Psychopathic Records Headquarters

Psychopathic Records Headquarters
Lotus Pod
Address32575 Folsom Road
LocationFarmington Hills, Michigan, United States
OwnerPsychopathic Records
TypeRecording studio
Corporate offices
Construction
Opened2001
Closed2021

The Psychopathic Records Headquarters, also referred to as the Lotus Pod was a recording studio and warehouse located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The building also served as the headquarters for Psychopathic Records, a record label owned by the horrorcore hip-hop group, the Insane Clown Posse, from 2001 to 2021.

History

Prior to the opening of the Lotus Pod, the Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records had been recording their music at various studios across Metropolitan Detroit including the Tempermill Studio in Ferndale, Pulsar Sound Studios, The Disc Ltd., Cynder Block Studios, Miller Midi Productions and 313 Studios in Detroit, and the Fun House in Royal Oak, a home recording studio owned by their producer Mike E. Clark, which continues to operate to the present day. At these studios, Insane Clown Posse recorded what would be the first five "joker's card" albums including Carnival of Carnage, Ringmaster, Riddle Box, The Great Milenko, The Amazing Jeckel Brothers. Following ICP's departure from Island Records, the duo and Psychopathic, with the assistance of a newly-hired studio engineer named Mike Puval, began construction on what would be the new headquarters for Psychopathic Records, which also included a recording studio which the label referred to as the "Lotus Pod" which opened in the Spring of 2001. The first album to be recorded at the Lotus Pod would be the Dark Lotus album Tales from the Lotus Pod.

In 2002, ICP recorded the final parts of the final joker's card album of the first deck titled The Wraith: Shangri-La at the studio after recording the first parts in Nashville, Tennessee, Dallas, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

In February 2021, the building hosted the Juggalo Weekend Month Long Livestream Extravaganza which featured a late night Funhouse talk show, concerts from various Psychopathic artists, a "Juggalo Night Court", and a Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) show titled Best 0f Oddball Brutality. On April 10, 2021, JCW held another show at the building titled Fenced in Fury at the Folsom Felony Funhouse which was streamed live on Patreon. In May 2021, the studio was sold and future Psychopathic music was recorded in various studios across the United States.

References

  1. ↑ Sunderland, Mitchell (April 30, 2015). "Inside ICP's Psychopathic Records Headquarters". Vice.
  2. ↑ Friedman, Dave. "Detroit's mad genius producer Mike E. Clark welcomes new talent to his Funhouse". Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  3. ↑ Bruce, Joseph; Echlin, Hobey (2003). "Ringmaster's Word". In Fostey, Nathan (ed.). ICP: Behind the Paint (2nd ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 231–253. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
  4. ↑ Bruce, Joseph; Echlin, Hobey (August 2003). "Ringmaster's Word". In Nathan Fostey (ed.). ICP: Behind the Paint (second ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 231–253. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
  5. ↑ Bruce, Joseph; Echlin, Hobey (August 2003). "The Broken Path of a Dream". In Nathan Fostey (ed.). ICP: Behind the Paint (second ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 198–208. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
  6. ↑ Petrelli, David. "Nashville Pros". Berklee College of Music.
  7. ↑ "About ICP". The Official Insane Clown Posse website. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  8. ↑ Bruce, Joseph; Echlin, Hobey (August 2003). "Hatchet Rising". In Nathan Fostey (ed.). ICP: Behind the Paint (second ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 470–496. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
  9. ↑ Bruce, Joseph; Hobey Echlin (August 2003). "Diamond Rain". In Nathan Fostey (ed.). ICP: Behind the Paint (second ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 500–519. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
  10. ↑ "Surround 2003 - Surround Music Awards". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Insane Clown Posse Announce Entire Month of Livestream Events". Metalsucks. February 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ "JCW Fenced in Fury at the Folsom Felony Funhouse". Cagematch.