In Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, La Fabrique, a “residence” for rock legends and new pop idols

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The song of the cicadas is sometimes so powerful that it can disturb sound engineers. Not to the point of spoiling their stay at La Fabrique studios, which, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), in the heart of the Alpilles, have established themselves as a haven for French and international music production. Monuments of song (Charles Aznavour, Jacques Higelin, Eddy Mitchell…), rock legends (Cat Stevens, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Radiohead…) or new idols of urban pop (Rosalia, Doechii…), a prestigious clientele frequents this imposing former farmhouse transformed, in 2007, by Hervé and Isabelle Le Guil, into a world reference for residential recording studios.

Conceived in the early 1960s by the pioneers of Rockfield Studios in Wales (UK), the residential studio concept involves hosting musicians, generally far from the excitement of the city, who stay on site for the duration of their recordings. "The goal is to welcome artists in conditions and an environment that allow them to devote themselves entirely to their creation," explains Hervé Le Guil.

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