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Image 1 of 1: Quadrafonic Studios began in 1970 when Elliot Mazer (1941-) struck a partnership with Norbert Putnam (1942-) and David Briggs (1943-) and purchased the house at 1802 Grand Avenue for $35,000. The name Quadrafonic derives from the studio’s ability to mix four channel audio. Many famous artists including Joan Baez (1941-), Neil Young (1945-), Dan Fogelberg (1951-2007), and Jimmy Buffet (1946-) recorded in Quadraphonic Studios. The studio expanded in the early 1980s after a change of ownership to Ron Kerr (1937-2015). Quadrafonic Studios was later sold to New York based Quad Studios in 1999. As of 2019, the studio was owned and operated by New York based Round Hill Music Publishing.
Quadrafonic Studios began in 1970 when Elliot Mazer (1941-) struck a partnership with Norbert Putnam (1942-) and David Briggs (1943-) and purchased the house at 1802 Grand Avenue for $35,000. The name Quadrafonic derives from the studio’s ability to mix four channel audio. Many famous artists including Joan Baez (1941-), Neil Young (1945-), Dan Fogelberg (1951-2007), and Jimmy Buffet (1946-) recorded in Quadraphonic Studios. The studio expanded in the early 1980s after a change of ownership to Ron Kerr (1937-2015). Quadrafonic Studios was later sold to New York based Quad Studios in 1999. As of 2019, the studio was owned and operated by New York based Round Hill Music Publishing.

Quadrafonic Studios began in 1970 when Elliot Mazer (1941-) struck a partnership with Norbert Putnam (1942-) and David Briggs (1943-) and purchased the house at 1802 Grand Avenue for $35,000. The name Quadrafonic derives from the studio’s ability to mix four channel audio. Many famous artists including Joan Baez (1941-), Neil Young (1945-), Dan Fogelberg (1951-2007), and Jimmy Buffet (1946-) recorded in Quadraphonic Studios. The studio expanded in the early 1980s after a change of ownership to Ron Kerr (1937-2015). Quadrafonic Studios was later sold to New York based Quad Studios in 1999. As of 2019, the studio was owned and operated by New York based Round Hill Music Publishing.

Quadrafonic Studios

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Quadrafonic Studios began in 1970 when Elliot Mazer (1941-) struck a partnership with Norbert Putnam (1942-) and David Briggs (1943-) and purchased the house at 1802 Grand Avenue for $35,000. The name Quadrafonic derives from the studio’s ability to mix four channel audio. Many famous artists including Joan Baez (1941-), Neil Young (1945-), Dan Fogelberg (1951-2007), and Jimmy Buffet (1946-) recorded in Quadraphonic Studios. The studio expanded in the early 1980s after a change of ownership to Ron Kerr (1937-2015). Quadrafonic Studios was later sold to New York based Quad Studios in 1999. As of 2019, the studio was owned and operated by New York based Round Hill Music Publishing.

Title Quadrafonic Studios
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Davis Deaton, Belmont Student; October, 2018
Date 1970; 1999
Address 1802 Grand Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212
Type Building
Coverage Area 3
Source Norbert Putnam, co-founder; David Briggs, co-founder; Elliot Mazer, co-founder
Contributor Lou Gonzalez; Quad Studios; Round Hill Music Publishing
Subject Businesses; Entertainment; Industry; Music; Neighborhoods; New Nashville; Post-World War II
Keywords Buildings, Music Industry, Music Row, Publishing, Recording Studios, Quadrafonic Studios
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0