{"id":748036,"date":"2026-09-25T04:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-hollywood-home-studio-thats-birthed-several-pop-hits\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T04:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:30:31","slug":"inside-the-hollywood-home-studio-thats-birthed-several-pop-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/inside-the-hollywood-home-studio-thats-birthed-several-pop-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Hollywood Home Studio That\u2019s Birthed Several Pop Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tSituated in the hills of Studio City sits a home studio that\u2019s birthed a slew of popular songs. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe first session I did here was with MUNA in 2019,\u201d says Leland. The 39-year-old producer owns that home studio. It\u2019s first iteration was situated inside the main house on his property and has since expanded into its own little oasis. <\/p>\n

\n\tSteeped in warm colors, with luxurious candles burning away, Leland\u2019s current studio feels more like a chic getaway spot rather than a workspace. It\u2019s become a home base for him and other creatives in his circle to collaborate. His dog, Crosby, is a frequent visitor and how he\u2019s keeping track of the passing time \u2014 the MUNA session had to be in 2019 because he has a photo of one of the band\u2019s members with the dog as a puppy.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe actual studio only accounts for, at times, 50 percent of where the creativity\u2019s happ<\/a>ening when artist comes to Leland\u2019s place. \u201cThe writing doesn\u2019t have to happen in the studio. The recording can happen in the studio,\u201d the producer explains. \u201cI feel like a lot of it is just sitting out here having conversations.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLeland in his home studio. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tAn artist might be staying in the cottage on the property while they\u2019re there working. \u201cThey can just walk down to the studio, which has been really nice,\u201d says Leland. The Shards <\/em>star Hayes Warner, another collaborator of Leland\u2019s, stayed in his cottage while she was filming the Ryan Murphy show. Leland wrote music for the series<\/a>, which is set to release a soundtrack next month.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn a day where he\u2019s welcoming an artist into the studio, the producer tends to start the day with a hike. He\u2019ll walk to Fryman \u2014 if you ever see someone dangerously walking down Laurel Canyon Boulevard, it\u2019s likely Leland. He\u2019s only had one close call, he points out, and it was actually from a friend. \u201cOne of my best friends happened to be driving down Laurel Canyon, and he was like, \u2018Girl, did I almost hit you?\u2019 I was like, \u2018Yes, but I would\u2019ve wanted it to be a friend,’\u201d he says cheekily. <\/p>\n

\n\tAfter his hike, hopefully without any close calls, Leland will get fresh flowers for the studio, along with a candle or incense. His routine tends to change depending on who he\u2019s working with that day. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI love getting the studio ready for a session. I love that part of it,\u201d the producer says. \u201cOr cleaning up after a session, which is usually just Goop [Kitchen] bags, water and Coke Zero.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe space is meant to be a space of peace and quiet, even if that\u2019s not always what\u2019s happening in the studio itself. Leland, who\u2019s also RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>\u2018s producer and songwriter, explains that it can range from longtime collaborator Troye Sivan to Charli xcx, who he says recorded some of the Wuthering Heights<\/em> album in the studio, to Demi Lovato. A Drag Race<\/em> executive producer or even RuPaul might be around while Leland\u2019s tinkering on Sivan\u2019s work, so they\u2019ll share it.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLeland in his home studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tIf Leland\u2019s working with an artist for the first time, he\u2019ll listen to their music on his morning hike\u00a0\u2014 or he\u2019ll listen to anything he\u2019s anticipating will be a good reference point for the work that\u2019ll happen later that day. No matter how familiar with the project or the artist, he wants to be prepared and have something in his back pocket. <\/p>\n

\n\tSome artists, however, have a good idea coming into their sessions with Leland. \u201cWhen Rebecca Black came in, I was so excited to work with her and she had such a clear vision for what she wanted to make, and it was just so fun,\u201d he says. The pair wrote the track \u201cCorsetry\u201d from her latest album in the space. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI have the same feeling about [Black] that I had when Ad\u00e9la first walked into the room,\u201d Leland says of the pop princess of the moment. The 22-year-old has been blowing up this summer. Leland and the pop star \u2014 who broke out as a contestant on the audition project Dream Academy<\/em> that formed the girl group KATSEYE \u2014 worked together on songs from her first EP, \u201cSexOnTheBeat\u201d and \u201cDeathbyDevotion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLeland, by his on admission, loves working with women. \u201cI love a pop girl,\u201d he says. But by far, the producer\u2019s most impactful collaboration, both professionally and creatively, remains Sivan. Getting to be part of a gay pop star\u2019s career is something he\u2019ll never take for granted. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSo many songs that you love that are by the female pop stars that we love, a lot of the times there\u2019s a queer person as one of the collaborators when you look up the credits,\u201d Leland says. \u201cI think now my ear is trained to where I can tell if a gay person was in the room or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe adds, \u201cI really think for songs, you can tell. And not that every song needs to have a gay person in the room, obviously, but I think depending on what you\u2019re going for, you can really hear if there was some queer energy in the room or not. I feel like it\u2019s been so fun to sometimes be that person with the different artists that come through.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLeland in his home studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tLeland and Sivan collaborated once again for the pop star\u2019s upcoming album She\u2019s the Best<\/em>, set to be released next month. Many of the great pop stars of the past weren\u2019t publicly out, so watching Sivan\u2019s career get to the point it\u2019s at now has been almost surreal for Leland. \u201cPeople like Troye are allowed to be pop stars, and you\u2019re allowed to have that experience, and maybe not allowed, you\u2019re demanding it,\u201d the producer says. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI always want the music to speak for itself. I don\u2019t want opportunities because I\u2019m queer. I want opportunities because I\u2019m good. I don\u2019t want opportunities for Troy because he\u2019s a gay pop star,\u201d says Leland. \u201cI want opportunities for him and for our music because the music is good and the music videos are good and the team\u2019s good and the energy is good.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tHe adds, \u201cI want that support from the queer community because the music is great and the art is great. I want that support from the straight community because the music is great and the art is great, not just because any of us happen to be queer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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