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Iconic recording studio in South Melbourne. Closed in 2006. Also known as: [b]Metropolis Studios[/b] [b]Metropolis[/b] [b]Metropolis Audio Melbourne[/b] This studio has its origins in [l=Armstrong Studios], which was founded by [a=Bill Armstrong (6)] in the 1960s. This studio was located over a number of properties in Albert Rd, South Melbourne, moving to a warehouse in Bank St, South Melbourne, in 1972. The studio was renamed in 1974 to [l=AAV] (Armstrong Audio/Video) when it was bought by the Age Newspaper Group. At some point afterwards (probably in the 1980s), the studio was renamed [b]Metropolis Audio[/b], and also purchased by a staff consortium (headed by [a=Ern Rose]). A controlling share was then bought by the Celtex audiovisual company in 2005, but after Celtex got into financial difficulties, the studio closed in 2006. In 1995, [l=Edensound] mastering studio had moved from [l=RBX Studios] to the control room of Studio 1 in [l=Metropolis Audio]. Following the closure of this studio, [l=Edensound]'s directors [a=Martin Pullan] and David Drew took over [l=Metropolis Audio]'s lease and returned the studio's name to [l=Armstrong Studios]. The studio has moved in 2013 to new premises at Abbotsford, Melbourne.