I produce a political podcast here and Anthony is my engineer of choice. He's a perfectionist with great level of detail for every element of audio tech. Anthony will polish and sharpen until I am absolutely happy with the product. If you're looking to work with a professional, organized and patient engineer, I strongly recommend working with Anthony at The Grill. The staff is attentive and accommodating to my needs and requests as a client. Oscar, the studio host, goes above and beyond to make sure that my team and guests are always taken care of. The facilities are clean and parking is readily available. It's a good spot and it's decently priced. Book your next project here - preferably with Anthony- you'll be glad you did. read more

I've had 8 sessions at this studio and while the equipment in studio A is great, I believe that for the price point, some of the engineers lack professionalism. For example, agreeing to mix & master a song for me and then not having the required plug ins or even pro tools on their laptop to do so... thus not sending me revisions as requested in time for my drop date , or ever. Pretty lackluster & disappointing when I consistently have spent $400-600 each session at this studio. Hire better professionals read more

Nice place but hard to get anybody to be accountable, I talked myself into working on music again and $1200 of studio time and 4 songs later they said they lost my files and nobody will respond to me about a refund or free studio time to re record all my music over, I've text the owner and the engineer but no luck. Updated response to the business owner! I shoot video for a living I have 100 terabytes of data audio files are very small compared to 4K-8K footage I also RJ a commercial recording studio and I still have files for artist who have went to prison or lost touch 15 years later also other artist have passed away and I'm still able to give their kids and family files all these years later! Imagine if they erased all the famous artist sessions because you have so many clients this would make me not want to use the studio if was a artist and also your engineer did not disclose this I had no hard drive at the time and did not expect the engineer to quit or be fired read more

I was recommended this studio by someone I respect. At first, it was professional, I was happy to find a place in the East Bay that I could record. I usually drive to San Jose or San Rafael. I paid my deposit and scheduled a 3 hour session. My first appointment, my engineer was a no show, with no notification. When I arrived, nobody answered my texts, calls or emails. I have 2 kids at home and pleaded with my husband to watch the kids for that time. I waited an hour. Nothing. They blamed it on the fire on the Carquinez bridge, which I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND, BUT 2 people knew and none bothered to notify me or pick up my calls/texts. The next day, they said they'd make it right. I rescheduled the appt 2 weeks for 10-2 (I asked TWICE for an extra hour for the inconvenience) and received 2 confirmation texts. I text at 9:30am to get my engineer's contact details. You won't believe, I got a text saying "I think the engineer rescheduled your session from 2-6, will that work for you?" I literally respond with... "was someone going to notify me? I'm leaving now so lmk if I should stay home." I NEVER get a text back! I call and text, NOTHING. 30 minutes later, I arrive at the studio and get a hold of the engineer. He's in Fairfield and will arrive at 11. He arrives at 11:15/11:20. He's cool and apologizes. I have somewhere to be at 3, so I leave at 2:30 and ask him to finish editing the last track. He emails me all the stems and mixes, but accidentally muted 2 WORDS at one section of the song. I email him to unmute the vocals and change something he accidentally duplicated twice. He tells me... he'll have to charge me an HOUR, when I know the change itself would take, MAXIMUM 5 minutes + exporting... I tell him I think it should be included since I would've caught that if we started on time. I mean, I didn't ask him to mute my vocals. I check in 3x that week to both folks and guess what??? NO ANSWER. At that point I'm thinking, I I've ever been more disrespected or dealt with this lack of communication and unprofessionallism EVER! Not by a business, or an ex! I text them both at 7am Friday, if I don't hear back today, I'm writing a review. They FINALLYYYY hit me back!!! Thank God! And they'll offer 3 free hours. The engineer responds for the first time too, he's going to send me the revised track at 7pm. He sends it at 11:45pm... I will have to respectfully decline the complimentary session. You guys made me so bitter along this process. I'll find PEOPLE that respect people, their time and have integrity in their word, their business and their work. No hard feelings, I just hope no one ever gets treated this way by you again. read more

