Sweatbox opened it’s doors for the first time in March 1993 in an old downtown building one block from the 6th street entertainment district. Immediately we began recording almost all the local underground bands. Within a couple of years word was out to the rest of the country that Sweatbox was a great place for touring bands to record. In 1995 we met Japanese bands through SXSW, leading to 17 full length projects and a continued role in organizing Japanese national tours and SXSW showcases.

Calling Sweatbox home since the very beginning are legendary producers Tim Kerr, Mike Mariconda, Bryan Nelson, and owner Mike Vasquez. All four continually bring in bands from all over the world.

In January 2006 a fire destroyed the building that housed Sweatbox for 13 years. We are now extremely excited to open the doors to our new location in east Austin. The comfortable new facility is twice as large as the old one.