The ring

The cluster around the anchor

The detection began from Miami-Dade business tax receipts for a music related set, pulled countywide and mapped, with the corridor's edges set by where that density returns to background rather than by any municipal line. This map tests every receipt inside that corridor against a public listing or the business's own site and adds what the listings and sites show that the tax roll does not. The result within a mile and a half of the anchor: 14 current recording or production businesses, of which 11 are publicly verified by their own site or a listing updated within the year and 3 are tax receipt only and marked Low confidence; 1 rehearsal business with seven rooms, 3 schools, 3 shops (an instrument store, a guitar repair bench and a second instrument retailer), one closed studio complex, one closed record store, three promoter receipts and five proposed or approved residential projects, on the tax roll and the listings at the cutoff date. Beyond the ring but feeding it, on the detection's own membership rule: Audio Vision Studios and Space Music on West Dixie Highway, Magic Sound, World Famous Sound and Found Sound Records to the west and south, Circle House Studios two miles west, Jet Sound and Visualize to the north, LIVE! School of Music and Forte Academy to the south.

Figure 3. The corridor at street level: the four municipalities from the county boundary layer (darker fill), unincorporated county land between them, the West Dixie Highway centreline in gold, the 1.5 mile ring around the anchor, and every node with an address at its geocoded location. Sources [MDB] [OSM] [BTR].

How the studio count is built

Category	Count	Definition
Publicly verified active studios	11	The studio's own site or a public listing updated within the year confirms address and activity
Tax receipt only	3	A Local Business Tax receipt in a recording or production category with no public operating evidence located; kept as the floor and graded Low
Closed or renamed	2	Preserved for the corridor's history and for risk context; not counted as active

The public headline is therefore: at least 14 current recording or production businesses sit within 1.5 miles of Criteria; 11 are publicly verified and 3 are retained as tax receipt only nodes, marked Low confidence on the map and in the index, named and pinned because the record itself is public.

