Some of our work...

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Expertise

A part of the Chicago area recording scene since 1980, we've recorded and produced many musical styles and genres. We're also a great resource for overdubbing home recordings. Add real drums, piano or guitar, and vocals. Pro Tools compatibility makes integrating your project with other studios (or your basement, even) a snap.

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Equipment

We use a blend of vintage analog and state of the art digital gear and microphones. Studio instruments include two well-maintained grand pianos, a Yamaha C7 7'6" semi-concert grand and a Baldwin SF10 7' grand, a mid '80s vintage Gretsch drum kit, keyboards, and guitar and bass amps. Studio Macs are outfitted with Pro Tools, Logic, Peak, Reason, Waves and UAD plug-ins, Melodyne, Drumagog, and more. We can even do analog 2" 24-track recording.

Engineers

Scott Steinman's recent projects include CD releases for Bobby Lewis, Jeff Hedberg and C11, Tom Michael, the Eddie Gomez Trio, Wayne Messmer, June Shellene, KT McCammond, Solitaire Miles, Petra van Nuis and Andy Brown, Paulinho Garcia, The Kelly Brand Nextet, Judy Roberts Trio, Lisa Lauren, Jeannie Lambert, Mark O' Connor, Chip McNeill, Russ Phillips and Friends, Paul Kogut, Geof Bradfield Sextet, the Fatum Brothers' Jazz Orchestra, and Jim McNeely, Kelly Sill, and Joel Spencer.

Andrew Arbetter's recent projects include releases for Sarah and the Crosscuts, David Luck, Phil Passen, Warren Fremling, Reginald R. Robinson, Patrick Jee, Southern Fear, and Helen Rice's archival CD box set. He's also recorded many university a capella groups as well as Northwestern University's Niteskool Project. A guitar player for 25 years, Andrew's been with Studiomedia since 1991.

Ben Carver's recent projects include releases for Blah Blah Blah, Frigates, Benjamin Goldrich, and Sam Nicolosi, as well as compilation albums for Harold Arts. Ben is also an accomplished drummer and our resident drum tech.

Economics

Without charging an arm and a leg, or demanding your oldest child in servitude, you'll get everything you'd get downtown. Except hosed.