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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.

Riverside Studios is a multi-arts centre on the banks of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England, that has played host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production. In September 2014 the venue closed for major redevelopment, it is scheduled to reopen in 2018 with a state-of-the-art building which will provide a vital new destination for live entertainment and a centre for innovation within the field of live-to-digital arts. The new Riverside Studios will house three television/live arts studios, a cinema and screening room, rehearsal space, an archive and reading room and restaurants and bars looking out over the river. The varied programme will be comprised of theatre, comedy, independent film, exhibitions, festivals, installations and conferences with options to hire the spaces for external events. Riverside Studios also produces FuturePlay Festival, a digital arts festival which celebrates, explores and showcases cutting-edge creative content and ideas at the intersection of art and technology. It offers audiences a diverse programme of virtual reality experiences, interactive games and installations, live performances and an industry-focused conference. The festival took place as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2016-17 and will return to Riverside Studios when the building reopens.