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Peter Gabriel was in a quandary. Although the owner of his own studio, Real World in Wiltshire, his collaborators were urging him to use AIR Studios instead to record his two classically-themed albums, “Scratch My Back’ (2010) and “New Blood’ (2011.) He decided to book Lyndhurst Hall at AIR studios. The former album became a critical success, while the latter album has not been officially released yet.

London is far more convenient for musicians to get to than out of the way country villages, where many other UK recording studios are based. Studio musicians from all over Europe are often called to score movie soundtracks or for unusual musical collaborations between classical and pop like Gabriel-s projects. London contains a fine network of public transportation and private taxis so foreign musicians can quickly get to the studio with a minimum of stress.

Another advantage that AIR Lyndhurt has over many other studios is its size. Getting a 50 piece chamber orchestra together requires a lot of space. Lyndhurst Hall is palatial compared to the more famous London studio Abbey Road ” or Gabriel-s own Real World. AIR Studios provides enough space for musicians as well as for engineers, producers, collaborators and the occasional rock star like Peter Gabriel.

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