The Hive, Recording studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, US
The Hive is a recording studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, housed in a two-story building on Cahuenga Boulevard. It combines analog tape machines with digital recording equipment, giving artists the option to work with both approaches in the same space.
The building originally served as a voice-over studio before the rock band 311 took it over in the early 2000s. They gradually transformed it into a full music production center where most of their albums were made.
The Hive is closely tied to the rock band 311, who used it as their home base for recording over many years. Fans of the band often recognize the studio's name as a key reference point in the story of their music.
The studio operates as a private facility, so a visit requires an appointment arranged in advance. It sits along Cahuenga Boulevard in North Hollywood, which makes it fairly easy to locate when traveling through the area.
The decision to convert the voice-over space into a music studio was driven mainly by the cost of renting commercial studios, which had become too high for the band. Owning their own space gave 311 full control over how and when they recorded, without the pressure of hourly fees.
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