E-Studio
E-Studio is one of Finland’s leading recording studios located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki.
It was first founded as Soundtrack studios in 1975, when an old movie theatre was converted to a 320 m2 recording studio.
The name was changed to E-Studio in 2010 as The studio underwent a complete revamp including the renovation of its legendary live room and updating of all the studio equipment.
Client list 2010-2011
Sielun Veljet
Elina Vettenranta
Minä ja Ville Ahonen
The Souls
Laura Sippola
Tuomari Nurmio
Ikuinen Vaiva
Paukkumaissi
Paradise Oskar
Hidria Spacefolk
K-X-P
The Spyro
Suvi Isotalo
Pronssinen Pokaali
Petri Munck
Kristiina Wheeler
Raptori
ELK
Chariots
Aki Kaurismäki / Heikki Valpola
Risto Lauriala
Lindström Invest
Juha Kujanpää
Kimmo Pohjonen
Janne Mertanen
Haloo Helsinki
22-Pisteprikko
LCMDF
M.A. Numminen & Pedro Hietanen
Phoenix Effect
Jukka Poika
Lauri Tähkä
Turisas
Röyhkä & Mattila
Hanna Pakarinen
Röyhkä& Mattila
Teleks
Samuli Edelmann
Lauri Tähkä
Teddy and the Tigers
Samae Koskinen
Verneri Pohjola
UMO
Nils Landgren
Viktoria Tolstoy
Magnum Coltrane Price
History of the studio
It all begun in 1975 when the premises of the old movie theatre Bio Rei were entirely refurbished to a recording studio comprising two monitoring rooms and two recording rooms.
The contractor Discophone record label named the place Soundtrack Studios.
In comparison to the traditional design of the time, the distinguishing feature of Soundtrack Studio was the great hall with resounding acoustics. This proved to be the indispensable choice as the sound of the hall is today considered legendary. It is not only the sound that is widely recognized, but also the long list of well-known and distinguished artists and songs recorded in the studio that have rendered the studio all the more legendary. With the years, a line of Finnish top artists and bands have visited the studio - from Sielun Veljet to Leevi and the Leavings and Teddy and the Tigers to Tuomari Nurmio - to name a few.
(A comprehensive list of the Soundtrack-artists can be found in
here.)
The end of the 80’s and the 90’s marked a transition period to digital sound in recording studios. Soundtrack greatly contributed to this development, with the unit of digital sound editing led by Robi Godzinsky being most likely the first of the kind in Finland
Other influential figures to be mentioned from the 80’s to the new millennium are studio managers Timo Tuovinen and Seppo Myllyrinne as well as Olli Kykkänen who run the studio till the end of the Soundtrack era. When parting with the studio in 2010, he took the name Soundtrack and assigned it to a new establishment that is currently running in Porvoo.
Year 2010 brought another period of change. The studio was renamed E-studio after the specific appeal of the letter E to the new owner Sam Huber. The premises were fully renovated and the technical equipment renewed, but the sound of the great hall remained untouched. Jyri Riikonen took the wheel as the manager of the studio. And only the first few years have shown that legends are being written in the studio again.
The new era has begun!
Jyri Riikonen
Studio Manager
jyri(at)e-studio.fi
p.+358 456399836
Niko Kangas
Sales and Reservations
niko(at)fullsteam.fi
p.+358 505443312
Juuso Maasara
Billing
juuso(at)eatthismusic.fi
p.+358 505932912
E-Studio
Pitäjänmäentie 33,
00360 Helsinki
Finland
