Westland Studios

Westland Studios
Trade name	Westland Studios
Native name	Westland
Traded as	Westland Studios Ltd, Westland Studios, Alwyn Walker T/A Westland Studios
Industry	Audio
Predecessor	Lombard Sound Studios
Founded	1985; 39 years ago in Dublin, Ireland
Founders	Tom Costello, Brian Molloy
Defunct	2018
Fate	closed 2018
Key people	Tom Costello, Deirdre Costello, Brian Molloy, Alwyn Walker
Services	Recording, Mixing, Film Set

Westland Studios was a recording studio located in Dublin, Ireland. Originally established in 1976 as Lombard Sound, the studio was refurbished and renamed Westland Studio in 1985. It closed in 2018.

History

The studio opened in 1976 under the name Lombard Sound and was the first 2-inch 24-track studio in Ireland. Briefly it was named Miracle Studios (as seen on the credits of Horslips' 1977 album Aliens).

In 1984 the studios' board of directors disbanded the company and liquidated its equipment. Former Lombard Sound directors Tom Costello and Brian Molloy took over the studios' lease, rebuilding and expanding the studio, which they reopened the following year as Westland Studio.^[1] The first session in the new studio was with Bill Whelan, and the house engineer at the time was Daire Winston. Between 1985 and 2010 it was under the management of Tom Costello and his daughter Deirdre Costello.

Beginning in 2010 Westland Studios was leased out to producer and engineer Alwyn Walker. In 2018 the studio closed its doors due to rising rental costs in Dublin City. The rooms are currently used for podcast recordings by HeadStuff Podcast Network and for branded podcasts under the name "The Podcast Studios". Westland's former manager Alwyn Walker currently works as an online mix engineer.

Notable clients

U2, Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams, The Corrs, Van Morrison, The Dubliners, Placebo, The Mighty Stef, Cathy Davey, Hozier,^[2] Miley Cyrus, Phil Coulter, Aslan, Ryan Sheridan, Migos, J. Cole, Toucan, Elevation Falls and Tyler The Creator.

References

^ Angus, Janet (June 1986). "Studio File: Westland Studio, Dublin" (PDF). Studio Sound and Broadcast Engineering. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ Tingen, Paul (March 2015). "Inside Track: Hozier 'Take Me To Church'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

External links

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[AngusJ-1] Angus, Janet (June 1986). "Studio File: Westland Studio, Dublin" (PDF). Studio Sound and Broadcast Engineering. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[2] Tingen, Paul (March 2015). "Inside Track: Hozier 'Take Me To Church'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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