Criteria Studio Miami

This studio in name may not trigger any reaction but if you knew what was recorded in this building it would blow your mind.  Over 250 Gold/Platinum records were done here over the last 60 years.  I had a burning desire to get inside this place and my repeated attempts finally paid off as I was given a private tour earlier this week.  Located in North Miami on a nondescript street these walls were the recording place of records such as I Feel Good by James Brown,  Claptons Layla, Eagles Hotel Ca., Fleetwood Mac Rumours, Bee Gees Main Course, Sat Night Fever,  Rod Stewart Night on the Town, Dylan Time out of Mind, Bob Marley Could You be Loved,   to name a slight few.  It houses the largest room for recording on the Eastern Seaboard and is still vibrant today. Made famous in late 6os forward by the late Tom Dowd sound engineer view the doc ( The Language of Music with Tom Dowd ) .  It was truly a dream come true to be in these studios and get a feel for where these legendary recordings took place. More below and at the bottom a listing of some of the artists who recorded at Criteria over the last 6 decades.Published May 2014By Hannes BiegerIf recording studios were viewed the same way as wine, 1958 would be seen as an exceptional vintage. Not only did Sunset Sound and United Recorders (today Ocean Way Studios) in Hollywood open their doors that year: so too did an influential counterpart on the East Coast of the United States. And, typically for a studio founded in this era, Criteria owes its origins to the ideals and the business sense of a single entrepreneur.When MacEmerman decided he was not a good enough musician to pursue his career as a trumpeter any further, he started to record jazz groups in local venues, and, much like Rudy Van Gelder in his early days, from his parents' home. After a few years it was time to put his endeavour on a more solid footing. Emerman purchased a building in North Miami, close to the local TV station, and in 1958 the first studio of many to come in this location was ready for operation. Around the same time Mack Emerman crossed paths with Jeep Harned, who would later found the console and tape recorder manufacturer MCI. Harned modified and improved Criteria's original all-valve console, and soon enough, worldwide hits began to emerge from Criteria — which is still probably the largest and busiest recording venue in the South East of the United States. James Brown's classic 'I Got You (I Feel Good)' was recorded at Criteria in Spring 1965, earning the studio the first of over 300 gold records to follow in the next decades.2 Live Crew10,000 ManiacsABBAAC/DCAdeleAerosmithAGNEZ MOAlejandro SanzThe Allman Brothers Band[2]Andy Gibb[4]Aretha Franklin[2]Austin MahoneThe Baskerville HoundsBee Gees[3]Beach BoysBertín OsborneBilly JoelBlack SabbathBob DylanBob MarleyBob SegerBootsy CollinsBrandyBrook BentonBuddy GuyCandyCharred Walls of the DamnedChicago[4]Collective SoulComateensCristian CastroCrosby, Stills and NashDavid BowieDelaney & BonnieDerek and the Dominos[2]Donny HathawayDrakeDr. DreDr. JohnEaglesEddie MoneyEnrique IglesiasEric ClaptonExposéFleetwood Mac[2]FirefallGameGang of FourGloria EstefanGrand Funk RailroadIvano FossatiJackie GleasonJaco PastoriusJames Brown[2]Joe CockerJoe VitaleJohn Cougar MellencampJohn DenverJohn Lee HookerJulio IglesiasJustin BieberLenny KravitzLess Than JakeLil WayneLynyrd SkynyrdManassasManowarMariah CareyMarilyn MansonMeat LoafMink DeVilleMichael Jackson[5]Nicki MinajThe NailsN.O.R.E.Pat Martino[6]Petula ClarkR.E.M.R. KellyRiggsRonnie HawkinsThe Mothers of InventionThe RomanticsSam SamudioSoda StereoWill to PowerWishbone AshYngwie J. Malmsteen