Minneapolis’ famed Dove Studios was conceived by Don Peterson and Darold “Arv” Arvidson in the spring of ’64. Amazingly all of the equipment in the studio was designed by Arvidson, being a electronics design hobbiest. Within a year the studio outgrew itself and a second location was set up on James Avenue in Minneapolis. The new location featured all solid state equipment, which was a one of the few if not first in the country at that time. Between 1964-1970 Dove recorded hundreds of groups of all types. The studio closed its doors in early 1970.