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Abbey Road is the home of music making. We’re the world’s first and most iconic recording studio, a leader in sonic innovation with the experience and craft to bring out the best in any musical vision or idea. Once a 9-bedroom townhouse, we’re now a global community of artists, experts, inventors and engineers, whose technology and expertise can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Alongside our studios and writing spaces, we work to develop groundbreaking technology that continues to change the future of music making. And through our learning and events, we’re creating one-off experiences and empowering a new generation of talent. This home has created soundtracks to nights in, nights out, heartbreaks and first loves. Epic adventures and life-affirming stories. Across genres, generations and continents, Abbey Road helps music makers move the world. Come on in.

AIR Studios began its long and prestigious history in 1969 when George Martin left EMI to establish an independent recording complex in the heart of central London. It became one of the most successful studio operations in the world. Construction of a sister studio, on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, began in the mid 1970's attracting major artists from around the globe. Sadly, Hurricane Hugo devastated the island in 1989, and the studio was forced to close. However, 1991 heralded the beginning of a new AIR Studios located in the beautiful Lyndhurst Hall in London. A site of significant architectural and historical interest, Lyndhurst Hall occupies a prominent corner position in the quiet suburb of Hampstead and is classified as a Grade II* listed building. Originally a church and missionary school Lyndhurst Hall was designed in 1880 by the great Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse (designer of the Natural History Museum). Heavily involved in the design and building of the new studio facility, Sir George Martin opened AIR Lyndhurst in December 1992 with a gala performance of "Under Milk Wood" in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales.

Abbey Road Institute is the educational initiative from Abbey Road Studios offering a unique music production and sound engineering programme. The education we offer provides students with the highest standard of both practical and theoretical teaching mixed with a unique approach to studio education. The curriculum is divided between three main areas: music production and theory, audio engineering and acoustics, management and music business. The course incorporates the vast technical, creative and innovative heritage of Abbey Road Studios to help students learn not just what equipment, techniques or microphones to use but why and how to use them. In the summer of 2021 we expanded our London Institute and moved into and reopened the historic Angel Studios in Islington. We have 5 sister schools as well as our flagship in London, they're located in Amsterdam, Sydney, Paris, Miami and Johannesburg.