Fusion 45 On Bias Studios
Posted by: Fusion 45 in Classic Recording Studios, tags: mary chapin-carpenter
The list is a long one: The Seldom Scene, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, the Kennedys, Doc Watson, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Shawn Colvin, Robin and Linda Williams, Bela Fleck and on and on. These are just a few of the artists who have laid down tracks at Bias Recording.
The Bias, as it was known in the 1960’s, was launched by three high school friends — Bill McElroy, Charlie Muir and Bob Dawson — who moved their odd mix of recording equipment from one irritated parent’s basement to another during their first few years as recording studio owners. Later that decade, Bias was temporarily disbanded as McElroy was inducted into the Army, Dawson went to college and Muir was bought out for the astounding sum of $67 and an amplifier.
Relaunched in Falls Church, VA in 1972, Bias Recording, as it was rechristened, quickly one of the most important studios in the DC area. McElroy — who worked with the Seldom Scene and Quicksilver Messenger Service, among others — left the business in 1994. Dawson, however, continues to be the guiding vision of the studio and has produced a mile-long list of great records from John Gorka, Mary Chapin-Carpenter and his childhood friend, Nils Lofgren.
Mary Chapin-Carpenter - Stones In The Road
Mary Chapin-Carpenter - He Thinks He’ll Keep Her
Photo: Bob Dawson, from the Bias Studios website
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