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To Westlake Recording Studios

World Class recordings

Westlake is a world-renowned, full service recording facility situated in the heart of Los Angeles, California. Centrally located, in West Hollywood, we are an oasis within the active city created to provide our clientele with a professional but relaxed atmosphere in order to enhance creativity. We are a purposeful symmetry of history, culture, state of the art equipment and the most skilled team found in the entertainment industry. Westlake has a varied selection of studios to meet the needs of our clients ranging from smaller, fully capable, production rooms to larger studios able to accommodate full tracking or a small choir.

Studio A

Studio A is one of the most historic rooms at Westlake. It has been the home of some of the biggest selling and most influential records of our time including Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The 450 square-foot control room of Studio A features a Solid State Logic XL9080K Super Analogue Console. The roomy 800 square-foot tracking room, includes a spacious 300 square-foot piano isolation room.

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Studio B

Studio B is a beautiful mixing, tracking and overdub room equipped with a vintage SSL 4072 G Series console. This room is a favorite of our clients and is well known for its “tight and punchy” acoustic signature. This room offers a 450 square-foot control room, a spacious 800 square-foot tracking room with 11 foot ceilings and a intimate 65 square-foot isolation room.

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Studio C

Studio C is Westlake Studios’s premier tracking and mixing room. This beautiful studio features a 72 channel Solid State Logic 9072 J series console with a large selection of outboard gear. It has a 1,000 square-foot tracking room and a large private lounge that includes a living area, dinning area, private office and private bathroom. Both the control room and tracking room feature large beautiful skylights. The tracking room is equipped with variable surface walls that allows you to tailor the rooms sonic characteristics to suit your recording needs.

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Studio D

Studio D is Westlake’s flagship studio. This studio features an expansive control room with an 80 input Solid State Logic XL 9000 K console, a large selection of outboard gear, a covert private entrance, three private lounges, two private bathrooms and an exquisite 1,120 square-foot grand tracking room with 17 foot ceilings. In addition, there is a 200 square-foot piano isolation room with 10 foot ceilings that can also double as a dance studio and stage. Another client favorite is the 176 square-foot isolation room located between the control room and tracking room. The main lounge, 3rd floor lounge and tracking room are equipped with large beautiful skylights. Westlake Studio D is perfect for clients who prefer maximum privacy and comfort.

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Studio E

Studio E is a beautiful mixing suite equipped with a 72 input SSL 9072 J Series console and an extraordinary amount of outboard gear. This studio has a very comfortable 52 square-foot vocal booth. The studio is perfectly complimented by a newly remodeled private lounge that features dining and living areas.

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Production Suite 1

Offering the perfect mix of comfort and intimacy, Production Suite 1 makes you feel right at home in the studio at a price that fits your needs. Production Suite 1 is perfect for vocal tracking, songwriting, overdubs, and mixing. This control room features a Solid State Logic AWS 900+, large vocal / overdub room as well as a private lounge.

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Production Suite 2

Offering the perfect mix of comfort and intimacy, Production Suite 2 makes you feel right at home at a price that fits your needs. Production Suite 2 is perfect for vocal tracking, songwriting, overdubs, and mixing. The 200 square-foot control room features a Solid State Logic AWS 900+, Westlake Audio BBSM 12 monitors powered by Bryston Amplification… this system is simply stunning! The 150 square foot Adaptable Isolation Room (AIR) is equipped with built-in Westlake BBSM 10s that can easily transform this lounge into a second stand alone production suite.

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The Barn

The Barn is the newest studio addition to the Westlake complex of legendary world-class recording studios. It is a standalone oasis complete with a private entrance and an outdoor patio. This incredibly unique 2,000 sq/ft space offers the utmost privacy featuring a perfect balance of warmth and modern amenities including all the must haves of a contemporary recording studio. This spacious studio suite boasts 18-foot ceilings in the control room and main lounge. The custom designed lounge, both warm and comfortable, includes plush couches, dining area, vintage 1904 Steinway upright piano and a performance stage with controllable RGB LED spotlights, perfect for intimate showcases. The expansive control room contains a 24 channel Trident 88 sidecar and Avid S3 Control Surface. The neighboring vocal booth is comfortable enough for one but spacious enough for a couple of guests. The accommodations of this studio suite include a private bathroom, private kitchenette, and light draped, alfresco patio with bistro seating. A perfect getaway both day and night. There is also an additional private space that can be used as a production room, lounge, or office. Reserved parking spaces next to the private entrance are provided with each booking.

