the hit factory

The Hit Factory was a recording studio in New York City famous for its clientele, such as John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Tony Bennett, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, U2, Barbara Streisand and Paul Simon. In 1999, The Hit Factory purchased Criteria Recording and in March 2005 moved the facility to Miami, Florida under the new name Hit Factory Criteria. It was purchased from Jerry Ragavoy by Edward Germano on March 6, 1975. After Germano's death in 2003, the business was taken over by his wife Janice Germano. On July 24, 2002, it opened Studios 6 and 7, complete with Solid State Logic 80-input XL boards. Each Studio contains a 48-channel Pro Tools MIXPlus system, a Sony 3348 HR, two Studer A827s, and outboard racks tailored for surround mixing. These studios have been utilized by Lenny Kravitz, Matchbox 20, Paul McCartney, Santana, LL Cool J, Toni Braxton, Sting, Guster, Luther Vandross, Eve, Missy Elliott, Kenji Ozawa. Stevie Wonder recorded Songs in the Key of Life in this facility. John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded their Double Fantasy album there in 1980. Also recorded there were The Rolling Stones' Emotional Rescue, Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. and Paul Simon's Graceland. The final album to be recorded in The Hit Factory New York was Dream Theater's Octavarium. From 1989 to 1993, the company also operated The Hit Factory London. Hit Factory

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