TSP Blog

7 months in production, the new album “Snake in the Grass” by The Last Allyance hits stores today. The album was recorded and produced by Pat Murphy under the Sound Palace Records label. The bluesy rock tracks are complimented by a couple of ballads and even a jazz-influenced piece featuring saxophone and piano.  The music […]

After years of discussion with various artists and bands, and recognizing the need to develop and distribute the music created by local musicians, we have now launched the independent record label “Sound Palace Records“, which will work in association with the music publishing company Greengrove Music. The first artist signed to Sound Palace Records is […]

The German band WegoEGO (click here for more info)  was in California as part of their U.S. Tour and spent August 8-9, 2014 at The Sound Palace recording their next record. Producer Tony Lukyn brought the boys in and their special sound was magnificently captured by the studio’s  arsenal of microphones and preamps.

Guitarist Greg Marra brought in a slew of axes to record while shooting a video for Friedman amplifiers.  

Chuck Maiden and drummer John Perry came by on March 7th  to track drums for several songs on an upcoming record.  John was rock solid and the microphones paired with some outstanding preamps really captured some terrific sounds from the Gretsch kit.

Los Lobos’ North American Tour included a performance at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA on Jan 30, 2014. Their drummer, Enrique Gonzalez, has recorded at The Sound Palace and invited studio owner Pat Murphy and his daughter to join him up on stage following the concert. The concert was terrific!   The band […]

Because of the its close association with manufacturers and retailers of pro audio equipment and the diversity of its client base, The Sound Palace was granted membership in the National Association of Music Murchants (NAMM.) One of the many benefits of such membership is the ability to attend the semi-annual NAMM conventions which are not […]

Greg Marra met up with an old friend Chris Compton and dropped by the tracking room at The Sound Palace to record drums for Greg’s next album. (click here for Greg’s website) Click on this link to download the pretty raw audio: Greg & Chris drum jam  

The Angels City Big Band is working on their latest album. This week the group recorded its saxophone section (Baritone, 2 Altos, Tenor) for “Cry Me A River.” For a glimpse of the session click this link:  Session Video

The Sound Palace finally took delivery of its long-awaited  set of Vintage 70s “Stop sign badge” Gretsch drums (sizes 12-13-16-22.)  These beautiful walnut drums, built 40 years ago, will offer our customers  “that great Gretsch sound.” The tone of these drums are unsurpassed for recording purposes and have been heard on countless albums over the […]