{"id":82,"date":"2014-11-03T12:25:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T18:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.28.89.84\/~cchs2\/wpcchs\/?p=82"},"modified":"2014-11-12T21:36:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T03:36:07","slug":"paisley-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carvercountyhistoricalsociety.org\/wpcchs\/history-topics\/paisley-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Paisley Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home to many historically significant people and places, Carver County\u2019s possibly best known is recording artist Prince and his Paisley Park Studios. Located in what were Chanhassen cornfields, the site was a key location in Minnesota\u2019s music industry. In its heyday, it drew artists and musicians from around the world. Though no longer in business, it still draws the eye of travelers along Highway 5 in Chanhassen.<\/em><\/p>\n

Located at the intersection of Highway 5 and Audubon Road, Paisley Park officially opened on September 11, 1987. A ten million dollar, 65,000 square-foot facility, it spans three separate wings. Paisley Park contains two 48-track recording studios, a 24-track studio, a twelve thousand foot soundstage, a rehearsal and dance hall, video editing suites, and dozens of offices. This studio has music, film, and video production capabilities.<\/p>\n

This studio was designed by Bret Thoeny of Boto Design Inc., in Venice, California, working closely with Prince. Tushie Montgomery and Associates, Inc. and Bossardt Christenson Corp. constructed it. Prince designed it to provide a place in Minnesota to record and edit film and music without having to go out of state. He also wanted the studio to have capabilities to match or surpass those on the east and west coasts.<\/p>\n

Over the years, many individuals and groups recorded or rehearsed at Paisley Park Studios. Among them were Kool and the Gang, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre casts, the Sesame Street touring company, the Jets, Patti Labelle, Jermaine Jackson, Ipso Facto, Gene Loves Jezebel, World Party and Limited Warranty. Many TV commercials have been edited and completed there, as were music videos, feature films, and concert films like Prince\u2019s \u201cSign \u2018O the Times.\u201d Over the years, Prince himself held concerts on site, which became legendery for their party feel, size, and noise levels. He also started the Paisley park record label from here. As more and more people called about tours, or showed up wanting one, they began being offered for fifteen dollars.<\/p>\n

Paisley Park closed in 1996 for remodeling. It never resumed the same level of business once it re-opened. It closed again in the mid-2000s, after tax problems arose. Still, it remains famous in Chanhassen and among Prince fans worldwide.<\/p>\n

Turning Point:<\/strong> Paisley Park Studios, a state-of-the-art recording facility, opened on September 11, 1987, launching over a decade of visits from music, entertainment and advertising people around the world.<\/p>\n

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