Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans
Encyclopedia
Ultrasonic Studios is a music recording studio in New Orleans, Louisiana
, USA
. The studio is located on Washington Avenue in the Uptown
neighborhood near Xavier University
. It was established in 1977
, and is co-owned by recording engineers David Farrell and Steve Reynolds.
The studio has been the recording scene of many noteworthy New Orleans & Louisiana music including Dr. John
's Goin' Back To New Orleans, James Booker
's Classified, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's Gate Swings, Fats Domino
's Alive and Kickin and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band's Jelly.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
in 2005, the studio suffered major damage from the flood and has not been back in operation since.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, USA
United States
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. The studio is located on Washington Avenue in the Uptown
Uptown New Orleans
Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth of 19th century architecture...
neighborhood near Xavier University
Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana , located in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college with the distinction of being the only historically black Roman Catholic institution of higher education...
. It was established in 1977
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
, and is co-owned by recording engineers David Farrell and Steve Reynolds.
The studio has been the recording scene of many noteworthy New Orleans & Louisiana music including Dr. John
Dr. John
Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...
's Goin' Back To New Orleans, James Booker
James Booker
James Carroll Booker III was a jazz, New Orleans rhythm and blues and soul musician born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.-Biography:...
's Classified, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's Gate Swings, Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
's Alive and Kickin and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band's Jelly.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
in 2005, the studio suffered major damage from the flood and has not been back in operation since.