A Career at the Crossroads of Film & Music TMC Impact Story: Abby Donaldson When Abby Donaldson arrived at The Music Company, she was standing at a familiar but fragile point in many creative careers: she knew what she wanted to do, but she didn’t yet know if there was a sustainable way to do it professionally. Abby had just graduated from San Die …
Beach Break Sessions Impact Story: Marlon Funaki By the time The Music Company first encountered Marlon Funaki, momentum was already building – but he was still working toward the larger career he envisioned. Marlon grew up in Southern California, starting in middle school band before expanding into drums, guitar, bass, and eventually music pro …
TMC played a pivotal role in opening doors to new opportunities in Hannah Geller’s music career. As a local alt-rock artist actively building her presence without a booking agent or label, Hannah relies heavily on social media to reach new listeners. Because traditional booking is difficult for independent artists, opportunities to showcase her liv …
The Starting Point: Talent Without a Path Kurtis McNevin, known professionally as Broken Hill, didn’t arrive at The Music Company (TMC) with industry credits, financial backing, or a safety net. He arrived with something far more fragile: belief that music could still become a real career, even as the window felt like it might be closing. After gradu …
Rediscovering Creative Home — and Reconnecting With His Band Rafa Pondé has decades of experience as a musician, but he arrived in San Diego without a creative home base. He’d been writing, touring, and producing for years, yet still needed a space that felt welcoming, affordable, and equipped for the full-band sound he envisioned. When a friend ment …
Two Brothers, One Journey: Leveling Up Through Education and Community Connor and Trevor Drake had been DJing and producing separately for years, mostly on laptops and prosumer gear. When they finally teamed up, they knew they wanted to push their sound further, but professional studios felt intimidating, expensive, and out of reach for artists stil …
Finding Their Footing as a Band and a Community That Believes in Them Andromeda, two brothers and two lifelong friends from San Diego, had been grinding for months, bouncing between rehearsal spaces and local shows, trying to turn a handful of original songs into something real. They weren’t new to music, but they were still figuring out how to turn …
Starting Fresh at 50 and Growing with Every Lesson Chrisanna, who performs as Raw Love, didn’t set out to become a techno artist. She picked up a DJ controller in her late 40s just to support a friend and quickly found herself captivated by the creativity of it. She began teaching herself from home, but soon hit the limits of what YouTube and trial- …
We’ve upgraded our studio booking system to make your experience faster, smoother, and more convenient – while reducing backend costs so we can continue offering some of the most affordable studio rates in San Diego. You’ll notice a few changes, but the goal is simple: easier booking, easier management, fewer headaches. You can read about it he …
At The Music Company, our mission is simple yet powerful: to turn up the volume on San Diego music by making creative opportunities accessible, affordable, and rooted in community. Our recent Intro to DJing Workshop, hosted in partnership with the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) , was a shining example of that mission in action Opening the Stu …
I recently had the chance to sit down with Jack Pawela, General Manager of The Music Company, to learn more about the Beach Break Sessions — a unique live-style video series spotlighting local bands in an intimate setting. He shared some honest and fascinating insights into the challenges, goals, and impact of these sessions. Jack plays a major rol …
This week, we say goodbye to one of the foundational forces behind The Music Company (TMC). Kurtis, one of our brilliant sound engineers, is setting off on an exciting new chapter that will take him to Europe and beyond. Kurtis began his music journey as a student at San Diego State University, where he dove headfirst into music production, experimen …
