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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. Chapters: Recording studios in Greater Manchester, Recording studios in London, Real World Studios, Abbey Road Studios, Metropolis Group, Maida Vale Studios, Trident Studios, Blackwing Studios, Strawberry Studios, Ridge Farm Studio, Metropolis Studios, Astoria, Acer Studios, Sarm West Studios, Chapel Studios, Toe Rag Studios, Chillington studio, Morgan Studios, IBC Studios, Associated Independent Recording, Sarm East Studios, Decca Studios, The Chapel Studios, British Grove Studios, Townhouse Studios, De Lane Lea Studios, Nemo Studios, Britannia Row Studios, The Sanctuary, The Chairworks, Berry Street Studio, Angel Studios, Cargo Studios, DEP International Studios, Sawmills Studio, Eden Studios, Sound Techniques, RAK Studios, Brighton Electric, The Warehouse, Mayfair Studios, Eel Pie Studios, The Way Recording Studio London. Excerpt: Metropolis Group is a music production and entertainment industry company established in 1989 by Gary Langan, Carey Taylor and Karin Clayton. It is located in The Power House, a Grade II listed building, at 70 Chiswick High Road in Chiswick, London, England. Metropolis Group is considered one of the UK¿s premier independent recording studios. Over the last twenty years the group has expanded and now consists of three principal divisions: Metropolis Studios, Metropolis Mastering, and Digital Media/Productions. The PowerhouseThe Powerhouse was built in 1901 by a young architect William Curtis Green to power the trams of West London. This substantial building was conceived to be so large as to prevent any of the houses in the neighbourhood (which still tended to be large properties with influential owners) suffering from the vibration and dust caused by the steam powered generators. Due to competition from Lots Road power station in Chelsea, power was only generated until 1920 when the building was decommissioned and stripped of its equipment. Being mainly used as a storage facility, the Powerhouse gradually fell into disrepair. London Transport (by then the owners) decided to redevelop the site. This led to an outcry and the Victorian Society campaigned for the protection of the building from the developers, which in turn led to the building being listed, one of the first Victorian buildings to be so nominated, and the first that was built in the 20th century. In 1989 after a large scale redevelopment, the building was converted into the home of Metropolis Group. The building¿s great mass became a positive asset in isolating the studios from the vibration and dust caused by the surrounding neighbourhood. Metropolis Studios was the first division to be established of Metropolis Group and is the backbone of the building. It consists of 4 recording and mixing studios and 4 production rooms and is the largest independent recording facility in Europe. Studio A is the large