MPS Studio Villingen

Well over 1000 recordings have been made in the MPS studio (initially still known as the SABA studio) since the early 1960s. The founder of the studio and record label Hans-Georg Brunner-Schwer (HGBS), co-owner of the well-known radio and TV manufacturer SABA (Schwarzwälder Apparate-Bau-Anstalt since 1918 in Villingen), was himself an enthusiastic amateur pianist. In 1944, at the age of 17, HGBS was put on warning duty at SABA due to night-time air raids, as Villingen was in the flight path of the planes that flew over Munich. The American pilots were played jazz music over the radio, which HGBS listened to using technical equipment from SABA. This was the first time he heard Glenn Miller's “In The Mood”, “Moonlight Serenade” or “Sentimental Journey” - and the foundation stone of Villingen's jazz history was laid. With the economic miracle comes the great demand for radio sets. SABA has a competitive advantage, the quality from the Black Forest is well known and the competition fears „Made In The Black Forest“.

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The MPS studio is open to the public every year on Open Monument Day. There are also other opportunities to visit the studio as part of our events. The association offers guided tours for groups of 12 people or more. For company celebrations, presentations and other festivities, it is possible to book the MPS studio for guided tours. Would you like live music or a buffet? Send us your ideas and we will get back to you. Studio concerts have a long tradition at the MPS Studio. Jazz, classical, avant-garde, noise. Our audience is very open-minded!