03/12/2026
I’m deeply happy to see this space continue its creative life with the ideal new stewards. From 1994–1997, I worked on Charlie Chaplin’s old movie lot — back when it was A&M Records — before it became Jim Henson Studios. I still remember my very first day walking through those gates. Front and center: Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger on the featured billboard, felt like a dream sequence.
A&M’s recording studios and sound stage were alive every single day. Legends came and went like it was the most normal thing in the world, Michael Jackson was on the lot and somehow, I got to hang out and hold his pet monkey Bubbles! When Neil Young was recording Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam, I was in the studio pretending to be very busy while quietly losing my mind (thanks Whittaker). Never forget seeing shirtless Seal walking through the palm-frond-filled, smoky air while filming a music video and all the wild characters milling about for Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" video.
So many wildly talented souls crossing paths daily — musicians, engineers, creatives, visionaries — all orbiting this historic, electric place.
Some places deserve to keep making magic, glad I got to experience a sliver of it!
The duo announced today that the historic property will continue "operating as a major working studio in the heart of Los Angeles."
