Off the Record for planners & producers. One contact, one price, and your client looks like a hero.
Off the Record is hosted at Clear Lake Recording, a working North Hollywood studio in continuous operation since 1987. Sessions here have included No Doubt, Wiz Khalifa, Adam Levine, Chaka Khan, Ringo Starr, and work for Interscope, Universal, and Warner Bros. Your group records through the same Trident Series 80B console, in the same George Augspurger-designed room, with the gold records by the door to prove it.
| Time | Stage | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | Arrival & welcome | Coffee, a tour of the live room and the vintage console, and a sit-down with the band to talk about the song you're about to make together. |
| 10:15 AM | Pre-production with the band | The players map out the arrangement. You weigh in on feel, key, and groove — the creative DNA of the track gets set in the room. |
| 11:00 AM | Live tracking the rhythm section | The rhythm section cuts the foundation live. Stand in the control room as drums, bass and guitars hit tape — or step up to the mic yourself. |
| 1:00 PM | Catered lunch with the players | Break bread with first-call session musicians who've recorded and toured with major artists. The stories alone are worth the trip. |
| 2:00 PM | Overdubs & vocals | Layer the details that make a record — guitars, keys, percussion, and the lead vocal. Clap, sing, or cut a real take if you've got the nerve. |
| 3:15 PM | Production choices | Sit at the console and shape the sound. Eric walks the group through the calls a producer makes — and the group makes a few of their own. |
| 4:00 PM | The mix, demonstrated live | Watch a professional mix come together live — faders, space, and dynamics — as a rough idea turns into a finished, polished master. |
| 5:00 PM | Final playback & a toast | Hear your song loud on the big studio monitors, gather for photos, and raise a toast. You leave with a real recording and a story you'll tell for years. |
Includes up to 8 guests. 5 first-call session players, Eric engineering the day, premium catered lunch, finished mastered track.
Includes up to 10 guests. Everything in The Session, plus a name producer in the room, a cinematic recap video and branded keepsakes.
Includes up to 12 guests. Custom original song, marquee artist appearance, documentary crew — designed entirely around your group.
Additional guests beyond the included headcount are +$1,200–$1,500 per guest, quoted per event. Add-ons — recap video, custom song, extra tracks, vinyl — are also quoted per event. Six to twelve guests is the sweet spot; larger groups are possible by conversation.
Anything tagged Confirm is not yet verified — do not quote it to a client until Eric has signed it off.
On-site parking at the studio, Confirm exact number of spaces. Street parking is available nearby; valet or a shuttle can be arranged for larger groups.
Guests arrive at the front entrance from 9:30 AM for coffee and a tour. Vendor and production load-in runs through the same entrance ahead of guest arrival — Confirm earliest load-in time and any dock or door dimensions.
Approximately Confirm minutes from Hollywood Burbank Airport. Car service can be arranged on request.
Approximately Confirm minutes from LAX, traffic dependent. Car service can be arranged on request.
A premium catered lunch with the band is included and handled entirely by us. Dietary requirements are collected in advance — please send them with your final headcount.
Alcohol policy Confirm — whether beer and wine are permitted, and whether service must be through a licensed vendor.
A certificate of insurance (COI) for liability cover is available on request. NDAs are available on request and can be issued to the band, crew and studio staff.
Sessions are private and closed. Studio photography is included; a cinematic film of the day is included in higher tiers. Guest phone photography is welcome unless your client asks us to restrict it — we can run the day as a no-phones session on request.
The studio is fully equipped — console, backline, monitoring and mics are all in-house, so there is no AV rental line. Guest presentations or a client video can be played back through the studio system; send files ahead of the day. Confirm available power drops for any additional production kit.
Confirm step-free access, restroom accessibility and any lift provision, so we can answer client questions accurately.
We partner with a select group of planners, DMCs and concierge services — ask about referral terms.