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FEBRUARY STUDIO REPORT Common at CRC A t CHICAGO RECORDING COM- PANY, the cast of Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville recorded the show's original cast album. The show officially opens on Broadway on March 15. CRC's Ian Scott had an inspiring session with Common last month for one of his upcoming projects. Atlanta rapper Jeezy teamed up with Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole on his new track "American Dream." Kendrick stopped by CRC to record his part. The track was engineered by Lambert 'Stereo' Waldrip, with assis- tance from Miguel Garcia. At RAX TRAX, Neo Latin Soul artist Sandra Antongiorgi worked with studio producer and engineer Andy Shoemaker. Andy also mixed a few of Sandra’s other tracks, with a release date pending for 2018. Sandra also performed live at Chicago's City Winery while in-town. Reverb.com shot another Experimental Recording Techniques demonstration video at Rax Trax featuring studio produc- er and engineer Noam Wallenberg. In this video, users were taught how to trigger guitar using acoustic drums and a noise gate. See it now on YouTube.com. Hey Studiophiler: To get your studio or band listed in "Studiophile," just email your studio/recording info to service@illinoisen- tertainer.com, subject line: Studiophile. february 2 018 illinoisentertainer.com 45