Like most musical teens in the 1970’s I began rehearsing with bands in my mom’s garage. As I began touring and recording in the 80’s and 90’s, I got tired of the long commutes and high cost of rehearsing and recording in Hollywood. There wasn’t much available to musicians in my neighborhood. And there was a LOT of great music coming out of the South Bay, from punk and metal, to jazz and R&B. In late 1999 I started GrooveWorks Entertainment, LLC in Torrance, CA with a few partners, not only to have a place to rehearse my own music, but to make it easier for other South Bay artists. We had an 8,000 sq. ft. facility with state-of-the-art recording equipment, a large concert stage, and 16 rehearsal rooms.

In 2012 my wife and I relocated Grooveworks to Gardena to be closer to the freeways. We were starting over with a totally different clientele… and not just locals. We were getting musicians from Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles, and even the Inland Empire and Orange County. We began to focus on hourly rehearsal rooms with PA & backline, and spaces for independent recording studios. A lot of bands would walk into our small studios and laugh and say they were bigger than most “large” rooms they had been in.

After leasing for over two decades, we finally purchased our own building in Uptown Long Beach, CA. Along with my architect, engineers, and contractor, I invested a significant amount of time and effort into the design of the rooms. Although we had many compliments on the sound quality at our old location, these new rehearsal rooms’ walls are separated and stuffed with even more soundproofing materials to minimize vibrations and sound bleed. Our patrons are also happy to know we are just 10 minutes from our old location, a mile south of the 91 and 710 freeways. We are excited to be located in between trendy Bixby Knolls (just 1 mile south) and the revitalization plans along Atlantic Avenue in Uptown Long Beach.

Hope to see you soon!

~ Rodney Pino (owner)