Simply put, Studio Two is one of the best rock recording rooms in the world. Its high ceilings and mid-ambience provide a tight punchy sound constantly sought after by top producers like Rick Rubin. The studio has an additional drum isolation booth, a vocal isolation booth, and a Yamaha C7 grand piano that has been used on many rock albums, and private artist lounge.
Originally the site where the themes from many classic television shows were recorded (The Monkees, The Partridge Family, The Beverly Hillbillies, Hawaii Five-0), the studio later evolved to serve the needs of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Weezer, Metallica and countless other rock acts.
Studio Two offers a Neve RCA Custom 8028 Console (40 channel), one of only 2 built with Class A discrete electronics. The control room is equipped with Meitners (available upon request) and ATC300A house monitors with NS10/ProAc speakers and are set up with Pro Tools Ultimate. Studer 827 & Ampex ATR102 (1/4 inch & 1/2 inch) Analog recorders are available on request.
Equipped with Meitners (available upon request) and ATC300A house monitors with NS10/ProAc speakers and are set up with Pro Tools Ultimate.
Studio Two Opens
Theme from The Beverly Hillbillies
Ricky Nelson "Fools Rush In"
Herb Alpert Tijuana Brass Vol. 2
This classic brass, 2-part album by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass features songs by the LA-native as well as hit pop covers, from Phil Spector’s “Spanish Harlem” to Berstein and Sondheim’s “America” from West Side Story. The former USC Trojan Marching band member was supposedly inspired by the mariachi bands he heard on a trip through Baja, California. He later went on to sell more than 72 million records worldwide, becoming the only musician to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart as both a vocalist and instrumentalist.
Wayne Newton "Danke Schoen"
Theme from Green Acres
The Beach Boys "Barbara Ann"
Righteous Brothers "Soul & Inspiration"
The Righteous Brothers were at the height of their career, looking for a hit to follow “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.” Recorded late in 1965, the lush brass arrangements did the trick, becoming their next number one Billboard hit.
Crosby Stills and Nash "Long Time Gone"
Theme from "Hawaii Five-O"
The Monkees The Birds, The Bees And The Monkees
The Partridge Family "I Think I Love You"
Iggy Pop Raw Power – mixed by David Bowie
Music from the Miniseries Roots
Theme from the TV Show The Love Boat
Dionne Warwick "Déjà Vu"
Canned Heat Kings of Boogie
Gladys Knight and the Pips Visions
Elvis Costello Spike
Iggy Pop Brick By Brick
Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"
The best-selling song by a female artist in all of music history, and one of the best-selling songs of all time, “I Will Always Love You” is actually a cover song, originally written and performed by Dolly Parton. With a music video featuring scenes from The Bodyguard, Houston’s version became her ‘signature song’ and was an instant number one Billboard hit, nabbing the Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Awards in 1994.
R.E.M. Monster
Slayer Divine Intervention
AC/DC Ballbreaker
R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication
RHCP’s most commercially successful studio release was recorded in the winter of 1998. Producer/engineer Rick Rubin and engineer Greg Fidelman captured the band’s most intimate album, which highlighted the evocative nature of California. The hit single “Scar TIssue” spent 16 weeks on Billboard’s Modern Rock charts before winning the Best Rock Song award at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1999.
Incubus Make Yourself
Rage Against The Machine Renegades
Weezer Weezer (The Green Album)
Blink-182 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Natalie Merchant Motherland
System of a Down Toxicity
Badly Drawn Boy Have You Fed the Fish
Audioslave Audioslave
Jerry Lee Lewis Mean Old Man
Red Hot Chili Peppers I’m With You
Frank Ocean Channel Orange
Garbage Not Your Kind of People
Sum 41 Screaming Bloody Murder
Melody Gardot The Absence
Fitz and the Tantrums More Than Just a Dream
AFI Burials
Ghost "Cirice"
Andra Day "Rise Up"
Weezer White Album
For their tenth studio album, Weezer headed into the studio with Producer/Engineer Jake Sinclair, aiming to create a “beach album,” with Wall of Sound production and a ‘90s grunge take on ‘60s pop songs. Critically acclaimed for hits including “Do You Wanna Get High?”, the album received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in 2017.
John Legend Darkness and Light
Willie Nelson Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Niall Horan "Slow Hands"
The War on Drugs A Deeper Understanding
Lady Gaga "Your Song"
Music for the Film A Star Is Born
This was the third remake of the classic story of fame and heartbreak, and the second version done at 6000 Sunset. With Bradly Cooper making his directorial debut as well as starring alongside pop phenom Lady Gaga, the movie received eight nominations from the Academy Awards, taking home a trophy for Best Original Song “Shallow.”
Slipknot We Are Not Your Kind
Music for the TV show Castle Rock
Music for the TV show Homecoming
Jon Batiste We Are
Lizzo Special
Kendrick Lamar Mr Morale & The Big Steppers
Music for the film Encanto
Pentatonix Evergreen
War on Drugs Harmonia's Dream
Marcus Mumford Self-Titled
Edgar Winter Brother Johnny
Music for the game Call of Duty: Vanguard
Jack Johnson Meet the Moonlight
We invite you to discover EastWest Studios for yourself by exploring our diverse recording spaces, our incredible history, and how we provide today's discriminating artists the utmost in service, all in an unparalleled creative environment.
EastWest Studios In-House Rentals
Console
DAW
Analog Recorders
(On request subject to availability)
Main Monitors
Nearfields
(On request subject to availability)
Dynamics
Equalizers
Effects Processors
Live Reverbs
(On request subject to availability)
Cue Systems
Nearfield Amps
(On request subject to availability)
A/D D/A Converters
Microphones listed are on request and subject to availability.
Condenser and Tube Mics
Dynamic Mics
Ribbon Mics
DPA Mic Kit available upon request:
Air Music Technology
Antares
Avid
Celemony
EASTWEST
FabFilter
Leapwing Audio
McDSP
Soundtoys
SourceElements
Universal Audio
Valhalla DSP
Waves
*We are also running Protools 2019.10 on all the rigs as well as OSX 10.13.6 High Sierra on all the computers.