The studio was established in 1975 by Frank Andrews, a lighting technician who had toured across the UK with bands such as Queen, ABBA, and the Rolling Stones.

Andrews returned home from tour to discover his parents had moved to a different place, which is where Ridge Farm Studio was born.

Ridge Farm Studio did well enough that Andrews was eventually able to buy the property from his parents.

The studio was surrounded by 12 acres (49,000 m2) of land that included gardens, orchards, meadows and woodland.

The studio's clients included the Smiths, Bad Company,[2] Queen,[2] Jethro Tull,[3] Rush,[4] Peter Gabriel, Ozzy Osbourne,[2] Pearl Jam, Oasis, Supergrass, the Three Tenors, Mew,[5] and Brainstorm.