Our Story
Our founder, Mike Lizarraga, is a lifelong musician. Having grown up in Dallas, he moved to Los Angeles pursuing the music dream. Fed up with a fruitless hunt for recording space in 2010, he built his own sound panels for a makeshift studio. You gotta do what you gotta do, right? Albums don’t record themselves.
Realizing how much of an improvement those simple, fateful panels made, he went down the rabbit hole. Happily.
Days and nights spent researching the technical aspects of acoustics and sound control paid off. Panel after panel, the design and quality improved. The right fabrics for the right sound. The best insulation for perfect absorption. Conjuring up images of a mad scientist yet? Perfect.
After rigorous testing with fellow musicians, he put a price tag on them and published ads on the most prestigious platform he could afford: Craigslist. Business took off. He couldn’t keep panels in the storage unit (you read that right) for more than a few days. It was time to expand.
Time for something bigger...
He launched LA Sound Panels and moved beyond building the perfect panel. It quickly became about crafting acoustically immaculate spaces where panels complemented and worked together with the room itself.
The honed, technical prowess of evaluating a room and combining it with top-quality panels turned that fledgling company into one of the premier acoustic sound solutions providers in California. Over the years that followed, celebrities, major recording artists, major film score engineers, and industry experts came to experience acoustic excellence through sound treatments and custom-built studios.
All of which culminates in the Better Sound Acoustics family of companies, including Better Sound Studios.
Let’s make some magic.
Meet the team behind the magic.
Jeremy Fowler
Engineer & ProduerHi, I’m Jeremy Fowler, a recording engineer at Better Sound Studios, where I’m driven by a passion for crafting the perfect sound. I thrive on producing songs from start to finish—molding each track with precision to unlock its full potential and deliver a polished, radio-ready version. With years of experience performing both domestically and internationally and recording albums, EPs, singles, and podcasts for a wide range of clients, I specialize in fine-tuning tracks to create their definitive, standout sound. When I’m not in the studio, you can find me out hiking and seeking out new adventures!
Mike Lizarraga
OwnerHey, I’m Mike! I’ve been with this company since it was nothing more than a problem needing solving turned passionate idea. A lifelong musician, I moved from Dallas to Los Angeles to pursue my music career. But the result wasn’t exactly what I pictured—my initial pursuit of success in the music industry morphed into my passion for sound. I found a huge need for quality spaces to make musical dreams a reality. Over the years, I’ve worked with celebrities, major recording artists, major film score engineers, and industry experts, but Texas has always been my home. In 2022, I moved my family back home to the live music capital of the world: Austin. Here, my vision is to offer acoustic products, studio rentals, and immaculate sound not only to central Texas but across the country (and the world).
