In 2022, global artist management company Three Six Zero acquired SARM Music Village, one of London’s most iconic recording facilities, from Grammy-winning producer Trevor Horn.
After taking ownership of the building, Three sixty Investment has led to an extensive refurbishment of the entire facility, transforming the old Sarm building into what TSZ calls a “vibrant creative hub” in west London.
With refurbishment now complete, the studio facility has officially reopened under its new name 360 Studionow taking commercial bookings from the music industry.
Located in Notting Hill, just off West London’s famous Portobello Road, the studios were established in 2014 as Sarm Music Village and designed by the same team behind the legendary Sarm West.
The latter was founded by Trevor Horn in 1982 after acquiring Island Records’ Basing Street Studios and renaming it.
This building is filled with musical history. A modern version of its predecessor, Sam’s Music Village has hosted high-profile concerts over the years for superstar artists such as One Direction, Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, Stormzy and more.
Following a two-year refurbishment project by Three Six Zero, the historic facility in west London now houses five boutique pop studios with vintage and contemporary equipment, a “luxury” listening lounge/event space , as well as 360’s exclusive office suite Zero for its European operations.
Architecture’s two flagship studios, red and blueall equipped with what 360 calls “top-notch facilities.”
According to 360, each studio is “meticulously designed to incorporate natural light” and is equipped with pianos and “world-class vocals to ensure the highest quality recordings.”
Full specs for both flagship studios, plus additional “green‘ and ‘yellow‘Studio, can be seen on the new 360 Studio website, but here’s a taster:
According to 360, red studio Ideal for mixing and vocal tracking, powered by a large Genelec 2.2 system. The studio’s acoustics were designed by London acoustics expert John Flynn.
The room also features Genelec 1237A monitor speakers with large subwoofers, a selection of vintage outboard equipment, including the iconic Neve 1073 preamplifier and a Yamaha U1A upright piano.
At the same time, Blue Studio is also equipped with an SSL AWS host, customized speakers designed by Roger Quested, and a sound system designed by John Flynn.
This single apartment comfortably sleeps 5 people and features a vintage style Bechstein Upright piano, dating from 1893.
this yellow studio There is also a vocal room and an upright piano, while green studio There is a Pro Tools rig and the control room seats 5 people and is described as “a great writing/sound tracking studio”.
Last but not least, 360 says a standout feature of the new space is a custom-built listening lounge with seating for 20 people.
The lounge is equipped with high-end audio-visual systems, including Focal Trio 11 monitors and Pioneer CDJ300s. 360 says the room is “ideal for album playback, events and presentations”.
As a management company, Three Six Zero represents talent including Calvin Harris, WILLOW, Majid Jordan, Bloodpop, Swedish House Mafia, Kid Cudi, Dom Dolla, Flume and Sonny Fodera.
See more photos 360 Studio is as follows:
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