1978
1978
The Beginning of Windmill Lane
Sound engineer, Brian Masterson and Post Production Studio owner, James Morris got together to create Windmill Lane Recording Studios. They invested heavily in the best of equipment and brought in designer/architect John Story
1979
The band Horslips record Short Stories / Tall Tales
1978
The studios were located on Windmill Lane in Dublin
1980
An unknown Irish band called U2 recorded their debut album Boy
1981
U2 record October album
1982
Phil Lynott releases new single “Old Town”
1983
1983
U2 record War album
New SSL Mixing console was bought for Studio One
U2 fans start visiting Windmill Lane and adding graffiti to the walls around the site
1985
Kate bush recorded parts
of Hounds of Love
1984
Clannad recorded Legend
1985
The Beginning of Windmill Two
In the mid 80’s it was decided to open
another studio, Windmill Two which
was located just off Stephens Green
1987
1987
Def Leppard recorded Hysteria with Mutt Lange producing in Windmill Two
1988
Steve Winwood recorded Roll With It album
1988
The Waterboys recorded Fisherman’s Blues
1989
Kate bush recorded parts of The Sensual World
Brian Masterson and James Morris part company and Brian moved Windmill Lane Recording Studios to a larger space in Ringsend Dublin.
1990
AC/DC record The Razors Edge album
1991
U2 famously recorded Achtung Baby in Hansa Studios in Germany and mixed the album in Windmill Lane Recording Studios.
1991
Film Score – The Grifters
1991
Film Score –
The Commitments
1992
1992
The Chieftains recorded Another Country with Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Don Williams, Ricky Skaggs and more.
1993
The Cranberries recorded Everyone Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? With Stephen Street
1994
Rolling Stones record Voodoo Lounge
1994
Film Score – The Mask
1994
New Neve Mixing Console added to Studio One
1995
Bill Whelan records Riverdance
1984
Wet Wet Wet record
Picture This
1995
Van Morisson records Day Like This
1995
P J Harvey records To Bring You My Love
Simple Minds record Good News from the Next World
U2 record the Batman theme Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
1996
The Cranberries record To The Faithful Departed
1996
Film Score –
Mission Impossible
1997
1997
Elvis Costello records All This Useless Beauty record
1998
Julian Lennon records
Photograph Smile
1998
The Corrs record Talk On Corners
1999
Gabrielle records Rise
1999
Van Morrison record
Back On Top
1999
Film Score –
The Talented Mr Ripley
2000
U2 record All That You
Can’t Leave Behind
2001
REM record Reveal
2002
Elvis Costello and
The Imposters record
Cruel Smile
2002
2002
Shania Twain records Up!
2003
50 Cent records Get
Rich Or Die Tryin
2003
Film Score – In America
2004
Brian Masterson sells
Windmill Lane Recording
Studios to a famous client
2004
U2 record How To
Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2007
Alison Krauss records A Hundred Miles Or More
2009
2009
U2 record No Line On
The Horizon
Current owners take over Windmill Lane Recording Studios in 2009
2010
Herbie Hancock records The Imagine Project
2011
Lady Gaga records
Born This Way
2017
U2 record Songs Of Experience
2016
Film Score – Sing Street
2018
Hozier and Mavis Staples
perform Nina Cries Power
live in Studio One
2019
The Script record Sunsets and Full Moons
2019
Rhiannon Giddens records
There Is No Other at Windmill Lane
2020
2020
February guest appearance
Windmill Lane Recording Studios open its famous green doors to the public for the first time. The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, is guest of honour, with legendary Irish musicians Paul Brady and Donal Lunny performing live in Studio for the occasion
2021
Film Score – Disenchanted
2020
Our famous green doors close due to lockdown
in March.
2021
Film Score – Overboard
2021
Windmill Lane Recording Studios release a limited edition vinyl compilation album in 2021
2022
Studio Two is taken over by world renowned mixing engineer. All will be revealed.
