AIR Studios

Associated Independent Recording (AIR), was founded in London in 1965 by Beatles producer George Martin and his partner John Burgess after their departure from EMI.

Since 1969 AIR has operated its own professional audio recording facilities.

AIR's first facility was on the fourth floor of 214 Oxford Street, containing four studios, and later a MIDI programming room. The facility included two large studios (one 58×32 feet, the other 30×28 feet) and two small ones. The studios contained two Bösendorfer pianos, many soundproof booths, and a 56-channel mixing console, custom-designed by Neve to AIR's specification.