Who wouldn't want to record where the LEGENDARY MAC DRE recorded!?! ANY hip hop emcee would be stupid NOT to record here. This is THE PREMIER place for hip hop in the bay! In addition to him, there are countless other stars that consistently choose the Grill, check the website for the complete list... www.thegrillstudios.com/clients.php EVERYBODY has recorded here! THAT SAID, I love recording my vox at the Grill....they are extremely professional, have state of the art gear, including a fabulous SSL console & excellent pres. There is a unique sound to this studio that I absolutely love. The vocal booth is relaxing and the engineers are professional, knowledgable and really put me at ease before recording. They've got reasonable pricing and 2 options for your recording needs. I recommend this place above all other recording studios in the area. Check me out to get an idea of the sound: www.devigenuone.com devigenuone.com/soundcloud Peace! Devi read more

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This place is awesome! The people who run the soundboards/ editing really know what they are doing. It's a smaller place, but has great equipment, sound proof booth and everything. So a nice professional set up and very easy going people. The prices are reasonable too! Ok, enough jibber jabber. I actually have to get ready to go there today and lay down some rhythms so I better w"rap" it up. Ok, punny punny. read more

The Grill Recording Studios - Recording & Rehearsal Studios Near Me - Emeryville, California

I really wish I could leave a good review for this spot. Unfortunately my experience isnt what I had hoped for. I paid for a 4 hour session but only was able to do 3 hours that day. I was supposed to go back to use up the other hour I had paid for but the studio never contacted me back. The sound engineer "Ant" never replied to my messages, and never sent me my stem tracks. Hopefully, by leaving this review I'll help out other artists tryina get the most out of their money. As a singer/songwriter I understand the grind, and $85 an hour isn't cheap for us guys tryina make it. We ain't balling like that just yet. I hope I can find more professional sound engineers out there who will care about my money and help me in ways that The Grill Studios did not. read more

Best Hip Hop studio in the bay.. period..... If you know the history of the place, then you know what I'm talking about. LOTS of greats have come through. All the gear is Class A. The studio has an amazing SSL console. The vocal booth is large and doesn't feel constrained, and the Control Room is incredible. Not to mention the staff, the are very knowledgeable and courteous.. Get your next recording on here. You won't regret it.... read more

Hands down the best studio in the Bay Area!!!! Definitely go to the grill for a professional quality all around.

This is my new favorite spot to record. The engineers have all been really easy to work with. They've been able to work around my crazy schedule and always find a time for me. Definitely recommend this place read more

One of the top studios in the SF Bay Area. Multiple rooms, experienced engineers and producers, comfortable environment & up to date gear/equipment. Competitive prices & a convenient location. I've been working there since 2003, it has improved year by year. read more

Had a wonderful experience at my first recording session here, and for sure will be back again. Enjoyed working with CJ - he was knowledgeable and efficient. read more

I had my first session at The Grill and CJmixedit (CJ) was my engineer. He was very knowledgable when it came to engineering and he gave me the ideal sound I was looking for. The facility is a great place to work with great equipment. I would recommend working with CJ because he takes pride in his work and wants the client to be happy with the final product. I've worked with other engineers at other studios before, but wasn't comfortable as I was working with CJ. Looking forward to my future sessions at The Grill! read more

Hands down the best recording studio in the Bay Area. Amazing equipment, knowledgeable friendly staff that always make my guests and myself feel as comfortable as possible. Scheduling is always smooth and I get a speedy turn around on my files. I've worked with about 5 different engineers at this studio recording my podcast and all have been great. Location is very close the freeway which I appreciate and they have their own safe private parking. read more

I've been looking for a studio to work out of consistently in the Bay Area. Looks like I've finally found a home! This is a professional studio to work out of when you're ready to take your music to the next level. I've heard about this studio for a long time now and have worked out of a few others in the area but I'm finally dialed into a workflow here. The engineers and staff are all professional and parking is pretty good there as well. The engineer I work with "Starski" has pushed me to make the best music of my career! read more

Easily the best studio in the bay. Best equipment, engineers and pricing. Most importantly, the finished product sounds incredible!