Inside the ring, by distance from the anchor

Node	Layer	Address	Jurisdiction	Miles	Status as of cutoff	Confidence
Criteria Recording Studios	Anchor: Criteria across its eras	1755 NE 149th St	Unincorporated Miami-Dade	0.0	Active. Six studios, 17 staff and a freelance engineer roster; Studio D refitted with an SSL Origin in December 2022; hosted the VIVA Spanish Audio Bible sessions in September 2025; no signage on the building.	High [CRW] [CRC] [W] [MIX50] [FLM] [MNTE] [BTR] [MDB] [MIXD] [CDA] [BWV]
MusicTurista Rehearsal Studios	Mastering, mixing and rehearsal	1885 NE 149th St, Suite 100	North Miami	0.14	Active. Public listing updated July 2026; hosts ticketed band nights.	High [MST] [MSTE] [BTR] [YLP]
Afterhours Music	Recording studios	1959 NE 149th St	North Miami	0.18	Active. Public listing updated May 2026; mastering run by Jacob Batt.	High [AFH] [BTR] [YLP]
PLYBCK Studios	Recording studios	1978 NE 149th St	North Miami	0.24	Active. Two rooms with vocal booths, hourly rates published; a publishing and label arm, PLYBCK Music.	High [PLB] [BTR] [YLP]
Miami Studio City District	Recording studios	1933 to 1943 NE 148th St	North Miami	0.24	Closed; the public listing carries a closed flag and no closing year.	High [MSCD] [BTR]
GTMG Studios and Recording Studios C	Recording studios	1943 NE 148th St	North Miami	0.24	Active on the tax roll; no public listing found under either name (tax record only).	Low [BTR] [MSCD]
Icon X	Recording studios	1998 NE 147th Ter	North Miami	0.24	Active on the tax roll; no public listing found (tax record only).	Low [BTR]
Hit Central Records	Recording studios	1966 NE 149th St	North Miami	0.25	Active. Public listing updated October 2025; site and Instagram current.	High [HCR] [BTR] [YLP]
Electric Air Studios	Recording studios	1929 NE 148th St	North Miami	0.26	Active. Public listing updated June 2026; formerly Big Wall Studios.	High [EAS] [YLP]
Big Wall Studios	Recording studios	1929 NE 148th St	North Miami	0.26	Ended as a name; the room continues as Electric Air Studios.	High [EAS] [YLP]
Midtown Studios North	Recording studios	1980 NE 148th Ter	North Miami	0.26	Active. Public listing updated July 2026.	Medium [MSN] [YLP]
Velvet Basement Recording Studios	Recording studios	1958 NE 147th Ter	North Miami	0.27	Active. Public listing updated June 2026.	High [VLB] [BTR] [YLP]
Allure North Miami (1810 NE 146th St)	Places and development	1810 NE 146th St	North Miami	0.27	Approved by the City Council in March 2022 on a 99 year ground lease of city land; no construction reported; delayed, with no public update found for 2025 or 2026.	High [FYA] [ROK] [BTN] [BTR2] [MCI] [SFA]
Miami Beach Recording Studios	Recording studios	14889 NE 20th Ave	North Miami	0.28	Active. Public listing updated September 2025; clients named include HBO Max Mexico, Marilyn Manson and Paramore.	High [MBRS] [MBRA] [YLP]
West Dixie Highway	Places and development		Unincorporated Miami-Dade	0.31		Medium [WSR] [WDH] [OSM]
Dezerland Park West (1890 NE 146th St)	Places and development	1890 NE 146th St	North Miami	0.31	Proposed. Approved by the North Miami Planning Commission in June 2026 as a conditional use in the SDTOD district; City Council action not found as of the cutoff.	High [FYD] [FDD] [MSA] [CCRE]
School of Rock North Miami	Schools	2000 NE 146th St	North Miami	0.36	Active. Public listing updated June 2026.	High [SOR] [DET] [YLP]
Bay Eight Recording Studios	Recording studios	15421 W Dixie Hwy, Bay 8	North Miami Beach	0.4	Active. Public listing updated July 2026; the studio says 25 years in business.	High [BAY] [BTR] [YLP]
Brooklyn Vintage and Vinyl	Gear, repair and record stores	15555 W Dixie Hwy, Unit 1057	North Miami Beach	0.55	Closed; the listing carries a closed flag, updated February 2026.	Medium [BVV] [YLP]
Arch Creek (2056 NE 140th St)	Places and development	2056 NE 140th St	North Miami	0.58	Proposed June 2025; listed among North Miami Beach's 2025 approved projects, with the jurisdiction reported inconsistently.	High [FYC] [NMBA]
North Towne (15780 W Dixie Hwy)	Places and development	15780 W Dixie Hwy	North Miami Beach	0.62	Proposed in June 2024; later status not found.	Medium [FYN]
The Guitar Nook	Gear, repair and record stores	13744 Biscayne Blvd	North Miami Beach	0.85	Active. Public listing updated June 2026.	High [GTN] [YLP]
Abe Music	Gear, repair and record stores	1724 NE 163rd St	North Miami Beach	0.86	Active on listings; the directory gives 50 years in business.	Medium [ABE] [YLP]
SAE Institute Miami	Schools	16051 W Dixie Hwy, Suite 200	North Miami Beach	0.9	Active. Public listing updated June 2026.	High [SAE] [DET] [YLP]
Shelton Miami (1998 NE 135th St)	Places and development	1998 NE 135th St	North Miami	0.95	Proposed September 2025.	Low [FYS]
GBA Properties	Recording studios	13499 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 205	North Miami	0.98	Active on the tax roll; no public listing found (tax record only).	Low [BTR]
Forte Music and Arts Academy	Schools	13499 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 105	North Miami	0.99	Active. Public listing updated May 2026.	High [FMA] [YLP]
Blue Note Records	Gear, repair and record stores	16401 NE 15th Ave	North Miami Beach	1.01	Closed; the closing year is not recorded (Bob Perry counted 25 years in retail from 1984).	High [BNR] [BNRT] [YLP]
Magic Sound Recording Studio	Mastering, mixing and rehearsal	13780 NE 11th Ave	North Miami	1.13	Active on public listings (Yellow Pages, Facebook, Yelp updated September 2025); open 24 hours Monday to Saturday.	Medium [MGS] [YLP]
Space Music	Gear, repair and record stores	13630 W Dixie Hwy	North Miami	1.22	Active. Public listing updated June 2026.	High [SPM] [DET] [YLP]
Audio Vision Studios	Recording studios	13385 W Dixie Hwy	North Miami	1.4	Active. Public listing updated September 2026; the building at 13385 West Dixie Highway is listed for sale.	High [AVS] [WAB] [BTR] [YLP] [AVSL]
Global Galaxy Entertainment	Venues, stages and promoters	15050 NE 20th Ave, Suite 119	North Miami	0.28	Active on the tax roll (tax record only).	Low [BTR]
LS Productions	Venues, stages and promoters	1815 NE 144th St	North Miami	0.32	Active on the tax roll (tax record only).	Low [BTR]
Liv Promotion	Venues, stages and promoters	15440 NE 14th Ave	North Miami Beach	0.58	Active on the tax roll (tax record only).	Low [BTR]
Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater	Venues, stages and promoters	17011 NE 19th Ave	North Miami Beach	1.34	Active.	High [LIT]

