Over the years I've booked several studios in the OC area for dialogue production and ads and…read morefinally found nick@costamesastudios.com, he's a pro, perhaps the only pro in the area! Nick personally made sure that there was seamless integration with our team. Since we've worked together, he's fulfilled our sync / ADR / music needs, helped sort out issues and provided innovative solutions. He is very professional and a straight shooter, I'm glad to to have found someone reliable in the area and will recommend this business to all!

I've had the pleasure of spending time at Costa Mesa 17th St. Recording, and it's truly one of…read moreOrange County's hidden gems. The equipment list is seemingly endless, with an exceptional selection of microphones that makes it a dream for engineers, producers, and artists alike. A special shoutout to owner Lewis, who is an incredible engineer and producer. Everyone is welcoming, professional, and genuinely cares about creating a great experience. If you're looking for a studio that combines world-class equipment with world-class people, 17th St. Recording in Costa Mesa is hard to beat.

Lockout Music Studios' staff has been very responsive whenever I've made an inquiry on my unit or…read morehad any questions about my lease. They have been very easy to work with and have made my experience here nothing but smooth! Great Team hands down!

This place seems very sketchy to me. Run far far away. He charges astronomically high for very…read morelittle services and promises met. He shows favortism towards certain artists and its disgusting. Anyone who truly wants to help you get into the music business will not charge you. You will be served better by taking an actual music course at a junior college or taking classes on how to work pro tools and logic or even finding a guitar or piano teacher. There's also information readily available online without having to pay this place to do it.

My daughter works with Thomas & he has been so amazing to our family! Great with kids as well as…read moregreat vocal coaching!

I have been to many rehearsal places and studios. This is hands down the easiest to book online,…read morepay in advance, receipts for my business emailed to me, clean and ready studios, helpful associates. Oh and bathrooms are clean too! The equipment works, if you need anything the staff is helpful, they keep it tight to your time commitment which is good for other guests coming and going. I can't say enough great things about this place!

I've been coming here for years. The studio's top shelf and the owner is cool. I recommend this…read moreplace to any musician out there.

High quality audio and video services! We were able record a jazz trio live in this studio and it…read moreturned out excellent. I would highly recommend Richard and his studio to handle any professional audio and video recordings.

We used RL Audio to record my son's piano competition piece. Richard arrived on time, set up his…read moreequipment quickly and was ready to record as soon as the piano instructor arrived. He was very patient and offered great feedback in an effort to help my son get the optimal recording for his piano piece. Richard was able to turn around the finished recording video within days. He was great to work with and I would definitely use him again. Thank you!

I can't find enough wonderful words to describe Musika Studio, its team of musicians, and its…read morewonderful teachers. We frequently visit the Mesa Verde Plaza, and since my son recently turned four, I stopped by the studio to ask about their age requirements and recommendations for starting his music journey. They offer piano, drums, guitar and singing lessons as their selection of services. Ms. Sauson, the owner, patiently explained the curriculum and starting age, then offered a complimentary trial lesson to ensure it would be a good fit and that he was ready to begin. They have cameras in all rooms, so parents can sit and watch and listen to the lesson. As an educator and speech pathologist, I watched closely to observe how she engaged my child, her behavior management, reward system, and overall demeanor with young children. Needless to say, I was very impressed by her competence and approach. My son responded beautifully to her guidance, redirection, and positive reinforcements. He has been attending consistently since that trial lesson and is doing wonderfully. I've also met her other staff members and teachers, and you can truly sense that these people genuinely love music and love teaching. It's a fantastic, well-priced music studio in Costa Mesa. I highly recommend checking out Musika Studio if you're looking for a great place for music lessons. They also engage with the community through various events, which is always a bonus when supporting a small business that gives back so much.

