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Fort Apache Studios

April 11, 2024

Fort Apache Studios is a New England recording studio focusing on alternative rock sessions produced there since 1986.

History edit

The studio was initially built by a collective begun in 1985 by musician/producer Joe Harvard and members of a band called Sex Execs: engineers Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade, and Jim Fitting.[1]

Its first location was 169 Norfolk Avenue, a warehouse in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. As Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom noted, it was the height of the crack epidemic, and Roxbury was a dangerous place. As a result, Harvard gave the studio its name after the 1981 movie Fort Apache, The Bronx, which was set in a crime-ridden neighborhood.[2]

The team took a do-it-yourself approach. Drummer Billy Conway, Fitting's bandmate in Treat Her Right, framed the control room wall.[3] The studio became very active recording Boston-area indie-rock groups in 1986. It soon upgraded its early 8-track Roxbury facilities to 16-track equipment.

Fort Apache relocated its facilities above the Rounder Records warehouse and offices on Camp Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1988. Around then, Harvard briefly became sole owner.

In 1995, a larger studio was built a block away, on Edmunds Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2002, the company moved the studio from Massachusetts into space leased in an old hotel called The Windham, in Bellows Falls, Vermont. In 2007 operations in Bellows Falls were suspended and Smith moved the studio and management offices to his farm nearby in New Hampshire.

"Fort Apache" as a business name edit

Smith used "Fort Apache" as the name of a multi-faceted company that operated the studio business, a concert promotion business, and a business managing artists such as Juliana Hatfield, Tanya Donelly and Natalie Merchant. From 2002-2006, Fort Apache additionally operated a music venue in the lobby of The Windham Hotel, where it recorded and broadcast nearly 200 live concerts. The concert venue was originally the brainchild of Smith and Charlie Hunter, owner of the Bellows Falls booking agency Flying Under Radar. In 2007, operations in Bellows Falls were suspended and Smith moved the studio and management offices to his farm nearby in New Hampshire.

Artists edit

Among the many major groups and artists who have recorded there over the years are the Pixies, Radiohead, Rubyhorse, Superdrag, Come, Big Dipper (band), Juliana Hatfield, Throwing Muses, Belly, Tanya Donelly, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, The Lemonheads, Volcano Suns, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Elliott Smith, Eleventh Dream Day, The Connells, The Specials, Blake Babies, Weezer, Yo La Tengo, Evan Dando, Warren Zevon, Dirt Merchants, Fat Tuesday Toys Went Berserk, The Shods, Spore, Blameless, Uncle Tupelo, Morphine (band), Superchunk and many more. Check out "The Bridge - A Tribute To Neil Young" The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young for Fort recordings of The Pixies and Dinosaur Jr.

Affiliated Producers edit

Producers affiliated with the studio in the 1980s and 1990s included Lou Giordano,[4] studio manager Gary Smith, Sean Slade, Paul Q Kolderie,Tim O'Heir. and Matt Bayles. Smith brought the Pixies to Fort Apache to record their legendary 1987 demos later known as The Purple Tape and also produced several of Throwing Muses' 1980s albums there. Smith became a co-owner of the studio when it was moved to its 24-track Cambridge facilities in 1988. Eventually, in the 1990s, Harvard sold his ownership interests in the studio to partners Smith and Billy Bragg and departed. Fort Apache also hosted a recording label in partnership with MCA Records in the mid-1990s.

History By Location edit

Norfolk Avenue 1985 to 1987 edit

42°19′33″N 71°04′12″W / 42.3258°N 71.0701°W / 42.3258; -71.0701

Smith brought the Pixies in to record their 1987 demos Pixies (EP) later known as The Purple Tape. Smith also produced several of Throwing Muses' albums.

Camp Street 1987 to 2003 edit

42°23′54″N 71°07′49″W / 42.3984°N 71.1303°W / 42.3984; -71.1303

The Camp Street location was above the Rounder Records warehouse and offices on Camp Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Records made in this location include Hole's Live Through This (1994), Radiohead's Pablo Honey (1993), Radiohead's The Bends (1995), Dinosaur Jr.s Green Mind, Fat Tuesday's Everybody's Got One and Buffalo Tom's Let Me Come Over (1992).

