The Sacramento Kings unveiled a new full-service recording studio inside the Golden 1 Center, the first such installation in a professional sports arena. Warner Bros. Records artist Saweetie, who graduated high school in Sacramento, and the Kings hosted local youth for the launch party.
The Golden 1 Center opened an esports training facility and content studio a year ago, and the new 1,000-square-foot recording space is positioned inside the same area. The studio will be made available to touring artists passing through Sacramento, the organization’s in-house DJ team, local musicians, community events, and Kings players.
Kings guard Iman Shumpert has discussed his future music ambitions and has already released a few tracks. He has a personal recording studio in his home and has taken classes in music, business management, and engineering.
The new recording studio at the high-tech Golden 1 Center houses Pro Tools audio software, Ableton Push 2 with Live 10 software, a Slate Media Technology RAVEN MTi2 Multi-Touch production console, and Neumann microphones.
SportTechie Takeaway
Professional sports venues are finding new ways to be relevant and active beyond their home team’s sporting events. NBA teams such as the Kings, only play 41 regular season home games annually. A recording studio will have utility for the team, but will also ensure the Golden 1 Center is in use in some way during the rest of the year.