This page is an information resource for XL Studio, a recording and mixing studio in Ladbroke Grove, West London. In 2008 the XL Studio was born in a disused garage space next door to the XL Recordings offices when XL owner Richard Russell recruited Rodaidh McDonald to be Studio Manager. Before this time the idea had been that the studio was to offer XL’s artists a place to rehearse, write, and demo music at no cost and with no pressure. However, as the studio started to function it became clear that there was greater potential for this space. Inspired by the successes of small and residential studios such as Motown’s Studio A, Russell and McDonald aimed to turn the XL Studio into a place where the artists that XL works with would be able to realise their ideas to the highest standard possible. The studio was to have a sound and an atmosphere that would encourage the creation of extraordinary music. Straightaway this idea was put into practice creating The xx’s debut ‘XX’ which was recorded and mixed in it’s entirety in what is now the control room. Following the completion of ‘XX’ the studio was expanded out into a disused part of the office next-door, almost doubling in size and creating the live room. The studio has now seen a brilliant array of sessions and the release of many acclaimed releases made in whole or part in the studio. This site will keep you up to date with some of the projects underway at XL.