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History in the making

The studio was founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s and is credited as “one of the first big commercial efforts to produce acoustically standardized interchangeable rooms”. Westlake rooms aimed for an acoustic design that could give a fairly flat frequency response at the recording position, with the ability to control reverberation delay. The studios became very popular, and “Westlake-style” rooms spread to a number of other studios and around the world by the late 1970s.

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History in the making

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About Us

Notable recordings

Artists, songwriters and producers appreciate the relaxed setting, full-service staff and state of the art equipment. For over 50 years, major artists continue to trust Westlake with their most important projects.

Thriller
Michael Jackson
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Thriller
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1982
Van Halen II
Van Halen
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Van Halen II
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1979
Fulfillingness’ First Finale
Stevie Wonder
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Fulfillingness’ First Finale
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1974
Cowboy Carter
Beyoncé
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Cowboy Carter
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2024
Coming Home
Usher
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Coming Home
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2024
Bando Stone and The New World
Childish Gambino
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Bando Stone and The New World
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2024
Unholy
Sam Smith, Kim Petras
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Unholy
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2023
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale
Tyler, The Creator
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CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale
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2023
Pink (From Barbie The Album)
Lizzo
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Pink (From Barbie The Album)
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2023
SOS
SZA
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SOS
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2022
Special
Lizzo
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Special
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2022
Candydrip
Lucky Daye
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Candydrip
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2022
Lift Me Up (From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Rihanna
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Lift Me Up (From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
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2022
Public Displays Of Affection
Muni Long
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Public Displays Of Affection
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2022
Come Home The Kids Miss You
Jack Harlow
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Come Home The Kids Miss You
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2022
Hold My Hand (From “Top Gun: Maverick”)
Lady Gaga
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Hold My Hand (From “Top Gun: Maverick”)
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2022
Planet Her
Doja Cat
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Planet Her
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2021
Call Me If You Get Lost
Tyler, The Creator
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Call Me If You Get Lost
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2021
Intimidated (Feat. H.E.R.)
Kaytranada
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Intimidated (Feat. H.E.R.)
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2021
Chilombo
Jhene Aiko
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Chilombo
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2020
Igor
Tyler, The Creator
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Igor
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2019
Astroworld
Travis Scott
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Astroworld
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2018
A
Usher
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A
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2018
H.E.R.
H.E.R.
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H.E.R.
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2017
Awaken, My Love
Childish Gambino
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Awaken, My Love
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2017
Closer
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
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Closer
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2016
Anti
Rihanna
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Anti
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2016
Starboy
The Weeknd
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Starboy
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2016
Beauty Behind the Madness
The Weeknd
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Beauty Behind the Madness
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2015
Night Visions
Imagine Dragons
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Night Visions
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2012
Kisses On The Bottom
Paul McCartney
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Kisses On The Bottom
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2012
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
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Channel Orange
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2012
Born To Die
Lana Del Rey
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Born To Die
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2012
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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2010
Cómplices
Luis Miguel
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Cómplices
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2008
In My Own Words
Ne-Yo
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In My Own Words
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2005
American Life
Madonna
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American Life
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2003
No Strings Attached
*NSYNC
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No Strings Attached
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2000
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
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Jagged Little Pill
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1995
I’m Your Baby Tonight
Whitney Houston
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I’m Your Baby Tonight
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1990
Till I Loved You
Barbra Streisand
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Till I Loved You
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1988
Bad
Michael Jackson
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Bad
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1987

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Our Studios

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Studio B

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Studio C

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Studio D

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Studio E

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Production Suite 1

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The Barn