4th Street Recording

04/30/2024

Can you help me out by signing this petition? No one should be killed for their music! Please sign and forward to everyone you know.

86,914 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?

04/20/2024

Do streaming platforms view famous artists as a threat to their brands?

04/20/2024

This is a must-read for anyone with music on Spotify. Read the comments too.

Do streaming platforms view famous artists as a threat to their brands?

04/14/2024

We are excited to join the Master Tape Rescue project and have started to inventory the “lost tapes” in our attic.

For decades, recordings left at studios have languished in storage rooms and basements. Master Tape Rescue, a company of two industry vets, is coming to save them.

04/08/2024

This year marks the 35th Anniversary of my studio in Santa Monica, 4th Street Recording. I have always gotten a lot of calls from artists who are unclear about many basic technical terms and recording processes, so three years ago I created a program called Shoptalk with Women in Music, where female artists and those who work with artists can ask those simple questions, to be answered without judgement by female engineers and producers. I am proud to announce Shoptalk 103, which will be held this Saturday morning at The Village Recorders in West LA. here's a link so you can come join!

https://womeninmusic.wildapricot.org/event-5639071

03/19/2024

Thanks to all of you who came out last month for our first 35th Anniversary Client Showcase Series with Vindigo, Station 26, and Last Animal, hosted just a few blocks down at Harvelle’s, a former speakeasy and the oldest live music venue on the Westside.

Our March 21st show is not to be missed!

Robbie Fitzsimmons, renowned for his collaboration with Lana Del Rey on the platinum album Ultraviolence, mentored by none other than Paul Simon, and who can count Jackson Browne as a fan, showcases his genre-bending debut album Blue Meets Orange, recorded and produced by Sejo Navajas at 4th Street Recording Studio. With a voice reminiscent of Jeff Buckley and piano chops akin to Elton John, Robbie elegantly transmutes his mental health journey as an inspiration to individuals riding their own rollercoaster. Robby toured with Insomnia Productions and wrote the music for Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Lalimberte’s Temple Show production at Burning Man, so he has deep roots in the EDM community — which is why after his set, you’re going to want to stick around for. . .

DJ Funk Monsta, a regular performer at Burning Man and for many years, a constant draw in LA underground party scene. Some of 4th Street Recording’s clients will remember him as Stefan Broadley, the engineer/producer who did numerous dance remixes for the studio’s major label releases. He’ll be spinning a set of Bass and Glitch Hop for your enjoyment.

Robbie is at 9;30 and DJ Funk Monsta at 10:30
Tickets $15

02/24/2024

It’s 4th Street Recording’s 35th Anniversary and we are celebrating all year!

A producer once told me that this studio is “a place where history is constantly in the making,” and it’s true that we have earned a number of gold and platinum records along the way, including The Beach Boys “Kokomo,” No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom, and The Neighbourhood’s I Love You, with the Diamond single “Sweater Weather.”


But there is so much more to our history than platinum records, and I’ll be sharing some of that with you this year. – great songs you never heard, stories behind the ones you have, random artifacts I’ve held on to. . .

Please join us as we kickoff our 35th Anniversary Client Showcase Series at Harvelles on Thursday, February 29th. Always with our ear to the ground to discover new talent, we are proud to present a night of fantastic music from three up-and-coming bands that have been recording with our producers here this past year.

Cheers,
Kathleen

02/08/2024

Hey friends!
Any recommendations for carpet and hardwood floor installers in LA?
Need someone to do a rush job.

Thanks!

10/30/2023

We have “revisited” some albums with a few long-ago clients who had a major label album and got dropped. Two decades later, the labels refused to part with the masters, were just sitting on them.

In case this situation sounds familiar to you or someone you know, re-recording your old album is something you might want to consider. Nowadays there are more places to license your music than ever, even if you didn’t become world-famous.

Thanks to Protools and your familiarity with the tracks, you can track an album these days in maybe two weeks instead of two months.

If you want to talk about it, you know where to find us!

Major record labels are implementing new restrictions in order to deter artists from re-recording their music à la Taylor Swift.

08/12/2023

Hi friends!
Does anyone have a “Work For Hire” contract for session musicians?
I have an artist that needs one asap.
Thank you:)

08/11/2023

In case you were wondering how many streams your song or album needs to achieve Gold, Platinum, or Diamond status. . .

You may have heard of Gold and Platinum records, but how are tracks actually awarded such prestigious certifications? This guide goes explains. by Philip Kinsher of Disc Makers Blog Every. Continue reading

08/01/2023

**Update -thank you everyone for your super quick responses, referrals, and submissions! ❤️ Our LA music community is a beautiful thing!

Looks like the songriters have made up their mind, but I will keep all your contacts and submissions for possible future sessions 😀**
-Sejo

Hello LA music friends!

I am looking to hire a male singer with a high range (think Prince meets Highway to The Danger Zone), to sing on a couple of 80’s - inspired synth-driven songs for an Italian artist.
We will be recording vocals around august 10th/11th in Santa Monica.

