page_title: Paisley Park Records
section_title: Paisley Park Studios
hierarchical_section_title: Paisley Park Records / Paisley Park Studios
caption_attribution_description: English: Prince's Paisley Park Studios complex, Chanhassen, Minnesota.
context_page_description: Paisley Park Records was an American record label founded by musician Prince in 1985, which was distributed by and funded in part by Warner Bros. Records. It was started in 1985, following the success of the film and album Purple Rain. The label shares its name with Prince's recording complex Paisley Park Studios and the song "Paisley Park" on his 1985 Around the World in a Day album. Paisley Park was opened to the public as a museum and memorial to Prince following his death. October 28, 2016, is officially known as Paisley Park Day in the city of Chanhassen to recognize the opening of the museum.
context_section_description: The studio was designed by architecture firm BOTO Design Inc, of Santa Monica, California, and officially opened on September 11, 1987. It contains two live music venues used as rehearsal spaces. After the label folded in 1994, Prince continued to live and record at  Paisley Park Studios. Prince's intention before his death was to establish Paisley Park as a public venue like Graceland. He was found dead in his estate's elevator on April 21, 2016.
caption: The Paisley Park Studios complex in Chanhassen, Minnesota
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