Smart Studios

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Smart Studios
General information
Type	Recording Studio
Location	Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Address	1254 East Washington Avenue
Town or city	Madison, Wisconsin
Completed	1983
Closed	2010
Owner	Butch Vig Steve Marker
Landlord	Butch Vig

Smart Studios was a recording studio located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands. The studio produced bands such as Killdozer, The Smashing Pumpkins, L7, Tad, Nirvana, Hawthorne Heights, and Fall Out Boy. After initial production and remix successes, the building became the focus of operations for Vig and Marker's own band, Garbage, who released their debut album in 1995.