Brad Pitt and French music producer Damien Quintard have reopened the doorways of Miraval Studios after main renovations to the area, which has an illustrious previous however lay unused for practically twenty years.
It lies on the Château Miraval wine property in Provence, which Pitt nonetheless co-owns after having initially purchased the property with ex-partner Angelina Jolie. Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of Stoli Group, introduced in 2021 it had acquired a 50% stake in Miraval from Jolie.
The Miraval swimming pool. Picture Credit score: Miraval Studios.
Emmy-winning producer Quintard has labored with Pitt to revamp and refurbish Miraval Studios in lower than a yr.
4-time Grammy award winner Sade turned the primary artist to file new music on the revitalised studio, they stated.
Constructed by French composer Jacques Loussier in 1977, when he owned the property, the studio area has beforehand hosted periods for Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’, in addition to bands together with AC/DC, The Treatment, Sting and The Cranberries.
Picture credit score: Hélène Hadjiyianni.
Among the authentic gear has been stored, however Pitt and Quintard have additionally added new know-how and options, together with what they known as ‘the spaceship’ – a central desk with hybrid analogue / digital capabilities.
There’s a absolutely built-in Dolby Atmos Music system and the area may deal with pre-mixing for movie and tv.
Quintard stated the design additionally preserved the sound ‘heritage’ of the studio, with its 25-foot ceilings and 320-square-metre stay room, and added there’s a give attention to pure supplies like wooden and stone.
The ‘stay’ room. Picture Credit score: Miraval Studios.
‘It truly is an area the place you’ll be able to produce something from pop and rock, to hip-hop and classical data,’ he stated.
‘I’m actually excited to see what music comes out of right here,’ stated Pitt, who spoke to the Billboard publication concerning the revamp.
Information of Miraval Studios reopening comes amid ongoing experiences of authorized disputes between Pitt and Jolie, together with over the character of their earlier joint-ownership of the property.
A spokesperson stated it was ‘enterprise as traditional’ on the Provence vineyard. Miraval has gained a fame for fine quality rosé wines previously decade, throughout which winemaking has been overseen by the extremely regarded Perrin household, of Château de Beaucastel fame.
Final month, Pitt introduced the launch of Le Domaine Skincare, a cosmetics vary that comprises components sourced from natural materials at Beaucastel’s winery within the Rhône Valley.
