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Tom Skeeter, the owner of Los Angeles’ iconic Sound City Studios, has passed away, aged 82.
Sound City Studios shared the news on Facebook yesterday, revealing: “We lost our main man, Tommy Skeeter this week. Grateful our Sound City Movie pals for introducing him to all of you. Thank you to all of the people who have stopped by the office to meet Tom in the past few years - he enjoyed the visits, and loved hearing how far people had come.”
The studio, which was the subject of Dave Grohl’s documentary ‘Sound City’ last year, was founded in 1969 along with his business partner Joe Gottfried in 1969. The studio was the birthplace of several iconic records including Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’, Neil Young’s ‘After the Gold Rush’ and Tom Petty’s ‘the Gold Rush’.
Speaking about the studio after the debut of his documentary, Dave Grohl gushed to Rolling Stone: “I always had a strong connection to that studio because Nirvana wasn’t meant to be the biggest band in the world. So when we went there for 16 days, we weren’t making that album with the intention that we were going to change the fuckin’ world. We just wanted it to sound good… The fact that what happened actually, happened, makes me think there’s something a more than just wired and knobs in that place. Personally, I have a strong emotional connection to it.”
Skeeter served as CEO of Rainy Day Records and president of Carman Productions. Rick Springfield, who worked with Skeeter posted on Twitter about the death, lamenting: “Tom Skeeter (partner in Sound City Studios & my co-manager through the ‘80s) has passed away. A southern gentleman. RIP Tom. xo Rick.”
Tom Skeeter (parter in Sound City Studios & my co-manager through the '80s) has passed away. A southern gentleman. RIP Tom. xo Rick
— Rick Springfield (@rickspringfield) September 12, 2014
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