Total Access Recording, Recording studio in Redondo Beach, US
Total Access Recording is a professional recording studio in Redondo Beach, California, offering several rooms equipped with both analog and digital gear. The space includes a large rehearsal room and a Nashville-style writing and production room designed to serve different types of projects.
The studio opened in 1980 and grew its reputation in its early years through a close working relationship with SST Records, an independent label based in nearby Lawndale. That connection brought in a steady flow of bands from the West Coast underground and alternative rock scene.
The studio has welcomed bands from very different scenes over the years, from punk and ska to rock and hip-hop. That mix is still felt today, as artists from different backgrounds continue to record there side by side.
The studio sits in Redondo Beach, south of Los Angeles, and is most easily reached by car. It is worth getting in touch in advance to talk through your project needs, as the different rooms serve very different purposes.
The studio's early ties to SST Records meant it was the recording home for several bands that helped define American hardcore punk and indie rock in the 1980s. Some of those sessions are now considered landmarks of that era, even though the studio itself rarely appears in the credits.
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