Exclusive visits inside Germany’s most famous recording studios – legendary HANSA STUDIOS

Countless international and national artists and bands have streamed in and out here – David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, U2, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, R.E.M., Snow Patrol, The Hives, Supergrass, Nils Landgren, David Byrne, Marillion, Killing Joke, Real Life, Bronski Beat, Crime & the City Solution, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Japan, Paul Anka, Anne Clark, Alphaville, Tangerine Dream, Boney M., Nina Hagen, Einstürzende Neubauten (Collapsing new buildings) and many more… the list is really endless.

Hansa Studios, located in Köthener Straße in Kreuzberg district, are world famous without a doubt and still a very special music house and creative center today, right back in the new/ old center of the city. Back then when the Wall was still standing just 200 meters away it was more like "at the end of the world" in the so called “no man’s land” located...

Studio TourS

During the studio tours we visit former and current studio parts in the Hansa Studio building. As there are a lot of recordings and events going on we can’t guarantee to see all relevant parts constantly as productions have always priority of course. But there is no other way to see Hansa Studios, just with our tours.

STUDIO 1 & MIX ROOM – officially in use since 1980 and the part of the house that still runs under Hansa Studios corporate name, the biggest "fans" of this studio part are Depeche Mode. The legendary SSL 4000E console in “Hansa blue” is still in use there.

MEISTERSAAL (Master hall / Master room) – former studio 2/ “the big hall by the wall” – used as a studio since the 60’s and became Hansa Studio 2 in 1975. Not only David Bowie, U2 or Depeche Mode loved the special acoustic of the old big room – you can still feel the nice reverb there. During company events we show an entertaining multimedia presentation in the hall regarded to the colourful history of the building. Please see further info at menu PRIVATE TOURS.

EMIL BERLINER STUDIOS – former studio 3 is curently famous for analogue recording technique, using for instance a rare direct to disc vinyl recording system. Back in 1977 Iggy Pop’s LUST FOR LIFE album was recorded here.

Booking Studio Tour

We organise public studio visits on selected dates but also private tours always depending on the studio availability. Prices for the public studio tours are depending on final group size and what parts of the studios we can visit on what day & time - usually we can offer here 40-50 EUR pp with a total group size of like 25 people. When we have a special guest (producer, sound engineer, musician or band) with us or doing a sound workshp or an exclusive recording session it will be more epensive then.

Smaller groups/ private studio tours are more expensive per person, again depending on what parts of the studios we can visit on what day & time. Please order an available public studio tour date through our menu item TICKETS and find more information about private tours or recording sessions in the following passage.

Exclusive Recording Sessions

In addition to the studio tours we have the possibility to book Hansa Studios for exclusive recording sessions or special events, like a team building event or a premium company party. We can order also suitable catering for the event in the studios or combine a studio visit with another music tour, like the multimedia BUS TOUR. Let us know your special wishes and ideas and also check out our menu PRIVATE TOURS.

Hansa Studio Merchandise

We offer in cooperation with Hansa Studios their official merchandising in our online SHOP. Here you can get exclusively high quality T-Shirts, Hoodies, Bags, Mugs, Baseball Caps etc – have a look. Also directly at Hansa Studio Office you can buy selected merchandising items. Let us know during a studio tour or in advance if you wish to check.

Hansa Studio Tour

Start

in front of Meistersaal, Köthener Str. 38, 10963 Berlin

Duration

about 3-4 hours

End

in front of Meistersaal again

Transport

S-Bahn & U-Bahn Station Potsdamer Platz (S1, S2, S25, S26, U2)

Dates

group tours & private events are possible by request & availability / public tours on selected dates only

Price

Group tours / private tours from 450-950 EUR / public tours on selected dates up from 40-50 EUR pp depending on final group size

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