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Sun Oct 10, 2021, 09:53 AM Oct 2021

End of an Ear-a: The Legendary Inner Ear Studios Closes a Chapter

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End of an Ear-a: The Legendary Inner Ear Studios Closes a Chapter

Inner Ear Studios, where Don Zientara recorded some of the most iconic music made in the D.C. area, closed this month after more than 30 years.

by CHRISTINA SMART
OCTOBER 7TH, 2021

Anyone who thinks peer pressure only happens to teenagers has never been in a recording studio. On a Friday evening in early September, a couple of punks are pressuring Michael Reidy, former lead singer of D.C. rock band the Razz, to sing on a track.

“I’ve had throat cancer!” he protests.

It’s rare to hear outbursts like that in a workplace. But this place of business is Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, the birthplace of some of the most iconic releases of the past 40 years from D.C. bands including Fugazi, Bad Brains, and Scream.

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