Music Lodge - Thousand Oaks
Founded by independent music producer and Beach Boys recording engineer Earle Mankey in 1979 and now operated by his son, Joel Reed Mankey, the Music Lodge - Thousands Oaks has been a coveted hideaway for musicians of all stripes through six decades and two generations. We've serviced a wide array of clients from all genres including legendary punk acts, classical ensembles, reggae royalty and underground folk singers.
Our collection of vintage gear and amplifiers, top-of-the-line microphones and DSP from Universal Audio guided by our personal approach and love for all types of music and collaborative, artist-centered approach will help shape your sound into whatever you envision. With our broad and eclectic stable of vintage, new and handmade instruments, the Music Lodge - Thousands Oaks provides a unique experience to any musician that can't be found anywhere else.
Joel Reed Mankey
Studio proprietor Joel is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and educator working both sides of the curtain in the music industry. From palatial halls in Bulgaria, to intimate venues in Bali, Japan, Mexico, Germany, and Scotland, Joel has performed globally—yet always returns to his studio roots in Thousand Oaks, California where he handcrafts custom marimbas in his woodshop.
Joel’s multifaceted career spans performance, production, and education. Equally at home behind the mic or the mixing board, he’s performed on Dancing with the Stars, taught Taiko drumming in Berlin and marimba across the West Coast, and recorded French horn for CBS’s Survivor. As a mixing engineer, he’s worked at top venues in L.A. and toured across North America and Europe, supporting artists on and off stage.
Earle Mankey
Studio founder Earle Mankey is an engineer and record producer of such acts as the Beach Boys, Concrete Blonde, The Runaways, The Quick, Helen Reddy, The Weirdos, The Cramps, The Adicts, and many others as well as being an original member of Los Angeles legends, Sparks.
Earle now enjoys his retirement at the Lodge and spends his time in the luthiery and electronics shop restoring vintage guitars, amps, and building interesting musical instruments.
Clients
THE BEACH BOYS ELTON JOHN JOHNETTE NAPOLITANO THE CRAMPS THE RUNAWAYS SPARKS CONCRETE BLONDE DENNIS WILSON DERRICK SKYE WAVES OF HARMONY KEVIN COSTNER & ROVING BOY HELEN REDDY JUPITER AFFECT THREE O'CLOCK JAMES WATERMAN COCKEYED GHOST LAZY COWGIRLS PURPLE BOSCO THE SHIVERS POSSUM DIXON LOVE JONES ZOO PERMANENT GREEN LIGHT KRISTIAN HOFFMAN THE LAST THE TEARAWAYS 3-D PICNIC SUN-60 MR. ENCRYPTO DIFFERENT WORLD APACHE DANCERS LEAVING TRAINS CLAY IDOLS DOWNY MILDEW THE KONDITIONZ DURANGO '95 THE DROOGS ALTERNATING BOXES THE KRASHTONES SECOND LANGUAGE THE LONG RYDERS ARTHUR BROWN MARC MORLAND X-PAND-X THE SKUNKS MSQ EARLE MANKEY MAGNUS UGGLA WALTER EGAN 20-20 ELTON DUCK THE ELEVATORS THE POP THE DICKIES THE PALEY BROTHERS THE PALEYS AND THE RAMONES THE QUICK THE MUMPS DANE CONOVER FOUREYES ERIC CARMEN RICCI MARTIN CHUCK CRANE LISA HARTMAN KING HARVEST GARY BUSEY ALEX SMITH AMI BOXES CARLY ROSENTHAL CULTURE CRASH ORQUESTRA GHOST TIGER ALAN GLASBAND JAMPA KAIGUYS KAITEE PAGE MASANGA MARIMBA METRO STEEL OFF AND ONS LILT’N’TANG BAND LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY DAMEN EASTON / DAMYN SARA LEIB SEAN FAYECULLEN SETH PINCUS TIM O’GARA UMBRELLA MAN VENGEANCE FOR VINCENT BILL RUSSEL YSANNE SPEVAK THE UPSIDE STRUNZ AND FARRAH SEAN WINDLE REDEYE TO TOKYO RIZAL ABDULHADI KELVIN CHIKUMBIRIKE KYLE ABBOTT THE EDDIES KAI MATA JESSE GARCIA FOOL_0F_IDEAS JERICHO JERICHO MAJOR BEDHEAD GARBAGE GRENADE SHANE BORROUGHS ROBERT GOLDMAN RENATA YOUNGBLOOD LEDUNC AND NICK SPITZ JOHN ARCKEY SHOKO RICE