a month - to - month lease . throughout the fall of 2014 , elimelech submitted designs for a five - story mixed - use space encompassing the theater . then , on november 28 , 2014 , at the age of ninety , bob baker passed away .
the bob baker marionette theater , which occupies what is now prime hipster real estate just outside of downtown los angeles , is at the heart of an intense debate about how to preserve the city ' s historic buildings . while the white cinderblock building that holds the theater is itself a time capsule of the 1960s , the neighborhood around it is anything but . nearby downtown and echo park have rapidly gentrified , giving rise to high - density housing and skyrocketing rents .
as long as we do a show tomorrow , bob lives on another day .
— alex evans
elimelech ' s project was made possible because of the theater ' s decline .
the theater was in turmoil at the time . baker was in hospice . ( he died nov . 28 . ) his beloved theater , which opened in 1962 , was struggling financially and had been since 2008 . the property had been sold in 2013 , and the theater ' s lease was widely reported to be up this month .
friends of baker request that donations be made to help supporters preserve his legacy and purchase the building that houses the theater . more information can be found at this link .
about 35 people trickled into the theater halloween morning for the hoop - de - doo puppet show . sheri watson bought her ticket after hearing that the theater might close .
next door to the theater is the storage warehouse where thousands of baker’s marionettes live hanging by strings , each handcrafted and delicately painted . there are laughing clowns , dancing mice , menacing dinosaurs and twinkling fairies . despite baker’s absence , you can’t help but feel he is still here . says evans , “everything we do down here is in honor of bob and his vision . he ' s not gone . ”
the theater , he said , was not a landmark because of its architecture , but because of the artistry that took place inside and baker ' s contribution to the city ' s entertainment industry .
if they can ' t save the original space , theater staffers have talked about the possibility of rehousing the theater elsewhere . the neighborhood ' s zoning laws require residential properties to be mixed - use , so the new building will also have commercial spaces for rent on its first floor . albert , the principal architect , sees it as a silver lining for the bob baker marionette theater , which could opt to sign a new lease on the ground floor of the building . but to evans , the move would be more like a sad consolation prize .
it ' s kind of like having a party next to a gravestone of what it once was ,
he said .
alton wood was the theater ' s founding partner . here he emcees one of the first shows .
alex evans , creative director of the bob baker marionette theater , says the theater ' s status as a historic - cultural monument doesn ' t do nearly enough to preserve and continue its legacy .
the whole thing is a really big misunderstanding of what ' s important , in my mind ,
said evans , a 28 - year - old british transplant and longtime puppeteer who lives up the hill in echo park .
they ' re treating it like an architectural landmark , but it ' s like , no , it ' s a cultural resource , and that ' s what ' s important .
we ' re becoming a non profit so we can better serve the community . we are hosting a series of celebratory performances at our landmark theater to showcase bob ' s legacy and also touring los angeles far and wide with regular travelling shows !
baker’s workshop on santa monica boulevard in hollywood became a magnet for future showbiz stars , including producer bob clampett , stan freberg and daws butler , who who would go on to create a tv sensation locally with the ktla - tv hand puppet series “time for beany . ” in the late 1940s baker also worked in local tv with the series “adventures of bobo . ”
sachs won ' t give away too many spoilers , but he will say that the show is based around the actions of a group of
hacktavists
( think anonymous ) who might be responsible for hijacking a missile test and sending it off course . one of the college - age hacker ' s girlfriends is a theater major and studies puppetry at bob baker .
since then , everyone at the theater has been trying to deal with both the uncertain future and the loss of a friend . alex evans , who was an intern in 2007 before becoming a puppeteer , remembers baker as much more than just a boss : “he was like a grandfather to me . . . bob was the most creative guy i’ve ever met . ”
once the theater ' s lease ends , it will transfer to a month - to - month agreement , making for a tentative existence . baker ' s business has been strained for years , burdened by late mortgage payments and taxes . last year , the theater property was sold to elimelech for about $ 1 . 5 million .
the value of a
cultural resource
is harder to preserve than , say , architecturally significant monuments like the victorian - era bradbury building or frank lloyd wright ' s hollyhock house , both of which are designated historic - cultural monuments and have remarkable facades that effortlessly make the case for preservation . the building that houses the bob baker marionette theater , on the other hand , is so unremarkable that its architect is unknown even to the advocacy group la conservancy , which classifies it in the
vernacular ,
or architecturally modest , everyday style .
there’s a little bit of magic inside the bob baker marionette theater near downtown los angeles . the chandeliers hang from the ceiling , giving off soft light . a bright red curtain protects the surprises that lie behind it . two smiling clowns stand on boxes , greeting all those who enter . despite a few chairs , the audience sits mostly on the floor . there is no stage , ensuring little separation between the audience and performers . soon , the lights fade , the music begins and the red curtain parts , revealing marionettes and strings dancing in near - perfect unison .
what will happen to the theater at this point is murky . the los angeles city council designated it a historic cultural landmark in 2009 . the new developers will have to find a way to incorporate the theater into their plans .
but for all of its magic , there were plenty of hard times , too . baker and wood sold the theater in 1988 , saddled with expenses they could no longer afford . the owner offered to return the property two years later , citing its marginal profitability , and two businessmen who were fans of the theater covered the remaining $ 25 , 000 required to keep its doors open , the la times reported at the time . but richard schuler , baker ' s partner who now owns the business , said the baker had mounds of credit card and mortgage debt that he never recovered from .
while the venue is very outdated , it ' s o . k . because you feel like you are going back in time . real marionette theater is almost gone and this place deserves to be kept going and supported . the show was magical . i heard that many angelenos had their . . .
filming at the theater isn ' t unusual , but evans says the
ncis
shoot was much bigger in scale than anything that had been done before . the show filmed four scenes at the theater over a day and a half .
if it shuts down tomorrow , it sucks , it ' s horrible , but it ' s here right now and it ' s going strong ,
said evans .
it ' s going just as bob wanted it to be . as long as we do a show tomorrow , bob lives on another day .
the architecture of the theater is nothing significant ,
evans says of the boxy white building perched at the corner of glendale boulevard and first street .
it ' s what bob did on the inside — the shows and the cultural impact — that ' s the landmark .
