LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

While it might seem unconventional to record your debut single or album at home, or in a local school, church, or community hall, countless artists have done just that — often achieving results that rival, or even surpass, traditional studio recordings.

Mobile recording is neither new nor rare. In fact, some of the most iconic music in history was made in unlikely settings. Deep Purple’s legendary 1972 album Machine Head, featuring “Smoke on the Water,” was famously recorded in a hotel room at the Grand Hotel in Montreux, Switzerland. Elvis Presley tracked several songs for his classic ’70s albums — Raised On Rock, From Elvis Presley Boulevard, and Moody Blue — from his homes in California and Memphis. Johnny Cash’s critically acclaimed American series, produced by Rick Rubin, was largely recorded at Cash’s own home.

Perhaps the most legendary example of mobile recording is The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio — a custom-built recording facility on wheels owned by the Stones themselves. This mobile studio captured award-winning, platinum-selling albums throughout the ’70s to ’90s, for artists like Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Bob Marley, Santana, and of course, the Stones.