Hyde street studios is an american music recording facility in san francisco, california. Along with worldrenowned music recording, hyde street studios also offers. A historical tour through san francisco recording studios. Located at 245 hyde street and previously occupied by wally heider studios, it became hyde street studios in 1980 when it was taken over by local songwriter, musician, and independent record producer michael ward with his two partners tom sharples and former tewkesbury sound studio owner dan alexander, who initially had a 50% share in the business. Plant and wally heiders later hyde street, to mid level studios like different.
Hyde street studios is the premier recording studio in san francisco, and the longest running recording studio in the bay area. According to researchers who later explored studio history for hyde street studios. From an island station in the middle of the embarcadero, take an f line streetcar to beach and jones streets and continue on beach street to hyde street. To mark our 50th anniversary year, we have put together a history of hyde, to highlight our achievements since we were founded in 1967.
Our goal is to offer artists the opportunity to get the sound theyre. This video is about hyde street studios old joe category. Hyde street studios are under nearconstant threat, but their owners enthusiasm and tenacity are prevailing. In early 1969, heider opened wally heiders studio at 245 hyde street, san francisco, between turk and eddy streets, across the street from black hawk jazz club, in a building that had previously been used by 20th century fox for film offices, screening rooms and storage heider had reportedly apprenticed as an assistant and mixer at united western recorders in hollywood, ca, with bill putnam, the father of modern recording, and he already owned and ran an independent recording studio and. History of hyde and its neighbourhood by middleton thomas. Tucked away in temecula is the phenomenal hyde street massacre haunted house that should be seen this halloween season. Tour sfs longestrunning recording studio where legends such as santana and the grateful dead recorded iconic hits. Founded in 1980 when michael ward and his partners took over the vacant facilities formerly occupied by wally heider studios. Us recording studio located in the tenderloin neighborhood of san francisco, california.
The maltese falcon is set on the tough streets of the tenderloin, where the books author. Tour the legendary hyde street studios in san francisco. Founded as wally heider recording back in 1969 and now known as hyde street studios, the grateful dead, jefferson airplane, santana. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. As a bonus, stevensons original novel is included at the back. Development could end historic recording studios 48year run. Three mgm lions on a building on hyde street in todays seamy tenderloin district are a reminder of a bit of hollywood history. In the 80s and 90s the studio produced records such as dead kennedys plastic surgery disasters, flipper album generic flipper, souls of mischief 93 til infinity, and hieroglyphics 3rd eye vision, among others. Hyde street massacre is a psychotic tribute to halloween past. Founded in 1980 when michael ward and his partners took over the. The hyde street massacre takes a fantastic time period like the 1950s, and puts such a fantastic twist on it. How one tenderloin recording studio shaped the san francisco. Welcome to hyde street studios, where the warm sound of high end vintage audio meets the modern sound of the digital age.
Wally heider studios news newspapers books scholar. Hyde street studios san francisco recording studio. History of hyde street studios and wally heider recording. The book discusses the arrival, growth, and departure of studios in and.