The Hit Factory

New York studio company

Founded

1969

Hub

Not a place: no street address

Status as of 11 September 2026

Runs Hit Factory Noho in New York; the Manhattan studio closed in 2005.

Evidence class

public record: press, credits, official histories or reference sources

Connections

5 edges, 5 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.010 (rank 8 of 236) · people and production 0.006 (rank 12)

Confidence

High · sources: [HFH] [WHF] [MIXM] (register)

Founded by Jerry Ragovoy in 1969, bought by Ed Germano in 1975, owner of Criteria from January 1999 to 2012 with the Hit Factory Criteria name in use until 2017.

Connections

People, ownership and staff

• founded / ownedCriteria Recording StudiosOwner; Hit Factory Criteria name in use to 20171999 to 2017
• founded or owned byEd GermanoBought The Hit Factory from Jerry Ragovoy1975
• staff / residentTroy GermanoExecutive vice president, CEO from 2000; Hit Factory Noho today1999 to 2026
• staff / residentJanice GermanoOwner and CEO after Ed Germano's death2003 to 2012
• linked ventureHit Factory Criteria, 1999 to 2017The era carries the owner's name1999