The studios were founded by electronics company Philips, to enable their PolyGram artists to record in a professional environment.
Very quickly, international musicians such as Elton John, Scorpions, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, the Police, Tina Turner, Electric Light Orchestra, and U2, Chris Brown, NAS, and many more have used the facilities.
[3] As part of this, major components have been updated, including the integration of new mixing consoles from Automated Processes, Inc. (Vision) and Avid (Euphonix System5).
[4] According to Andrew Davie of the band Bear's Den, "The main rooms at Wisseloord are these enormous, spaceship-style studios.
With a huge roster of lecturers, workshops and master classes from professionals in the industry, across multiple countries, the academy is one of the most relevant music schools in Europe.