Capitol Studios Activates redundancies, consolidation

The historic Capitol Studios in Hollywood, which recorded recordings by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bob Seger, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles and thousands of other artists, has undergone some major changes.

Among the moves is the consolidation of administrative services in all studios in North America. The parent company, Universal Music Group, operates three studios in Los Angeles, one in Nashville, one in New York and at least one each in Canada and Mexico.

This switch led to a change in roles for a longtime vp / studio manager Paula Salvatore, who recently celebrated her 30th year with the studio. A source says Salvatore, who cannot be reached immediately for comment, will continue to work with the studio in a different capacity, which is yet to be announced. As information was spread about Salvatore̵

7;s departure as studio manager (not to mention her new role) after the legendary recording engineer Al Schmidt posted the news on Facebook, the outpouring of love for her beloved Salvatore by artists, session musicians, composers and the record industry has led to several hundred posts singing her praises.