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653: 221: 176:'s basement, the studio spent many years on South Oakland St. in Arlington. The studio is now back in Don's basement, and has been in continuous operation for over 40 years. During that time, virtually all of Washington, DC's most widely recognized and acclaimed bands have recorded there. The studio is known for its association with the 207:
as part of development for a new art and industrial district. Zientara said he expected to have to vacate by 2021, and that he was considering multiple options, including retirement. Zientara announced that the studio would close on October 1, 2021. The closing took place in late 2021. Filmmaker
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The studio was started by Zientara in his own home in Arlington in the late 1970s. At first, Zientara recorded harp music and Celtic folk tunes, but at the end of the 70's, Zientara began to record punk music, with
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Bryan Davis published a nine-minute documentary about the closing, mainly consisting of an interview with Zientara. In 2022 Zientara reopened the studio in his basement.
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Interview with Dave Grohl, Ian Mackaye, and members of Bad Brains on recording at Inner Ear Studios
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being one of the first bands he recorded. Zientara moved the studio to its own building in 1990.
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Our band could be your life: scenes from the American indie underground 1981-1991
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that has been in operation since the late 1970s. Originally started in founder
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In 2021, it was announced that the studio's building might be bought by
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Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital
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scene. The studio produced records for artists including
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Recording Studio
Entertainment
Music
Don Zientara
Arlington County, Virginia
www.innerearstudio.com
recording studio
Arlington
Virginia
Don Zientara
Washington, D.C. hardcore
Teen Idles
Sonic Highways
Arlington County

adding to it
Washington, D.C. hardcore
Minor Threat
Bad Brains
Fugazi
Mary Timony
Braid
The Teen Idles
Foo Fighters
Urban Verbs
"$ 10,000 in Gear Stolen from Indie Recording Mainstay Inner Ear Studio"
ISBN
9780316787536

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