Comments on: Olympic Studios closes: A sad day for music

By: sam

sam — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:36:49 +0000

hi im from up north so cant do much in the way to help, but my college went down to london three years ago to have a look round the studio so i am sending a link to the olympic band video to everyone in my year, and please dont let it be turned into flatts as it was by far the best studio in london and would of been my dreem place to work.:-(

By: Stephen Street

Stephen Street — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:05:27 +0000

Just heard today that the studio has finally been sold to a ‘business man’ who intends to turn it into a cinema! I had been hoping that a consortium or company would come in and keep it going as a studio but sadly that looks as if it’s not going to be the case. I feel really saddened and after watching the video of all the staff having fun, I realise just how much I miss the place AND the people, because it wasn’t just a building closing here, it was a small community broken up and cast aside. I hope all those ‘Pirates’ who bang on about how great it is that music can be had for free on the internet realise how they fucked up the recording industry and I hope all their businesses come crashing down around their fucking feet!

Olympic, you will be missed and I know you will never be replaced. RIP.

Stephen

By: Tania

Tania — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:48:05 +0000

I live opposite the beauty (NOT Nyomi. Obviously) and have done for years. Sad is an understatement, particularly as an artist myself. I have just heard from one of the restraunt guys that its been bought up and will be turned into flats, shops and a cinema! But who the hell is gonna want more shops when half have already closed down (partly due to its closure), more flats when we already have an abundance of residential properties here and a cinema? Us people who live here like to be able to actually leave Barnes for things like that. As gorgoeus and special as Barnes village is we need to leave for some sanity now and then plus with no tube here anyway I cant imagine people coming here just for a cinema. Im not sure if this is true. I sure do hope not. I totally agree with the Politics bit and now I hear that EMI are selling Abbey Road! Crazy!! Yes we should definitely do something xx

By: Admin

Admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:38:10 +0000

Anyone that wants to tell Nyomi Sinclare she is a heartless selfish bitch with her head stuck up her arse, can do so by emailing her at:

nyomichick@yahoo.com

Yours, the RMF team.

By: nyomi sinclare

nyomi sinclare — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:21:07 +0000

who cares

By: Laurence Burrage

Laurence Burrage — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:16:58 +0000

Hi Jake, its been a while! I too was very sorry to see Olympic close, as an ex staffer it held many happy memories for me, and was the creative home of a lot of really great mucic. Very happy to support any efforts to revive or preserve. If possible, please pass my email on to Jake.
Yes, Paul, there was a guy called Rufus there but I cant remember the surname. He was a little before my time, I think.

By: Stephen Ceresia

Stephen Ceresia — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:06:54 +0000

I was really saddened to learn about this. I was inspired early on to become and engineer/producer my many of the albums that were made there and dreamed of someday working there. I’ve read that U2 was going to buy the studio. Does anyone have any updates on this development?

By: Paul Doyle

Paul Doyle — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:37:01 +0000

I played many nights at that studio for Phil Chapman [from Manchester]in 1973 to 1976 and loved every minute of it, my first single was ‘get your dance hall shoes on, by Mickey Anthony’ where i played lead guitar in the background, i saw many great guitars lying around and it led to me making hand made instruments for 31 years now, i will never forget that place and the many bands that recorded there what a sad thing to see it closed, Thanks Phil and thanks Billy for making me that amp from an old mains radio of 5 watts, thinking of you guys a lot, was there a guy called Rufus? there i seem to remember,Paul

By: chris found

chris found — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:48 +0000

Its 6 months down the line and no sign of helping this studio.
OK, I am in, who else, lets petition people.
Engineers, get in touch with the big boys like EC and lets see what we can do.
If you want to add, its chris@soundengineers.us

Lets do something before its too late

By: James

James — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:33:37 +0000

It’s an absolute disgrace that Olympic closed. It should get a heritage banner. I hope some rich musician will see that this place needs to be saved for future generations.