Blue Jay Studios was started by Bob Lawson. In 2001, Marcus Siskind bought Blue Jay from the Lawsons and took the studio into the digital age. The studio underwent a major renovation designed by Fran Manzella (technical design by John Klett) and the SSL, which had been the first in New England in 1985, went to Peter Frampton. The desk was replaced by a custom Neve VR and Blue Jay became one of the first studios in New England with Protools HD.