Eldorado Recording Studios


Eldorado Recording Studios is a recording studio in Burbank, California originally established in 1954 at the corner of Hollywood and Vine as a workshop for Johnny Otis. In 1987, following damage the building sustained from numerous earthquakes, Eldorado moved to the late Marvin Gaye's former studio on Sunset Boulevard, where many successful albums were recorded during the alternative rock and grunge-era. In 1996, the studio then relocated to its current Burbank facilities which were designed and built from the ground up by Steven Klein.
Eldorado is notable for recording albums or simply tracks by Canned Heat, Slayer, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Herbie Hancock, Jane's Addiction, Social Distortion, Alice in Chains, MxPx, The Offspring, Beowülf, Against Me!, Head Automatica, Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, Anthrax, Kreator, Icehouse and many more.
Eldorado is a full-service studio primarily dedicated to the production and recording of a wide range of artists and clients. Having served as "home base" to producer Dave Jerden from 1981 to 2004, Eldorado now caters to a variety of producers, engineers and artists, including Butch Vig, Rob Cavallo, Ben Harper, Marshall Altman, Jason Lader, Lukas Burton, Don Gehman, Joe Zook, Jeff Trott, Brian Scheuble, Doug McKean, Don Murray, Jeff Saltzman, Phil English and Toby Wright.

Notable recordings at Eldorado

Band or artistAlbum and/or songYear of recording
Canned HeatVintage1966
David Byrne and Brian EnoMy Life in the Bush of Ghosts1979 - 1980
Talking HeadsRemain in Light 1980
IcehouseFresco1982
IcehouseSidewalk1984
Red Hot Chili PeppersThe Red Hot Chili Peppers1984
SlayerHell Awaits1985
Clint Ruin and Lydia LunchStinkfist1986
Red Hot Chili PeppersThe Uplift Mofo Party Plan1987
Jane's AddictionNothing's Shocking1987 - 1988
KreatorComa of Souls1990
Throwing MusesThe Real Ramona1990
Public Image Ltd.That What Is Not1991
Social DistortionSomewhere Between Heaven and Hell1991
Alice in ChainsDirt, "Fear the Voices" 1992
AnthraxSound of White Noise1992
BeowülfUn-Sentimental1992 - 1993
Sacred ReichIndependent1992
Meat PuppetsToo High to Die 1993
DonovanSutras1994 - 1996
White Zombie"Children of the Grave" 1994
Orange 9mmDriver Not Included1995
The OffspringIxnay on the Hombre1996
BiohazardMata Leão1996
StavesacreFriction1996
Stabbing WestwardDarkest Days1997
StavesacreAbsolutes1997
Project 86Project 861998
The OffspringAmericana1998
PitchshifterDeviant1999 - 2000
MxPxBefore Everything & After2003
Opiate for the MassesThe Spore2004
JewelGoodbye Alice in Wonderland2005 - 2006
My Chemical RomanceThe Black Parade2006
Avenged SevenfoldAvenged Sevenfold2007
QueensrÿcheAmerican Soldier2008
Flight Of BulletsMiyulasiye2013
Biffy ClyroEllipsis2016