Metropolis Audio

Iconic recording studio in South Melbourne. Closed in 2006. Also known as: Metropolis Studios Metropolis Metropolis Audio Melbourne This studio has its origins in Armstrong Studios, which was founded by Bill Armstrong (6) in the 1960s. This studio was located over a number of properties in Albert Rd, South Melbourne, moving to a warehouse in Bank St, South Melbourne, in 1972. The studio was renamed in 1974 to AAV (Armstrong Audio/Video) when it was bought by the Age Newspaper Group. At some point afterwards (probably in the 1980s), the studio was renamed Metropolis Audio, and also purchased by a staff consortium (headed by Ern Rose). A controlling share was then bought by the Celtex audiovisual company in 2005, but after Celtex got into financial difficulties, the studio closed in 2006. In 1995, Edensound mastering studio had moved from RBX Studios to the control room of Studio 1 in Metropolis Audio. Following the closure of this studio, Edensound's directors Martin Pullan and David Drew took over Metropolis Audio's lease and returned the studio's name to Armstrong Studios. The studio has moved in 2013 to new premises at Abbotsford, Melbourne.