On August 24, the Audio Engineering Society of New York is hosting a 40th anniversary commemorative ceremony to Electric Lady Studios and the legacy of Jimi Hendrix. The legendary guitarist opened Electric Lady Recording Studios at 52 West 8th Street in New York City's Greenwich Village on August 26, 1970 and passed away on September 18, 1970 at the age of 27. Electric Lady Studios thrives to this day as one of the greatest audio facilities of music production in New York servicing a variety of notable artists ranging between Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Pop and Rock. My personal favorites artists to ever use the studio such as Common, Jay-Z and Beyoncé, Reflection Eternal, Erykah Badu and The Roots are all people who would change our view of music over the past decade, creating classics and paving new directions of social, cultural change. Some of my most treasured recordings of music have been produced at Electric Lady by musical icons such as Stevie Wonder, Prince, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones and Curtis Mayfield.

The 40th anniversary ceremony to Electric Lady Studios will feature a panel including Jimi’s sister, Janie Hendrix, CEO/president of Experience Hendrix, LLC; Eddie Kramer, who engineered Hendrix’s recording sessions; studio architect/acoustician John Storyk, longtime Electric Lady engineer Tony Platt (AC/DC, Foreigner); and Grammy Award-winning engineer Bob Margouleff (Stevie Wonder). The A.E.S. will also include guest artists who have recorded at Electric Lady throughout its 40-year history.

David Bialik (AES New York Section Committee Member): “Our goal for this dual event is to honor one of the longest-lived studios in NYC’s history, and to pay tribute to the indelible mark its founder has left on contemporary music. While admission is limited to 60 attendees, CBS will provide streaming of the event via the AES Website, as artists, engineers, producers and studio designers reminisce about Hendrix and his studios’ amazing history.”

Registration for this event is limited to 60 attendees and begins on Thursday, August 5, at 10 a.m. EST and concludes on Thursday, August 12 at 10 a.m. EST. The AES requires each attendee to provide his or her full name and affiliation for its security list.




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For further information, visit the AES New York section, www.electricladystudios.com and Experience Hendrix.