# Meet Steve Ornest, The Man Currently Behind Southern California’s Legendary TOTAL ACCESS RECORDING STUDIOS  

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- Published: 2023-03-30T14:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Meet Steve Ornest, The Man Currently Behind Southern California’s Legendary Total Access Recording Studios (Guns N’ Roses, Sublime, No Doubt, Pennywise, Black Flag)  **

![Total Access Recording](https://i0.wp.com/cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/
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_“Amazing tracks have been produced in that studio over the years—from Pennywise
to Sublime. But it’s great to hear the next generation of artists getting their 
time inside those walls.” – _**_Kat Corbett (SiriusXM)_**

_“Steve has the ability to listen and think like a musician and as a fan. Most producers
aren’t able to go back and forth like that.”- _**_Mike Sutherland (production manager
for Sublime With Rome and Gwen Stefani)_**

![Steve Ornest of Total Access Recording](https://i0.wp.com/cascade.madmimi.com/
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**Total Access Recording** is a legendary recording studio in Redondo Beach, CA,
where bands like **Guns N’ Roses, No Doubt, Sublime, Pennywise, Black Flag, Descendents,
Husker-Du, Great White** and so many others have come and made music history over
the past 40+ years.

Launched in 1981 by acclaimed music producer **Wyn Davis (Foreigner, Van Morrison,
Slightly Stoopid),** the studio is now co-owned and run by multi-instrumentalist,
engineer, and producer **Steve Ornest**, a graduate of Berklee College of Music.

Under the guidance of Wyn, Steve started out at age fifteen playing guitar for **
Don Dokken, Minoru Nihara (Loudness), Trans-Siberian Orchestra** and many others.
Steve is now an in demand music producer and mix engineer. In addition to producing
exceptional local talent like **[Joker’s Hand](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tag/jokers-hand/),
Mor Flowrs,** and **Willowake,** Steve is also involved in working on music for 
renowned artists such as **Black Sabbath** and **Foreigner**. He recently recorded
a project with country singer **Annie Bosko**, which included a duet with the celebrated
country icon **Vince Gill.**

Steve has had the opportunity to work alongside distinguished producers like **Ken
Scott** (known for his work with **The Beatles, Elton John, and Supertramp**), **
Tommy Sims (Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen)**, **Eric Sarafin (Ben Harper, Amy 
Grant)**, and several others.

In 2022, Steve opened **Total Access Rehearsal,** a state-of-the-art rehearsal space.
The facility has hosted artists such as **Pennywise, Fortunate Youth, Tomorrow’s
Bad Seeds, Jakob Nowell**, and **Biohazard**.

When Steve isn’t producing, he keeps busy composing music for television and film.
Steve has had his music placed on **_Saturday Night Live, Julie and the Phantoms,
Hacks, The Circle, Sweet Magnolias, Queen Sugar, Love Hard, Chicago PD_** and many
others.  

**Social Media:**
[Recording Website](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d14882288.38241.1.058e03c236f39db5035e3164a1c48e6a&umid=ce945aee-0a8c-4a43-a735-3f5366184a3f&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-9f08fe36827f098ce65b031bc73b55c1a09fa635)
| [Facebook](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d14882288.38242.1.c9b2d8ee70719124c186c474a63ba488&umid=ce945aee-0a8c-4a43-a735-3f5366184a3f&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-d9a184e1449662bbbf76ac8101001561b36e7433)
| [Recording Instagram](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d14882288.38243.1.e40a962a30ae9b8e4aa52d810541bb4a&umid=ce945aee-0a8c-4a43-a735-3f5366184a3f&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-853e170593324382aec0189462b92892268d725e)
| [Steve Ornest Instagram](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d14882288.38244.1.7f298d0e3f7dd4ed87af67e3b196edd6&umid=ce945aee-0a8c-4a43-a735-3f5366184a3f&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-0035410b277abfa3068a2473d0f876ce2be8eba8)
| [Rehearsal Website](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d14882288.38245.1.ec5120f91b8f2e27465b669c63859cf0&umid=ce945aee-0a8c-4a43-a735-3f5366184a3f&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-ffa9f9bae79beaf5269b50f1cf10dbbc470225bf)
| [Rehearsal Instagram](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d14882288.38246.1.ac78290aac734f155f4cbd50dbabba53&umid=ce945aee-0a8c-4a43-a735-3f5366184a3f&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-d3f6a35dde018f3f9d2baadba488a37c286e95c8)

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