Artisan Sound Recorders

Artisan Sound Recorders is a recording and mastering/cutting facility in Southern California. Founded in the 1960s by [a=Bob MacLeod], it has been located in Pasadena, Hollywood, Chatsworth and Los Angeles, California. [b]Do not confuse with Florida mobile recording unit [l=Artisan Recorders Inc.][/b]

When MacLeod retired in 1979, the studio was acquired by [a=Kent Duncan] and became part of [l=Kendun Recorders]. In 1993 it was acquired [a=Jon Lowry] and Beverley Lowry. In 2001 Artisan Sound Recorders was moved to Chatsworth, California. In December 2013 Artisan Sound Recorders reopened its new location in North Hollywood.

MacLeod made a point of keeping the equipment up to date and acquiring new products when they came out. In the '60s, the studio had a Neumann VMS-66 lathe with SX-68 cutting head, which was considered revolutionary at the time. In 1975 it used s Neumann SX 74 lathes.

They worked for clients such as , and .

Records cut here can be recognized by the logo stamped in the runouts. The logo is made up of two rings representing a disc, completed by an old-fashioned circumference gauge representing the A for Artisan. Hence it is also colloquially referred to as "circles and sticks" or "drum and drumsticks". Please use [Artisan logo] in BaOI and credit with Lacquer Cut At in LCCN.

The Artisan logo must appear in the runouts on both sides of a record for both lacquers to have been cut there.

Also appears on releases as:
- Artisan Sound
- Artisan Studio
- Artisan Sound Recording Studio
- Artisan Sound Recorders Inc.
- Artisan, Los Angeles, CA

Engineers known to have worked here;




[a=Jo Hansch]

[a=Phil Cross]
Pam Strickland (Studio Manager)