The infamous Lab Recording Studio.

Hidden beneath the Crystal Palace Picture Theatre on Mt Eden Rd,

in the bosom of a classic 1930’s kauri floored dance hall.

At one time the most hip underground club in Auckland,

this large, discrete, multi-room space has been transformed

into one of the country's leading vintage studios, boasting not just

an incredible collection of gear, but more importantly,

a liberating environment seething with noir character and the

ghosts of illegitimate children.

Restaurants, a liquor outlet, burgers, pies and decent coffee

all within stumbling distance.

Recently, the control room has been having a full acoustic

and cosmetic makeover, while the rest of the place is getting a much deserved jeuge up.