Nestled in a bustling trade harbor in south Los Angeles County, Long Beach is the cross-cultural hub of Southern California with an unrivaled diversity of sights and sounds. I liken our community as "Iowa by the sea" for its Midwest values and down-to-earth character. Long Beach has always been a music town. From Snoop Dog to Sublime, Spike Jones to the Carpenters, Stan Kenton to Paul Williams, our city has produced some of the greatest and most innovative sounds of modern music.
Our town informs our collaborations of songwriting and music production at my studio, Rise Above Productions. I have been so fortunate to live and work with a community of artists as diverse and talented as they come. My friends and I have established a little seaside artist colony that takes advantage of its eclecticism, individualism, honed talent, and diverse creativity. The only thing missing is you!
This site highlights our music and represents a starting point for anyone interested in collaborating with us or tapping our musical library and other resources for their own creative art project. So sit back, stay awhile, and let the tunes and our vision flow through.
Please check out the "links" page for more tunes from the artists I collaborate with and email me with any comments or questions about what we can do for you at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friends & Collaborators of Rise Above Productions include:
Michael De La Torre (Zen Robbi)
Bert Susanka (the Ziggens)
Kevin Miso
Zack Walters (3rd Alley)
Lantz Simpson (Dada Footwear)
Mr. Crumb
Mud Lowther
John Wright
Scott Kawamura
Danny and Bob Sweeney
Marbles
Trey Pangborn
Adrian Young (No Doubt)
Bud Gaugh (Sublime)
Andrew Balogh
Todd Elrod (Mike Pinto)
Matt Brein (3rd Alley, Mike Pinto)
Eric Wilson (Sublime)
Rome Ramirez (Sublime with Rome)
Eya Ramirez
The Dirty Heads
Swiss Precise
Pekon
17th Street Recording Studio
Costa Mesa Recording Studio
The Den Recording Studio
The Compound Studio
Gremlin Studio
Hollywoodstock Studio
