Motown Studio A

E387544

music studio recording studio

Motown Studio A is the famed recording studio in Detroit where many of Motown Records’ classic hits of the 1960s and 1970s were created.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Hitsville U.S.A. studio	30
Motown Studios	2
Motown Recording Studios	1
Motown Records recording studio	1
Motown Studio A canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3782204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Motown Studio A
Context triple: [Studio A, alsoKnownAs, Motown Studio A]

A. Atlantic Recording Studios
Atlantic Recording Studios was a renowned New York City recording facility associated with Atlantic Records, where numerous influential albums across genres like rock, soul, and jazz were produced.
B. Conway Recording Studios
Conway Recording Studios is a renowned professional recording facility in Los Angeles, widely used by major artists and producers for high-quality music production.
C. A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles
A&M Recording Studios in Los Angeles was a renowned recording facility, originally founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, that hosted sessions for many major artists and landmark projects in popular music history.
D. Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is a legendary American recording studio renowned for its influential soul, rock, and R&B recordings by major artists in the late 20th century.
E. Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a world-famous London recording studio renowned for its association with The Beatles and its iconic role in popular music history.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Motown Studio A
Target entity description: Motown Studio A is the famed recording studio in Detroit where many of Motown Records’ classic hits of the 1960s and 1970s were created.

A. Atlantic Recording Studios
Atlantic Recording Studios was a renowned New York City recording facility associated with Atlantic Records, where numerous influential albums across genres like rock, soul, and jazz were produced.
B. Conway Recording Studios
Conway Recording Studios is a renowned professional recording facility in Los Angeles, widely used by major artists and producers for high-quality music production.
C. A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles
A&M Recording Studios in Los Angeles was a renowned recording facility, originally founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, that hosted sessions for many major artists and landmark projects in popular music history.
D. Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is a legendary American recording studio renowned for its influential soul, rock, and R&B recordings by major artists in the late 20th century.
E. Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a world-famous London recording studio renowned for its association with The Beatles and its iconic role in popular music history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music studio ⓘ recording studio ⓘ
activePeriod	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Studio A ⓘ the Snakepit ⓘ
associatedWith	Berry Gordy ⓘ Motown songwriting and production teams ⓘ
city	Detroit ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSignificance	birthplace of many Motown Records hits ⓘ iconic site in American popular music history ⓘ
currentUse	museum exhibit ⓘ
era	classic Motown era ⓘ
genreSpecialization	R&B ⓘ pop music ⓘ soul music ⓘ
heritageStatus	preserved as part of the Motown Museum ⓘ
locatedIn	Detroit, Michigan, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States Hitsville U.S.A. building ⓘ
notableFor	Motown ⓘ surface form: Motown Sound
operatedBy	Motown ⓘ surface form: Motown Records
ownedBy	Motown ⓘ surface form: Motown Records
partOf	Motown ⓘ surface form: Motown Records headquarters (Detroit era)
primaryHouseBand	The Funk Brothers ⓘ
recordingTechnology	analog tape recording ⓘ
recordLabelAssociation	Gordy ⓘ Motown ⓘ Tamla ⓘ
soundCharacteristic	layered vocal harmonies ⓘ prominent bass lines ⓘ tight rhythm sections ⓘ
state	Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan
streetAddress	2648 West Grand Boulevard ⓘ
timePeriodOfGreatestActivity	early 1970s ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ mid-1960s ⓘ
touristAttraction	Motown Museum ⓘ
usedBy	Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ Marvin Gaye ⓘ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ surface form: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Stevie Wonder ⓘ The Four Tops ⓘ The Funk Brothers ⓘ The Jackson 5 ⓘ The Supremes ⓘ The Temptations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Studio A → alsoKnownAs → Motown Studio A ⓘ

The Mynah Birds → recordedAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ

this entity surface form: Motown Studios

The Funk Brothers → recordedPrimarilyAt → Motown Studio A ⓘ