Visconti Studio

The Visconti Studio is the centre of Kingston University’s research and teaching project “The Heritage and Future of Analogue Recording and Production”. Based around an extraordinary 300m2 octagonal live room and stocked with vintage and rare recording equipment, the tape-based studio also features a unique collection of instruments. Tony Visconti’s name is synonymous with ground-breaking music. He is one of record production’s great innovators who has worked with some of the most dynamic and influential names in pop, from Marc Bolan /T-Rex and Thin Lizzy, to David Bowie, Morrissey and U2. In the Visconti Studio, he will be working with students and staff of Kingston University, as well as invited artists, to produce records. “The Heritage and Future of Analogue Recording and Production” is a large-scale research project partnered with the British Library and the Science Museum. The project aims to document and preserve the legacy of the analogue era. Tapping into contemporary love of retro sounds, the Visconti Studio does not just revive objects but actively revives analogue practices. The project combines questions around cultural nostalgia with concrete musical practice and heritage studies. It will build a rich and diverse archive of recordings, practices, instruments, technologies, listening testimonies, and scholarly reflection.