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Who We are
THE VIBE
Services
Who
We Are
Greg Kramer (Owner/Operator)
Greg has over 35 years experience in recording and production in diverse genre's including; Rock, Pop, Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Contemporary Christian Worship and others. He has also worked with producers, James Guthurie, Barry Randolph, Daniel Moore, and Al Blazek, just to name a few. Being an accomplished Musician/Songwriter and exceptional Vocalist, Greg brings these attributes to every project, including yours.
Chris Walsh (Co-Owner/Mixing Engineer)
Chris has over 40 years experience in engineering production and mastering. He has run many studios over the years and has worked for major labels such as Warner Bros, Electra-Asylum and Artista, just to name a few. Chris has a rare gift: the ability to take your mix from good, all the way to great.
Chris has been a very lucky man. An almost lifelong musician, he became a teen-aged guitar player in San Francisco's psychedelic sixties (playing with the London Raiders, The Rubiyat and Mint Tattoo along the way) he wandered back to Los Angeles in 1969. This led to running a nightclub called Thee Experience, eventually leading to managing the Troubadour. Leaving to be a tour manager he was side-tracked by some demo recording sessions. Russ Reagan at 20th Century Records liked the recordings and dubbed Chris a producer. Then an opportunity came to become a staff engineer at Elektra/Asylum. Other studio positions included running Warner Bros Publishing studio in the early eighties and private rooms for Rick Rosas (Bass Player Rick from Joe Walsh & Neil Young) and David Weber (Copperhead).
THE
Vibe
SofaSongs is a unique recording experience. Located in Glendora, in the east San Gabriel Valley, it's where state-of-the-art digital technology, coupled with analog equipment, come together in a friendly professional environment, designed to enhance your creativity. Basically; great gear with a great vibe.
SofaSongs has been in existence for 12 years; 7 as a private facility. But now we are accepting outside clients as well! You will find our rates to be fair and competitive, without compromising your quality.
Services
We provide full production services:
Recording
Arrangement
Vocal production specialist
We cater to singer/songwriters and bands. We have a great "live" Drum room and an "A' list roster of session players available.
LATEST
RELEASES
Greg and I have been in the music business our whole lives, both starting professionally as teenagers. We began working together in the late eighties and have continued collaborating until about thirteen years ago when we became partners in SofaSongs Studio. We recently had an opportunity to get what seemed like a great deal for distribution, across all the music services from iTunes through Spotify and YouTube. As we were on the verge of signing up, we decided that supporting the system that is killing our business is not the right choice. It takes almost 1500 plays on Spotify to make a dollar. Musicians have always lived in the “gig” society, floating playing, teaching and all the shadows in-between to make a living but, like most in the world now, the deal being offered creators by the streaming services doesn’t reflect the work involved or respect earning a living. So, we are giving our music away now. There is a button that will allow those that want to support us to do so. We are also giving the site a new look with some tribute pages to our now-departed comrades; initially Colin Cameron, Jimmy McGrew and Derek O’Neal with others to follow. The price and privilege of being among the living. I am also going to create an archive of some of the work I have done. We both will still offer CD’s for the few that want them these days, mostly folks who come to shows. New music and news should be coming up a bit more regularly now. We hope to see you here often!
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