The Studio
A 1977 Temple of Sound
A 19th-century Valencian farmhouse. A world-class recording studio. One unbroken thread.
1990s
Founded in Valencia
6×
Grammy Awards
35+
Years of craft
∞
Orange groves
Origin
Born from the Earth
Tabalet began not in a city, but in the fields. The original Tabalet Estudis was built inside a 19th-century Valencian farmhouse — a masía — surrounded by orange groves and the particular silence that only open Mediterranean land can offer. It was a place where the architecture itself seemed to listen.
From those stone walls emerged recordings that shaped the Valencian music scene of the 1990s — world orchestras, classical ensembles, jazz groups, singer-songwriters, film scores, and the full breadth of Spanish contemporary music. The studio became a cultural landmark before it became a legend.
Tabalet
"The silence here is not empty. It is full of everything that has already been played.
The Setting
Mediterranean Light
The studio sits in the Valencian countryside, where the light changes slowly and the air carries the scent of citrus and pine. This is not incidental — the environment is part of the instrument. Artists who record here speak of a particular quality of focus, a stillness that the city cannot provide.
The Mediterranean coast lies minutes away. The orange groves stretch to the horizon. The farmhouse walls, thick with centuries, hold the temperature steady and the world at bay. It is, in the truest sense, a place apart.
The Legacy
East Meets West
The name EastWest is not geography — it is philosophy. After decades of work across Valencia, Los Angeles, and the wider world, Tabalet EastWest was conceived as a reunion: the Mediterranean roots of the original studio, now enriched by everything the American chapter taught. The result is a facility that carries the soul of both worlds.
Grammy-winning engineering. World-class acoustics. The warmth of stone and wood and afternoon light. Tabalet EastWest is where serious music is made — by artists who understand that the room is as important as the microphone.
Valencia, España
EastWest
Come and Record
Tabalet EastWest is available for sessions, residencies, and long-form projects. The land is waiting.