A studio band is a musical band that is in regular employment of a Music Recording business for the purpose of playing music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

 on recordings featuring a separate performer. The term may also refer to a band that does not perform live.

The most famous studio band is the Funk Brothers, Motown Records

Motown Records

Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...

' main band from 1959-1972.