DAVLEN SOUND STUDIOS
Overview
Founded in 1973 by engineer and studio designer Len Kovner, Davlen Sound Studios was a purpose-built commercial recording facility at 4162 Lankershim Boulevard in the Universal City area of Los Angeles. Operating for a decade during Southern California’s studio boom, the two-room complex combined large-scale multitrack capability with a technically ambitious control-room setup. Its original system included a Trident 32-input console and Studer A-80 tape machines; by 1982, Davlen had upgraded to a 56-input Solid State Logic console with Total Recall automation and two Studer A800 24-track machines synchronised for 46-track recording. The facility attracted leading engineers and session players, and notably hosted portions of Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 album Tusk. Davlen ceased operating under its original name in 1983, when Giorgio Moroder acquired the property and rebranded it as Oasis Recording Studios. In 1991, the same building entered its next major chapter as Larrabee North - now the long-running Larrabee Studios - making Davlen Sound Studios an important early link in one of Los Angeles’ most enduring studio lineages.
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