Apple Music to Open 15,000-Square-Foot Studio in L.A.
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysApple announced a new Los Angeles studio for its Apple Music division, touting it as the company’s “most ambitious creative project to date.”
The Apple Music L.A. studio space, a three-story facility spanning more than 15,000 square feet, is slated to open later this summer — coinciding with the 10-year anniversary of Apple Music’s June 2015 debut. It’s located in Culver City in the Hayden Tract neighborhood. Nearby, the tech giant is building a 550,000-square-foot building complex on the border of Culver City and the City of Los Angeles, which will serve as its headquarters for the region and Apple TV+.
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AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R16ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R26ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeA central feature of the Apple Music L.A. studio is a 4,000-square-foot soundstage for live performances, multicam shoots, fan events and screenings. The facility has “two advanced radio studios” with immersive Spatial Audio playback and adaptable setups for “live interviews, casual chats, or impromptu performances.” There’s a dedicated Spatial Audio mixing room outfitted with a 9.2.4 PMC speaker system as well as a photo and social media lab, edit room and green room.
In addition, the L.A. studio has “private isolation booths” for songwriting, podcasting, and one-on-one interviews. The building also has “The A-List Corridor” and “Archive Corridor,” showcasing images and artwork of “unforgettable moments from Apple Music’s past and present.”
According to the company, the new L.A. studio will “anchor” a global network of Apple Music’s creative hubs already active in locations including New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris and Nashville, with additional studios “coming soon.”
“Apple Music Radio has always been a home for storytelling and artistry, serving as a space for bold conversations and surprising moments,” Rachel Newman, who was recently appointed Apple Music’s co-head, said in a statement. “With this new studio, we are furthering our commitment to creating a space for artists to create, connect, and share their vision.”
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1bekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R2bekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeTo celebrate its 10-year anniversary, Apple Music Radio is featuring week of specials and live programming. That includes the unveiling of the service’s top 500 most-streamed songs over the last 10 years in a special countdown beginning on Tuesday, July 1; 100 songs will be announced per day, culminating with Apple Music’s top 100 most-streamed songs to date on July 5.
Apple Music is also launching Replay All Time, a special version of the annual Replay experience that allows listeners to see and stream the songs they’ve played the most since joining Apple Music.
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