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RiverHouseStudio + Musician in Rockford, IL

RiverHouseStudio
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SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Drums.

ABOUT

Owner of RiverHouse Studio in Loves Park, IL. Just turned 24. Still in college for computer music and new media at NIU. Looking for bands and musicians of all kinds to come from around the region and record in my studio. RiverHouse Studio opened in 2007 and has been recording music of all kinds at affordable rates ever since.

Owner/Producer Chris Hessian has experience recording music of all styles. Chris currently attends Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, IL) for electronic arts. Prior to that, he attended Berklee College of Music as a drum set principle and got his Associate's Degree in music from Rock Valley College (Rockford, IL) before that. RiverHouse Studio can be found on . RiverHouse Studio has the best rates around, a comfortable environment, and the best view the Rock River has to offer. Located in Loves Park, right next to Rockford, RIverHouse is an option for musicians and bands from the Chicago area, Dekalb area, and even Janesville, Beloit, Madison and even Milwaukee, WI. Plenty of references and musical examples are available. Photos of the studio can be found easily on the RiverHouse Studio page.

Trust us, you will not be let down in any way. Chris did a great job on some tunes for us, check it out! - Empty Pockets (Group from Rockford, IL) ://./profile.php?id=100000675130740

River House jams baby. This studio is sick! If your looking to get some tracks down in the Greater Chicago Area this is your hot spot. Great sound! Great Company! Great Price! - Eric Nelson (drummer, Rockford IL)

/ChrisHessian Original music by Chris Hessian, recorded at RiverHouse Studio 2007-2011.

:///22633626 Video by Rockford band Skinny White Lines. Track recorded at RiverHouse Studio in 2011.

Z1562106students.niu.edu - Chris Hessian
Contact Chris for rates and dates available. RiverHouse is also available for mobile recording. Chris has experience recording shows in every type of venue and live situation.

Screen name:
RiverHouseStudio
Member since:
Apr 20 2011
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
15
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
4-5 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

You.

EQUIPMENT

Apple iMac Quad Core 27" 8GB RAM
Apple MacBook Pro 15" Dual-Core (not used in studio)
Logic Pro Digital Audio Workstation (newest version)
Propellerhead Record Digital Audio Workstation
MAXMSP 5
Mackie HR 824 MKII Professional Studio Monitors
Samsung flat panel computer monitor
dbx 166XL Stereo Compressor/Limiter/Gate preamp
Professional audio plug-ins for all things, including pitch correction, drum replacement and audio quantization/time stretching.

Interfaces
Presonus Firestudio Tube Audio Interface (primary)
Digidesign M-Box Audio Interface (secondary)

Microphones
sE Z3300a condenser microphone
Shure KSM27 condenser microphone
sE 100a condenser microphone
Multiple MXL condenser microphones
Shure SM58s and Shure SM57s
5 piece Nady dynamic mic set for drums

A vast variety of effect pedals for guitar. Including: several distortion pedals, several delay pedals, wah pedal, reverb etc.
MXR Bass DI+ pedal for use with a bass amp or direct in. It also has a distortion feature.

Keyboards
M-Audio Axiom 61 midi controller
M-Audio Oxygen 8 midi controller
Alesis Ion analog modeling synthesizer
Korg's famous MicroKorg synthesizer

Other equipment available:
Tama Rockstar drum set complete with top of the line Sabian cymbals.
Gretsch Catalina Club fusion drum set complete with top of the line Sabian cymbals.
Custom Fender Stratocaster guitar.
Fender Hot Rod DeVille 4x10 full tube guitar amp
Laguna Ocean 4 string bass guitar
Fender 12 string acoustic guitar
Taylor acoustic guitar
Gibson John Lennon edition acoustic-electric guitar
Washburn acoustic guitar
Cort concert size acoustic guitar
Rodriguez classical guitar

Headphones-lots of headphones. Obvious things like lots of cables of all kinds, guitar stands, mic stands, a full PA system, random guitar and bass amplifiers...

MUSIC