Corsica Studios

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Corsica Studios
Corsica Studios
Location Elephant and Castle, London, England
Coordinates 51°29′37″N0°05′56″W / 51.49349°N 0.09877°W / 51.49349; -0.09877
Type Nightclub
Capacity 500 [1]
Opened2002
Website
corsicastudios.com

Corsica Studios is a mid-size multi-function music and arts venue located in Elephant and Castle, London. [2] [3]

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It was founded in 2002 to provide a space for underground music events, exhibitions, performances and other creative projects and now focuses on DJ and club nights. [4] It consists of two rooms situated within railway arches near Elephant & Castle station. [5] [6] and is known for its stripped-back interior, intimate atmosphere and high-quality sound system. [7]

Long-running club nights based at the venue include Trouble Vision [8] and Jaded. [9] Many UK and international artists have also played live at the venue, including Sunn O))) and Four Tet, [10] Underground and experimental gig promoter Baba Yaga's Hut also has a long-term base at Corsica Studios. [11]

History

Corsica Studios was founded by Amanda Moss and Adrian Jones who started hosting events in London in 1999 in a series of short-term spaces. One of the first of these was located in Corsica Street, Highbury, which gave the project and the current venue its name. [5]

It moved to its current location in Elephant and Castle in 2002 and was Initially known as Corsica Arts Club. [4] [7]

Circle live at Corsica Studios, 2009 Circle (band).jpg
Circle live at Corsica Studios, 2009

In 2007 a new Funktion-One soundsystem was installed, a high-quality system which was rare for a smaller London club at that time, [5] and the venue became more focused on hosting DJ and club nights. [4] From 2010 Boiler Room used the venue as an early base, [12] and the Hyperdub label has hosted many events there, including its tenth anniversary in 2014 [13] and its Ø series (2017–2020) which billed label artists with guests including Björk and Laurel Halo, with installations and art pieces in the second room. [14]

Awards

The venue won DJ Mag's Best Of British: Best Small Club of the Year award in 2009 [15] and 2019. [16]

It was also included in DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs between 2010–2015 [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [10] and again in 2022. [1]

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