It was established in 1991 by the Sefalana Employee Benefits Organization, a government pension fund in the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
Artists who have recorded there include Laura Branigan for her album Over My Heart, Brenda Fassie, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Miriam Makeba, Stimela, and the Soweto String Quartet.
[1] When BOP Studios first opened, there was a lack of Western artists visiting because the South African apartheid referendum was underway.
[4] BOP Studios was the first recording facility to be equipped with infrasonic monitoring designed by Kinoshita.
The acoustic design and building construction were specially made to produce infrasonic energy across a wide frequency spectrum, giving the space an unmatched sound.