Studio History
Uranus Recording is located in the historic Tempe Creamery, one of Arizona’s oldest buildings and a registered historic landmark. Originally built in 1890, the Tempe Creamery remained the city’s largest private employer until closing in the mid 1960s.
The studio’s freestanding pyramid-block structure was added to the historic Creamery in 1915 as office space, and was the first room on Tempe’s “Old 8th Street” to receive telephone service. The space includes a vintage bank vault, which now houses a custom-built isolation booth.
Purchased by the Borden Company in 1929 following the stock market crash, the Creamery operated until the mid Nineteen sixties. Since then the complex has been mixed-use industrial space.
In 1994 Gin Blossoms discovered available space in the complex and a “room within a room” was constructed to enhance acoustics and isolation. Robin Wilson became sole owner in 1997 and began the studio’s transformation from a rehearsal and demo room into a professional facility. In 2006 a 10-foot tall Fender® Stratocaster replica was given to Wilson by Fender Musical Instruments, and a permit obtained from the city of Tempe to display it on the studio roof.
In the late 1990s the Four Peaks Brewery began transforming the Creamery complex into AZ’s premier Micro Brewery and 5-star Grille.
The studio is now directly adjacent to the brewery patio. The active location, only a few blocks from ASU, greatly adds to the studio vibe and offers a convenient break from session work.