Eldorado Recording Studio is a full service recording studio established in 1954 at 1717 N. Vine Street in Hollywood. In 1987, following damage to the building after many earthquakes, the studio moved to Sunset Boulevard. In 1996, the studio moved to its current location at 150 E Providencia Ave, Burbank, CA.
The studio became strongly associated with producer Dave Jerden, who used Eldorado as his “home base” from about 1981–2004. In a 2018 interview/trade-article, it’s noted that the Burbank facility inherited much of the legacy equipment from earlier eras: vintage mic preamps, compressors, mic locker units dating back to the ’50s.
The “live room” at the Burbank site is regarded as “one of the great drum rooms,” which suggests that Eldorado placed emphasis early on on quality tracking spaces. The original Hollywood location’s proximity to Hollywood & Vine (and to the Capitol Records building) placed it in the heart of the recording-industry zone. That suggests both convenience (for artists) and also a certain cultural prestige.
Notable Artists That Recorded Here Include:
Vintage by Canned Heat
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by David Byrne and Brian Eno
The Red Hot Chili Peppers by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nothing’s Shocking by Jane’s Addiction
That What Is Not by Public Image Ltd.
Sutras by Donovan
Americana by The Offspring
Goodbye Alice in Wonderland by Jewel
Eldorado Recording Studio Original Location
1717 N. Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028
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