Please DM Sejo Navajas for more details.

Thanks!

07/13/2023

Dominique Crenn cooked up a dish featuring Upside Foods’ lab-grown poultry.

07/13/2023

The jukebox is the soul of the bar. I will go to a bar for its jukebox, but not for those digital things.

Contributing editor Brad Thomas Parsons makes a case for the classic bar jukebox and shares where to find some of his favorites.

06/23/2023

Do you share a name with other artists? They might be getting your streaming money!

In this latest installment of the Byta and MusicBrainz series on the importance of metadata, you’ll learn tips and tricks to make or break your music. from Byta  In the. Continue reading

06/23/2023

Our staff’s 50 favorite albums of 2023 so far, presented alphabetically, with our 50 favorite songs to follow tomorrow.

06/23/2023

There are some great tips here for moving your listeners into total fandom!

Discover key stages, real-life examples, and essential tips for artists navigating the fan journey from discovery to advocacy. by Jubran Haddad from Chartmetric If you stumble upon a captivating track. Continue reading

06/23/2023

ARRRRRRRGH! This is super important. Spotify is deleting all artist historical data over TWO YEARS OLD. This is what we get when 120,000 of mostly crap is uploaded every day.

Spotify has announced that it will delete all artist data over two years old plus the year-to-date across the entire Spotify for Artists analytics platform on June 30th. Historical artist. Continue reading

06/21/2023

Police departments across the country must root out the racism and excessive use of force we see time and time again.

05/15/2023

C’mon down to Harvelle's Nightclub Santa Monica on Fri May 19th 🎶⚡️Tom will be joined by Michael Jerome + 4th Street Recording where Tom recorded will be co hosting this vinyl release hang 😋
Tix: https://santamonica.harvelles.com/shows/216885

04/17/2023

Shoptalk 102

I am so excited and proud to send out this invitation for an event I am producing with Women In Music at The Village Recorders from 10:00 am til noon on Saturday, April 22.

This workshop is all about explaining the process of recording and terminology of the control room. This will be a safe space for artists and those who work with artists to ask those questions they hesitate to ask, fearing that their lack of knowledge marginalizes them. This event is also a great opportunity for women building careers in music production to come see the world famous Village Recorders and meet the women engineers who work there.

Shoptalk 102 continues the discussion we started at Shoptalk 101, which was held last year at my studio, 4 Street Recording. I am not an audio engineer, but I was finding myself answering my clients’ technical questions as best I could in layman’s terms. Why do I need to book more time to do what I want to do? Is Melodyne better than Auto-tune? What is the difference between mixing and mastering? What is vocal comping?

Shoptalk 102 is free for members of Women In Music, and only $15 for non-members.

https://womeninmusic.wildapricot.org/event-5230112/Registration

Three short city blocks from the Pacific Ocean and one block off of Santa Monica's world-famous Promenade, there is a special little place where folks have been making music for over thirty years.

In it’s first incarnation, this place was a recording studio called Sound Solutions, with clients that included Little Richard, Stanley Clarke, George Clinton, and the Beach Boys, who recorded "Kokomo" here. Designed by the same team that built A&M Studios, the studio features a wavy ceiling in the tracking room and walls soundproofed with sand hauled up from the beach.

In 1989, Kathleen and her partner bought the studio and renamed it 4th Street Recording. Nineteen years later, you will hear people say that they love 4th Street for many reasons—its sound design, its location, its people—but the most frequent compliment is, "I feel really good here."

Since 1995, nineteen acts have been signed to record deals with a demo recorded at 4th Street, starting with Fiona Apple’s "Shadowboxer," a recording that was released as the first single on her Grammy-nominated album "Tidal". Next came Incubus, Alien Ant Farm, and Hoobastank, all to become platinum-selling artists.

4th Street Recording feels like a cozy home in a friendly little beach town, but offers all the big city benefits of Santa Monica's Bayside District, an extended pedestrian area complete with shops, theaters, and street musicians. Clients can order from dozens of restaurants and choose from a wide range of accommodations, from motels to hotels to monthly corporate rentals in local bungalows.

Simply put, 4th Street Recording is a good place to stay for a long time. And, as the staff will advise, "If you don’t take a walk down to the ocean at sunset, you’re not using the full facility."

03/17/2023

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-the-music-industry-panel-of-discussion-live-performances-tickets-537992178087?mc_cid=2e72347ed1&mc_eid=64458e02b3

11/23/2022

Please bear with us while our new website is being launched. For whatever reason, we have run into a snag with Bluehost and it is not up online yet. My email has also been affected! Please just telephone us to reach us for now! 310-395-9114 is the studio land line.
We’ll have this resolved soon!

11/09/2022

Little Galaxies has been a part of our 4th St family for awhile so we are super excited to see them play at the legendary Troubador. AND this is a great lineup! See you there tomorrow night!

The Troubadour show is Wednesday! Including amazing performances by , , , and visuals by . Don't miss out! Get your tickets now in our bio. Presented by and !