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Livingroom Studios is a recording studio in Oslo, Norway. [1]

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Started in 1999 by producer/songwriter Espen Berg, Livingroom Studios is one of Norway's main music studio facilities.[ citation needed ]

The studio is home to the producer/songwriter team Espen Berg and Simen Eriksrud, [1] as well as the mix engineer George Tandero. [2]

Clients

The following are clients of Livingroom Studios:[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Livingroom Studios". Discogs . Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "George Tandero". georgetandero.com.
  3. Anna, Ida; Semmingsen, Haugeninga (18 October 2010). "Lady Gaga i studio hos "Donkeyboy"-produsent – (VG Nett) Popstjernen Lady Gaga var i Livingroom Studios til klokken tre i natt". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Norway. Retrieved 18 May 2020.