Musicland Studios was a recording studio located in Munich, Germany. It was established by
ItalianItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
record producerIn the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...
, songwriter and performer
Giorgio MoroderGiorgio Moroder is a three-time Oscar winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer. His work with synthesizers during the 1970s and 1980s had a significant influence on new wave, house, techno and electronic music in general...
in the late 1960s. The studio itself was situated underneath the Arabella Hotel (now part of the
SheratonSheraton Hotels and Resorts is Starwood Hotels & Resorts' largest and second oldest brand . Starwood's headquarters are in White Plains, New York.-Sheraton history:...
chain of hotels).
Musicland was used extensively throughout the 1970s and the 1980s by a wide variety of artists, including Marc Bolan & T.Rex,
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,
QueenQueen were an English rock band. Formed in London in 1970 following the demise of the band Smile, Queen consisted of vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor. The band became popular with audiences via their hit songs, live performances,...
, the Rolling Stones, the
SparksSparks is an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
,
The Three DegreesThe Three Degrees are a female Philadelphia soul and disco vocal musical group, formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although always fronted by a three person line-up, there have been a number of personnel changes, and a total of twelve women have represented the group so far. The original...
,
Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light Orchestra, commonly abbreviated ELO, were a British symphonic rock group from Birmingham, United Kingdom, who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop...
,
Donna SummerDonna Summer is an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music, earning the title "The Queen of Disco"....
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Deep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorise themselves as any one genre. The band...
,
Amanda LearAmanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist....
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Freddie MercuryFreddie Mercury was a British musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his vocal prowess and flamboyant performances...
,
SweetSweet is a British rock band that rose to prominence as one of the main glam rock acts in the 1970s, with the original line-up consisting of Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Frank Torpey, and Mick Tucker...
, The Carats and
Elton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single, Candle in the Wind 1997, has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the...
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Musicland Studios was a recording studio located in Munich, Germany. It was established by
ItalianItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
record producerIn the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...
, songwriter and performer
Giorgio MoroderGiorgio Moroder is a three-time Oscar winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer. His work with synthesizers during the 1970s and 1980s had a significant influence on new wave, house, techno and electronic music in general...
in the late 1960s. The studio itself was situated underneath the Arabella Hotel (now part of the
SheratonSheraton Hotels and Resorts is Starwood Hotels & Resorts' largest and second oldest brand . Starwood's headquarters are in White Plains, New York.-Sheraton history:...
chain of hotels).
Musicland was used extensively throughout the 1970s and the 1980s by a wide variety of artists, including Marc Bolan & T.Rex,
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands, helping to pioneer the genre...
,
QueenQueen were an English rock band. Formed in London in 1970 following the demise of the band Smile, Queen consisted of vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor. The band became popular with audiences via their hit songs, live performances,...
, the Rolling Stones, the
SparksSparks is an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
,
The Three DegreesThe Three Degrees are a female Philadelphia soul and disco vocal musical group, formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although always fronted by a three person line-up, there have been a number of personnel changes, and a total of twelve women have represented the group so far. The original...
,
Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light Orchestra, commonly abbreviated ELO, were a British symphonic rock group from Birmingham, United Kingdom, who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop...
,
Donna SummerDonna Summer is an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music, earning the title "The Queen of Disco"....
,
Deep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorise themselves as any one genre. The band...
,
Amanda LearAmanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist....
,
Freddie MercuryFreddie Mercury was a British musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his vocal prowess and flamboyant performances...
,
SweetSweet is a British rock band that rose to prominence as one of the main glam rock acts in the 1970s, with the original line-up consisting of Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Frank Torpey, and Mick Tucker...
, The Carats and
Elton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single, Candle in the Wind 1997, has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the...
. Most of them recorded under the supervision of Musicland's famous engineer and producer
Reinhold MackReinhold Mack is a German record producer and sound engineer, mostly known for his collaborations with rock bands Queen and Electric Light Orchestra...
.
Musicland Studios closed at the beginning of the 1990s because the nearby subway train was affecting the recording quality.