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Image 1 of 1: The house at 21 Music Square East housed Monument Records, a DC-based record label founded by Fred Foster (1931-2019), from 1974 until its purchase in 1984. Building was purchased by actress Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) for the MTM Music Group for approximately $830,000. In 1989, Warner Music Group purchased the studio from MTM Music Group for $1,100,000. Warner used the space both for offices and recording. The recording studios were later renovated in 2005 to take advantage of more modern technology.
The house at 21 Music Square East housed Monument Records, a DC-based record label founded by Fred Foster (1931-2019), from 1974 until its purchase in 1984. Building was purchased by actress Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) for the MTM Music Group for approximately $830,000. In 1989, Warner Music Group purchased the studio from MTM Music Group for $1,100,000. Warner used the space both for offices and recording. The recording studios were later renovated in 2005 to take advantage of more modern technology.

The house at 21 Music Square East housed Monument Records, a DC-based record label founded by Fred Foster (1931-2019), from 1974 until its purchase in 1984. Building was purchased by actress Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) for the MTM Music Group for approximately $830,000. In 1989, Warner Music Group purchased the studio from MTM Music Group for $1,100,000. Warner used the space both for offices and recording. The recording studios were later renovated in 2005 to take advantage of more modern technology.

Warner Music

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The house at 21 Music Square East housed Monument Records, a DC-based record label founded by Fred Foster (1931-2019), from 1974 until its purchase in 1984. Building was purchased by actress Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) for the MTM Music Group for approximately $830,000. In 1989, Warner Music Group purchased the studio from MTM Music Group for $1,100,000. Warner used the space both for offices and recording. The recording studios were later renovated in 2005 to take advantage of more modern technology.

Title Warner Music
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Davis Deaton, Belmont Student; October, 2018
Date 1974; 1984; 2005
Address 21 Music Square East, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Building
Coverage Area 3
Source Fred Foster, founder; Monument Record Corporation
Contributor Mary Tyler Moore; MTM Music Group; Warner Chappell Publishing
Subject Businesses; Entertainment; Industry; Music; Neighborhoods; New Nashville; Post-World War II
Keywords Buildings, Music Industry, Music Row, Recording Studios, Warner Music
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0