The Record Plant
From The Evanescence Reference
Founded in 1968 in New York City and followed by a second facility in Los Angeles, California in 1969. After the Los Angeles facility was destroyed by fire in 1978, it was rebuilt in 1985 in Hollywood.
Evanescence recorded The Open Door at the Hollywood facility in March 2006.
Other recent notable artists who have recorded their albums at the facility include:
- Kanye West (The College Dropout, Late Registration)
- N.E.R.D. (In Search Of)
- Vanessa Carlton (Be Not Nobody, Harmonium)
- Black Eyed Peas (Monkey Business, Elephunk)
- Jessica Simpson (In This Skin)
- Kelly Clarkson (Thankful)
- Usher (Confessions)
- Christina Aguilera (Stripped)
- John Legend (Get Lifted)
- Audioslave (Out of Exile)
- The Pussycat Dolls (PCD)
- Mary J. Blige (The Breakthrough)
- Madonna (Confessions on a Dance Floor)
