The Sound Factory

Recording studio in Hollywood, California, USA. For the studios in Tucson, AZ, see Sound Factory, Tucson, AZ. In late 1968 International Management Combine (operated by Lennie Poncher and Bill Loeb) bought R. J. Recorders and renamed it The Sound Factory. New custom equipment, including a portable 16-track console, was designed by Bill Parr. A second studio in West Hollywood called The Sound Factory West was opened soon thereafter. In May 1969 Dave Hassinger, former RCA staff engineer and Warner/Reprise staff producer, bought both studios. He eventually converted the restaurant next to the original Selma Avenue facility into a new studio, tech shop, and disc mastering room and closed Sound Factory West. Hassinger closed The Sound Factory in 1980, selling it to Paul & Tutti Camarata, owners of Sunset Sound Recorders, who renovated and reopened it in 1982. In 2017, the studio was sold again; it continues to operate under new ownership. Known engineers: Val Garay, Jason Mott, Bill Parr. Also appears on releases: - Sunset Sound Factory - Sound Factory - Sound Factory Studios - Sound Factory Recording Studio - Sound Factory Hollywood - The Sound Factory, L.A. - Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA.