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CeeLo Green records in the treehouse during the filming of'Treehouse Masters' on Animal Planet at Bear Creek Studio inWoodinville, Washington.

Journey Inside Cee Lo Green's WondrousTreehouse StudioUnique Washington recording space gets featured on Animal Planet's 'Treehouse Masters'

BY SETH SOMMERFELD | February 20, 2014

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of Woodinville, Washington, Bear Creek Studio

blends world-class recording with a relaxing

retreat. Artist including the Lumineers, Lionel

Richie, Built to Spill and Soundgarden spent time

wandering among the trees and laying down

tracks in the large cabin-like studio space. Now,

as part of the winter season finale of Animal

Planet's Treehouse Masters (which airs this

Friday), the Bear Creek complex boasts a new

studio amidst the branches. The episode details

the design and construction of a treehouse studio

and concludes with a christening visit and

performance by Cee Lo Green.

While

Treehouse Masters host and builder Pete Nelson

might look more like youth pastor than rocker,

he's actually a knowledgeable music lover. He

hosts a summer concert series at his Treehouse

Point retreat in nearby Fall City, Washington, and

has even been known to frequent South by

Southwest scouting out and inviting artists to

come play. "I heard about how much of a music

fan Pete was," says Bear Creek proprietor and

producer Ryan Hadlock. "We invited him out to

come see the place, and he immediately knew a

lot of the pictures [we have up]. He saw a picture

of me and Stephen and was like, ‘That's Stephen

Malkmus!' It's like, wow, not everyone knows

Stephen Malkmus. It seemed like a really cool

fit."

The treehouse studio rests in a Western Redcedar

and anchored to seven neighboring trees for

Cee Lo Green on his new album Girl

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support. Inside, the two-story structure

combines cabin chic with modern recording

sophistication. It's designed as a one-on-one

space for recording vocals and acoustic guitar.

Special thick cork panels dampen the sound and

let the reverberations drift up into the high

ceiling. The treehouse should offer an alternative

to performers who might be suffering from

writer's block in Bear Creek's main studio.

While Ryan runs the operations now days, Bear

Creek Studio is a family affair. Ryan's father Joe

founded the space in 1977 and helped Nelson

design the treehouse studio. And Ryan's wife can

often be found chasing around their young son

and daughter as they scurry around the property.

For Cee Lo's part, Treehouse Masters marks

another stop on The Voice judge's ever-expanding

IMDB credits, which range from American Dad

to the upcoming Goodie Mob reality show on

TBS, Cee Lo Green's The Good Life. The only

televised itch he still wants to scratch is a

dramatic one. "I've become most synonymous

with my sense of style; sense of humor," Cee Lo

says. "I haven't done anything serious, so I would

like to a drama of some sort. I would like to be a

gang leader on Sons of Anarchy or own a

lemonade stand on Boardwalk Empire."

Check below to watch a preview clip of Treehouse

Masters showcasing the new studio and Cee Lo's

arrival. To see the full creation of Bear Creek's

new treehouse studio and Cee Lo's visit, tune in

to Animal Planet this Friday, February 21st at 10

p.m. Eastern/Pacific.

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