Your Studio. Your Gear. No Compromise.
Private Lockout Studios for Working Music Professionals in Los Angeles
“The rooms all sound absolutely fantastic, and the vibe is always warm and welcoming.”
Nick Valensi - Guitarist - The Strokes
Private Studios
B.Y.O.Gear Model
24/7 Access
Two Locations
Highland Park
Arts District DTLA
Fully Geared Plug & Play Room in Highland Park
Day Rates & Monthly Memberships
Just Bring Your Laptop
LemonTree Studios
Highland Park
13 Private Lockout Studios. One shared Live Room. All Dante Networked.
Historic Highland Park
One of the most music dense neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Master crafted from the ground up in 2018 for working producers, engineers, composers, and artists who take their craft seriously.
The Studios
• 13 Private B.Y.O.Gear Lockout Studios (two size options)
• Dante-Networked Live Room Available to All Tenants
• Atmos Ready Premium Mix Room (own rig required)
• 24/7 Tenant Access
• Flat Rate Leases from $2950/mo
Plug & Play Live Room
The Live Room doubles as a fully equipped Plug & Play production space. UA, Neumann, Neve, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer, Piano, Guitars, Amps, and Synths, all wired and ready to record. Day rate and monthly memberships available. Just bring your laptop.
LemonTree DTLA Arts District
Seven precision built studios in the heart of the Arts District. Full rebuilt and reopened in 2026.
Arts District DTLA
The Arts District. LemonTree’s original home since 2007. One of the most creatively charged neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Expertly recrafted for 2026 as you’d expect from 18 years of knowing exactly what working professionals need.
The Studios
• Seven Private B.Y.O.Gear Lockout Studios (two options)
• Two Single Room Production Suites
• Five Control + Live Room Studios
• 24/7 Tenant Access
• Flat Rate Leases from $2,000/mo
Trusted By
• Skrillex • Blood Pop • Billie Eilish • Harry Mack • Perception Records • PMC • Capitol Records • Kyle Shearer • MNDR • Death from Above 1979 • DJ Replay •
“LemonTree is private, secure, clean, professional, and in one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles (Highland Park). Our team is always able to get the absolute best results from our artist. An absolute gem!”
- Odd Lobby Productions -
© A control room at LemonTree Studios, Highland Park.
“Whenever Billie Eilish is back in her home neighborhood of Highland Park, Lemon Tree is on a shortlist for places to work. The Highland Park complex, owned by the gregarious Erik Nilsson, has 14 recording studios (a second Arts District outpost has seven) up for long-term lease or shorter-term use, and it’s right in the middle of one of the most music-driven neighborhoods in L.A. - you can get your guitar fixed, record an album, sell your vinyl and spin it at a bar all on the same few blocks.”
“Perfect Sound Demands Perfect Architecture - When pioneering sound engineer Erik ‘Nils’ Nilson “browsed” the record stores along with his father as a boy, he’d spend hours flipping through the albums imagining what the music behind each cover might sound like. He’s turned that curiosity of how the visual and sonic interact into an obsession of how sound and visual impact space and design influencing the creative process.”