Beyond the ring, feeding it

Node	Layer	Address	Jurisdiction	Miles	Status as of cutoff	Confidence
Found Sound Records	Gear, repair and record stores	1654 NE 123rd St	North Miami	1.67	Active. Open Wednesday to Sunday.	High [FSR] [FSRB] [MNTR]
World Famous Sound Studios	Recording studios	12355 NE 13th Ave	North Miami	1.73	Active on listings; the official domain did not resolve at the cutoff.	Medium [WFS] [YLP]
Jet Sound Studios	Mastering, mixing and rehearsal	1958 NE 174th Ter	North Miami Beach	1.73	Active. Public listing updated May 2026.	Medium [JET]
Visualize Recording and Rehearsal Studio	Mastering, mixing and rehearsal	1939 NE 174th Ln	Unincorporated Miami-Dade	1.76	Active on Peerspace and Tagvenue.	Low [VIS]
EZ Productions and IDJ Ground Radio	Mastering, mixing and rehearsal	822 NE 125th St, Suite 104	North Miami	1.94	Active on the tax roll (tax record only).	Low [BTR]
LIVE! School of Music	Schools	1788 Sans Souci Blvd	North Miami	1.94	Active. Public listing updated May 2026; a second campus in Hallandale.	High [LSM] [DET] [YLP]
Hammer and Nail Productions	Recording studios	11209 NE 8th Ct	Biscayne Park	2.61	Active on the tax roll; no public listing found (tax record only).	Low [BTR]
Circle House Studios	Recording studios	13700 NW 1st Ave	Unincorporated Miami-Dade	2.62	Status conflicts between listings: one directory marks it closed, the public listing updated September 2026 carries no closed flag.	Low [CHS] [YLP] [W]
Wynwood Sound	Gear, repair and record stores	750 NE 113th St	Biscayne Park	2.64	Active online; the Biscayne Park street address is a tax record only.	Low [WYS] [BTR]
Set By Design	Recording studios	1162 NE 105th St	Miami Shores	2.94	Active on the tax roll; the public listing carries no category detail (tax record only).	Low [BTR] [YLP]
Collaboration Miami	Recording studios	1162 NE 105th St	Miami Shores	2.94	Cancelled on the tax roll (tax record only).	Low [BTR]

The schools as the pipeline

Four schools sit within two miles of the anchor and none of them shares a person or a documented act with a studio on the map: SAE Institute Miami, an audio engineering school on West Dixie Highway since 2002 with its own studios, nine tenths of a mile from Criteria and next to Bay Eight; School of Rock North Miami on NE 146th Street, one block south of the anchor and across the street from the Dezer and Allure sites; LIVE! School of Music on Sans Souci Boulevard since 2007, with an on site studio; and Forte Music and Arts Academy on Biscayne Boulevard. The map codes their relationship to the rooms as adjacency, because adjacency is what the sources document. In the project's reading that is the pipeline's condition: the workforce feeder and the rooms it feeds are a few hundred metres apart and connected by nothing the record can see, which is the same shape as the corridor as a whole.

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