Babyface’s LA studio – which has recorded Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Ariana Grande – is up for sale

Legendary R&B producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is selling his Hollywood recording studio, where hundreds of Top 10 hits and Grammy-winning albums have been recorded.

The Studio A at Brandon’s Way recording facility – and accompanying upstairs residence – is located at 751 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038, and is currently listed for just shy of $7 million.

Spread over 4,641 square feet of commercial space on a 5,662 square-foot lot, the site boasts three studios, a lounge and social areas, as well as a living space with kitchen facilities, machine room, tech shop, and a second floor with a bathroom.

The studio facility is sold with all its equipment: approximately $800,000 worth of “top-of-the-line” gear.

Under Babyface’s custodianship, the facility has seen a plethora of noteworthy albums and songs recorded there, including Whitney Houston’s My Love is Your Love, Michael Jackson’s Invincible, Janet Jackson’s Damita Jo, TLC’s Fanmail, Usher’s 8701 and Confessions, and Ariana Grande’s debut album Yours Truly.

Other albums recorded at the premises include Luther Vandross’s self-titled album (2001), Jamie Foxx’s Unpredictable (2005), Barbara Streisand’s Partners (2014) and Backstreet Boys’ Black & Blue (2000), as well as singles by Mariah Carey and Phil Collins.

Babyface has also put out a number of albums recorded at the studio: Face2Face (2001), Grown & Sexy (2005), and Return of the Tender Lover (2015).

All in, Studio A at Brandon’s Way has seen 125 Top 10 hits, 45 Number One R&B hits, 16 Number One pop hits, and 13 Grammy winners, including three consecutive Producer of the Year awards for Babyface between 1995 and 1997.

“It might be easier to list who hasn’t recorded at this musical epicenter as the A-list names read like a who’s who of musical icons,” writes Carolwood Estates, the Beverly Hills real estate brokerage in charge of the sale.

“The list is long, so make this your next creative enclave, 751 N Highland clearly holds an unmatched provenance in LA’s music scene.”

MusicTech attended the Warner Chappell Music songwriting camp in Las Vegas back in September, during which Babyface shared some crucial lessons on music making.

“Some people walk in with their ego; they think they know exactly how it should be, and they try to control the room. And so nothing comes from it. When I walk into a room, I walk in as an equal,” he said – interesting words from a producer of such calibre.

Elsewhere, the producer spoke of the importance of moving on from your previous successes to allow space for new ones in the future.

“Don’t be so stuck on what you’ve done in the past,” he said. “There’s another life beyond what you’ve already done. So many times I’ve had different writers coming to me after [selling their catalogue], saying, ‘Okay, so what do I do now?’ Go write another hit! Dig in, figure it out. You figured it out once, before you can figure it out again.”

You can learn more about Studio A at Brandon’s Way, Babyface’s legendary recording studio, at Carolwood Estates.

Sam is the Associate News Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Thoroughly immersed in music culture for the majority of his life, Sam has played guitar for 20 years, studied music technology and production at university, and also written for the likes of MusicRadar, Guitar World, Total Guitar and Metal Hammer.