This is a museum. As we travel farther we come upon what looks like an ordinary office building but is actually home to Tarpan Studios in San Rafael. It's the workshop of Grammy-winning producer Narada Michael Walden, and can be best described as the Motown of Marin. Some of the biggest names in the music industry have recorded here, including Whitney Houston, Jackson Browne, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Mariah Carey, Shanice Wilson, and Tevin Campbell. Walden even produced Aretha Franklin's first platinum album.
Gold is a half a million.
I thought for sure she'd sold a million records. The people bought it. I wrote the songs and she sang them. Walden left the big names and bright lights of New York City behind in 1978 for the peace and solitude of Marin County. I like the way the air smells.