CHOONS

Bonus Episode: Inside The Factory - Different Fur Studios

Episode Summary

In this bonus "Inside The Factory" episode, CHOONS walks through the doors of Different Fur, a legendary studio in San Francisco's historic Mission District, where some of the most innovative performers like David Byrne and Brian Eno have laid down their tracks, and where the local music scene of today can still find a safe haven.

Episode Notes

Different Fur has been a landmark of the music scene in the Bay Area and at the cutting edge of studio technology since it was founded in 1968 by synth wiz Patrick Gleeson, who went on to play on albums by Herbie Hancock, and in soundtrack albums for the films "Apocalypse Now" and "The Plague Dogs."

Nestled between taquerias and cocktail bars, it has hosted an array of legendary musicians, up-and-coming artists, and music lovers who have attended community-based events that are now the stuff of legend in the Mission. After navigating the shakeup of the COVID-19 pandemic, Different Fur looks to the future with its new co-managers, Lien Do and Grace Coleman. Both talk to us about their musical beginnings, their relationship with artists, and their goals for the future of this recording studio.