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Owner of Arlyn Studios warns quadrupling rent could force closure of long-running Austin recording studio
Summary
Freddie Fletcher, owner of Arlyn Studios, told the Tourism Commission that a pending fourfold rent increase threatens the studio he built in 1984. Fletcher said the studio has hosted major artists and contributes to Austin’s cultural identity, and he called for interventions to protect legacy music venues.
Freddie Fletcher, owner of Arlyn Studios, told the Tourism Commission on Oct. 8 that his recording studio — which he said he built in 1984 and which has hosted international artists — faces a rent increase that could force closure.
"Next year ... my rent quadruples," Fletcher said. He described the studio as a long-running institution that has hosted artists including Ray Charles, Stevie Ray Vaughan and others, and said the jump in rent would make it difficult to continue operating as a local creative anchor.
Why it matters: Fletcher framed the studio as part of Austin’s musical identity and tourism draw. Commissioners said the studio’s situation…
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