Associated Independent Recording
Associated Independent Recording (AIR) is an independent recording company founded in London in 1965 by record producer George Martin and his business partner John Burgess,[1] after their departure from Parlophone.[2] The studio complex was founded in 1969. Since then AIR has operated its own professional audio recording facilities, AIR Studios.[2]
Founded
Oxford Street, London (1970–1991)[edit]
AIR's first facility opened on 6 October 1970. It was located on the fourth floor of 214 Oxford Street, at Oxford Circus, containing four studios and (later) a MIDI programming room. The facility included two large studios (one 58×32 feet, the other 30×28 feet) and two small ones. The studios contained two Bösendorfer pianos, many soundproof booths, and a 56-channel mixing console, custom-designed by Neve Electronics to AIR's specification.[2]
AIR London became popular in the 1970s for spoken word recordings.[3] It also became one of the most in-demand music studios in London by 1973.[4]