Camp Street 2003 to 2010 edit

Grammy-winning producer Paul Kolderie continued to operate this studio under the Business Name "Camp Street." His most recent works include the 2014 Grammy-Nominated DELLA MAE record, the first new record in a decade by The Dismemberment Plan , as well as new records from Speedy Ortiz, Mike Gordon, Mark Mulcahy, and Yellow Ostrich.

Edmunds Street 1995 to 2003 edit

42°23′54″N 71°07′57″W / 42.3984°N 71.1324°W / 42.3984; -71.1324

The second location was opened in 1995 was a short walk across Mass Ave to Edmunds Street. The Edmunds street location used the same architectural plans as the Camp Street locations so that mixes could be worked on in both places. The Edmunds Street location featured a performance studio with a stage and 18' high ceilings. This improved space made it possible to record huge drum sounds like those heard on Oceanic. The Edmunds Street studio also opened the opportunity to host live concerts for the radio with artists like David Bowie, Beck, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Dinosaur Jr, Goo Goo Dolls and Radiohead. Recordings from the first series of concerts can be found on the album This is Fort Apache (1995).

Bellows Falls, VT 2002 to 2007 edit

43°08′02″N 72°26′38″W / 43.1339°N 72.4440°W / 43.1339; -72.4440

In 2002 Gary Smith, who by then was sole owner of the company, moved the studio from Massachusetts to Bellows Falls, VT, while continuing to operate it under the famous Fort Apache Studios name as well. Since then, Paul Kolderie and Sean Slade have continued to run the original Fort Apache studio location under the name Camp Street Studios. For fifteen years, Smith used "Fort Apache" as the name of a multi-faceted company that operated the studio business, a concert promotion business, and a business managing artists such as Juliana Hatfield, Tanya Donelly and Natalie Merchant. From 2002-2006, Fort Apache additionally operated a music venue in the lobby of The Windham Hotel, where it recorded and broadcast nearly 200 live concerts. The concert venue was originally the brainchild of Smith and Charlie Hunter, owner of the Bellows Falls booking agency Flying Under Radar.

Edmunds Street 2008 to Present edit

In 2008, The Bridge Sound & Stage began opened for business at the Edmunds Street location. The engineers at The Bridge are Owen Curtin and Janos Fulop. AR Classic Records is also run out of this location. Among the artists recording and performing in this location are Amanda Palmer, Sheryl Crow, David Gray, Keene, Slaine, Ed O.G., Jordan Knight, Moe Pope, Jared Evan, Duck Down Music Inc., Sean Price, Termanology, Slane, Monkey Knife Fight and many more.

References edit

  1. ^ Lynds, John (March 29, 2019). "Joe Harvard, Founder of Fort Apache Studios, musician, Writer Dies at 60". East Boston Times Free Press.
  2. ^ Bray, Ryan (July 11, 2016). "How Boston's Fort Apache Studios Captured the Sound of an Era". Consequence of Sound.
  3. ^ Frank, Josh and Caryn Ganz (2005). Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies. St. Martin's Press. pp. 46. ISBN 9780312340070.
  4. ^ Earles, Andrew (2014-09-15). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. pp. 375–. ISBN 9780760346488. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  • Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Pixies Biography. Allmusic. Retrieved Apr. 20, 2005.
  • . Fort Apache Studios website. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2005.
  • Harvard, Joe (1998). . Boston Rock Storybook webpages. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2005.
  • Schoemer, Karen (October 1994). Fort Apache. Liner notes to This is Fort Apache CD.
  • Smith, Gary (1997). . Hip Online. Retrieved Apr. 20, 2005.
  • . (March 31, 2004). Press Release at The Windham's website. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2005.
  • The Bridge Sound & Stage. The Bridge Sound And Stage Retrieved Mar. 18, 2009.
  • Brief history at The Music Museum of New England

