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jelling
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Chicago studios with a good piano?

Post by jelling » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:05 pm

Can anyone recommend some good Chicago studios with a piano? We're a baby band looking to cut our first EP/Demo and I'd prefer not to use sampled piano, if we can.

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Post by JGriffin » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:51 pm

Call Gary Yek at Electric Garyland.
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Great Piano

Post by prize beagle » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:34 pm

Chicago Public Radio has a really nice recording room with a beautiful Steinway grand piano. Really nice mic collection and mic pres too.

It's a little on the pricey side and might not be the right vibe to do the whole demo/ep, but the piano is worth it, even to spring for a couple hours of overdubs.

There's info on their website or send me a PM and I'll get you my contact there.
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Post by themagicmanmdt » Tue May 04, 2010 12:44 pm

the best solution is to contact "Keylard and Sons" in Northlake and rent a piano to take into your studio of choice.

there isn't a studio in Chicago that has a piano that sounds marvelous - much less a marvelous room to put one in. not a single one.
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Post by xonlocust » Sat May 08, 2010 2:42 pm

yeah, there are a lot.... rooms i've worked in that you might check out

http://www.perishablerecords.com/clava/clava.html (upright, but great place - and fellow tapeopper)
http://www.electrical.com/
http://www.stroberecording.com/
http://semaphorerecording.com/
http://enginestudios.com/

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Post by Archmart » Sat May 08, 2010 5:30 pm

Hey Hey!

http://www.deafdogmusic.com happens to have Chick Corea's favorite piano in the whole world. If that's good enough for ya, give John Ovnik a call.

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Post by mfedderman » Tue May 18, 2010 2:12 pm

We get good sounds on from our piano.
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