{"id":63791,"date":"2025-10-17T12:24:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=63791"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:24:26","slug":"inside-metropolis-studios-chiswick-a-victorian-powerhouse-of-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/inside-metropolis-studios-chiswick-a-victorian-powerhouse-of-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Metropolis Studios, Chiswick: A Victorian Powerhouse of Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-2592227381\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-1377465176597-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-1377465176597-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-1377465176597-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-1377465176597-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-1377465176597-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Metropolis STUDIO Tour - This Building Once Powered London\u2019s Trams \u2013 Now It Powers Its Music\" title=\"Play video &quot;Metropolis STUDIO Tour - This Building Once Powered London\u2019s Trams \u2013 Now It Powers Its Music&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4\" title=\"Metropolis STUDIO Tour - This Building Once Powered London\u2019s Trams \u2013 Now It Powers Its Music\">Metropolis STUDIO Tour &#8211; This Building Once Powered London\u2019s Trams \u2013 Now It Powers Its Music (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\">For over thirty years\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/company\/thisismetropolis?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-mention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-tracking-control-name=\"article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-mention\" data-tracking-will-navigate=\"\" data-test-link=\"\">Metropolis Studios<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">has existed to do one thing, support an artist to reach their full potential in the time they spend here. Nothing else. It is a philosophy that defines every aspect of this remarkable place. Every design choice, every workflow, every act of service is built around putting the artist first. Always.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">From the moment you step through its doors it is clear this is not just a recording complex. It is a creative sanctuary designed for focus, comfort and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-63793 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"579\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-320x181.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-265x150.jpg 265w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-770x436.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-40x23.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-160x91.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-640x363.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-1069x606.jpg 1069w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-529x300.jpg 529w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/T5_power-house-385x218.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">From Power Station to Creative Engine<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Approaching Metropolis Studios in Chiswick feels like walking toward a piece of living history. The Grade II listed Power House at 70 Chiswick High Road was designed in 1901 by architect William Curtis Green to power the trams of West London. It once stood with a 260-foot smoke stack and an ornate fa\u00e7ade adorned with two female figures representing Electricity and Locomotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">For four short years it generated power before competition from Lots Road Power Station in Chelsea shut it down. The building sat derelict for decades used as a warehouse its chimney demolished in 1966. In 1975 after a campaign by the Victorian Society it became one of the first twentieth-century buildings ever to be listed for preservation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">In 1985 the upper floors were converted into residential flats and by 1989 the lower half had been transformed into what would become one of the most influential recording facilities in the world, Metropolis Studios.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Origins and Vision<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Metropolis was founded in 1989 by Gary Langan Carey Taylor Karin Clayton and Alexander Skeaping. Langan already known for his work with Queen and Yes wanted to build a recording environment that was both technically world-class and artistically liberating, a haven where musicians could work without compromise surrounded by the best gear acoustics and people in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">That vision was realised in spectacular fashion. The complex\u2019s angular concrete and metal atrium its five main recording and mixing studios and its four production suites were all purpose-designed with obtuse surfaces to refract and diffuse sound. From day one Metropolis stood as a perfect blend of architecture and audio science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-63794 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"598\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-scaled.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-908x606.jpg 908w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-509x340.jpg 509w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-13x9.jpg 13w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Metropolis-Studio-A-1540x1028.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">A Modern Legacy and Expansion<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Over the decades Metropolis evolved into a full creative ecosystem comprising three divisions: Metropolis Studios Metropolis Mastering and Metropolis Digital Media\/Productions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">In 2013 the company was acquired by Metropolis London Music Limited (MLML) bringing it into the same family as the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM). Four years later in 2017 Richard Connell a former Sony Music executive was appointed CEO ensuring that the studio\u2019s legacy would continue under forward-thinking leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-63795 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"857\" height=\"571\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-909x606.jpg 909w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-13x9.jpg 13w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Studio-B-1540x1027.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Pioneering Techniques and World-Class Facilities<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Metropolis has always sat on the frontier of recording innovation. It helped pioneer early digital recording techniques while remaining deeply rooted in the analogue traditions that define great records. Its five studios and four production rooms are designed with acoustic precision and stocked with a blend of vintage rarities and modern high-end equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Studio A\u2019s SSL J-Series console and legendary Fazioli grand piano (modelled by Waves and Wavesfactory) have shaped hits for Amy Winehouse Adele and The Libertines. Studio B Mark Ronson\u2019s home base during the making of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"italic\">Back to Black<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0still brims with creative energy. Its bright Yamaha C7 Neve preamps and Fairchild compressors stand ready for the next session.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The studios have hosted an endless list of icons including Queen U2 Michael Jackson Lady Gaga Lauryn Hill Little Mix Rihanna Adele and Courtney Hadwin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-63796 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"568\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-150x94.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-768x479.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-80x50.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-320x200.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-272x170.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-240x150.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-770x480.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-40x25.jpeg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-160x100.