And I wasn't talking about that particular studio, but yes, I do remember
the thread. The point was that where one walks away, another walks in. If
one predisposes themselves to a certain end, then one won't go that way.
It's possible that someone will find another location and another niche and
grow beyond what the beginnings suggest one could achieve. ****, Power
Station died, the Hit Factory (both NYC) died, and yet new studios are doing
the job today in the same market, without being in the same locations.
Studios evolve, key players come and go, and nothing's certain except the
will of new people to make a go of the art of engineering regardless of the
costs.

And so resides the fate of the American "can do" attitude.

--


Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio
http://blogs.salon.com/0004478/

"Rick Powell" wrote in message
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Roger W. Norman wrote:
Another sad day, but another opportunity opening up. When one door
closes,
another seems to be there for the bright people to go through. The
others
just mill about.

The "new" studio on the Tennessee River was up for sale on ebay by
Malaco about a year ago. There's a thread on it somewhere here at
rec.audio.pro. I made a brief contact with Malaco on the viability of
the studio, and I appreciate their honesty on the small amount of work
that they could provide and the general state of the recording market
in Muscle Shoals. From what I understand, the 3614 Jackson Highway
studio and Fame studio are still doing business in M. S. The Tenn
River studio would have been a great deal for an independently wealthy
patron or an artist that was willing to relocate to M. S.

RP