Windmill Lane Studios

Windmill Lane Recording Studios

Front entrance to Windmill Lane Recording Studios
Location	20 Ringsend Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Opened	1978
Website
http://www.windmilllanerecording.com

Windmill Lane Recording Studios (earlier, Windmill Lane Studios) is an Irish recording studio in existence since 1978. It is currently located in a 3-storey building located at 20 Ringsend Road in Dublin, Ireland. It was originally opened by recording engineer, Brian Masterson, in 1978 on Windmill Lane road (53° 20′ 44.9″ N, 6° 14′ 44.7″ W) and subsequently relocated to its current location on 20 Ringsend Road, Dublin 4 where it still operates as one of Ireland's largest recording studios.

Over the course of its history, it has been used by many notable artists. The original site of the Windmill Lane Studios remained a popular cult symbol for music fans due to the studio's links with the Irish rock group U2; the group's albums to have been fully or partially recorded there include Boy, War, The Joshua Tree, Pop, All That You Can't Leave Behind, and Zooropa.

Following is a list of some notable artists who have recorded at Windmill Lane Recording Studios

Renowned producers such as Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Stephen Street, Geoff Emerick, Nellee Hooper, Trevor Horn, Flood and Don Was have made extensive use of the facilities at Windmill Lane Recording Studios.

Windmill Lane Recording Studios was originally opened by recording engineer, Brian Masterson in 1978, and was first located in the Dublin Docklands on Windmill Lane road, just off Sir John Rogerson's Quay. It was originally used to record traditional Irish music, notably by Planxty,