A music recording studio with a digital sound mixing console, two computer monitors displaying a star and text logo, studio speakers, and colorful LED lighting.

HighLife Studios DC

The Studio that’s Defining the Sound of the City

Our Services

A professional music production studio with mixing console, studio monitors, computer screens, and audio equipment. Behind the studio is a room with a glass wall showing a jersey and decorative items.
A professional audio mixing console with numerous knobs, sliders, and colorful LED lights for sound control.
A professional recording microphone with a pop filter and headphones in a soundproof recording studio with a starry night sky ceiling and pink lighting near a door.

  • Digidesign Control 24 Console

  • Apollo Twin Interface

  • Daking Mic Pre

  • Peluso P-67 Large Diaphragm Condenser Tube Microphone

  • Vanguard Tube Microphone

  • Adam A77X Monitors

  • Adam A7x Monitors

  • Yamaha HS8 Monitors

  • Presonus monitor station

  • MPC One

  • MPC Studio

  • iMac Pro – 3.6 Ghz intel Core i9 Processor, 64GB RAM, GTX1060 Graphics Card, Thunderbolt 3

  • Logic Pro X​

  • Protools

  • AKAI MPC Studio

  • Akai MPK 261 Keyboard

  • Waves Plugins

  • Universal Audio Plugins

  • Slate Digital Plugins

  • Sound Toys Plugins

  • SSL Plugins

Gear List

Podcast Studio/Content Room

Our podcast and content room is designed for creators to produce high-quality audio and video content with ease.

A photography studio setup with lighting equipment, a black leather couch, potted plants, a small round wooden table, and a large television screen on a dark green wall.
Laptop screen displaying a video editing or streaming software interface with three people sitting on a couch in a studio setting.

Our Location

HighLife Studios DC is centrally located in Cleveland Park, one of Northwest DC’s most desirable neighborhoods. Our 1,200 square feet suite sits on the main commercial corridor along Connecticut Avenue NW, where you’ll find over 50 restaurants, cafes, bars, food markets, retail shops, art galleries, and a surprising abundance of nightlife options all within walking distance.

For convenience you can’t beat our location. The Cleveland Park Red Line Metro station and numerous bus stops are minutes from our front door. The Red Line takes you directly to Union Station, where you can connect to Amtrak and other train lines. The major area airports are also easily accessible by car, bus, and even metro.

The Uptown Theater at dusk with streaks of car lights on the street in front, surrounded by trees and buildings, including a USPS office.
Cleveland Park Station entrance with a covered shelter, people walking and riding bikes, and nearby shops on a city street.
Main street in Cleveland with a row of shops, parked cars, and a streetlamp, under a partly cloudy sky.
Two young men in a room with gray walls and red acoustic panels. One is pointing at the other, who is wearing a black jacket and a cap, with his eyes closed and a thoughtful expression. The seated person is holding a camera, and a person in a black shirt is seated in the foreground.
A group of people in a music studio or lounge with colorful lighting. One man in a white jacket is smiling and holding his chest, others are sitting along the wall, some holding drinks.
Group of people attending an indoor event, some are taking photos or videos, with a dark wall and ceiling lights in the background.
A woman with pink braided hair and dark lipstick stands in a room with purple lighting, wearing a white crop top, beige pants, and jewelry.
A man recording vocals in a music studio, wearing headphones and a baseball cap, with arms crossed and standing in front of a microphone.
Group of people socializing in a room with dark walls, some sitting on a couch, others standing and chatting, with relaxed and casual atmosphere.
Group of diverse people enjoying a party indoors, some holding drinks, smiling, and raising their hands or cups, with colorful lighting in the background.
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