Studio Pathé Marconi EMI

Recording and mastering studio in Boulogne-Billancourt (near Paris), France, founded in 1956 by engineer [a=Claude Wagner] and eventually dismantled at the end of the 1990s. It was located in a chateau which also housed the group's publishing, distribution and promo offices.

The 24- and 48-track studio was designed by EMI engineer Peter Tix. The construction featured a tripartite wall with freestanding panels inside each wall and floated in a customized liquid base in order to eliminate vibration. It consisted of a large and a small room. In 1986 the studio underwent a major overhaul.

Studio manager: Claude Lamy. House engineer: Claude Pothet.
Engineers known to have worked here: , , , , , , [a=Philippe Graziano], [a=Jean-Claude Pellé] (cutting).

Known under this name since 1972, previously known as [l=Pathé-Marconi Studios]. Also appears as [l=EMI Studios, Paris] and .