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History

Dave's Room was built in the late 1960s by producer, and engineer Freddie Piro. Originally called Mama Jo's, the studio was the first independent recording studio in North Hollywood, California. Albums by artists such as

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and the Disciples,

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, The Way,

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and

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were recorded there. Producers and engineers including

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and

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were clients during this period. After falling into disrepair in the mid-2000s, in 2006 it was completely refurbished by David Bianco. Bianco restored the recording space with an eye toward maintaining the incredible period feel, and acoustics. The control room, originally designed by Vincent Van Haaff, was updated technically. The main speakers were re-built using matching components from another Van Haaff-designed room at

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, and was re-named Dave's Room. Albums by Lucinda Williams,

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, Big Head Todd and the Monsters,

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, Exene Cervenka, Meghan Trainor,

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, Susan Tedeschi and

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were recorded there. Along with soundtrack music for ''

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'', '' Blades of Glory'' and '' Gangster Squad''. After Bianco's death, in June 2018 the studio was taken over by his longtime friends, and colleagues David Spreng and Paul "Fig" Figueroa with the support of the Bianco family.

Selected albums recorded at ''Mama Jo's''

* ''Final Touch'',

, 1974 * ''

'',

, 1975 * '' Can It Be?'', The Way, 1975 * '' Take Me Back'', Andraé Crouch and The Disciples, 1975 * ''

'',

, 1976 * ''

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'',

, 1976 * ''

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'',

, 1976 * ''

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'',

, 1976 * ''Barefoot Ballet'', John Klemmer, 1976 * ''View from the Bridge'', Tom Howard, 1977 * ''Seasons of Change'',

, 1982 * ''A Call To Us All'',

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, 1983 * ''Caught in the Act of Loving Him'',

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, 1983 * '' Beat the System'',

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, 1984

References

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* {{Coord, 34.22182, -118.38777, type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-CA, display=title Recording studios in California Buildings and structures completed in 1970 1970 establishments in California