i ' ve been to bob baker a handful of times , once without any kids present ( i took a friend to try and convince him to do a documentary on the theatre ! ) and i always love it . allergy sufferers beware : there is a healthy layer of dust . . .
the theater is a giant vintage christmas present from the 1960s with red velvet from floor to ceiling ,
says sachs , who took his kids , 9 and 4 , to the theater to see a performance of
the nutcracker
in november .
he made the most beautiful things , but he did not know how to pay for it ,
schuler said of baker .
we sounded like a man and wife , screaming about money . bob would say , ' oh i know , i understand , ' and then he ' d go right out and spend every dime he could lay his hands on .
one of the most explosive fights erupted after baker discovered schuler had paid the electric bill in full , using the same money baker had already spent to buy fabric and glue for his puppets , according to schuler .
baker never had children of his own , but as evan remembers , he used to tell people he had 2 , 000 puppets instead .
a well meaning , beloved institution for sure , but sorely in need of a cleaning . it has dust on the curtains and light fixtures that looks like it ' s been there since the 50 ' s ! clean , bob baker people . please . take care of the facility . between that and . . .
baker is an established puppeteer , and with the help of his 3 , 000 handmade marionettes , has been entertaining audiences for over 70 years . baker was a key activist in establishing union status for puppeteers , and his theater serves as a training ground for many puppet - makers who go on to work in fantasy films . with a long history of working in hollywood , baker’s creations have been featured in tv shows such as star trek and bewitched , and films such as bluebeard , a star is born and close encounters of the third kind .
sun . 7 / 22 7 : 00 p . m . when puppets are your only friends presents . . . . escape to witch mountain a comedy - variety adventure , reimagining of the 1975 disney classic , starring your hosts molly fite and jared ramirez and the original puppets from the film ! ! ! fans will remember escape to witch mountain ' s classic marionette sequence puppeteered and puppets fabricated by the one and only bob baker ! this month ' s guests : patrick michael ballard wesley doloris + many more surprising surprises ! !
an l . a . native , baker traveled the world with his famous marionette troupe . his work was featured in prominent films , ranging from disney’s “bedknobs and broomsticks” to steven spielberg’s “close encounters of the third kind” to the 1954 version of “a star is born . ” he was said to have an archive of more than 3 , 000 puppets .
but with the theater ' s lease ending next march , the building ' s owner , eli elimelech , has drawn a blueprint that is more in keeping with changes in the trendy neighborhood — while preserving the spartan - looking little building that baker ' s marionettes call home .
to do this , elimelech will design his mixed - used development to wrap around the theater , saving much of the existing structure . it ' s an unusual approach , but necessary since the theater was designated a historic cultural landmark by the los angeles city council in 2009 .
by november of 2014 , baker was 90 years old and on his deathbed , sick with kidney failure . schuler considered shuttering the business right then and there , but decided to wait until after christmas—the theater ' s busiest season , when up to four shows are scheduled on the weekends .
i want to see if there is a better way to give a better legacy to this man who contributed all his work for years and years ,
barron said .
it was a sad , sad thing to think of a dusty lobby with a picture of bob baker in it . it brought tears to my eyes .
but as the hearing date looms , he and other staffers at the theater are starting to lose hope . in a declaration published march 14 , the city planning department recommended that the project won ' t have any significantly adverse effects on its surrounding community . without baker around to tell his own story , his puppeteers , friends , and fans have been scrambling to devise a campaign to sway the city to leave the theater intact .
when los angeles turned 200 back in 1981 , artists across the city created special birthday tributes . baker’s includes skeletons dancing in the la brea tar pits , an oil derrick kickline , and a neon - lit celebration of hollywood nightlife . longtime theater staff restored the performers and sets from the original show so it could be restaged as part of an entire season honoring the theater’s history . the all - ages show will be performed daily through may 29 .
when schuler and baker first started working together , he says they ' d do four shows a day . by 2000 , they were doing one a day , then one every three days , if that . things only got worse when baker ' s health began to collapse in the late 2000s , restricting his ability to work and cutting his theater visits down to about once a month . in baker ' s absence , schuler stepped in , attempting to cut costs any way he knew how , even if it meant laying off employees and slashing the building ' s maintenance budget . in 2013 , they sold the property to elimeleich .
[ baker ] gave his whole life to this . to see it taken down and destroyed with a plaque , it ' s just so insulting and demeaning ,
said bils , the teacher and decades - long patron of the theater .
that ' s the worst thing i can think of .
our theater is directly under the beverly street bridge / 1st st . bridge , near belmont high school and six blocks west of the disney music hall .
sachs ' son made his first appearance as an extra . when his meager paycheck arrived , he asked sachs if he could donate it to the theater .
baker , 85 , was performing a series of previously scheduled shows in paramount as the council recognized what it was told is the country’s longest - running puppetry showcase .
since baker’s passing , there has been plenty of talk about finding ways to bring more attention—and money—to the theater , through fundraisers , new shows , and even the revival of long - lost masterpieces . one such masterpiece might be la ole , first performed during los angeles’ centennial in 1981 and last seen on stage in the ’90s . “it was the history of l . a . done through puppets . it was supposedly bob ' s masterpiece , but i ' ve never seen it , ” said evans . asked if the show could see the lights of theater again , evans explains that they are trying to make that happen , depending on the resources they can muster , notably time and money .
but , he said , he doesn ' t know how much longer a theater that has been struggling financially for years can keep the curtains from coming down .
the original publicity for this cinematic assault announced
the forces of evil stalk their prey into the audience . so , is there a better place to screen this immersive nightmare than in a theater where puppets and performers also interact with the patrons ? that ' s right , not only will we be showing this cursed cult classic ( a film that must be seen to be disbelieved ) , but there will also be a pre - show featuring the enchanted bob baker marionettes and an dream - like solo performance by master puppeteer , eli zachary socoloff presser .
the theater also houses the nonprofit academy of puppetry and allied arts , where high school students from the inner city are taught the art of puppetry , she said .
i just want to have the plan ready for the building ,
elimelech said .
the theater will still be operating . it is still surviving .
