In his
own words
Hi, my name is Joe Reineke. I'm a husband, producer, engineer, songwriter, guitarist, singer, educator and occasional bass player. I have 24 years experience as a professional producer and engineer, but my journey began as a musician in the early 80's punk scene.
By 1990, I formed The Meices in San Francisco and went on to form Alien Crime Syndicate in Seattle, two great bands where I was the primary guitarist and songwriter. I've had 3 different major label recording contracts. My music has aired in thousands of television broadcasts internationally and had a couple of feature film placements, including Joyride (2001). I also received a certified Gold sales award for my song on the Empire Records (1995) soundtrack and film.
I have many years of touring experience and played with many great bands along the way. The Pixies, Green Day, Offspring, Cracker, Whiskeytown, No Doubt, Garbage, Deftones, Sugar Ray, Weezer, Superdrag, Nada Surf, The Killers plus many others. One of the most memorable was playing guitar with Tommy Stinson (Replacements, Guns N' Roses) for his US and European tour.
I opened the studio commercially in 2002 with a dream, an unstoppable passion and a lot of hard work. In 2020, my wife Karyn and I built Temple of the Trees. The best thing about my job is the lifelong relationships I've formed while making records with some of the artists here.
My journey is still unfolding, but I would like to personally thank all of the artists and friends who I've recorded, mixed and produced. It has been a pleasure working with you all, and I'd like to extend a heartfelt welcome to new artists recording at the studio.
