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{{Short description|Recording studio in Seattle, Washington}}
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| image_caption = [[Anthony Marinelli]] and [[Dr. John]] at Studio X in 2007
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'''Studio X''' (formerly known as '''Bad Animals Studio''' and '''Kaye-Smith Studios'''<ref name=Billboard1995>{{Cite magazine |author=Phalen, Tom |date=25 November 1995 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69 |title=Seattle's history as studio Mecca predates grunge |magazine=Billboard |issn=0006-2510 |volume=107 |issue=47 |page=69 |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009110803/https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69#v=onepage&q&f=false |deadurl-urlstatus=nolive |archivedatearchive-date=October 9, 2018|accessdateaccess-date=October 9, 2018}}.</ref>) is a music and media [[recording studio]] on 4th Avenue in [[downtown Seattle|downtown]] [[Seattle, Washington]], United States. ItOriginally waspart of the [https://www.kayesmith.com/ Kaye-Smith Enterprises] media conglomerate founded by Lester Smith and actor [[Danny Kaye]], the studio was used to record commercials and musicians. The studio was re-launched as '''Steve Lawson Productions''' by Steve and Debbie Lawson in 1979.<ref name=Billboard1995/> The sisters [[Ann Wilson|Ann]] and [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]] of the band [[Heart (band)|Heart]] owned the studio from 1991 until 1997, and named it ''Bad Animals'' after their 1987 album [[Bad Animals|of the same name]]. Artists such as [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Alice in Chains]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[Soundgarden]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Queensrÿche]], [[Mad Season (band)|Mad Season]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Audioslave]], [[Aerosmith]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[Jerry Cantrell]], [[Eddie Vedder]], [[Duff McKagan]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[B.B. King]], [[Radiohead]], [[R.E.M.]], [[Deftones]], [[Soulfly]], [[Steve Vai]], [[KMFDM]], and [[Neil Young]] have recorded at the studio.<ref name="clients">{{Cite web |url=http://www.studioxinc.com/projects/ |title=Clients - Studio X |website=studioxinc.com}}</ref>
 
==History==
In 1991, [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy]] and [[Ann Wilson]] of the band [[Heart (band)|Heart]] entered into a partnership with Steve Lawson, who owned Kaye-Smith Studios where many of their 1970s hits, as well as their 1980 album ''[[Bébé le Strange]]'', had been recorded.<ref>{{cite journal|workjournal=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]]|issn=0164-9957|ppage=169|issue=1–6|volume=22|title=Heart|publisher=Mix Publications}}</ref> They upgraded the facility to the state-of-the-art, and renamed it Bad Animals Studio. The studio was named after Heart's 1987 album, ''[[Bad Animals]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19911007&slug=1309529 |title=Recording Studio Just A `'Heart' Beat Away |last=Updike |first=Robin |date=October 7, 1991 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Ann and Nancy sold the studio back to the Lawsons in 1997, and it was renamed Studio X.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mobygames.com/company/bad-animals-inc |title=Bad Animals, Inc |website=Moby Games}}</ref>
 
Several of the [[Humongous Entertainment]] games were also recorded by Bad Animals Studios.
 
In May 1993, [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] entered Bad Animals Studios to remix the songs "[[Heart-Shaped Box]]" and "[[All Apologies]]" for their album ''[[In Utero (album)|In Utero]]''.<ref>Azerrad, 1994. p. 337–38</ref>
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The music video for [[Soundgarden]]'s 1994 single "[[Fell on Black Days]]" was filmed at the studio.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/kevinwestenberg/p/BkW0TEqhO_q/ |title=SOUNDGARDEN were working hard on the SUPERUNKNOWN album at Bad Animals studios in Seattle in the autumn of 1993 |date=June 23, 2018 |website=Instagram}}</ref>
 
In 1997, Steve Lawson sold Bad Animals to Mike McAuliffe, Dave Howe, Charlie Nordstrom and Tom McGurk.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990617&slug=2967007 |title=Hear, Hear: Sound Effects Win Emmys -- `'Nye The Science Guy' Team Go To Great Lengths |last=Kelly |first= Brian |date=June 17, 1999 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
 
In 1998, the [[Spice Girls]] recorded vocals for the song "Boyfriend/Girlfriend", their contribution to the ''[[South Park]]'' soundtrack at the studio.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dqq=Spice+Girls+studio+x+seattle&sourcepg=bl&ots=Zj4-Mg_-2U&sig=fyb-kzzyVE01UpFUujO5m0y2FVo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrtOPBvvXdAhVN6lMKHYgtA2kQ6AEwAnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Spice%20Girls%20studio%20x%20seattle&f=falsePA66 |title=Studio Action |publication-date=September 12, 1998 |volume=110 |issue=37 |page=66 |websitemagazine=Billboard|date=12 September 1998 }}</ref>▼
 