while developers have proposed demolishing much of the historically designated theater and converting the performance space into an elevator lobby , the puppeteers are pushing for the show to go on . they have been working with city planners and property owners to maintain theater operations on the site . the planning commission is scheduled to discuss the project later this month .
just as it was 40 years ago , children ( and some adults ) gather in a circle on the floor of the 200 - person shoebox theater , where they sit and watch baker’s creations come to life . for a little over an hour , baker and roughly 8 other puppeteer students , dressed in all black , weave the marionettes around their audience . the puppets , dressed in bright ensembles , fly and dance to the charming soundtrack of old phonograph records , complete with scratches and the warm hiss of analog audio .
in 2012 , baker was forced to sell the building to pay off late mortgage payments and taxes —a sum that had reached nearly $ 2 million . as baker explained to the los angeles times , “we ' ve put everything up for sale . the people with the mortgage said if you don ' t do that , we ' re going to foreclose . ”
i wasn’t sure what my video game and sfx movie loving kids would think of an old time marionette show but they loved it ! they got to sprawl on the floor as hundreds of elaborate , creative puppets pranced around , sometimes flouncing into their laps . adults . . .
we came to enjoy the bob baker day festival this morning and it was packed ! lots of free activities to check out - cool booths with crafts for kids , shopping with quirky arty jewelry / clothes / paintings , bubbles station , music stage , performance stage , pie n burger and border grill trucks . you can also purchase tickets for a show at the box office . a very happy place to be with your kiddo !
though the shows cater to a mostly young audience , many adults have referred to the performances as “psychedelic . ” the dizzying colors and interactive experience have given the theater a reputation for non - linear , off - beat performances . indeed , baker is known to weave disco scenes into the nutcracker , and incorporates many sci - fi alien themes into his halloween spooktacular .
many years ago i saw a marionette show . the marionettes performed on a stage with the puppeteers above them . you never saw the puppeteers during the show . it was a play done with marionettes . it was very well done and very professional . that ' s what i . . .
we took our granddaughter , age 6 , to see the marionette show . she was unsure about it when we got there - as were we . yes , the building looks old and the area is somewhat run down . once inside , we had a great time . the staff . . .
more than 9 million viewers are expected to tune in at 10 p . m . monday , when the cbs show reveals the inside of the theater and the workings of its vintage craft .
it has never happened that the theater has been a part of the story , at least not in my time here ,
says evans , who signed on as a volunteer in 2007 .
new developments like marionette square are emblematic of the changes rolling through echo park , fueling concerns over gentrification in the area . young college graduates continue to flow in , pushing out working - class immigrant families . the neighborhood ' s immigrant population has dropped nearly 15 % since 1990 , according to 2010 census figures .
the theater was built in 1953 and believed to have been constructed as a studio for academy award - winning special - effects artist , m . b . paul . it was purchased by baker and wood in 1961 , where it has remained as a window - less warehouse in a somewhat rundown area of town . despite its unassuming white facade , the interior is decorated with red velvet drapes and grand chandeliers .
bob baker’s “enchanted toyshop” is a magnificent vision of a toy store come to life . originally staged as “toyland review” in 1963 , this whimsical and imaginative production intended to make real the fantasies of every child who has ever experienced the wonder of playing with a toy . from animated cuckoo clocks to tumbling teddy bears , from jack - in - the - boxes to wooden soldiers , “enchanted toyshop” is a universal exploration of the childlike wonder and fantasy that kids of all ages should embrace and envision .
baker’s interest in puppetry was sparked at the age of 5 when he saw a puppet show at a downtown los angeles department store . within a few years he was studying the art and competing in local talent shows .
tentatively named marionette square , elimelech ' s new complex would span over much of the existing building . the development would hold about 100 apartments , as well as a strip of commercial space for retailers , according to steve albert , the project architect . between 5 and 10 % of the units would be reserved for affordable housing .
he says the theater ' s lease is not up this month and that it will continue operating for the next year or so until the property ' s owners break ground on a mixed - use development .
great for your kids . we ' ve been checking out the bob baker marrionette show that were free in pasadena and my son and daughter were amazed by the marrionettes . we took them to the circus show and it was an awesome show . my 8 month old paid attention for about 45 min and my 2 . 5 yo the entire show . they loved the show . my hubby and i had a few chuckles too . the puppets at the show are nicer than the ones they take to the free show , so even if you ' ve seen the free show , it is worthwhile to go to the puppet show at the theater . the ice cream after the show is prepackaged and my son did not like it . a plus for me .
despite the theater’s 50 - plus years in business , its financial situation has always been precarious . the building has faced foreclosure numerous times , including in 1992 and 2008 . in 2009 , the theater was designated los angeles historic - cultural monument # 958 , but even that , according to la’s office of historic resources , doesn’t necessarily prevent it from being destroyed . it only means the local government can “delay demolition in order to create opportunities for preservation solutions to emerge . ”
i highly recommend taking your little ones to this show . i even enjoyed it ! it was a little tricky getting there due to all of the construction and we missed the parking lot but there is street parking in the surrounding areas . it ' s a 45 min . marionette show ( think of puppets on a string ) which is a perfect amount of time for little ones . my 6 yo enjoyed the job especially the puppet dogs . the puppeteers are so skilled and really bring them to life . afterwards there is free ice cream in the next room . it ' s a playful room with lots of color and pictures of the staff and the founder , bob baker . the puppeteers come and show the puppets up close to the kids . it gives a nice opportunity to ask questions about the show and the puppets . you can also purchase puppets for $ 5 . the show is affordable so if you can , go and support the arts !
elimelech and albert have been asked to estimate how much renovations would cost , both with and without preserving the theater ' s architecture . the commission will determine whether it is possible to create an endowment or nonprofit organization to help fund the performances .
elimelech says he isn ' t sure when he will begin building . the 90 - year - old baker , who is in hospice care , can no longer tend to his puppets , but the puppeteers plan to put on shows for as long as they can .
it ' s an art ,
said molly damecourt , 37 , who came to the theater for the first time with her toddler son , pruitt , on halloween morning .
in the age of technology it ' s nice to have something that is so hands - on .
