Stratosphere Sound
Stratosphere Sound is a recording studio located in New York City. Previously known as "The Place", the studio was renamed Stratosphere Sound in 1999.
Stratosphere Sound was originally located in New York's meat-packing district but relocated to West Chelsea in 2001 after a fire damaged the original premises.
Owners
Stratosphere is owned by musicians James Iha, Adam Schlesinger, and Andy Chase.
James Iha was a member of the Smashing Pumpkins. He also plays guitar in A Perfect Circle, records as a solo artist, produces, and is co-owner of the indie label Scratchie Records.
Adam Schlesinger is an Academy Award and Grammy Award nominated songwriter, ("That Thing You Do" and "Stacy's Mom" respectively), a member of the bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, and a record producer. He also co-owns Scratchie Records with Iha.
Andy Chase is a member of the band Ivy, as well as his solo band Brookville, and a songwriter/producer/engineer/mixer with several gold and platinum credits. He was also the original founder of The Place.
Staff
Staff engineers at Stratosphere include Rudyard Lee Cullers 1, Geoff Sanoff 2 and Arjun Agerwala 3.
The studio was previously managed by Ger FitzGerald and is now managed by Debb Hanks.
Studio A
Studio A is a tracking and mixing room centered around a Neve console and a Studer 2" 24-track machine. The room also includes a Pro Tools HD system and an array of outboard audio equipment.
Studio B
Studio B is designed for smaller developing projects, as well as overdubs and editing sessions on larger projects. Stratosphere's Studio B is built around a Trident 24 console, an Otari tape machine, and a Pro Tools HD system. This room is also outfitted with various other audio outboard equipment.
Selected artist clients
- A Girl Called Eddy
- A Perfect Circle
- America
- Arto Lindsay
- B-52s
- Ben Lee
- Big City Rock
- The Blank Theory
- Brendan Benson
- Bright Eyes
- Brookville
- Cassandra Wilson
- Cat Power
- Darius Rucker
- Dean Wareham
- Deborah Harry
- Depeche Mode
- Fastball
- Fountains of Wayne
- Future Kings of Spain
- Gina Gershon
- Girls Against Boys
- Hem
- Indochine
- Ivy
- Jesse Malin
- Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
- Joseph Arthur
- Josh Joplin
- Juliana Hatfield
- Karen Elson
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Luna
- Melissa Auf Der Maur
- Men, Women & Children
- Me'shell Ndegeocello
- Michael Stipe
- Motion City Soundtrack
- Nada Surf
- Nathan Larson
- Patti Griffin
- +/-
- R.E.M.
- Robbers on High Street
- Robert Smigel
- Rufus Wainwright
- Ryan Adams
- Sean Lennon
- Sound of urchin
- Stephen Fretwell
- Stephen Trask
- The Sounds
- Tahiti 80
- Ted Leo
- Tenacious D
- The Rapture
- The Secret Machines
- The Sounds
- Voicst
- Washdown
- Willie Mason