External links edit

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This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fort Apache Studios is a New England recording studio focusing on alternative rock sessions produced there since 1986 Contents 1 History 1 1 Fort Apache as a business name 1 2 Artists 2 Affiliated Producers 3 History By Location 3 1 Norfolk Avenue 1985 to 1987 3 2 Camp Street 1987 to 2003 3 3 Camp Street 2003 to 2010 3 4 Edmunds Street 1995 to 2003 3 5 Bellows Falls VT 2002 to 2007 3 6 Edmunds Street 2008 to Present 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe studio was initially built by a collective begun in 1985 by musician producer Joe Harvard and members of a band called Sex Execs engineers Paul Q Kolderie Sean Slade and Jim Fitting 1 Its first location was 169 Norfolk Avenue a warehouse in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston Massachusetts As Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom noted it was the height of the crack epidemic and Roxbury was a dangerous place As a result Harvard gave the studio its name after the 1981 movie Fort Apache The Bronx which was set in a crime ridden neighborhood 2 The team took a do it yourself approach Drummer Billy Conway Fitting s bandmate in Treat Her Right framed the control room wall 3 The studio became very active recording Boston area indie rock groups in 1986 It soon upgraded its early 8 track Roxbury facilities to 16 track equipment Fort Apache relocated its facilities above the Rounder Records warehouse and offices on Camp Street in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1988 Around then Harvard briefly became sole owner In 1995 a larger studio was built a block away on Edmunds Street in Cambridge Massachusetts In 2002 the company moved the studio from Massachusetts into space leased in an old hotel called The Windham in Bellows Falls Vermont In 2007 operations in Bellows Falls were suspended and Smith moved the studio and management offices to his farm nearby in New Hampshire Fort Apache as a business name edit Smith used Fort Apache as the name of a multi faceted company that operated the studio business a concert promotion business and a business managing artists such as Juliana Hatfield Tanya Donelly and Natalie Merchant From 2002 2006 Fort Apache additionally operated a music venue in the lobby of The Windham Hotel where it recorded and broadcast nearly 200 live concerts The concert venue was originally the brainchild of Smith and Charlie Hunter owner of the Bellows Falls booking agency Flying Under Radar In 2007 operations in Bellows Falls were suspended and Smith moved the studio and management offices to his farm nearby in New Hampshire Artists edit Among the many major groups and artists who have recorded there over the years are the Pixies Radiohead Rubyhorse Superdrag Come Big Dipper band Juliana Hatfield Throwing Muses Belly Tanya Donelly Dinosaur Jr Sebadoh The Lemonheads Volcano Suns The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Elliott Smith Eleventh Dream Day The Connells The Specials Blake Babies Weezer Yo La Tengo Evan Dando Warren Zevon Dirt Merchants Fat Tuesday Toys Went Berserk The Shods Spore Blameless Uncle Tupelo Morphine band Superchunk and many more Check out The Bridge A Tribute To Neil Young The Bridge A Tribute to Neil Young for Fort recordings of The Pixies and Dinosaur Jr Affiliated Producers editProducers affiliated with the studio in the 1980s and 1990s included Lou Giordano 4 studio manager Gary Smith Sean Slade Paul Q Kolderie Tim O Heir and Matt Bayles Smith brought the Pixies to Fort Apache to record their legendary 1987 demos later known as The Purple Tape and also produced several of Throwing Muses 1980s albums there Smith became a co owner of the studio when it was moved to its 24 track Cambridge facilities in 1988 Eventually in the 1990s Harvard sold his ownership interests in the studio to partners Smith and Billy Bragg and departed Fort Apache also hosted a recording label in partnership with MCA Records in the mid 1990s History By Location editNorfolk Avenue 1985 to 1987 edit 42 19 33 N 71 04 12 W 42 3258 N 71 0701 W 42 3258 71 0701Smith brought the Pixies in to record their 1987 demos Pixies EP later known as The Purple Tape Smith also produced several of Throwing Muses albums Camp Street 1987 to 2003 edit 42 23 54 N 71 07 49 W 42 3984 N 71 1303 W 42 3984 71 1303The Camp Street