Off topic, but cool: Billboard shared this short video tour of Brad Pitt’s space age style Miraval Studios.
Miraval Studios is a recording studio located in the Château de Miraval, a 900 hectares estate in Provence, France. Originally founded in 1977 by pianist and composer Jacques Loussier and sound engineer Patrice Quef, it’s been the home of major recordings by Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Judas Priest, The Cranberries, The Cure, Wham!, David Sylvian, Sade, Steve Winwood, Yes, Rammstein and many others.
The studio was unused for a decade, until it was renovated by Pitt and French producer Damien Quintard. It reopened in October of this year.
The renovated studio features restored classic gear, including the original SSL 4000 G+ fully restored , legendary gear like a fully original Fairchild 670, Urei 1176, RCA microphones, EMT 240, TR-808 and more. It pairs the vintage gear with a flagship Dolby Atmos Music system, and a hybrid desk that looks like something out of 70’s sci fi film.
The cleaning people are going to make a fortune keeping that place clean.
who the frack is Brad Pitt?
Who the frack is some random John?
I think he’s some guy who sells salad dressing.
Said John Doe
You either live under a rock or you’re trolling, lol
Anyway ~ Very impressive, Mr. Pitt! I like it!
lol.
Mr. 150 IQ rides again.
I got a fan! wooo! I’m an influencer now!
So did anyone see a synthesizer in there? B.T.’s studio is where it’s at for this site.
Haha, the soundmix really sucks….
not for garage punk
Everything is best, everything is shiny, totally clean but somehow uninspirational to me!
a distraction from (alleged) wife beating. Nice
as an engineer its nice to see someone keeping these kinds of iconic places going
I thought it was ironic that when showing off the wide selection of high end mics the studio has to offer, he wasn’t properly miked.
wow thats hilarious
Looks stunning! Would love to go there.
The first rule of Space Age Style Miraval Studios is DO NOT talk about Space Age Style Miraval Studios.
it comes with a caravan for his ma and lots of dags.
What seems to be missing is real artists to fill the space
Did Mr Pitt not look into how the record industry has changed in the last 20 years and see how nearly all of the big recording studios have closed down? Even Abbey Road is struggling to keep its doors open and is slowly turning more into a tourist attraction. Don’t get me wrong, fair play to him and if you’ve got a few million to throw away why not but the music industry does pay artists big budgets to blow on recording studio now. The majority of record for the last 20 years have been done on a laptop in bedrooms, lounges, kitchens. perhaps a final mix is done in a studio but it doesn’t need to be as palatial as this.If I could’ve saved one of the now closed studios it would’ve been Sarm Studio as there were so manor iconic recording done there.
So cool and well thought out! Congrats! Art has always needed a benefactor. Thanks Brad Pitt!