Bear Creek Studio

Bear Creek Studio is a residential recording studio located in Woodinville, Washington situated in a barn on a 10 acre farm.[1][2][3][4] Known for its "rural farmhouse" location,[5] a number of artists have recorded at the studio, including: Brandi Carlile,[6] Train,[7] The Lumineers,[4][8] Soundgarden,[5][9] Foo Fighters,[10] James Brown,[9] Modest Mouse,[11] Geoff Tate,[12] The Tragically Hip, Eric Clapton[4] and Lionel Richie.[4] James Shaw of Metric called it "the oldest family owned studio in America, and a really special place."[13] Chris Cornell said: "It was such a pleasant place, we didn't want to leave."[9]

History

Bear Creek Studio was established in 1977 by Joe and Manny Hadlock. Their son, Ryan, has since taken over[9] as chief engineer and has learned the family trade over time, earning credit as producer, engineer, and mixer on a variety of different works.[1][9][14][15] Originally a 19th century dairy barn, in 1977 Joe Hadlock decided to convert the 1750 sq. foot structure into a state of the art recording studio while retaining the rural setting. Working with architect Doug Thompson, a new post and beam structure was created on the footprint of the old barn.[16][17] In the mid-nineties a new tracking room was constructed which doubled the size of the studio.[9][18] The studio was also used for commercials from time to time, but the Hadlocks kept those two sides of their business separated, as it was considered in the music industry "not hip" to do commercials.[9]

In 2014, a new recording studio was built in a treehouse, as featured on the February 21st episode of Treehouse Masters.[19]

References
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  7. Graff, Gary (November 3, 2015). "Train's Pat Monahan Talks Getting Into the Holiday Spirit With 'Christmas In Tahoe' Album: Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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  9. de Barros, Paul (April 26, 2013). "Family-owned Bear Creek Studio makes music and magic". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14.
  10. Rocco, John M; Rocco, Brian (1998). The Nirvana Companion: Two Decades of Commentary. Schirmer Trade Books. p. 228. ISBN 0028649303.
  11. Goldsher, Alan (2006). Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 157. ISBN 0312356013.
  12. Titus, Christa (July 4, 2002). "Tate takes turn to electronica". Chicago Sun-Times.
  13. Larsen, Leif (October 27, 2009). "Metric's system". The Manitoban. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  14. Luna Guitars. "Feature: Bear Creek Studios". Luna Guitars. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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  16. Ferreira, Nuno Saque. "Milo Green released self-titled Album". Altsounds. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  17. Ratiner, Tracie (2009). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Gale. p. 6. ISBN 978-0787696153.
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  19. Cross, Charles R. (8 January 2014). "'Treehouse Masters' wows CeeLo Green, Bear Creek Studio". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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