location was above the Rounder Records warehouse and offices on Camp Street in Cambridge Massachusetts Records made in this location include Hole s Live Through This 1994 Radiohead s Pablo Honey 1993 Radiohead s The Bends 1995 Dinosaur Jr s Green Mind Fat Tuesday s Everybody s Got One and Buffalo Tom sLet Me Come Over 1992 Camp Street 2003 to 2010 edit Grammy winning producer Paul Kolderie continued to operate this studio under the Business Name Camp Street His most recent works include the 2014 Grammy Nominated DELLA MAE record the first new record in a decade by The Dismemberment Plan as well as new records from Speedy Ortiz Mike Gordon Mark Mulcahy and Yellow Ostrich Edmunds Street 1995 to 2003 edit 42 23 54 N 71 07 57 W 42 3984 N 71 1324 W 42 3984 71 1324The second location was opened in 1995 was a short walk across Mass Ave to Edmunds Street The Edmunds street location used the same architectural plans as the Camp Street locations so that mixes could be worked on in both places The Edmunds Street location featured a performance studio with a stage and 18 high ceilings This improved space made it possible to record huge drum sounds like those heard on Oceanic The Edmunds Street studio also opened the opportunity to host live concerts for the radio with artists like David Bowie Beck The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Dinosaur Jr Goo Goo Dolls and Radiohead Recordings from the first series of concerts can be found on the album This is Fort Apache 1995 Bellows Falls VT 2002 to 2007 edit 43 08 02 N 72 26 38 W 43 1339 N 72 4440 W 43 1339 72 4440In 2002 Gary Smith who by then was sole owner of the company moved the studio from Massachusetts to Bellows Falls VT while continuing to operate it under the famous Fort Apache Studios name as well Since then Paul Kolderie and Sean Slade have continued to run the original Fort Apache studio location under the name Camp Street Studios For fifteen years Smith used Fort Apache as the name of a multi faceted company that operated the studio business a concert promotion business and a business managing artists such as Juliana Hatfield Tanya Donelly and Natalie Merchant From 2002 2006 Fort Apache additionally operated a music venue in the lobby of The Windham Hotel where it recorded and broadcast nearly 200 live concerts The concert venue was originally the brainchild of Smith and Charlie Hunter owner of the Bellows Falls booking agency Flying Under Radar Edmunds Street 2008 to Present edit In 2008 The Bridge Sound amp Stage began opened for business at the Edmunds Street location The engineers at The Bridge are Owen Curtin and Janos Fulop AR Classic Records is also run out of this location Among the artists recording and performing in this location are Amanda Palmer Sheryl Crow David Gray Keene Slaine Ed O G Jordan Knight Moe Pope Jared Evan Duck Down Music Inc Sean Price Termanology Slane Monkey Knife Fight and many more References edit Lynds John March 29 2019 Joe Harvard Founder of Fort Apache Studios musician Writer Dies at 60 East Boston Times Free Press Bray Ryan July 11 2016 How Boston s Fort Apache Studios Captured the Sound of an Era Consequence of Sound Frank Josh and Caryn Ganz 2005 Fool the World The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies St Martin s Press pp 46 ISBN 9780312340070 Earles Andrew 2014 09 15 Gimme Indie Rock 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981 1996 Voyageur Press pp 375 ISBN 9780760346488 Retrieved 27 September 2015 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Pixies Biography Allmusic Retrieved Apr 20 2005 Fort Apache Selected Discography Fort Apache Studios website Retrieved Apr 18 2005 Harvard Joe 1998 Fort Apache South Getting Started Boston Rock Storybook webpages Retrieved Apr 18 2005 Schoemer Karen October 1994 Fort Apache Liner notes to This is Fort Apache CD Smith Gary 1997 Pixies Biography Hip Online Retrieved Apr 20 2005 The Windham Opens in Bellows Falls Vermont March 31 2004 Press Release at The Windham s website Retrieved Apr 18 2005 The Bridge Sound amp Stage The Bridge Sound And Stage Retrieved Mar 18 2009 Brief history at The Music Museum of New EnglandExternal links editFort Apache official site Camp Street Studios official site The Windham The Bridge Sound And Stage This Is Fort Apache CD compilation Fort Apache Studios discography at Discogs Retrieved from https 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