For episode 617, Matt welcomes back Anthony Gravino, musician and recording, mixing, and mastering engineer, nearly a decade after his first appearance on WCA 137. In 2020, Anthony sold The Drake, his Chicago studio of 14 years, bought a converted 1940s horse barn just outside Urbana, Illinois, and turned it into High Cross Sound, a 2,100 square foot studio and home. They talk about why he left Chicago, what drew him to the barn, tracking 14 straight days with Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter three months after moving in, the Champaign-Urbana music scene, and the business side of owning, living in, and working out of the same building.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
14 Years in Chicago: The Drake Studio on Drake Avenue
Why Anthony Left: Gentrification, Property Taxes, the Pandemic, and Seeing the Right Property at the Right Time
The Old Horse Barn: 25-Foot Peak Ceilings, Curved Wooden Walls, and Listening to Drums Before Signing
Building High Cross Sound: Control Room, Isolation Booth, and Wiring a Former Home Into a Studio
Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter: 14 Straight Days, Three Months After Moving In
The Psychology of Vertical Space and Natural Light on Musicians
Champaign-Urbana: REO Speedwagon, the Rose Bowl Tavern, and a Music Scene Bigger Than Its Studio Supply
Moving During the Pandemic: Every Session Canceled in March, Perfect Time to Be Out of Commission
Selling the Chicago Building After Buying in 2006, Financing at 2.5% Interest
Dropping the API Console, Going to a Small Mixer and Outboard Preamps
Keeping the Rate, Then Raising It When He Saw What Others Were Charging
Isolated Ground, a Private Transformer Shared With Three Houses, and a Quieter Noise Floor
Living and Working in the Same Building: Tax Advantages When 80% Is Studio Space
Music Videos, University Work, and the Snowball Rolling Down the Hill
The Pool: More Romanticized by Clients Than Actually Used
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