Casbah Recording Studio

St. James purchased additional electronic devices and rack mount equipment using money he earned doing a series of sound-alike jingles for the now-defunct Los Angeles rock and roll station KMET 94.7 FM.

[3][5] Casbah's role in the punk boom can be heavily attributed to St. James's partnership with Charles "Chaz" Ramirez.

[4] While St. James and Ramirez had very different styles, their partnership gave birth to classic records by iconic punk bands such as the Adolescents, Social Distortion, Agent Orange, Burning Image, The Cadillac Tramps, and The Vandals.

"[2] Ramirez co-produced Social Distortion's first two albums, Mommy's Little Monster and Prison Bound, and continued to help the band fashion its sound in demo sessions and rehearsals at Casbah after it graduated in 1990 to Epic Records.

[10] Tragically, Chaz Ramirez died on Wednesday, Dec 2, 1992, following an accidental fall, after years of shaping some of the most memorable and widely heard rock music to have come out of Orange County.

[4] Following the passing of Ramirez, Social Distortion began leasing the space, where they continue using the studio for practicing and recording new material.