![]() ![]() Despite the circumstances of having to find a new studio in an increasingly competitive real estate market, Lupfer was optimistic about the move. there was something about that in particular that almost got me like, 'This can't be the way we go out.' It just felt more than ever, what we were offering was what was needed."īy the time Q Division had to relocate from its Davis Square location, Lupfer, head engineer Rafi Sofer and studio manager Ed Valauskas had already secured another space. "When Mike died, I don't know that at that particular point in time, we even knew that we would keep going," says Lupfer. Then, COVID-19 hit and Q Division closed for 2020. But things changed when co-founder and co-owner Mike Denneen passed away in 2018. ![]() Over the years, the studio became a second home for musicians and even hosted legendary artists like Yo-Yo Ma, Wiz Khalifa and the Pixies. "Even before that, the rent had gone up quite a lot and it was just a very hard place to be."īefore the space in Davis Square, Q Division Studios first opened in 1986 on Albany Street in Boston. "The building sold in 2015 and we were able to renew our lease for another five, six years," he says. Co-founder and owner Jon Lupfer knew it was coming. (Courtesy Rafi Sofer)Īround 18 months ago, Q Division Studios had to leave their previous location in Davis Square after 20 years of calling the space home. Self proclaimed "rock 'n' roll delinquents" The Problem With Kids Today practices in Studio A at Q Division Studios. ![]()
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