In 2001, [[Bill Brown (composer)|Bill Brown]] recorded all of the music for [[Microsoft]]'s [[Windows XP]] operating system with a live orchestra at the studio.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Bill |url=https://www.facebook.com/BillBrown.music.composer/posts/almost-14-years-ago-i-wrote-the-music-for-windows-xp-and-we-recorded-it-at-studi/10153014445395171/ |via=[[Facebook]] |title=Almost 14 years ago I wrote the music for Windows XP… |date=July 4, 2013 |language=en |access-date=21 July 2023 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
▲In 1998, the [[Spice Girls]] recorded vocals for the song "Boyfriend/Girlfriend", their contribution to the [[South Park]] soundtrack at the studio.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=Spice+Girls+studio+x+seattle&source=bl&ots=Zj4-Mg_-2U&sig=fyb-kzzyVE01UpFUujO5m0y2FVo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrtOPBvvXdAhVN6lMKHYgtA2kQ6AEwAnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Spice%20Girls%20studio%20x%20seattle&f=false |title=Studio Action |publication-date=September 12, 1998 |volume=110 |issue=37 |page=66 |website=Billboard}}</ref>
 
On September 1, 2003, Seattle radio station [[KNDD|KNDD 107.7 The End]] hosted a solo acoustic performance by [[Thom Yorke]] at Studio X.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greenplastic.com/gigography/showDetails.php?showID=876#noteslong |title=Studio X - Seattle, WA USA September 1, 2003 |website=greenplastic.com}}</ref>
 
In October 2017, the studio was purchased for $21.6 million by [[Skanska]], which plans to build a 346-unit multifamily tower with ground-floor retail in the building.<ref name="moving">{{Cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/belltowns-studio-x-witness-to-some-of-seattles-greatest-music-milestones-makes-way-for-the-wrecking-ball/ |title=Belltown’sBelltown's Studio X, witness to some of Seattle’sSeattle's greatest music milestones, makes way for the wrecking ball |last=Brodeur |first=Nicole |date=August 24, 2018 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref>
 
On October 31, 2018, Studio X, now managed by Reed Ruddy, moved its location from [[Belltown, Seattle|Belltown]] to [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]].<ref name="moving"/> [[Alice in Chains]]' 2018 album ''[[Rainier Fog]]'' was the last album recorded at the original studio.<ref name="moving"/>
 
==Albums recorded at Bad Animals/Studio X==
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Partial list.
 
