Rent all of Paradise. $50 an hour.
The whole studio — both rooms, the backline, the mics, the outboard — for one flat rate. Run the set at full volume, or bring your own engineer and cut a record. Booked by the hour, 2-hour minimum, in Santa Monica. A full 12-hour day is a flat $500.
9 am — 2 am, every day · 2-hour minimum on every rental
bands · rehearsal · bring your engineer
The Whole Studio — $50/hr
The entire facility — the Rock Room with its pre-tuned Ludwig kit, 1917 Chickering baby grand, Fender Twin and Vox AC30, the Rainforest Room, both control rooms, and the lounge. Run the set at full volume, or bring your own engineer and cut a record. Either way, the whole place is yours.
2-hour minimum. A full 12-hour day books at a flat $500.
- Both rooms — Rock Room and Rainforest Room
- Full backline — drums, amps, keys, PA
- Mics, outboard, and the Apollo if you're recording
- Lounge, kitchen, and restrooms
- Load-in help and a room reset before you start
- No staff engineer on the clock — bring your own to record
rates
Posted, not negotiated.
Flat $50/hr for the whole studio. The only break: a full 12-hour day at $500.
Want a record made for you? Our engineer-included sessions start at $200 — see the rooms.
podcasting
Two mics, two chairs, a room that flatters both.
The Rainforest Room was built for voices — plants, treated walls, an SM7B and a Manley Reference Gold, and a signal chain that makes a conversation sound expensive. An operator sets levels and room tone before you sit down, so you spend your hour talking instead of troubleshooting.
$95/hr
Operator included, 2-hour minimum. Good for one-offs and guest drop-ins.
$225
Two hours, engineer, up to 3 mics, room tone and levels set before you sit down, edited-ready files delivered the same day.
$800
Four episode blocks at $200 each, for shows on a schedule. Same slot held week to week so your guests always get one address.
also new
Learn in the room instead.
We also teach here — one-on-one sessions in Ableton, Pro Tools, and Logic, and a two-day mixing intensive with Garrett, our lead engineer. Same rooms, same gear, someone showing you how it actually works.
rental questions
Good to know.
- How much does it cost to rent the studio?
- A flat $50 an hour for the entire studio — both rooms, the full backline, and every mic and piece of outboard in the building — with a 2-hour minimum. A full 12-hour day books at a flat $500 instead of $600. No tiers, no negotiating.
- Can I record during a rental, or is it rehearsal only?
- Both. If you're rehearsing, plug in and get loud. If you bring your own engineer, the control rooms, mics, preamps, outboard, and the Apollo are all included — you walk out with your files. The only thing a rental doesn't include is our staff engineer.
- Do I really get the whole studio?
- Yes — a rental takes the entire facility. Both rooms are yours and nobody else is booked in the building while you're here. That's also why the calendar shows fewer open slots for rentals than for single-room sessions.
- Can I bring my own engineer?
- That's the whole idea. Your engineer runs the session on our gear. Give us a heads up before the day so we can walk them through the patchbay and the Apollo routing — it saves an hour of your own clock.
- Do you have a minimum booking?
- Every rental has a 2-hour minimum. Anything shorter spends more time on load-in and setup than on the actual work.
- When can we book?
- The studio runs 9 am — 2 am, every day, and rentals can be booked in any open hour — including evenings and weekends. A rental needs the whole building free, so the further ahead you book, the better your odds.
- How much does it cost to rent a podcast studio in LA?
- LA podcast studios typically run $50–200 an hour depending on whether an operator and video are included. Ours is $95/hr with an engineer on the clock, or $225 for a two-hour episode block with same-day file delivery — and $200 a session if you're recording on a regular schedule.
the whole place is open
Book the studio.
$50 an hour for everything in the building — pick your hours and pay online, or call and we'll sort it out.