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A dispute with the studio's landlord exacerbated its financial problems. In an effort to help Rosenthal keep the studio afloat, David Grohl contributed approximately $ 50,000 and even unsuccessfully bid to buy the building, but these efforts failed, and the Magic Shop closed on March 16, 2016.
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In the early 2000s, Magic Shop expanded to add the Blue Room, which offered transfer, restoration, and mastering services, and Rosenthal was hired to remaster the first 22 Rolling Stones album releases.
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at A-1 Sound Studios prior to co-founding Dreamland studios, established the Larry Carswell-designed studio in a loft space at 49 Crosby Street in
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in New York City. Established in 1988 by Steve Rosenthal, The Magic Shop hosted projects by
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In 2014, the Magic Shop and Steve Rosenthal were included in the final episode of
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In 1992, the studio gained notoriety with a string of notable album projects from
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In 2007, three projects that had been recorded at the Magic Shop,
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began recording what would become the artist's album
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Index

recording studio
SoHo
Lower Manhattan
David Bowie
Lou Reed
Foo Fighters
engineer
Herb Abramson
SoHo
Neve
mixing console
BBC
Maida Vale Studios
Rupert Neve
Suzanne Vega
Lou Reed
Sonic Youth
Ramones
Dave Sardy
Mitchell Froom
Tchad Blake
Keane
Is It Any Wonder?
The Klezmatics
Wonder Wheel
Pink's
Stupid Girls
Elliot Mazer
Rounder Records
Alan Lomax

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