Are you ready to record your music, or ready to take your own recordings to the next level? Seamonster Sounds, located in Big Rock, Malibu, offers artistic arranging, recording, mixing and mastering for solo artists, small groups, theater and film. Head seamonster Kraig "Hoagie" Hill has years of musical and production experience in a wide variety of genres. The studio has a rustic, bohemian vibe, with an inspiring ocean view. The acoustic spaces, gear and instruments are more sophisticated than you'd find in a bedroom studio, if not quite as deluxe as you'd find in a full-on commercial hit factory. Indulge in some home-style sonic cookery.

Four hours should be enough for you (and a few friends) to track a few songs, or add a few overdubs, or have one song mixed, or have your demo mastered (mastering a full album might take longer). Or you could focus on pre-production, working out arrangements and getting feedback to fine-tune your compositions. A $120 value.