Mick Supports Sausalito Studio Preservation

[michelej1]

This is a press release from the studio:

MICK FLEETWOOD JOINS PRESERVATION EFFORT FOR ICONIC SAUSALITO STUDIO BUILDING

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Arena –

San Francisco: While in the San Francisco during Fleetwood Mac’s
most recent tour, Mick Fleetwood stopped by to pay homage to the
Sausalito studio where “Rumours” was recorded over thirty years
ago. Finding the door locked, he asked his assistant to do some
research. Next thing you know, he’s starring in a video to help to
save it.

"The rich music legacy contained in these walls is awe inspiring
and worthy of preservation," states Mari Tamburo, independent music
artist spearheading the effort to preserve the building as a music
arts incubator. “The goal of the Artsboretum project is to preserve
this building’s legacy, while ushering in a new non-profit model of
artist development for an ever changing music industry. We hope to
stimulate creativity and our arts economy at the same time.”

“We made an album here, ‘Rumours,’ in this building... It is
truly an iconic studio.” Fleetwod states. The Sausalito studio
opened as The Record Plant, Sausalito, in 1972 and closed in 2008.
One of the final albums recorded there, “The Fray” has gone double
platinum.

"Sadly at the moment... it is resting, waiting to be helped…there
are endless, endless bands who recorded here. It really represented a
huge musical power that came out of the United States… In truth, I
came to pay homage myself, and found that the door was locked, and
was able to get in touch with some people who are trying to keep this
whole dream alive…and finding the help to do that, so I'm just
reaching out in this little segment here." Fleetwood said. That video
is now posted on You Tube, in an attempt to raise awareness and
funding for the preservation effort.

Fleetwood Mac is currently on tour, and was forced to cancel a
handful of shows this past week due to illness. Cancelled shows are
to be rescheduled at a future date. “This really only happened
because we had to cancel the Sacramento show, “ stated Fleetwood, as
he stood in the parking lot in Sausalito, looking at the carved
wooden door. Fleetwood Mac has since resumed their tour and will be
on the road until June 17th.

“To have Mick’s support for this preservation effort is nothing
short of a miracle,“ Tamburo said. "If just a small fraction of the
people whose lives have been touched by the music created here
donated only ONE dollar to our cause, we would have more than enough
funding to preserve this building and jumpstart our non-profit
programming.”

To view the Mick Fleetwood video, and for more information on how to
make an online donation: http://www.plantstudios.org

To donate by check, make it out to: IH Center/Artsboretum
IH Center/Artsboretum
1001 Bridgeway #144
Sausalito, CA 94965

[desertangel]

Thank you for this bit of hopeful news. I'd read awhile back that the studio was in limbo. Made me sad, because I haven't seen it yet. It was on my "bucket list." I'd pretty much taken it off after I read that it was in danger of going away, but maybe I can put it back on now.

I'll be making an online donation and I hope others here will do the same.

YAY Mick!!