The Hit Factory (former)
421 West 54th Street | also 427 West 54th Street | Hell's Kitchen | built 1928
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- 1993
The Hit Factory opens its giant recording complex on West 54th Street
In 1993 the Hit Factory, founded by songwriter Jerry Ragovoy in 1969 and owned since 1975 by Edward Germano, opened a 100,000-square-foot headquarters at 421 West 54th Street with seven recording studios and five mastering rooms. Michael Jackson worked on HIStory and Invincible here, Madonna recorded Ray of Light (1998), and Mariah Carey made several albums. The studio closed the building in 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2005
The Hit Factory closes its West 54th Street headquarters
Ed Germano dies in 2003, and the Hit Factory closes its main headquarters at 421 West 54th Street in 2005. Albums by Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Madonna, U2, Coldplay, and NSYNC were recorded or mixed in the building. Reports blamed the rise of home digital recording for the closure, but the building was in fact sold for estate planning purposes.
Source: Wikipedia
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