Illinois Entertainer July 2016 | Page 48

A.K.A. BENNETT ROAD STUDIOS 3 W. Streamwood Blvd. Streamwood, IL (630) 837-3733 Bennett Road Studio's SSL 4048 Clinic MONDAY, JULY 18TH 6:00PM-8:00PM • PRS Factory staff on hand from Maryland. • Learn about the quality, craftsmanship, tone, playability and beauty of Paul Reed Smith and the philosophy behind building these superb guitars. • Demonstrations and Hands-On opportunities. • Core and S2 models plus SE guitars featured. PRS Core McCarty 594 www.GoodtimeMusicStore.com E SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT-ONLY Pricing THURSDAY, JULY 21ST 7:00PM • Mesa Boogie Factory staff on hand. • Featuring the New John Petrucci Signature JP-2C head now available and in stock. • Discussion about where science comes in when distilling out the magical elements. • Demonstrations and Hands-On opportunities. • A wide variety of Mesa products showcased. SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT-ONLY Pricing 48 illinoisentertainer.com july 2016 Boogie JP-2C Standard & Ltd Edition Summer School is in Session! TONE CLINIC lk Grove based Village Recording Studio recently changed their name to Bennett Road Studios, completeing a refreshing throughout the entire audio path of their SSL 4048 console with a Studer A820 24 track 2 inch tape machine. Recording this past month at the newly named facility include acclaimed rapper Lil Wayne. Progressive Rock artist Hedgehog and The Fox have been mixing a full length album with Grammy Award winning producer Michael Freeman. Solo artist/songwriter John Bushnell from Minnesota made the trek down to work on pre-production for the first of 4 album projects, working with producer Joe Connors. Contact them at 847-2640695 or info@bennetroadstudios.com. At GRAVITY STUDIOS engineer Sam Fell has received 7 nominations for the independent feature film: Chicago Rot, from the 2016 FilmQuest Movie Awards. Most notable: Best Feature Film and Best Original Score. Gravity owner Doug McBride told IE "Sam and drummer James Kimball hunkered down during the winter holidays at Gravity to record drums for 12 songs of the 39 musical pieces to the score/soundtrack. We all know music or art isn't a competition, but recognition is always welcome. Win or lose, we know who Sam is and the work that he does, that is why Sam is our man." Hey Studiophiler: To get your studio or band listed in "Studiophile," just email your studio/recording info to service@illinoisentertainer.com (note new email), subject line: Studiophile. Deadline is July 15 for the August issue.