Carriage House Studios

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Carriage House Studios
Industry Recording Studio
Founded Stamford, CT
1980
FounderJohnny Montagnese
Headquarters Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Key people
Johnny Montagnese (Owner)
Website carriagehousemusic.com

Carriage House Studios is a recording studio located in the suburbs of Stamford, Connecticut. Established in 1980, the Carriage House has recorded well-known artists like Diana Ross, Derek Trucks, Johnny Winter, Meatloaf, Rakim, Pantera, Ronnie Dio, Phyllis Hyman, Spyro Gyra, and Pixies. Throughout the 1980s, the Carriage House also recorded orchestral parts for B-movies, such as Missing in Action and Silver Bullet . Voice-overs for Shrek 2 were also recorded at the Carriage House.

Contents

Albums recorded and/or mixed at Carriage House Studios, included the Pixies' Doolittle , Pantera's Cowboys from Hell , and the Deftones' Saturday Night Wrist . Metal bands Fates Warning and Overkill also recorded albums here. [1]

History

The studio was established in 1980. [2]

Artists

A brief list of artists recorded at the sudio includes:

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