American Artists Studios

1980s recording studio and production firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, operated by Owen Husney. Early around 1985, the company moved downtown from its Loring Park location to the site of a proposed arts business district. This new location was a 5,000 square foot warehouse, located in the area slated for a state-funded "arts enterprise zone," which was to offer a variety of financial benefits to artists headquartered there. Husney and filmmaker partners Ron Soskin and Ken Green planned to turn the warehouse into a multipurpose facility, incorporating a 24-track studio with mixing capabilities, along with film, video, photography and choreography departments. The facility's purpose was to aid the artists' development processes.