for that reason , he ' s spent the last several months urging anyone and everyone who ' s ever been to a show at the theater to write a letter to the city conveying its importance . the public comments will be considered in advance of a may hearing to review the developers ' permit application and determine whether the proposed project will have an impact on its surrounding culture and environment . best - case scenario—short of winning the power ball and buying the building back , evans said—is to convince the city and developer to keep the theater in operation , rather than covert it into an obsolete lobby .
humor rose naturally from the scenario . ll cool j ' s character , sam hanna , has an established clown phobia , and when he and o ' donnell ' s character arrive at the theater to interview the suspect ' s girlfriend , they are greeted by a 12 - foot clown out front .
stephen albert , the principal architect at the albert group architects , which is designing the building that may one day replace the theater , points out that city and state preservation laws have been written specifically to preserve buildings , rather than ideas .
how do you preserve the idea ?
he said .
how do you preserve the function ? well , you can ' t .
in lieu of preserving the function of the theater , albert told me his client plans to install puppet displays and photography exhibits in the lobby of the apartment complex , so that
anybody who goes into the building will become aware of what happened there in the past .
as of now , elimelech and his architects have agreed to build on top of the theater , keeping the main space intact—but the kitchen , office space , and the puppet workshop will all be bulldozed , according to the developer ' s proposal to the city , and the performance area would be converted into the lobby of the apartment complex .
the theater will continue to stage shows throughout the coming months , and will pay rent to the new owner while the architecture firm attempts to pass inspections and obtain permits . if all goes to plan , albert says construction could begin by the end of 2016 , and the apartment itself could be housing new tenants as soon as summer 2018 .
baker graduated from hollywood high school and served in the army air corps during wwii , when he worked at lockheed aircraft in burbank . after his discharge , he worked for the george pal animation studios . amid labor unrest , he left pal and began marketing his own line of marionettes . he created window displays for prominent retailers around the country — and he did the same for storefront windows on disneyland’s main street , usa .
came here for a bday and my two year old daughter was enchanted by the holiday marionette show ! most of the staff took the performance very seriously and seem to work hard at their craft . prior to the show the showroom was empty and just filled with balloons and the kids got to run and throw balloons around to get some energy out before sitting quietly to enjoy the show . parking is $ 5 cash only in their lot ( no attendant ) , otherwise it was fairly easy to find street parking nearby . even at a young age kids seem to be addicted to iphones and games , but don ' t write off the simple magic of a puppet show !
baker was also one of the first to popularize a cabaret style of puppetry for children , in which the puppeteers are incorporated into the show , rather than hiding behind set pieces . during his shows , it ' s not uncommon for the puppets to get up close and personal with their audience . in the sketch book revue , for example , a pair of ostriches wag their tails and snap their beaks just inches from the crowd ' s faces ; a slinky black cat dressed as a jazz singer swishes her way into children ' s laps ; clowns on unicycles lean in for surprise embraces .
for now , though , evans and the puppeteers are busy preparing for a jam - packed month of performances of hooray la , another circa - 1960s puppet show , this time an ode to the great city of los angeles . there are dinosaur marionettes that melt into the la brea tar pits and earthquake set pieces that shake up the stage , brought to life with tiny strings and hand - carved wooden parts . it ' s the sort of show only baker could have written , with his lifelong knowledge of the city and its history—the kind of history his staff fears may soon be forgotten .
“at age 85 , he’s still the star of his company , ” explained puppeteer steve meltzer , owner of a santa monica puppetry center and president of the los angeles guild of puppetry . “there are performances where his presence is requested . ”
meltzer waltzed his song - and - dance - man figure named calvin collidisworth across the council desk as echo park puppeteer christine papalexis pranced a dog character called fluffy .
“i got to bark at bernard parks , ” papalexis said afterward . “that was cool . he asked , ‘does he bite ? ’
“pinocchio asked if they were lying , was their nose growing , ” wilson said . “mr . [ ed ] reyes said no , they were all honest . mrs . [ janice ] hahn said no one is pulling her strings . ”
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starting with song and dance in historic olvera st . with dinosaurs and skeletons , all the way through the limelight of hollywood ! the show transports its audience with scenery crafted by john leland and spectacular light effects designed by richard shuler . the show brings life to the people and places of the city of angels !
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i love it ! thought it had closed a few uears ago . have to take my grzndchild
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chicago recording company , or crc , is a recording studio in chicago , illinois , founded in 1975 .

boasting twelve studios , crc is the largest recording company in the midwest , and the largest independent studio in the country .

chicago recording company

chicago recording company , downtown chicago ' s legendary music and post - production recording studios .
chicago recording company is my favorite studio . i am so impressed with the expertise ,
shot on set for rolling stone with r kelly at chicago recording company back in october . @ …
i applied in - person . i interviewed at chicago recording ( chicago , il ) in january 2012 .
glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at chicago recording , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the chicago recording company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at chicago recording .
name of group or composer or performer . title . contributing personnel . recording date . recording company or publisher , medium .
why laptops and pro tools haven & apos ; t crushed chicago recording co . or steve albini
for more than three decades , chicago recording company has been a creative haven for musicians of all popular genres . the extensive list of artists to have recorded at
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this past weekend , mystery street recording company was featured on an all - music episode of s . e . e . …
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, which the company confirmed has gone gold ahead of its october 7 release .
chris shepard and steve albini , two mainstays of chicago ' s music recording scene , share with tribune reporter mark caro their respective spaces , their thoughts on digital versus analog recording , and the state of their businesses .
narrator : the merchant savings loan and trust company , bank of america’s oldest heritage bank in chicago , was instrumental in the development of chicago during its population boom . later , in the years following the great fire , the bank played a significant role in rebuilding thousands of buildings including those in chicago’s central business district .
the company developed a 30 - ton electric locomotive that could reach 30 miles per hour without the use of steam power . the locomotive was featured at the chicago exposition .
bank of america ' s oldest heritage bank in chicago was instrumental in developing chicago during its population boom and the rebuilding of the city after the great fire .
studio located in chicago , illinois , usa . founded in 1975 . also credited as
crc studios ,
crc ,
chicago recording co . ,
or
c . r . c . studios
on some releases .