This review is for SAOUSAN JARJOUR, who is the studio owner/teacher (who was my daughter's Treble…read moreChoir teacher). Beware of her fake smiles and fake nice voice. Judge her for her actions. Most troubling was Saousan was my daughter's Treble Choir teacher, but she showed zero regards and zero respect for her own student! I am deeply disappointed and upset with the way you handled yesterday's situations, which I lost all trust and respect for you. You did not honor your offers for the trial lessons, and you made it our fault when your teacher did not have the correct sized violin for my daughter. YOU WASTED ALL OF OUR TIMES. It was clear my son's trial classes for drums and guitar were not communicated to Andrew, as Andrew told us he was only scheduled for only one instrument for 30-minutes. While he enjoyed his time with Andrew, my son was sad that he felt rushed for the time having to do 2 instruments in the 30-minute slot, while knowing that his sister received a full 30-minute trial piano lesson, and was also scheduled for another full 30-minutes for trial violin lesson. Only when I asked you about this that you said that we had to pay if we wanted the trial lessons to be longer, which you never communicated in all of our emails exchanges prior. It was clear you made many excuses and you changed the rules whenever it suited you when you could've just taken responsibility for your mistakes. For my daughter's violin trial lesson, Erin told me that she didn't have the correct violin size for my daughter's trial lesson. Then you made it be our fault when you told me that we needed to bring own violin to trial class. Through all of our communication exchanges in writing/emails over 2 weeks, not once did you mention that we were required to bring a violin for her trial class. If you had told us, we would have gladly gotten it for her for her trial. It is beyond absurd for you to even expect any families to bring instruments their child has never played to a trial class, especially not letting them know they had to ahead of time. So my daughter was sad as well as the trial class she had been looking forward to was cancelled. Even through all of this, I still thought of giving you another chance when I told you that I'd like to reschedule the violin trial lesson, but that thought was short lived when you did not to let us leave your studio. You acknowledged that I was upset (because how else was I supposed to feel being treated this way? Certainly not with smiles and gratitude) and I told you I'd call you so my daughter did not have to endure this mess. The mess that you created by not honoring your words for the trial lessons, and for not taking responsibility for not having the correct sized violin. What was most egregious and made us decide never to come back, is when I told you about these issues in passing, and that I would call you at a later time, but you refused to listen, chased us outside your studio leaving your own student, who had private piano lesson WITH YOU at the time (on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 4:30pm) in your piano room alone. I would hate to be that child's parent who paid you for their child's private lesson with you because he did not receive the full time for his lesson because you felt entitled to continue to lie to us. You made all of this about yourself and with your long list of excuses. I was clear in that I did not want to discuss things with my daughter next to me, but you refused to have any consideration for her, or listen to my request as the parent/client. Then you further disrespected us with by patronizing us as if money was an issue regarding the violin. It was never about money, it was about wasting my son's time, my daughter time, and our whole family's time. These sequence of events were truly appalling. Learn to listen to your clients. Honor your words. Know that some conversations should be had between adults, without your students around. You owe ALL of the families to whom you serve and their children - YOUR STUDENTS - their time and respect. By your actions of entitlement, you also did a disservice to your own team of teachers, with whom my children would have loved to work with but we refuse to support you and your business. In the parking lot, you begged us for a second chance, but there is absolutely no way that we could trust you to be around and teach our children ever again. Your begging for another chance showed us that you only cared about the money you suddenly realized that you lost. You should've done the math before you offer trial lessons that you won't honor. You should do better, as a person and a professional.

I am so grateful I was able to start my acting journey here. The community at ASOOC is incredibly…read morespecial and the friendships I've made here will last me a lifetime! Everyone is so incredibly supportive.. it was a place that I felt free and SAFE to explore and learn and grow as an actor. If you're hesitating, please take the leap of faith to try this studio, I know that you wont regret it!

"Dreams are something you have to believe in. I almost gave up on mine. To all of you out there,…read moreplease keep your dreams alive." - Ke Huy Quan, 2023 Oscar Winner for Best Supporting Actor When I was child in the 1970s, I loved watching television and the stories that the actors would convey over the screen. I loved how shows captured my attention with their laughter, escapism, or storyline. So, after 50 years of denying my dream and retiring from a 30+ year career, I started taking classes at the Actor's Studio of Orange County (ASoOC) in 2023 and studying the Seven Pillars Acting Technique. The Seven Pillars Acting Technique is a comprehensive acting technique that teaches you how to analyze scripts and how to "live truthfully under imaginary circumstances" because acting is so much more than just memorizing lines! Yet, the techniques are only words on paper. At ASoOC, I learned how to behave, speak, and feel as the character from all the wonderful instructors who brought the words and techniques to life! All working actors themselves, the instructors taught, encouraged, nurtured, and gently pushed/challenged/stretched us from the very first class of Living Truthfully to the very last graduating Showcase. All the while, they created a community where fellow students/actors encouraged, rather than competed with, each other. Lastly, students also learned the "business side" of acting, such as preparing their resumes, shooting their headshots, creating a biography, figuring out their casting types, etc. The business side (I needed to provide a biography) immediately came into play once I graduated! By nature, I am an introvert; yet, as I went through the classes at the ASoOC, I found myself emerging from myself and stepping up to the challenges of the given script (a shoutout to Victoria M. for nudging me!). Having recently graduated from the program, I am now making people laugh, allowing them to escape, or capturing their attention with the storyline. ASoOC is a wonderful community to learn the art of acting! Please keep your dreams alive!

I'm not in the entertainment industry and was having a tough time finding a sound studio with an…read moreISDN line. I was referred to Bill at Audiovision by another studio and he made everything incredibly easy. Every time we've worked with Bill he's been flexible and professional. We have a weekly need for a linkup with a studio in Los Angeles and he is able to easily accommodate us. I'd absolutely recommend this place for any voice over, post production, or radio needs.

We're a new podcast and working with Bill Trousdale has been a privilege and a pleasure. He's…read moremodest, but throughout his career, legendary performers have trusted Bill to showcase their talents. As Robert F. said, Bill is "flexible and professional." Talented, easygoing and detail-oriented is a rare find and that is Bill. Highly recommend.