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-20x12.jpeg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-640x399.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-971x606.jpeg 971w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-545x340.jpeg 545w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-16x10.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-481x300.jpeg 481w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-14x9.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/metromastering-385x240.jpeg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">The Metropolis Mastering Tradition<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Founded in 1993 by Tony Cousins Ian Cooper Tim Young and Crispin Murray Metropolis Mastering was created \u201cto master audio to a standard never previously achieved.\u201d It now houses five purpose-built mastering suites fitted with PMC Bryston and Prism systems including two designed specifically for stereo and 5.1 surround mastering.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Its cutting rooms include a Neumann VMS-80 lathe for vinyl mastering and the department now offers full remote services for clients worldwide. Over the years the team has expanded to include some of the most respected names in the craft \u2014 Stuart Hawkes John Davis Matt Colton Andy \u201cHippy\u201d Baldwin Felix Davis Mike Hillier and Natalie Bibby.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">When a record leaves Metropolis Mastering it is ready for the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-63797 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-80x53.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-320x213.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-255x170.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-225x150.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-770x513.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-40x27.jpeg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-160x107.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-20x13.jpeg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-909x606.jpeg 909w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-510x340.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-15x10.jpeg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-14x9.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-385x257.jpeg 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/download-1540x1026.jpeg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">3D Audio: The Immersive Frontier<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">In 2021 Metropolis opened its 3D Audio Studio instantly recognised as the highest-resolution Dolby Atmos studio in the UK. Designed for every immersive format imaginable the room features a 22.2 Neumann monitoring system in an 11.1.8 configuration with speakers arranged at perfect 30-degree intervals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">It supports all major connectivity standards including MADI Dante AES3 and Ravenna and can handle everything from film score mixing to live spatial streaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The launch included a partnership with Amazon Music making Metropolis Amazon\u2019s UK headquarters for immersive mixing. Within the first three months the studio delivered spatial mixes for Jack Savoretti The Amazons Major Lazer Rag\u2019n\u2019Bone Man Disclosure St. Vincent Bonobo The Vaccines Cautious Clay and Anne-Marie.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">As Mike Hillier told me during my visit \u201cThe tech\u2019s incredible but the music still comes first. Atmos only works when it makes emotional sense for the song.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-63798 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"785\" height=\"785\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris.webp 1485w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-1080x1080.webp 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-75x75.webp 75w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-270x270.webp 270w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-225x225.webp 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-170x170.webp 170w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-320x320.webp 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-770x770.webp 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-40x40.webp 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-18x18.webp 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-160x160.webp 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-540x540.webp 540w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-16x16.webp 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-606x606.webp 606w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-14x14.webp 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-340x340.webp 340w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-10x10.webp 10w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-640x640.webp 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-20x20.webp 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-9x9.webp 9w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Norris-385x385.webp 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">People and Purpose<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Chief Engineer Paul Norris is a perfect embodiment of Metropolis\u2019 spirit. He joined as a runner straight out of university worked gruelling double-day shifts and fifteen years later leads the engineering department.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Paul\u2019s credits include\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/redir\/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2FWill%2Ei%2Eam&amp;urlhash=pV4t&amp;trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-tracking-control-name=\"article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block\" data-tracking-will-navigate=\"\" data-test-link=\"\">Will.i.am<\/a><\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0Rihanna Ella Henderson Placebo and numerous international projects. Yet what impressed me most was his humility and the way he spoke about Metropolis as a living breathing creative ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019re a service industry\u201d he told me. \u201cClients can record anywhere these days. They come here because of how they\u2019re treated because we make it easy to create.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">That commitment extends to every detail. During my visit someone from the caf\u00e9 appeared with soy milk we hadn\u2019t even asked for yet. \u201cIf someone wants a banana at two in the morning\u201d Paul smiled \u201cwe\u2019ll find them a banana.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Uncompromising Quality<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Metropolis has built its reputation on meticulous quality and acoustic excellence. Every room from the massive tracking spaces to the smallest production suite meets the same exacting standard. This consistency has earned the studio countless awards since 1993 and cemented its status as one of the world\u2019s leading creative environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Why Metropolis Endures<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">There are studios with great gear and studios with great history. Metropolis is one of the few that still has both and uses them in service of the artist not its own legend.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">From the grandeur of the Power House\u2019s original fa\u00e7ade through decades of music history to its cutting-edge 3D Audio studio Metropolis remains what Gary Langan first envisioned: a space where creativity technology and human care meet in perfect balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">It is not nostalgia that keeps artists returning here. It is that rare combination of trust innovation and warmth. The energy that once powered London\u2019s trams now powers its music and the hum of creation never stops.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Metropolis STUDIO Tour &#8211; This Building Once Powered London\u2019s Trams \u2013 Now It Powers Its Music (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IzlLQUEthM4) For over thirty years\u00a0Metropolis Studios\u00a0has existed to do one thing, support an artist to reach their full potential in the time they spend here. Nothing else. 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