232 e ohio st ( 1 , 848 . 89 mi ) chicago , illinois 60611
tylor , edward b . researches into the early development of mankind and the development of civilization . edited by paul bohannan . chicago : university of chicago press , 1964 .
everybody and his brother has pro tools and says , ' we can do this . we can do that , '
says metro mobile recording owner timothy powell , whose recording truck has had to fend off competition from cheaper recording methods .
after hearing it once , he decided to record the song and release it forming his own company .
whisper quiet booths and expert engineers make the difference when recording your vo at crc .
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still , no one will mistake 2014 for the glory days of the professional recording business .
4 . edward b . tylor , researches into the early development of mankind and the development of civilization , ed . paul bohannan ( chicago : university of chicago press , 1964 ) , 194 .
from everything i ' ve been able to find out the main reason columbia and rca required their artists to record in their own studios was the contracts each company had with the engineers ' unions that applied to broadcast facilities and recording studios . the company studios were generally state of the art although not bleeding edge like motown .
there have been many studios in chicago for many years . here are some of the more noted ones .
then : a studio was where you ' d find professional equipment for multitrack recording , mixing and editing .
the label recorded hard soul music as vibrant and rowdy as the urban ghetto streets of chicago from which it sprang .
in the 1960s cbs records had an iron - clad policy that required all recording acts & producers to use their recording studios for in - house recordings . this was done to maintain engineering and sound consistancy throughout all cbs recordings .
former pumpkins drummer jimmy chamberlin says the crc experience was essential to the recording of that album and other pumpkins tracks .
yo - yo ma performs at st . sabina church on chicago’s south side to raise awareness about gun violence | 98 . 7wfmt
in 1889 , the company that thomas a . edison founded joined with two others to form what would become one of the most storied conglomerates in the united states . called edison general electric , the company mirrored the growth of industrial america from the steam age to the age of electricity and beyond .
by the time mr . welch stepped down , he had turned a $ 25 billion manufacturing company into a $ 100 billion “boundary - less” conglomerate .
after the war ended , putnam decided to start his own business : an independent recording studio in chicago ' s civic opera house . the business would also serve as a means for putnam to create his own hardware under the name universal audio ( yes ,
. @ crcstudios , loved hanging in the secret lair today . always fun recording w / youz guyz ! # highfives @ ltachicago
since opening in 1975 crc has been the sound for legendary recording artists and award - winning content for commercials , film and television .
george hughes , an entrepreneur , invented the first electric stove . g . e . began making its own version shortly after and later merged with mr . hughes’s company . it was not until 1922 , when gerard swope became president of g . e . , that the company began to extensively manufacture electric - powered home appliances .
shepard got into this business because he loves recording music . he ' s able to stay in it because his facility does so much else — all while other studios in town pare back , diversify or expand their services in these ever - challenging times for the recording industry .
as the company prospered , midas , m - pac , marv - a - lus and halo for gospel recordings were added to the one - der - ful label .
anzaldúa , gloria . “how to tame a wild tongue . ” in borderlands : the new mestiza – la frontera . san francisco : aunt lute book company , 1987 .
reel chicago is a digital newspaper that covers the news in chicago , la and the midwest on all aspects of feature film , tv , commercials , indie films , agency news , music , post production , cgi , sfx , gaming . the content is original , written by industry experts and contributing op eds
because authors are generally expected to be intimately familiar with the sources they are citing , chicago discourages the use of a source that was cited within another ( secondary ) source . in the case that an original source is utterly unavailable , however , chicago requires the use of
quoted in
for the note :
ariund 1976 i went to chicago to record with loleata holloway at paragon recording on huron which was quite a funky studio as i remember it . her husband the late floyd smith produced a version of worn out broken heart and several others . it was quite fun indeed as i have always enjoyed loleata and floyd .
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and that ' s just the music side . crc ' s bread and butter has been ad agency work to take advantage of the high - powered firms based in chicago .
join maceo haynes and nick hennessey of chicago ' s soul jazz band the o ' mys alongside joseph chilliams of pivot gang for an initimate session around songwriting and collaboritive creating .
anzaldúa , gloria . borderlands : the new mestiza – la frontera . san francisco : aunt lute book company , 1987 . see esp . chap . 5 , “how to tame a wild tongue . ”
chicago recording co . ( crc ) - r . kelly produced michael jackson ' s
you are no alone
at the near north side studio . opened in the seventies , jerry butler , smokey robinson , dee dee sharp and john prine have stopped in through the years . the only studio of it ' s era still in operation .
5 . gloria anzaldúa , “how to tame a wild tongue , ” in borderlands : the new mestiza – la frontera , ( san francisco : aunt lute book company , 1987 ) , 53 - 64 .
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in 1908 , william coolidge , a researcher for the company , was able to draw tungsten into wires thinner than human hair . the filaments led to more durable light bulbs that could be used in cars and trains .
sixty years later , g . e . created new fluorescent lamps , which came with white colored bulbs . in 2010 , the company released led bulbs that required 77 percent less energy and would last for 22 years .
so those recording sessions went away , but at least music was being created , even as more agencies set up in - house recording rooms . now , shepard says , much music for ads is found through searches of huge virtual music libraries stored on servers . you can designate a desired tempo , alter the pitch and license the passage you need , often cheaply .
during world war ii , general electric supplied the united states military with executives and equipment manufacturing . in the postwar boom , g . e . sold appliances that helped free america’s housewives from the kitchen . and in the 1980s , jack welch , then the chief executive , expanded the company into media and wall street . throughout , g . e . amassed a library of patents . below are a few of the company’s notable products and periods .
born in illinois in the early 1920s , bill putnam was an early architect of the modern recording studio . a seemingly tireless technical and musical mind , putnam was drafted into service during world war ii shortly after graduating from technical college . his service duties included both helping improve mine detection technology and recording big band performances for the armed forces radio network . he also began writing for
chromatic harmonicas , putnam turned the piece into a lush , dreamy recording with the use of artificial reverb .
peg o ' my heart
was a massive hit and the first popular recording to use reverb in such a bold and artistic manner , enveloping the instruments in a generous cloud of reverberation created by the studio ' s echo chamber : the marble restroom at the opera house .
so the surprise in chicago may be not that these storied downtown facilities have shuttered but that crc is still around — and other studios in town are not only hanging in there but in some cases growing .
