British Grove Studios

When Knopfler wanted to create his studio British Grove, he brought in consultant David Harries, studio manager David Stewart and longtime co-producer Chuck Ainlay to assist him.

For the recording spaces, Knopfler wanted the flexibility to meet any kind of sonic need.

“Mark built the studio he’s always dreamed of being able to make records in,” says Ainlay, who calls British Grove “a monument to past and future technology.

The studio has an API Legacy in one of the rooms and a new 96-frame Neve 88R in the other room with a bunch of older Neve-style modules.

There are also two old EMI consoles: One’s a very rare tube desk — like the ones you would see with George Martin and The Beatles with the big knobs — a
nd the other’s a later EMI console that Band on the Run was actually recorded on.

They have a veteran EMI tech going through them and making them like brand new.
It’s amazing!”
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