Los Angeles, CA (October 27, 2026)—After 50 years recording the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, Conway Recording Studios owner Buddy Brundo is hanging up his headphones and selling the storied facility.
Brundo and his wife, Susan, relocated from Buffalo, NY to Los Angeles in 1972. They acquired the studio in 1976 from Conway’s co-owners and developed it over the years—with input from studio designer Vincent Van Haaff—from its original 6,000-square-foot lot to a one-acre property encompassing three studios and accommodating parking for nearly 60 cars.
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Taking inspiration from the big Hollywood film studio lots, Brundo used landscaping, pathways and natural light in the studios to create an oasis in the heart of Hollywood. “I moved to California to be outside in the warm,” Brundo recently told The Los Angeles Times. “I like sunlight.” The compound, with its high walls and jungle vegetation, is said to be paparazzi-proof.
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The studio’s credits are extensive, but a few early highlights include Motley Crue’s Girls, Girls, Girls (1987), U2’s Rattle and Hum (1988), Beck’s Odelay (1996), Hole’s Celebrity Skin (1998) and Santana’s Supernatural (1999).
Taylor Swift has worked on six albums at Conway and reportedly sparked a run on the studio’s merchandise after being seen wearing a Conway sweatshirt. BTS filmed a Netflix documentary, in which Brundo appears, while recording their comeback album at Conway.
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Conway Recording Studios is on the market for $15 million. Entertainment real estate broker Nicole Mihalka of CBRE has the listing.
“[Twenty] years. That’s how long I’ve wanted this listing,” Mihalka wrote on social media. “I’ve been calling Buddy Brundo for 20 years, building a relationship and becoming a market resource and friend. We came close to selling Conway Recording Studios off-market in 2007, but it wasn’t the right fit, and Buddy decided not to sell. Now, at 83, after 50 years of building this iconic recording studio business, he’s ready.
Acknowledging his age, Brundo told the L.A. Times, “[H]ow long can I keep this up? It’s best to walk away while I still can.”