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professional high quality recording , mixing , mastering , audio processing , editing and tuning for music , vocal , voice - over , podcast , gaming software , audio for video , audio book and other audio applications .
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very talented engineers and top of the line recording studios . you will have access to studios during off times . if you can pick up on things while being a fly on the wall , you will enjoy the experience .
i ' m no recording artist by any means but the staff there treated my group like royalty ! ! ! they were great ! ! coffee , tea , and water was given to us upon our arrival . they made our group ' s day truly memorable and comfortable . we went a little over our allotted time but they didn ' t shoo us out . its a work of art , and they made our recording sound like the real deal .
universal audio ) which would become ubiquitous in professional recording studios . and thus from the 1940s onward , putnam , along with contemporary recording luminaries les paul and tom dowd , would pioneer many of the techniques that would come to define modern record engineer : amongst other things , they embraced the use of tape and multi - tracking , creatively deployed reverbs and delays , greatly advanced the technique of overdubbing , and began using drum booths and isolation to separate instruments onto discrete channels .
a major reason many artists in the late ' 60s wanted no part of company studios was the fact that they were not as free to indulge in drugs in a label - owned studio as they were in an independent that was desperate to host as many high profile projects as possible .
’s american mobile studio has become a regular at festivals like bonnaroo , coachella , and lollapalooza . the recording studio on wheels offers clients the ability to capture high - quality live recordings at concerts , festivals , broadcasts , and other events .
in the ' 50s and early ' 60s , did vee - jay have its own recording studio at 1449 s . michigan or did the label use universal or another studio ? and is the building at 1449 s . michigan still there ?
i did forget to mention columbia recording studios , although i was aware . i did not know that carl produced his okeh acts there . that is news to me . makes sense , though . okeh was a cbs - distributed label .
on the same day , i . b . m . and g . e . announced the same laser light discovery , an invention used to communicate by light waves . over the years , the company has used lasers in everything from processing solar panel materials to drilling holes in aircraft blades .
matt hennessy , a local producer / mix - engineer specializing in urban music , came to a similar realization when he was working at united technique recording on the south side before deciding to open his own vsop studios in humboldt park in 2009 .
the nation’s first commercial power station generated electricity for 59 customers in manhattan . crowds gathered at sweet’s restaurant and the new york times to watch as the current from edison electric company on pearl street powered incandescent electric lamps . to win over skeptics , the electricity was free for the first three months .
sidney , didn ' t you do a lot of session singing ? i seem to remember seeing your name on a number of funkadelic albums as well as one of the maurice white - produced deniece williams lps . tell us a little more about your chicago days .
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so we made a deal with the company whereby the guy could come down and get his union wages and all he would have to do was show up , maybe read the paper , maybe go out for a sandwich , and just plain shut up and not say one word about the recording . he could , however mention man o ' war in the fifth or something like that while he ate his pepper and egg sandwich on a kaiser roll and some stale black coffee . all he needed was a hard hat and a lunch pail and old baggy jeans with the crack ofhis as exposed ! ! !
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in the half - century from 1950 to 2000 , our heritage stories tell of people whose revelatory achievements led to technological advancement and international expansion . learn about the advent of automated banking , the world ' s first electronic recording machine–accounting ( erma ) system , the development of magnetic - ink character recognition ( micr ) and more .
a mechanical license gives the licensee the permission to create copies of a song , either by re - recording the song with another artist or by printing sheet music of the composition and lyrics . permission is obtained through an agreement with the copyright holder , which is the songwriter or the music publisher to whom the writer has assigned publishing rights .
in 2018 , 6 , 308 americans have died due to gun violence , and 11 , 841 more have been injured , according to gun violence archive . in chicago alone , 1164 people have been shot this year , including 190 deaths and 974 injuries ; 38 of those shootings took place between the evening of friday , june 8 and the . . . .
could you create ( pink floyd ' s ) ' the wall ' in your basement ?
chamberlin asks .
the idea of recording a ' mellon collie ' - type record in billy ' s house or my house or ( former pumpkins guitarist james ) iha ' s house , there ' s no way that could have happened .
sidney barnes here , use to be in rotary connection with minnie riperton . recorded for chess at chess studios and other studios in and around chicago . this is a great web site , it ' s bringing back so many great memories for me . i love it . will be willing to answer any questions from any body regarding minnie and the those great old chess years .
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shepard says crc also benefits from clients who , once they ' ve recorded themselves a few times , decide they want to hear how much better they can sound while letting someone else worry about recording them . he says crc is amenable to musicians bringing in tracks they ' ve recorded elsewhere or taking home tracks recorded at crc because such flexibility pays off on both ends .
as shepard sits in the studio 5 control room , the view to the biggest performance room is blocked because it ' s occupied by a computer graphics company leasing the space . these are the types of economic adjustments being made , along with working with mostly freelance engineers instead of staff ones , offering acts highly negotiable rates (
flexibility is what keeps us here ,
he says ) and jettisoning what ' s no longer deemed cost - effective .
the crew cuts '
sh - boom
was recorded at universal recording studios in may 1954 . they , along with the diamonds were known as
cover groups
. in the mid - ' 50s , whenever frankie lymon & the teenagers or the penguins or another black doo - wop group would have a record that hit in the r & b circuit , one of these
white bread
groups would cut a
cleaner
version and outsell the original on the pop circuit . pat boone achieved the same success by
covering
little richard and fats domino . by the way , the diamonds ' big hit ,
little darlin '
( a cover of the gladiolas ' r & b hit ) was recorded at universal recording in january 1957 .
the company came up with a glass - encased vacuum through which an electrical current could flow . g . e . ’s tube could transmit up to 50 , 000 volts and made possible advances used in radio and x - ray . a decade later , a new type of vacuum tube called the magnetron was created ; it was then used in world war ii radar systems and the invention of the microwave . the weapons of war shall “ease the housewives’ burden , ” the times wrote .
