Short answers to what people ask before they book. If yours isn’t here, just ask.
Rates depend on the room, length of booking and how you plan to use the space. Engineered sessions and full productions are quoted per song or per project. Tell us the budget and we’ll find the most efficient way to book it.
A 50% deposit reserves multi-day dates, and the rest is due before the final files are released. Single days, freelance sessions, mixing and mastering are paid in full upfront.
Albums and projects of ten days or more: three to six months out. Singles, EPs and mixing are more flexible, and sometimes we can do short notice.
Yes. Beds for up to nine, a shower, a fridge, a microwave, a coffee machine and a kettle. No hotels on top of studio time, and no commute.
Yes. Mixing and mastering from anywhere, sessions streamed live so you can make calls with us, and remote overdubs of single sources.
Tours are available by appointment. Come see the rooms, talk through what you’re making and figure out the best way to use the studio. Sessions may be running, so some rooms may be in use during your visit.
First serious records and fifth albums. Signed or independent, local or flying in, ready to go or still figuring it out. If you care about making something great, there’s probably a way to do it here.
Yes. Tell us who you want, or tell us about the music and the budget and we’ll recommend the right producer or engineer. Bigger projects can use more than one.
Helps shape the finished record: arrangements, parts, the missing chorus, performances, tones, and the calls that serve the record instead of just preserving the demo.
You can rent any room and run the session yourself, or bring your own engineer or producer. In Panda West and Panda East, a Panda engineer gets the session set up and running at the start of your first day, then the room is yours. Setup time is billed separately from the room. Returning engineers who are already approved to work independently at Panda can skip that setup. Baby Panda does not require setup. Room rentals include the room and its standard gear; any additional time with a Panda engineer is billed separately.
Yes. Rehearsals, photo and video shoots, meetings, presentations, product demos and listening sessions all happen here. You do not need to hire a Panda engineer just to use the space. If you need recording, audio or technical support, we can add the right person to the booking.
Rehearse · Photo or video shoot · Meeting, demo or listening session
Punk, hardcore, alternative, rock and heavy music are the roots. The team also makes pop, hip hop, Latin, indie, singer-songwriter and vocal-led records, plus podcasts, voiceover and film and TV audio. If you’re wondering, ask. The answer is usually yes.
No, because it holds time on the calendar. If plans change, we may be able to move it to new dates depending on notice and availability, so tell us early.
Cash, credit card, Zelle, PayPal, and Venmo. Larger projects can be paid with ACH or bank transfer. If you’d like to pay down over 12 to 24 months, that’s available through PayPal.
Yes. Singles, vocal sessions and overdub days happen here all the time.
Yes. A multi-day booking (a lockout) keeps the room yours for the whole booking. Sessions are by appointment, and extended and overnight hours are available by arrangement.
It depends on the project. Tell us what you’re making and where it’s at, and we’ll help you plan the time.
As much or as little as you need: editing, production, mixing, mastering, or files ready for wherever the record goes next.
Three studios that can run at the same time: Panda West for full bands and drums, Panda East with its own live room and synth collection, and Baby Panda for vocals, writing, podcasts and overdubs. Plus an isolation room for amps and a warehouse that doubles as a reverb chamber.
Yes, with no per-item rental fees. Anything we don’t own can be added.
Yes. Two live rooms and an isolation room let the whole band play together with enough separation to fix things later.
Yes, during multi-day lockouts: drums stay miked and amps stay dialed in. For other sessions, check with us first.
Sessions and visits are by appointment. Extended and overnight hours are available by arrangement.
Yes, during a session or as a booked shoot. Tell us the plan so we can put you in the right room.
3657 Edison Way #4, Fremont, CA 94538, in the Bay Area. Oakland and San Jose are the easier airports; SFO works too.
No. Warm Springs / South Fremont BART is under a mile away and connects to SFO and Oakland Airport. Uber and Lyft are easy too.
Yes, free on site and on the street, with room for vans and trailers.
Yes, just keep them away from the gear. There’s a fridge, a microwave, a coffee machine and a kettle, but no stove.
Yes, from anywhere in the world. Send the session or stems.
No. We stream the session with high-quality audio and live video, so you can listen, react and make calls with us in real time.
Yes, single mono or stereo sources like vocals, guitar, bass or keys, recorded at your place while we produce from Panda. Full drum kits and whole bands need a different plan, so talk to us.
Whatever you have. Pro Tools sessions or full multitracks are best, but don’t overthink it.
We review together, here or on a live stream, and make changes in real time before printing Mix 1, then again for Mix 2. Revisions after Mix 2 are billed hourly.
Yes, as separate services planned into the scope and price up front.
Yes, when they’re in the project scope. Plan and price them in advance.
You or your label, under your own agreements. Panda doesn’t claim your master because it was recorded here.
Tell us what you’re making, what you need the space for, and what kind of help you’re looking for. We’ll come back with a real answer.
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