Here’s our host for Rehearsal TV Nikki Calvert giving us some directions during rehearsals prior to the taping of a new episode of Hi-Fi Friday. For some reason this photo reminds of the movie Pulp Fiction. Rehearsal TV is shot in our mini stage studio 1 here at Hothouse Studios in Santa Fe Springs, CA. [...]

A special thanks to Jeff Floro of The.Flo.Guitar.Enthusiasts Joe Mazzeo, of the Grumps, Henry Cendejas, and JimmyRay Hawkins for bringing all the gear and playing on our video. You guys are the best. Joe built a custom switch for us to change speakers at a moment’s notice, besides putting all those speakers in all those [...]

There is plenty to be grateful for on a daily basis, but on Thanksgiving Day each of us especially thinks about how blessed we really are. The Hothouse has been blessed and we know why. It’s YOU, all the incredible people in the Hothouse studio community. With our deepest gratitude we thank all of YOU the [...]

On Dec 3rd we will be having A Celebration of Randy Rhoads to celebrate the life of the legendary guitarist. The event will be MC’d by Mr 80′s Julian Douglas and there will be a very special performance by Kelle Rhoads being backed by Ronny North and his band. also be a Q&A with the [...]

Congratulations to our good friend Crystal Starr Knighton …she’s the 2011 Hollywood Music Awards winner for Best R&B Vocalist. Always energetic and engaging Crystal was just in on Wednesday rehearsing for an upcoming show and showing us why she won the Best R&B Vocalist award just hours later.  What a voice… Thank You Crystal for [...]

Hailing from the Los Angeles/Long Beach area the members of Emma’s Arch make you want to sing along and enjoy their music. In this rehearsal video Emma’s Arch is preparing for a big show in studio 1 “the auditorium” as they cover the song “Sugar We’re Going Down” by Fall Out Boy. Learn more about [...]

Wow, our good friend Ash had Deon Estus playing bass for his band Blendin Ashes tonight!  Blew our minds when Deon came walking in for rehearsal. Estus was born in Detroit. His bass teacher was the late James Jamerson of Motown’s The Funk Brothers. During the early 1980s, he appeared as a session bassist on [...]

We have been fortunate to watch as the band Blendin Ashes has grown from their first rehearsal here at Hothouse Studios to now producing this very nice video for their song “Wanda”. TV Hostess Agostina Fusari & Paulina Garces star in this fun wacky adventure of a man who is in love with an illegal [...]

#1 Smooth Jazz artist saxophonist and vocalist Jessy J held rehearsals for her forthcoming show this weekend at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts.  Jessy and the band featuring Eric Mondragon on keys, were working on Jessy’s new material off her NEW release “HOT SAUCE”.  I’ll tell you Jessy has talent, chops, and originality. This [...]

Winds of Plague stopped by on Monday to go over some transitions before taking off to Dallas Texas for the official start of the Vans Warped Tour, on June 24th, 2011 at the Superpages Center.  Check out their tour dates section at facebook and let them know who’s coming out! After rehearsal Jon and I [...]