The Overview

D. M. Gremlin Productions was created December 2000 with the purpose of providing quality recording, production, and other creative services to the independent artists all over L.A., Long Beach, and Orange County.

The studio occupies a 2200-square foot, air-conditioned building located in North Long Beach, near two major freeways: the 91 & 710. This generous amount of space allows for the recording of live bands. The space is partioned into a 14' x 14' control room, an 18' x 23' live tracking room, a 4' x 8' vocal / isolation booth, and a 15' x 6' hallway. The computers that run the studio are also kept in a separate, sound-isolated room. Other amenities include a kitchen, a lounge with tv and internet access for guests, and a private gated parking area that loads right into the live tracking room.

The Engineers

In Memoriam: D. M. Gremlin

A conservatory-trained musician with a rock & roll background, D. M. Gremlin is the founder of D. M. Gremlin Productions. He first established himself as a guitar stylist and songwriter in the dynamic San Francisco Bay area band scene, before further developing his instrumental and compositional abilities at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Gremlin developed his audio engineering skills in step with the emergence of modern digital recording technology. He established D. M. Gremlin Productions upon the premise that audio technology has reached the level where a skilled engineer can utilize the current generation of digital recording applications to rival the output of top-class (and top-priced!) traditional recording studios. As an independent musician himself, his aim is to eliminate the need and constraints of record label contracts by making truly professional recording studio services accessible and affordable directly to independent artists.

Gremlin is a Voting Member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Wendy Levin has eight years of experience in the audio engineering profession.  She holds her Bachelor of Music degree in Commercial Music, and views engineering from a musical perspective first; a technical perspective second. She served her apprenticeship in the traditional 24-track analog recording studio environment, embraced the onset of the first generation of digital tape technology, and has now carried her skills and working philosophies into the exacting art and science of audio mastering

Wendy has worked in world-class studios such as Tommy Tedesco Studios (Hollywood, CA), the studio of Michael Brooks/Real World Records (Los Angeles, CA), and Airshow Mastering (Boulder, CO).  She was recruited to teach at the renowned Recording Institute of Technology (RIT) in Hollywood, where she was a staff engineer and instructor for two years.  Her past clients include Journey drummer Steve Smith, Grammy-winning bass player Victor Wooten, drumming pioneer Dennis Chambers, fusion icons Tribal Tech, and virtuoso musicians such as drummer Virgil Donati (Steve Vai), bassist Stuart Hamm, guitarist Frank Gambale, and guitarist Mike Kenneally (Frank Zappa).

Wendy is a Voting Member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.