Sphere Studios is shutting down in the UK and relocating to Los Angeles, with founder Francesco Cameli labelling the British music industry ‘stale and stagnant’.

Cameli and his team are in the process of gutting the central London studio, which has hosted a slew of big name artists over its 13 years of operation including Queen, Genesis, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Mariah Carey and Muse. Adele’s world-beating 21 album was also recorded at the facility.

“I’ve lived here for 33 ...