UNITED SOUND SYSTEMS
In 1933, Jimmy Siracuse bought a house at the corner of Second and Antoinette Streets in Detroit and turned it into one of Detroit's foremost recording studios and music production companies. Pre-dating the birth and rise of Motown Records, USS saw the likes of such phenomenal artists as Aretha Franklin, Bob Seeger, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Marv Johnson, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Keith Richards, Ronnie Woods, Jackie Wilson, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Miles Davis, Max Roach, George Clinton, Parliament, Charlie Parker, and John Lee Hooker. In 1959 Barry Gordy bought some studio time at USS and recorded Marv Johnson's "Come to Me" for Tamla records, the predecessor to Motown.
On the ground level, Studio A was located in the front portion of the house with the much larger Studio B located in the rear.
In this music video of Aretha Franklin's renditon of JUMPN' JACK FLASH, the studio is prominently featured:
In 1971, Detroit recording producer Don Davis bought the studio and used it as his primary production hub. Davis, who had produced for a variety of labels including Motown, purchased and installed the very first Flickenger Recording Console - which is still in use today in a studio in Ann Arbor, MI.
On the ground level, Studio A was located in the front portion of the house with the much larger Studio B located in the rear.
In this music video of Aretha Franklin's renditon of JUMPN' JACK FLASH, the studio is prominently featured:
In 1971, Detroit recording producer Don Davis bought the studio and used it as his primary production hub. Davis, who had produced for a variety of labels including Motown, purchased and installed the very first Flickenger Recording Console - which is still in use today in a studio in Ann Arbor, MI.
In 2013, the studio was slated for demolition to make way for a new entry ramp and interchange for I-94.
