It remained that way until the 1960s, when Maharishi Mahesh Yogi used the building as a center for Transcendental Meditation.

[1] The temple was converted into a recording studio in 1968 by composer and meatpacking heir Geordie Hormel.

The Village is renowned for its extensive inventory of vintage microphones and outboard gear.

Many major motion picture and television soundtracks have also been recorded at the studio, including Ace Ventura, Dead Poets Society, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Rose, The Simpsons, Toy Story 2, Walk the Line, The X-Files, Wall-E, Revolutionary Road, The Shawshank Redemption, Avatar: The Way of Water and others.

[4] The Village becomes home to KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show, hosted by Jason Bentley, during on-air membership drives when the station's own performance room is unavailable.