* ''[[Bette Midler (album)|Bette Midler]]'' (1973) – [[Bette Midler]] (as Kaye-Smith Studios)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rvm.pm/bette-midler-bette-midler/ |title=Bette Midler – Bette Midler |website=Radio.Video.Music|date=16 November 2021 }}</ref>
* ''Track of the Cat'' (1975) – [[Dionne Warwick]] (overdubbing) (as Kaye-Smith Studios)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dionne Warwick – Track Of The Cat|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dionne-Warwick-Track-Of-The-Cat/release/1203096|website=Discogs}}</ref>
* ''[[Little Queen]]'' (1977) – [[Heart (band)|Heart]] (as Kaye-Smith Studios)<ref>{{cite web|title=Little Queen – Heart|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/little-queen-mw0000190298|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
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* ''[[Greatest Hits/Live]]'' (1980) – [[Heart (band)|Heart]] (as Kaye-Smith Studios)<ref>{{cite web|title=Heart – Greatest Hits / Live|url=https://www.discogs.com/Heart-Greatest-Hits-Live/release/12435891|website=Discogs}}</ref>
* ''[[Private Audition]]'' (1982) – [[Heart (band)|Heart]] (as Kaye-Smith Studios)<ref>{{cite web|title=Private Audition – Heart|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/private-audition-mw0000650244|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Metal Church (album)|Metal Church]]'' (1984) - [[Metal Church]] (as Steve Lawson Productions)<ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Metal Church |others=[[Metal Church]] |year= 1985 |type=LP sleeve |publisher= [[Elektra Records]]|id=60471-1}}</ref>
* ''[[Automatic For The People]]'' (1992) – [[R.E.M.]] (mixing)<ref>{{cite web|title=R.E.M. – Automatic For The People|url=https://www.discogs.com/REM-Automatic-For-The-People/release/8037481|website=Discogs}}</ref>
* ''[[Inhaler (album)|Inhaler]]'' (1993) – [[Tad (band)|Tad]] (mixing)<ref>{{cite web|title=Tad – Inhaler|url=https://www.discogs.com/Tad-Inhaler/release/425192|website=Discogs}}</ref>
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* ''[[Lucy (Candlebox album)|Lucy]]'' (1995) – [[Candlebox]] (mixing)<ref>{{cite web|title=Candlebox – Lucy|url=https://www.discogs.com/Candlebox-Lucy/release/564201|website=Discogs}}</ref>
* ''[[Alice in Chains (album)|Alice in Chains]]'' (1995) – [[Alice in Chains]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Alice in Chains – Alice in Chains|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/alice-in-chains-mw0000646274|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop]]'' (1996) – [[Stone Temple Pilots]] (mixing)<ref>{{cite web|title=Stone Temple Pilots – Tiny Music...Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop|url=https://www.discogs.com/Stone-Temple-Pilots-Tiny-MusicSongs-From-The-Vatican-Gift-Shop/release/1324281|website=Discogs}}</ref>
* ''[[Down on the Upside]]'' (1996) – [[Soundgarden]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Down on the Upside – Soundgarden|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/down-on-the-upside-mw0000647977|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[New Adventures in Hi-Fi]]'' (1996) – [[R.E.M.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New Adventures in Hi-Fi – R.E.M. |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/new-adventures-in-hi-fi-mw0000647618|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
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* ''[[Savages (Soulfly album)|Savages]]'' (2003) – [[Soulfly]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Savages – Soulfly|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/savages-mw0002565448|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Transatlanticism]]'' (2003) – [[Death Cab for Cutie]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Transatlanticism – Death Cab for Cutie|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/transatlanticism-mw0000319183|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* [[In Between Evolution]] (2004) - [[The Tragically Hip]]<ref>{{Citation |title=In Between Evolution - The Tragically Hip {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-between-evolution-mw0000482112 |access-date=2024-07-15 |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Catch Without Arms]]'' (2005) – [[Dredg]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Catch Without Arms – Dredg|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/catch-without-arms-mw0000702642|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Pearl Jam (album)|Pearl Jam]]'' (2006) – [[Pearl Jam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pearl Jam – Pearl Jam|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pearl-jam-mw0000776561|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Into the Wild (soundtrack)|Into the Wild]]'' (2007) – [[Eddie Vedder]]<ref name="into the wild">{{cite web|title=Into the Wild [Original Soundtrack] – Eddie Vedder|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/into-the-wild-original-soundtrack-mw0000492981|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Ukulele Songs]]'' (2011) – [[Eddie Vedder]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukulele Songs – Eddie Vedder|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ukulele-songs-mw0002130104|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Fanatic (album)|Fanatic]]'' (2012) – [[Heart (band)|Heart]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fanatic – Heart|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fanatic-mw0002410237|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[The Heist (album)|The Heist]]'' (2012) – [[Macklemore & Ryan Lewis]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heist-mw0002419235/|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[King Animal]]'' (2012) – [[Soundgarden]]<ref>{{cite web|title=King Animal – Soundgarden|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/king-animal-mw0002424110|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Lightning Bolt (Pearl Jam album)|Lightning Bolt]]'' (2013) – [[Pearl Jam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lightning Bolt – Pearl Jam|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lightning-bolt-mw0002563197|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Satyricon (Satyricon album)|Satyricon]]'' (2013) – [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Satyricon – Satyricon|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/satyricon-mw0002562873|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* ''[[Rainier Fog]]'' (2018) – [[Alice in Chains]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/alice-in-chains-2018-interview-2599284893.html |title=Destroy Or Be Destroyed: Alice in Chains Confronts Ghosts, Past on 'Rainier Fog' |last=Beaudoin |first=Jedd |date=August 27, 2018 |website=PopMatters}}</ref>
 
==Film scores recorded at Bad Animals/Studio X==
* ''[[Army of Darkness]]'' (1992)<ref name="clients"/>
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1993)<ref name="clients"/>
* ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'' (1999)<ref name="clients"/>
* ''[[Office Space]]'' (1999)<ref name="clients"/>
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* ''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]'' (2005)<ref name="clients"/>
* ''[[Halo 3 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|date=September 20, 2007|url=http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=172|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408192713/http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=172|archivedate=April 8, 2008|title=Interview with Halo 3 Composer Marty O'Donnell|publisher=[[Music4Games]]|accessdate=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/879/879182p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003121349/http://music.ign.com/articles/879/879182p1.html |title=The Music of ''The Incredible Hulk'' |last=Van Zelfden |first=Alex |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |date=June 6, 2008 |archive-date=October 3, 2008 |access-date=January 4, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Halo: Reach|Halo: Reach Original Soundtrack]]'' (2010)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Halo-Reach-Soundtrack-Available-Musically-Inclined-Gamers-26921.html |title=Halo: Reach Soundtrack Available For Musically Inclined Gamers |last=Usher |first=William |date=September 12, 2010 |website=Cinema Blend}}</ref>
* ''Solitaire Blitz'' (2012)<ref name="clients"/>
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