Revival LA
Rebirth Of The Historical Complex Studio C



One of the few legacy recording studios standing in West LA is Revival LA. Building on its colorful history of the legendary Complex studios, Revival LA is where countless records and hits were made. If only the walls could talk! Here you can’t help but feel inspired working in the same space where Earth Wind & Fire once called home and created so many of their hits. The studio also hosted some of the beloved artists of our times: Aerosmith, Barbara Streisand, Beach Boys, Black Crows, Chaka Kahn, Cher, Dr Dre, Elton John, Fiona Apple, Guns N' Roses, Jackson Brown, Jewel, Leonard Cohen, Linda Ronstadt, Marcus Miller, Neil Young, NIN, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sex pistols, Sheila E, Whitney Houston and Tom Petty, to name a few.

Back in 1978, Earth Wind & Fire (EW&F) were on top of the world. In an unprecedented deal with Columbia/CBS, Maurice White (leader and visionary behind EW&F) set
up his ARC label headquarters here, alongside state of the art recording rooms and rehearsal spaces, acoustically treated and designed to pin drop specifications by the legendary audio engineer
George Massenburg. Massenberg, EW&F’s principal engineer, established The Complex as his home base to build his prototype parametric EQ’s and compressors. His world famous GML consoles were designed and built here, with one still housed in Studio B.

The original parquet tiles (the look of Abbey Road) and the classic 70s slanted wood panels along the walls are part of what make musicians feel at home.

Gear
For microphone connoisseurs, the mic locker comes with the standard favorites: Neumann -KM 84s, -KM 86, -M50s, -U47 and -U47 FET, - U67s, AKG C-12A, Electro Voice RE-20s, Sennheiser MD421s and Shure SM57

Instruments Anyone? The studio offers a Ludwig 1965 Vintage Drum Kit, Yamaha C7 grand piano, Wurlitzer 140B early 1960s (fully refurbished), Rhodes Mark II 1982 (with Dyno-My-Piano Mod and built in Chorus) and Roland MD-800. Amps and PAs include: Aguilar Tone Hammer 500, Aguilar 2X12 Bass Cabinet, Fender 1971 Twin Reverb Silverface (with original Fender Speakers)

The Complex Studio B, early 80s: George Massenburg, David Foster & Maurice White photo by: Bruce W. Talamon

Fast forward 2016. Marlon Ray opened studio C. "This was Maurice White's favorite tracking room for vocals, overdubs, drums and horns. "We want to keep the vibe creative and the sound warm and punchy. Anything you record in this room ends up sounding like a classic record," says Ray.
Denzel Curryph and Bad Bad Not Good came to Revival LA studio a collaboration with Loma Vista Recordings

Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Melody Gardot, Herbie Hancock) at RevivalLA

Clients can enjoy today's recording formats to include:
Pro Tools 10 HD and 12 Native, Cubase 9, Logic X and
Ableton 9 Suite. Monitor mains are a pair of Custom Augspurgers with a pair of Genelec 1032As as reference.

The control room is designed acoustically to playback tracks in a very true listening environment. "Mixing and even mastering will surely be an enjoyable experience to the discerning ear. With a composer station running in parallel with the main Pro Tools rig via Dante, clients can run multiple workflows all in the same room," says Marlon Ray, studio owner/manager.

The studio comes with variety of Software PlugIns to include: WAVES Diamond Bundle, -SSL 4000 Collection, -API Collection, -Abbey Road Reverb Plates, -Eddie Kramer Signature Series, Arturia V Collection 5 Virtual Instrument Bundle, Native Instruments Komplete 11,
Soundtoys 5, Melodyne 4 Studio and Ableton 9 Suite.

You like the vintage vibe and sound, you'll feel at home at Revival LA

Contact:
Marlon Ray 310-497-8462
[email protected]