Bedrock Studios provides musicians with rehearsal space, rentals, song-writing space, video shoots and housing. It offers hourly rentals as well as monthly membership plans. The studios' in-house team of repair technicians can modify guitars, amps, mics and pro-audio gear, which can also be found in its retail pro shop. The studio features multiple isolation spaces and a Pro Tools control room that can be used for guitar overdubs, voiceover work and music for commercials.
Live Nation has been in business since 2005. Currently it is one of the largest live entertainment companies in the world, with more than 200 million customers in over 40 countries. Its recent merge with Ticketmaster aided in Live Nation's success. It sells tickets for all types of events, including sports, music, comedy and others. This is one of its many branches, situated in the 175,000 square foot Kennedy Wilson building.
Space 1520 is part of the Los Angeles Art Association, and since its opening in 2003, it has been continuously holding events and exhibitions for LAAA artists. The spacious gallery allows for up to four shows at one time. To learn about the collections currently being showcased, visit the website or call.
Tom Jancar has had a direct hand in developing Los Angeles' art and culture scene for the last three decades. His third exhibition space within the city, Jancar Gallery is nestled in the heart of historic Chinatown. The space holds an ever-changing array of exhibitions including a vast array of dramatic and gigantic impressionistic oil paintings. Parking is validated for the lots at the end of Chung King Road.
ReDiscover is a community art center that uses recycled materials from businesses and turns them into art projects. The center hosts school programs, community programs and themed birthday parties where the children partake in crafts and different activities. To learn more, visit their website or call the number provided.
Artist Luis Perez handcrafts wrought-iron art sculptures -everything from giraffes to dinosaurs - and sells them to the public. The mix of jungle animals and prehistoric creatures are displayed in the front and side yards of his home and include a lurching T-Rex. Perez has been creating these sculptures since 1990.
Jerry Solomon Asian & Tribal Arts was founded in 1981 when collector Jerry Solomon became an art dealer. Solomon is an authority on Japanese swords and shrine masks, as well as African, Oceanic and Indonesian art. His collection includes Japanese tsuba swords and armor, Tibetan thankas and a 17th-century Himalayan Middle Hills mask. Other items include a standing rama bronze statue from India and a 3rd-century Chinese ding. The Jerry Solomon Asian & Tribal Arts gallery is for high-end collectors of antiquities. The gallery is not open to the public. Visit the website for more information and to make an appointment.
The Charlie James Gallery is among the many trendy gallery spaces nestled in the heart of historic Chinatown. The gallery focuses on local photographers, pop art and multimedia artists. It validates parking for the lot at the end of Chung King Road.
Subliminal Projects Gallery was conceived as an arts collective in 1995 by Shepard Fairey and Blaze Blouin. It opened in 2003. The multipurpose art space is located on West Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park and features regularly scheduled exhibits of graphic art, illustration, photography and time-based media. The space also hosts arts workshops, lecture series and community events. Visit the Subliminal Projects Gallery website for past, current and future exhibit information.
Elephant Studio Stage Theatre is composed of actors, directors, designers and writers. Its goal is to offer theatrical experiences by both new and seasoned performers. The theatre's plays are original contemporary works that encourage risk. It has three stages available for rent: The Lillian Theatre, Elephant Space and Elephant Studio. An actors' training lab is also provided.
reDiscover Center offers a variety of classes, workshops, exhibitions, programs, and parties that promote creativity in education. It also offers rental space for photo shoots, art parties, yoga or music classes, seminars, field trips and more.
Catasonic Records is a production company and professional recording studio with a control room and state-of-the-art audio, video and film equipment as well as music production and voice-over work. Features include a Digidesign Pro Tools HD Accel system as well as transfers from nonprotected audio CDs, CD-Rs and DVD-R Disks. Rates are $40 per hour with a 3-hour minimum.
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions opened in 1978. A small group of artists was looking for a spacious, inexpensive place to house its growing bodies of work and realized there were likely many local artists in need of the same. Today LACE has more than 3,000 events under its belt. More than 5,000 artists have come through here, including those who went on to garner notoriety such as Barbara Kruger, Tony Oursler and John Baldessari. All types of of pieces appear here, including video and digital works, performance art, installations and much more. LACE is a nonprofit organization, and placement in the gallery is normally free or inexpensive.
Toni Maier-On Location is a Hollywood location agency that represents more than 3,500 locations for television, commercial, film, still photography and special events.
On Location works with all major studios including Universal, Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox, and locations have been featured in films such as Armageddon, Fight Club and Million Dollar Baby. Television shows include Dexter, CSI and The Closer. The company is led by Toni Maier, who started her career in 1984 as a location manager.
