Jungle City Studios

Jungle City Studios

Company type	Recording studio
Industry	Music
Founded	2011
Headquarters	520 West 27th Street, New York City , New York , U.S.
Owner	Ann Mincieli
Website	www.junglecitystudios.com

Jungle City Studios is a recording studio owned and operated by Ann Mincieli, ^[1] Alicia Keys's longtime engineer and studio coordinator. Located in Chelsea, Manhattan, it was designed by John Storyk of Walters-Storyk Design Group. ^[2]

Recordings at Jungle City Studios

• Beyoncé – 4 (2011) ^[3]
• Professor Green – At Your Inconvenience (2011) ^[3]
• Cher Lloyd – Sticks and Stones (2011) ^[3]
• Rihanna – Talk That Talk (2011) ^[3]
• Emeli Sandé – Our Version of Events (2012) ^[3]
• fun. – Some Nights (2012) ^[4]
• Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don't (2012) ^[3]
• DJ Khaled – Kiss the Ring (2012) ^[3]
• Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire (2012) ^[3]
• Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience (2013) ^[5]
• Depeche Mode – Delta Machine (2013) ^[3]
• Kelly Rowland – Talk a Good Game (2013) ^[3]
• Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (2013) ^[3]
• Nas – Life Is Good (2012) ^[3]
• Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 (2013) ^[3]
• Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013)
• Pusha T – My Name Is My Name (2013) ^[3]
• M.I.A. – Matangi (2013) ^[3]
• Beyoncé – Beyoncé (2013) ^[6]
• Pharrell Williams – Girl (2014) ^[3]
• Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (2014) ^[3]
• Mariah Carey – Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014) ^[3]
• Irma – Faces (2014) ^[3]
• Jon Bellion – The Definition (2014)
• Ed Sheeran – x (2014) ^[3]
• Michael Jackson – "A Place with No Name" (2014) ^[3]
• Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint (2014) ^[3]
• J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014)
• Taylor Swift – 1989 (2014) ^[7]
• Justin Bieber – Purpose (2015)
• Beyoncé – Lemonade (2016)
• Rihanna – Anti (2016)
• Zayn – Mind of Mine (2016)
• Alicia Keys – Here (2016)
• Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. (2017)
• Lorde – Melodrama (2017)
• Demi Lovato – Tell Me You Love Me (2017)
• Nicki Minaj – Queen (2018)
• Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (2019) ^[8]
• Roddy Ricch – The Box (2019)
• NCT 127 – We Are Superhuman (2019)
• The Weeknd – After Hours (2020)
• Alicia Keys – Alicia (2020)
• Ariana Grande – Positions (2020)
• Sabrina Carpenter – Emails I Can't Send (2022)
• Future – I Never Liked You (2022)
• Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine (2024)
• Addison Rae – Addison (2025)

In popular culture

Lorde mentions the recording studio in her song "Hard Feelings/Loveless," which was recorded there. The lyric goes, "I'm at Jungle City / It's late and this song is for you." ^[9]

References

1. Walter, Basil (June 2011). "Temple of Sound". Vanity Fair . Retrieved January 22, 2014.
2. Sisario, Ben (January 25, 2011). "New Studio Harks Back to a Musical Golden Age". The New York Times . Retrieved January 22, 2014.
3. "Jungle City Studios – CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved January 22, 2014.
4. Tingen, Paul (October 2012). "Jeff Bhasker on mixing 'We Are Young'". Sound on Sound . Retrieved January 22, 2014.
5. "Justin Timberlake – 20–20 Experience CD Album". CD Universe. Muze. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
6. "Beyonce Album Credits". Beyoncé . Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
7. 1989 (Compact disc liner notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2014. BMRBD0500A.
8. "Ariana Grande "thank u, next" Interview". Zach Sang Show. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
9. Melodrama (CD). Lorde. United States: Lava/Republic Records. 2017.

External links

• Official website

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