Staff
Anthony Arvizu
Engineer, Producer, Drummer, Studio Partner
Arvizu began his music career as a drummer in the late 70s/early 80s as punk rock changed to an alternative art rock. A founding member of Dr. Dream recording artists, National Peoples Gang, he recorded, released and toured internationally for three records before disbanding in the mid-90s. During this time Arvizu graduated from Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA with a degree in Recording Engineering and began recording at the now defunct recording studio, The Toledo, in Long Beach, CA. The Toledo became Mambo Sound and Recording, where Arvizu continued to record and produce as well as managing the studio and live sound reinforcement company.
Later in the nineties he was a founding member of the delta blues group, Bourbon Jones, earning the moniker Two Drum Tony, famous for simply playing the 26″ Radio King bass drum and cowhide snare, digging deep into the second line style of New Orleans blues and swing. It was in 1998 that Anthony had the opportunity to engineer at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. The experience of working in a world class studio inspired him to take on a job there as assistant engineer, exposing him to a truly professional recording environment. Still living in Long Beach, the commute and long hours at Capitol inspired Anthony to look for a recording environment closer to home.
In 2003, happy to finally have a studio to truly call home, Anthony joined the Compound to help create “An Organic Recording Experience”.
Pre-Compound Discography
1988 NPG / The Hard Swing – Drums and Cymbals
1989 NPG / Orange – Drums and Cymbals
1991 NPG / Masterbate- Drums and Production
1992 Chad Jasmine / FEED – Drums and Production
1992 Sublime / 40oz to Freedom – Engineer
1993 Big Drill Car / Batch – 2nd Engineer
1993 Rocket From the Crypt / Boychucker – Recording and Mixing
1993 Supercollider / Dual – Recording and Mixing
1994 The Lung Pigs / Recording and Mixing
1995 King Cotton / El Royal Flush – Recording and Mixing
1996 Hook Herrera / LIVE at the Blue Cafe – Recording and Mixing
1996 Robert Deeble / Days Like These – Drums and Production
1998 Robert Deeble / Earthside Down – Drums and Production
1998 The Eddie Reed Big Band / Hollywood Jump – Recording and Mixing
1999 Killingtons / American Made -Recording and Mixing
2000 The Violet Burning / Demonstrates – Recording and Mixing
2001 The Violet Burning / Faith and Devotions – Recording and Mixing
2001 Centimeters / Help Is On The Way – Recording and Mixing
2002 Havalina Rail Co. / Space, Love and Bullfighting – Mixing
Jeff Lewis
Engineer, Tech, Webmaster, Musician
Works on every session that comes through the Compound. Worked with tons of bands (see client list), played in a few (Lauren Trickett, the 7:30 Band, the Year Zero, Katie the Pest), and he tinkers with electronics (he’ll fix your broken cables and pedals and such.)
