A full-service recording studio in the San Francisco Bay Area. Three control rooms, two live rooms, and a place to sleep, so you can stop commuting and start finishing the record.
20+ years of records made through Panda, from full productions to tracking, mixing, and mastering.
Best Buds
442M+ Spotify streams. The debut that took Mom Jeans from DIY beginnings to major stages with Jimmy Eat World. Recorded at Panda by Ryan Ellery.
Colourmeinkindness
327M+ streams and the RIAA Platinum single “Covet.” The record that transformed Basement into a worldwide alternative-rock force.
What You Don’t See
211M+ streams and #46 on the Billboard 200. The scene-defining record that put The Story So Far on the path to arenas with Blink-182.
The Finer Things
75M+ streams and #2 on Billboard Heatseekers. The debut that took State Champs from local upstarts to the Warped Tour main stage.
Trouble in Paradise
37M+ Spotify streams. A genre-crossing release proving Panda’s sound reaches far beyond rock.
How Flowers Grow
Produced by Charles Toshio. The debut album that took Scowl from Santa Cruz hardcore to Coachella.
Rare
#20 Billboard Independent Albums. The record that completely reinvented Hundredth from hardcore into shoegaze.
Mother Nature
Produced, engineered and mixed at Panda. A defining comeback record that changed the band’s trajectory.
Panda West, Panda East, and Baby Panda run independently or together, backed by an isolation room and a warehouse that doubles as a natural reverb chamber.
Live: 18' × 20', 14' ceiling Control: 15' × 17', 12' ceiling Home of the "Drumbrella" and the amp collection. Acoustics designed by Jeff Hedback, built and refined by Sam Pura.
Live: 13' × 17', 14' ceiling Control: 16' × 14', 14' ceiling Analog synths, drum machines, and a medium live room.
Room: 7.5' × 16', 8' ceiling Built for: writing & vocals Songwriting, editing, programming, and vocal tracking suite.
Out-of-town bands don't need a hotel. Our living quarters sleep up to nine, so you can work late, sleep on site, and pick it back up in the morning without losing momentum.
Come in with finished songs or a voice memo. We can take a project the whole way, or step in wherever you need us.
Creative direction, arrangement, performance coaching, and full project oversight.
Structure, melody, and lyric work to get the song where it needs to be before you track it.
Live drums, guitar and bass, vocals, synths, percussion, brass, tracked live or piece by piece.
Analog warmth and digital precision, with revisions until it translates everywhere.
Streaming, vinyl, and broadcast-ready masters. Attended or remote.
Surgical drum and vocal editing, sample layering, and reamping through analog chains.
Three levels of service, not three tiers of people. What you pay depends on how much of the record you want us to carry, and we’ll help you work out which one your project actually needs.
Tell us your budget on the booking form and we'll match you to the right room and engineer. No guessing, no pressure.
Get a Quote →Book a Panda room and bring your own producer or engineer, or self-produce. Baby Panda room-only bookings start at $50/hr; the larger rooms are quoted by room and length.
From $50/hrWork with one of the producers and engineers who work out of Panda. We’ll help match the engineer and the room to the project. Quoted by engineer, room, length and scope, and multi-day lockouts bring the daily cost down substantially.
Quoted per projectNeed more than tracking? Production, vocal production, editing, reamping, mixing and mastering are all available through the Panda team depending on the project. Priced per song or per project rather than by the hour.
Per song or per project
Every mic, amp, and outboard piece comes with your session. No rental fees. Just bring fresh strings and drum heads.
Fully soundproofed and open 24/7. Work whatever hours suit the record.
Ample free street parking with room for vans, buses, and trailers.
Want to bring your own producer, engineer, or team? You can book Panda as a facility-only session. A Panda engineer helps get everything running on day one, then the room is yours.
Track the whole band together, or isolate amps across separate rooms. Your call.
Tell us about your project, goals, and budget and we'll match you with the right producer or engineer at Panda.
Every project is different. Tell us what you're making, where you're at, and what you need help with, and we'll help you figure out the right amount of time to book.
As much or as little as you need. We can keep working with you through editing, production, mixing, and mastering, or prepare everything for wherever the project goes next. We'll help you figure out the right path.
A 50% deposit secures your booking, with the remaining 50% due before final deliverables are released. Mixing and mastering are paid upfront. Larger projects can be paid with ACH or bank transfer, or paid down over 12–24 months through PayPal.
Tell us about the project and your budget. We'll come back with the right room, the right engineer, and a real number.
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