[1][2][3][4] A number of notable artists have recorded at the studio since its establishment in 1977, including: Brandi Carlile,[5] Train,[6] the Lumineers,[4][7] Soundgarden,[8][9] Foo Fighters,[10] James Brown,[9] Modest Mouse,[11] L.A. Edwards,[12] Geoff Tate,[13] The Tragically Hip, Eric Clapton[4] and Lionel Richie.
[4] Musician Joe Hadlock and his wife Manny began their professional music careers producing commercial jingles and engineering] at Sea-West Studios in Seattle, where they became business partners.
They converted what was originally a 19th century dairy barn on their 10 acre farm in Woodinville, Washington into a state-of-the-art recording studio, while retaining the rural setting.
Working with architect Doug Thompson, a new post and beam structure was created on the footprint of the old 1750 square foot barn.
[8] James Shaw of Metric called it "the oldest family owned studio in America, and is a really special place.