[3] Richards frequently produces albums at the studio, including Catch the Brass Ring (2007) by Ferraby Lionheart and Gorilla Manor (2009) by Local Natives.

[5] He toured with artists including Mojave 3,[6] Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions,[7] Lisa Germano[8] and The Brian Jonestown Massacre,[9] while also attending the Academy of Art University in San Francisco from 2001 to 2004.

[5] He began collecting vintage gear and building his own microphones and pre-amplifiers,[citation needed] and started working as a producer at Red Rockets Glare in April 2003,[5] founding the studio in the residential Rancho Park section of Los Angeles.

"[11] Los Angeles power pop band Broken West recorded their debut album I Can't Go On, I'll Go On at the studio over the course of a year (July 2005-August 2006) with Richards engineering.

[17] Local Natives stated in a 2009 interview, "To record Gorilla Manor, we stumbled upon a gentlemen by the name of Raymond Richards who runs a little studio in Rancho Park called Red Rockets Glare.

"[18] According to a 2010 review, "Local Natives'... self-funded album Gorilla Manor, produced by the excellent Raymond Richards here in LA, maintains everything I love about their live shows – a controlled ruckus filled with passionate percussion and beautiful melodies.

[3] Miles Kurosky's solo debut, The Desert of Shallow Effects (2010), was recorded at Red Rockets Glare, and according to a review the album "works the same vein of melodic, intelligent pop that deemed so much of his former group’s catalog essential listening."

[23] Artists that Richards produced at the studio in early 2013 included John Isaac Watters, Jody Glenham, The Picture & The Frame, The Blank Tapes, and Local Natives.