Westbeach Recorders
Founder: Brett Gurewitz & Donnell Cameron
Chief Engineers: Brett Gurewitz, Donnell Cameron
Active Era: 1985 – 2010
The birthplace of the 90s Southern California punk explosion. Bad Religion tracked their seminal holy trinity (Suffer, No Control, Against the Grain) here, and The Offspring recorded Smash here for roughly $20,000, which went on to sell over 11 million copies worldwide.
Built in a modest space on Boulevard Way and later Sunset Boulevard. Centered around a Trident Series 80 mixing console and 24-track 2-inch tape machines. Designed specifically to provide fast, punchy tracking at rates affordable for independent punk bands.
Landmark Records Tracked at Westbeach Recorders
Seminal albums recorded in this acoustic space
NOFX
White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean