Electric Lady Studios

Electric Lady Studios is a recording studio at 52 West 8th Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Jimi Hendrix and his manager Michael Jeffery bought a defunct nightclub called The Generation at the address in 1968, and on the advice of Eddie Kramer and Jim Marron turned it into a professional studio designed by architect John Storyk. Hendrix hosted the opening on August 26, 1970. According to Electric Lady, it was the only artist-owned recording studio of its day, and it is now the oldest working recording studio in New York City.

Records made here

According to the studio, Studio A hosted Hendrix’s final recordings, Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book and Innervisions, David Bowie’s Young Americans, Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti, AC/DC’s Back in Black, The Clash’s Combat Rock and Weezer’s Blue Album, as well as the Soulquarians records by D’Angelo, The Roots, Erykah Badu and Common. Studio B saw Patti Smith’s Horses, D’Angelo’s Voodoo and Frank Ocean’s Blonde, and Studio D has hosted Jack Antonoff’s productions for Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.

Studios and consoles

• Studio A: the largest and most versatile room, with a 35-by-38-foot live room that fits orchestras and full bands, a fully restored Neve 8078 40-channel console, a Yamaha C7 grand piano and a collection of vintage microphones, instruments and amplifiers.
• Studio B: a 21-by-19-foot live room and what the studio calls the world’s only purple SSL 9000J, an 80-channel console.
• Studio C: a naturally lit production and mixing room overlooking West 8th Street, built around a vintage Neve 8068, which can be connected to Studio D.
• Studio D: added in 2012, with a 25-by-19-foot live room and a “blonde” API 3288 console, suited to small-band tracking, songwriting and production.
• Studio E: the newest room, an acoustically treated production suite for writing, overdubs, editing and mixing. Since 2026 it has hosted Spotify’s Fresh Finds Forward program for independent artists.

Booking

Sessions are booked through the studio management by email or phone. Out of respect for client privacy, Electric Lady does not offer tours of the studios.