John McDermott

director, “Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision”

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Jimi Hendrix built the Electric Lady recording studio in New York, but died a few weeks after it opened. A new documentary shows how later generations of artists made it a sanctuary.

‘It’s bloody magic’: Inside Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios

Jimi Hendrix built the Electric Lady recording studio in New York, but died a few weeks after it opened. A new documentary shows how later generations of artists made it a sanctuary.

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