Jungle City Studios

Jungle City Studios is a recording studio complex at 520 West 27th Street in West Chelsea, Manhattan, founded by Ann Mincieli. The studio calls itself a “Temple of Sound” and has four rooms: Penthouse East, Penthouse West, the North Studio and the South Studio. According to Jungle City, records made here include Beyoncé’s 4, her self-titled album and Lemonade, Alicia Keys’ Girl on Fire and Here, J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Taylor Swift’s 1989, Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. and Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail, with recent work for Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers.

Studios

• Penthouse East: a 48-input SSL Duality SE paired with an EMI TG12345 Mark III, a 25-by-18-foot live room, an isolation booth, a Yamaha C3 Neo piano and a Hammond B3 with Leslie, plus panoramic city views and a private lounge.
• Penthouse West: a 48-input SSL Duality SE, a Steinway Model B piano and Neve, Chandler and API outboard, with a private lounge, an iso booth, and a private terrace and rooftop access overlooking the city.
• North Studio: an SSL Origin EVO console with a dedicated isolation booth and lounge, suited to in-the-box mixing, vocal production and post-production.
• South Studio: a 24-input SSL Duality SE with an expansive isolation booth, a private lounge and a Yamaha U5 upright piano.

Shared gear

Every room has Augspurger main monitors and Pro Tools HDX. Rooms draw on a shared collection that includes Neumann U47, U67 and M49 and Telefunken ELA M251 microphones, vintage Ludwig and Gretsch drum kits, a Mellotron, Moog and Sequential synthesizers, and guitar and bass amplifiers.

Booking

Sessions are requested through the contact form on the website or by phone.