Which Cherokee Studios Music-Themed Penthouse Do You Crave The Most?
By Ryan - Tuesday August 04th 2009 |
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Hey, Kids! It’s Music Blog Demographic Gut-Check Departmental Survey Time! Today’s polling background from over Curbed way:
Just a month ago, the Lofts at Cherokee Studios, a 12-unit Pugh + Scarpa-designed building launched its official web site, floorplans and all. Now the building, built on the site of the old Cherokee Studios (where Sinatra and Bowie recorded), has launched its blog and announced it’s creating a “Platinum Showcase.” Developer REthink has partnered with four architects to each create a loft that will pay homage to the musicians who recorded on that site. Rogerio Carvalheiro will design a loft that honors David Bowie, interior designers Kristin Casey and Rick Rifle will design for Frank Sinatra, Lori Dennis & Brook Casey will pay tribute to Alice Cooper, and Jennifer Siegel’s Office of Mobile Design and Sandra Sharma are designing a penthouse suite in homage to 30 Seconds to Mars. Wait, huh? How did 30 Seconds to Mars sneak in there with Sinatra, Bowie and Cooper?
Beatles producer George Martin once called Cherokee Studios the best recording studio in America. The recording alumni list published by the studio itself reads like a who’s who of late 20th century music…Devo, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Public Enemy, Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Who…with all those guys waiting in the wings, why exactly in hell the 30 Secs To Mars Hot Topic-suffused Penthouse design again, guys? Has Jared Leto already signed on to purchase the goddamned thing? We understand they helped raise some money for Habitat – and no fooling, that’s great – but seriously, the penthouse alongside Sinatra? User poll time! This is your chance to passively tell owner Bruce Robb and designers Jennifer Siegel and Sandra Sharma, by way of a random pointless music blog poll, which artist you’d really like to see that Legendary Cherokee Studios penthouse paying tribute to come October. Don’t snooze.
Have fun gang, and if you add choices, please try to stick with artists that are confirmed to have recorded at Cherokee Studios.
» Lofts at Cherokee Studios Launches Blog, Musical Showcase (Curbed) (graphic via)
Don’t forget Wayman Tisdale. He was probably the most important power forward to record at Cherokee studios.
Doesn’t seem to be accepting my vote. Anyway, I say George Clinton.
From what I can tell, the latest polling system accepts multi-votes but the caching then delays the tally. Don’t worry godoggo, your Y2K Florida Palm Beach County vote more than likely was registered by the robots.
FYI – Cherokee owner Bruce Robb did not choose the artists for this design showcase. We provided everyone with a full client list, and made suggestions – 2 of which were accepted (David Bowie and Frank Sinatra). While 30 Seconds to Mars is a great band, we would agree that perhaps their involvement with Habitat for Humanity was more influential than their consideration as a musical icon.
Ryan: That’s a relief.
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