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a life lived on the edge of sound , meek ' s tragic early death did not stop his influence from reverberating for decades to come , proven by the fact that the radical techniques meek pursued in his time – placing microphones on instruments , using microphone selection to expand the sound palette , deploying compression for musical effect , and an openness to inventing new sounds to enhance compositions – are now all part of standard modern recording practice .
you may argue that most of those home - recording setups don ' t offer the quality of microphones , pre - amps , instruments and other pieces of equipment found in a top - notch professional studio — and your drums may not sound so hot in your basement , either . but you may also note that many people listen to music on their phones nowadays , so the sound - quality gradations aren ' t everyone ' s top priority .
the evolution of musique concrète was fundamentally tied to the rapid advancement of audio and recording technology in the post - world war ii era , specifically , the development of the magnetic tape recorder ( or simply , the tape machine ) . while working together at the groupe de musique concrète ( later renamed the groupe de recherches musicales , or grm ) , schaeffer and henry were formulating the earliest building blocks of modern day sampling by putting sounds onto tape , and then experimenting with different ways to manipulate those pieces of tape ( varying speeds , playing sounds in reverse , making custom tape loops , etc . ) in order to completely recontextualize the sounds . in essence , schaeffer and henry would become the first composers to use magnetic tape not just as a means for recording and playing back music , but as an essential tool in creating a new type of composition . the evolution of the studio as a creative tool was officially underway .
shepard says the split of crc sessions paid for by labels versus bands is about 50 - 50 .
every week we have jennifer hudson in here doing a session , always working with her producers , and that ' s paid for by rca ,
he says .
but most bands today pay for their own recording time . it ' s not that expensive . they can do things really quickly if they ' re efficient and they ' re a good band .
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the people who need to work at a higher level , who can hear the difference , who need acoustic spaces designed for the purpose of recording , who need absolutely state - of - the - art audio equipment with gifted technicians , well , there you ' re going to find yourself gravitating toward facilities like crc ,
neuberger says .
but you ' ve got to be able to hear the difference . not everybody can , especially in an age of earbuds .
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i have to agree with you regarding the mixes cbs did of many classics such as the vibrations '
love in them there hills
( sounds like it was mixed through a cheap radio ) . i have a cd collection of columbia / epic r & b tracks from the 1960s / 1970s and i hear what you mean about the drums . one of my favorite tracks ,
get it from the bottom
by the steelers ( the wells brothers of chicago ) is in stereo but the mix is so weak & the drums sound like they were across the street !
chess - the building at 2120 s . michigan ave . was a hotbed of activity between the fifties and the seventies . chuck berry , bo diddley , muddy waters , howlin ' wolf , willie dixon ( with and without his big three ) , the moonglows , the flamingos , little walter , little milton , sonny boy williamson to name a few . the rolling stones and the yardbirds cut there as did the coasters (
idol with the golden head
) . recording stopped in the late seventies and the building was later made a national landmark . today , it ' s a museum ala motown .
fury , vee - jay had a studio on the second floor , but i don ' t know if they released anything that was cut there . vee - jay did the bulk of their recording at universal . in the early - to - mid - ' 50s , the studio was located at 46 e . walton st . on rush st . the building at 1449 s . michigan , the former home of vee - jay and later brunswick is still standing , although it ' s abandoned . it should a national landmark , but i wouldn ' t hold my breath waiting for the city to file the papers .
rca - opened in the 1930s , the studio was located on the same block as navy pier . vaughn monroe recorded
ghost riders in the sky
at rca as well as a number of rca ' s pop , country and jazz artists . the monkees did a portion of their
pieces , aquarius , capricorn & jones , ltd . lp there , the guess who was there for
american woman
as were the nite - liters for the original version of
k - jee
. curtis mayfield recorded the
superfly
soundtrack at rca , except for
pusherman
which was done at bell sound in nyc . rca closed it ' s chicago location sometime in the late seventies .
i don ' t have what i would call journalism skills , i ' m just able to write what i feel . but i appreciate the compliment . i just love talking about this sort of thing and hope it doesn ' t get too boring . i ' ve been aware of the name mike mclean for a long time . i ' ve always been one to read the track notes on albums and to try to find out who did what . by the way , when did motown begin recording for stereo ? i always thought that the album version of
i want a guy
by the supremes was among the first , but i could be wrong .
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there ' s a lot of moving parts ,
the 48 - year - old engineer says of his facility , which has recorded , among many others , smashing pumpkins , michael jackson , r . kelly , wilco , the ohio players and lady gaga , who cut vocals there last year .
owned by alan kubicka , crc opened in 1975 on michigan avenue — shepard began working there in 1987 , after its main location had moved to ohio street a block and a half east of michigan — and since then everything has changed , and nothing has changed .
then : major labels would book out big studios such as crc for weeks at pricey rates .
now : major labels don ' t boast those kinds of budgets anymore , and fewer bands have major - label deals , so more are paying expenses out of pocket .
now : one of your bandmates or someone you know is likely to have a pro tools digital workstation or some cheaper program on a laptop .
then : crc charged major labels about $ 150 an hour for studio time when it opened , says hank neuberger , crc ' s executive vice president , who managed the studio for years .
now :
that ' s all they ' re willing to pay today , 40 years later ,
neuberger says .
you can see why it ' s not a great business model on its own .
if i were to try to build this studio now , there ' s literally no way i could do it profitably .
it ' s almost impossible to make money as a studio owner now ,
says renowned engineer steve albini , whose lengthy resume includes work with nirvana and pj harvey and who opened his northwest side facility electrical audio in 1997 .
if i were to try to build this studio now , there ' s literally no way i could do it profitably .
the music - industry meltdown and recession translate to musical acts not only having less money available to them but also less chance to recoup their expenses via dwindling music sales — so they ' re less likely to record full albums . and when they do book studio time , shepard says , the average project takes about half as long as it did 10 years ago , even as the per - hour rate hasn ' t risen .
at the same time , many performers feel empowered to record themselves via software that costs a fraction of employing a professional studio .
shepard recalls setting up sessions in the late 1980s in which large groups of musicians would record the tracks for , say , a united airlines commercial before the quarter - inch tape was run over to the postproduction studio , with voice - overs and sound design to follow .
some days these rooms could make serious money ,
shepard says .
