Domed towers lit at night under a starry sky, snow-capped Sierra Nevada beyond

White living room with horseshoe arches, Moorish lanterns and a guitar on the sofa

Close-up of the glass valves on a tube amplifier, window light behind

Control room lounge with a red wall, black leather sofa and glowing lamps

Live room seen from behind the drum kit, control room window beyond

Recording since 2006

La Casa Estudio

An analog signal chain and digital recording inside a Moorish villa among olive groves. Record your album where the mountains do the rest.

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Youth ·Killing Joke ·The Verve ·Pink Floyd ·Paul McCartney ·The Orb ·Peter Murphy ·Razorlight ·The Jesus and Mary Chain ·Los Planetas ·Nada Surf ·Culture Club ·Black Grape ·Shed Seven ·Lola Índigo ·Soleá Morente ·

01 — The studio

The studio

With its breathtaking location immersed in spectacular views of the Sierra Nevada, La Casa Estudio is something truly special. Owned by Youth, the legendary producer of Killing Joke, The Orb, The Verve, Paul McCartney and Pink Floyd, it is the definitive 21st-century creative retreat and the perfect place to inspire your music.

Designed and built by Terry Ottley of Olympic Studios. The control and live rooms have natural light and 5 isolation booths full of backline, with floor-to-ceiling glass doors for daylight and sightlines. Many other spaces around the house can be used for recording.

The accommodation is private, secluded and luxurious, yet a short walk from the village of Albuñuelas and only half an hour's drive from Granada. The live room has wooden floors and a stone-walled area opposite the control room that works beautifully for recording drums and percussion.

Miked-up red drum kit on a rug beside an upright piano and stone wall

Isolation booths with open glass doors, one filled with guitars and amps

Control room with an outboard rack, keyboard stand and mixing desk in the foreground

Control room with a red wall, leather sofa, outboard rack and keyboard

TL Audio VTC mixing console facing the monitors and the window into the live room

TL Audio VTC desk with nearfield monitors and warm wood-panelled walls

Guitars and an amp inside a wood-lined booth with folding glass doors

Spacious, bright live room with tall windows, a rug and the drum kit beyond

Antique carved wooden pump organ beside a window and a mic stand

Closed grand piano silhouetted against the live room's tall windows

Wall with a mandala, a desert rock print and a psychedelic Jimi Hendrix poster

Live room with a leather sofa, red electric guitar and a corridor of glass booths

Teal front panel of a vintage Supro amplifier with chrome knobs

02 — Backline

Backline

Valve consoles, Neve and API preamps, a Watkins Copicat tape echo, ribbon mics and a house full of instruments. All included in your session.

Open each channel to see the gear

CH 01Consoles2

CH 02Monitors9

CH 03Microphones40

CH 04Multi-Track7

CH 05Preamps13

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CH 06EQ & Dynamics13

CH 07FX20

CH 08Drums & Percussion20

CH 09Guitars & Bass17

CH 10Amps11

CH 11Keys & Synths9

Colonnaded courtyard leading to a wooden horseshoe-arched door

Domes and rooftops of the estate against olive-covered hills under cloud

Ochre domed towers with turquoise tiles, cloud-topped mountains behind

White vaulted bedroom with arched wooden windows and low beds draped in throws

Living room with columns, horseshoe arches, brass lanterns and a tiled staircase

Bedroom in warm orange light with a wrought-iron bed and arched niches

Living room at night with a lit carved-plaster fireplace and an arch to the dining area

View from the terrace over olive trees and cypresses to the mountains

Open kitchen with a skylight, pale green cabinets, breakfast bar and stools

Wall of framed certified discs and other music industry awards

Carved wooden figure in a turban beside a telescope and a window over the valley

Wooden table and chair by a window, glimpsed through a half-open door

03 — The house

The house

La Casa Estudio has a special atmosphere that lends itself to creating incredible work. It is a beautiful villa among olive groves, designed in a modern Moorish style, with bedrooms of different styles and sizes plus an extra guest house, so band and crew can live and work under one roof.

High ceilings and huge windows. A Moroccan courtyard, a lounge with an open log fireplace, a grand dining room, and a kitchen opening onto the balcony. Dazzling gardens by acclaimed designer Andy Sturgeon, whose Andalusian Garden won Best in Show at the Chelsea Flower Show and shaped the villa's grounds.

Outdoor pool, sauna and an artist's studio. There is also a well-stocked library — and Youth's personal vinyl collection.

years recording

isolation booths

245

works

minutes from Granada