Industry
History[edit]
Background[edit]
In 1972, Ocean Way founder Allen Sides opened a studio he had built in a 3 1/2-car garage on Ocean Way in Santa Monica, California, for the purpose of demonstrating tri-amplified loudspeakers of his own design. In 1977, Sides, who had worked as a runner at United Western Recorders in the late 1960s, purchased enough equipment from Putnam's company UREI to completely fill the garage space for just $6,000, attracting the attention of Putnam. Sides and Putnam became friends and business partners, and Putnam offered Sides exclusive rights to sell UREI and United Western Studios' surplus equipment, providing Sides and his studio with a wide variety of studio equipment.[1]
Other Ocean Way companies[edit]
Sides is also the founder of Ocean Way Audio, a manufacturer of speaker systems.[1][8] Ocean Way Drums, a partnership between Sides and producer Steven Miller, produces virtual instrument software.[7]