the biggest blow to crc ' s business , he says , was the advent of midi ( musical instrument digital interface ) , which spurred the widespread use of easily mixed electronic instruments .
suddenly there were no live players anymore ,
shepard says .
it was all ' in the box . '
done ,
shepard says .
that ' s a big switch .
shepard is talking while seated in the control room for studio 5 , another large crc suite , which boasts a massive , almost - 30 - year - old , 56 - channel solid state logic ( ssl ) mixing console .
this is where wilco recorded much of its 1996 double - disc album
being there .
it was very organic , they wouldn ' t let me use anything digital ,
shepard says . it ' s also where , along with studio 4 and other rooms , smashing pumpkins worked on its epic 1995 two - cd set
mellon collie and the infinite sadness .
i knew nothing about stacking guitars and stacking tones until i met billy ( corgan ) ,
shepard says .
a key factor , he says , is the energy generated when you ' re working with a team in an outside location , the clock is running and you ' ve got to get it right — which is to say , you ' re capturing actual performances rather than stitching together a bunch of digital edits .
there ' s a transfer of emotion that doesn ' t happen when you do it at your house ,
chamberlin says .
i still have difficulty manifesting that type of emotion in my own studio . i ' ve got too many safety nets . not much is on the line . i can always do it tomorrow .
until the late 1990s , crc also ran three studios in the corner building at michigan and ohio that now houses the gap , including the one in which r . kelly produced michael jackson ' s
you are not alone
and recorded his own material .
r . kelly did rent the studio for a year one time ,
shepard says .
that was a good bill , but most of it was in dog care , having to take care of his damn dog . he just brought a dog one day and never took it with . ( we ) charged him kennel service .
crc shut down that space and subsequently opened a new location with smaller studios on wacker drive . it also sold its neve console , the brand of analog mixing board celebrated in
sound city
( grohl winds up buying sound city ' s neve for his own studio ) ; shepard says it had become too expensive to maintain .
wicker park ' s gravity studios , which opened in 1993 and has recorded such bands as fall out boy and plain white t ' s , used to have a high - end neve 8058 but sold it in 2008 . gravity owner doug mcbride says this console had been used on billy joel ' s
glass houses
and half of steely dan ' s
gaucho .
the replacement was a newer - model neve , but mcbride says he sold that one in 2011 and has since has been using a digital - analog hybrid .
part of what enabled him to make this move was the improvement in digital technology .
ten years ago i could always tell when a mix was ' in the box , '
says mcbride , who worked at crc before opening gravity .
it sounded a little thinner , a little harsher , more two - dimensional . but about five years ago i started to become fooled .
meanwhile , as fewer bands were flying in to record at gravity , mcbride had to figure out how to keep the balance sheet out of the red . he built a mastering studio ( which converts a final mix into the archival source to be used for all duplication ) and says he now spends about 60 percent of his time mastering . he also invested in his rooms ' acoustics and fine - tuned his sense of what the studio truly is selling .
there was a time when i was suckered in by gear lust ,
he says .
there was lots of fancy glowing gear . when it all kind of came down to brass tacks and we had to lower our prices , we had to diversify . i realized the most valuable thing we have is not the gear , but experience and technique and the ears of the engineers , myself and my guys .
the studio owner now needs to be the guy ,
he says .
when you book vsop , you know that you ' re going to have me there .
hennessy , who has worked on projects by acts both national ( beyonce , dmx ) and local ( twista , sidewalk chalk , carbon tigers , nikki lynette ) , has been so successful in the one - room vsop that he ' s building a new west town facility that will have five music rooms , including a large performance space . he says he ' s hoping the new vsop will allow him to mentor audio - school graduates who otherwise get little exposure to sound at its finest .
i ' m going to treat my room more as an incubator for engineers and producers ,
hennessy says .
manny sanchez , who started at crc in the late 1990s , is another producer / engineer / owner in expansion mode , having moved his iv lab studios to north clybourn avenue in july 2013 from a smaller location on north sheridan road .
i love technology ,
says sanchez , who has recorded umphrey ' s mcgee , north mississippi allstars and solo music by patrick stump of fall out boy , and now does much mixing work in los angeles .
i love the fact that i can take my laptop anywhere and do almost the same amount of high - level work as i can do when i ' m plugged into iv . it doesn ' t bode well for the big studios , but regardless of how accessible the technology is , ( people ) can ' t make themselves have a good ear for how to put it all together .
yet caroline and schaeffer lucius are getting much out of brunner himself as they record an album under the name quinlin . their mother , jane , hired him a year ago after the siblings had recorded two albums on a laptop and she thought , as she told a friend ,
my kids should be on the radio — i think it ' s ridiculous that they ' re not .
the 24 - year - old caroline , who sings , co - writes and plays on the songs , says she didn ' t realize how much she didn ' t know until she started working with brunner , who has shaped arrangements , performed and made songwriting suggestions .
it ' s changed everything ,
she says .
he even taught me about the structure of songs , and he would make it better and improve it .
that sense of empowerment is no small issue for albini , who personally works only with analog equipment ( though his studio includes some digital ) and hears how the digital revolution has led to a diminishment in sound quality and natural performances . yet he says :
there ' s so much good that comes from bands being more in control of their own destiny that way that whatever we ' ve lost from an aesthetic standpoint , we ' ve more than made up culturally .
albini says electrical audio stays busy because it still appeals to the working musicians who traditionally record there .
we ' re not ringing any bells about how great the business is ,
he says ,
but because we were never really reliant on the big - ticket sessions , the fact that that business has all dried up hasn ' t really affected us .
shepard says crc ' s revenues have been growing
slowly
since 2009 , those gains routinely offset by the cost of doing business just off michigan avenue — considered a necessity given the nonmusic clientele . much of the growth exists in the postproduction world : overdubbing work for movies , voice - overs , ads , video game work . there ' s a reason crc boasts nine postproduction studios and just three music rooms ( plus a smaller booth and a video suite ) in its two locations .
through all of this activity , crc hangs in there while so many of its peers have faded away , as shepard and his staff of young engineers — and similar - minded technicians at studios around the city — pursue their passion for a mission that hasn ' t changed after all these years .
as shepard puts it :
you ' re trying to capture a song .
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