Sir George Martin's AIR Studios in London, England, Sold by Chrysalis Group and Pioneer to Strongroom Recording Studios Owner Richard Boote

Sir George Martin's AIR Studios in London, England, Sold by Chrysalis Group and Pioneer to Strongroom Recording Studios Owner Richard Boote

LONDON, February 8/PRNewswire/ -- Richard Boote, owner and managing director of Strongroom
recording studios today announces the purchase of AIR Studios, the world
class recording facilities established and chaired by legendary Beatles
producer Sir George Martin, from Chrysalis Group PLC and Pioneer GB Limited.

The multi-million pound purchase of the AIR Studios premises,
a converted Victorian church in Hampstead, London, England, is backed by
Lloyds TSB Corporate.

Sir George Martin CBE, founder and chairman of AIR Studios,
says: "AIR Studios has been in existence for nearly forty years, during which
time we've recorded some of the finest artists in the world and most of the
memorable film scores. What I love about AIR is that as well as being a great
studio it has a well deserved reputation for friendliness and efficiency.
People who record here always want to come back. I am very happy that we are
now associated with Strongroom, a company that shares our ideals and our
dedication to recording high quality music. I am confident that Richard will
continue to promote and develop AIR as a world-class recording facility."

Richard Boote, owner and managing director of Strongroom, says: "I
believe that bringing Strongroom and Air together will not only ensure the
survival of two of the greatest recording facilities in Europe, but also
enhance the offerings of both studios. Clients will benefit from an expanded
and more varied pool of technological knowledge and experience, a wider
choice of studios and access to a much broader range of state of the art
audio and video post-production facilities."

Richard plans to keep both businesses running as they exist
today, maintaining their structures, identities and areas of specialisation.
In the longer term clients of both studios - in industries ranging from
music, film, broadcast and advertising to games and new media - will benefit
from an even richer offering of music and post-production services at a
broader range of price points. For example, AIR's post clients will have
access to packages including Strongroom's Off-Line and On-Line HD video post
facilities (enabling the group to offer a complete service of video post,
audio post and sound track production) whilst Strongroom's clients will be
able to use AIR's matchless Lyndhurst Hall studio for orchestral and large
scale acoustic recordings.

Recent film scores recorded at AIR studios include: Batman
Begins, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Pride and Prejudice (for
which Mario Marianelli's score has just been nominated for an Oscar).
Forthcoming films include The Da Vinci Code and the next Dreamworks animation
Over The Hedge.

Artists who have recently recorded in AIR's music studios
include Coldplay, U2, Robbie Williams, Blackeyed Peas, George Michael and Sir
Paul McCartney.

Sir George Martin established AIR Studios in Central London in
1969, relocating to Lyndhurst Hall in 1991. He is perhaps most famous for
signing The Beatles to EMI and producing every record they made until they
disbanded in 1970.

Richard Boote set up Strongroom, a complex of recording
studios and post production facilities in Shoreditch, East London, in 1984.
Artists such as Feeder, The Prodigy, Sugababes, Goldfrapp, The Kaiser Chiefs,
Kasabian, The Thrills and Razorlight have recently recorded and mixed at
Strongroom.

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For further information visit www.airstudios.com and www.strongroom.com

Source: AIR Studios & Strongroom recording studio owner Richard Boote

Contact: Bella Saer, Hatchstreet Media, bella@hatchstreet.co.uk, +44-(0)20-7274-1639, +44-(0)7958-933305. Nina Mistry, Strongroom, nina@strongroom.com, +44-(0)20-7426-5122, +44-(0)7967-726120

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