Soma Electronic Music Studios is a
recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home project studio large enoug ...
owned and operated by
John McEntire
John McEntire (born April 9, 1970 in Portland, Oregon) is an American recording engineer, producer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist, based in Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of both Tortoise and the Sea and Cake.
McEntire started playing dr ...
. From 1993 to 2018 it was located in
Chicago, Illinois.
Artists who have recorded at Soma include
Bundy K. Brown
Bundy Kenneth Brown, also known as Ken Brown or Bundy K. Brown, is an American musician and recording engineer. He is best known for being a founding member of Tortoise (band), Tortoise and for his production, engineering and remixes in the Chicag ...
,
Brokeback,
Broken Social Scene,
Chicago Underground Duo
Chicago Underground is an avant-garde jazz ensemble formed in Chicago in 1997 based around the core duo of cornetist Rob Mazurek and drummer/percussionist Chad Taylor. They have recorded and performed as the Chicago Underground Duo, Trio, Qu ...
,
Bobby Conn,
David Grubbs,
Isotope 217
Isotope 217° is a Chicago-based band composed mainly of members from Tortoise
Tortoises () are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin: ''tortoise''). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from pr ...
,
Rob Mazurek,
Nobukazu Takemura,
Jim O'Rourke James O'Rourke may refer to:
Sports
* Jim O'Rourke (baseball) (1850–1919), American baseball player and Hall of Fame inductee
* Jimmy O'Rourke (baseball) (1883–1955), American baseball player, son of the Hall of Fame inductee
* James O'Rourk ...
,
Pivot,
Radian,
Phil Ranelin,
Red Krayola,
The Research (band)
The Research were a band from Wakefield, England. The members were : Russell 'The Disaster' Searle (vocals/guitar/synthesizers), Georgia Lashbrook (bass/vocals/harmonica), and Sarah Williams (drums/vocals). Their songs - typically about themes of ...
,
Royal Trux,
Neil Michael Hagerty,
The Sea and Cake,
Stereolab,
Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989. The group were founded by Norman Blake (vocals, guitar), Raymond McGinley (vocals, lead guitar) and Gerard Love (vocals, bass), all of whom shared ...
,
Tortoise,
Wilco,
Will Oldham,
Papa M,
Vaudevileins, and
The Car Is on Fire
The Car Is on Fire was a three-piece pop outfit from Warsaw, Poland. The band was formed in early 2002 and took its name from the first words on Godspeed You! Black Emperor's album '' F♯ A♯ ∞''.
In May 2005 the debut, self-titled albu ...
.
In 2018, McEntire closed the Chicago facility and relocated to Nevada City, California, where he opened "Soma Electronic Music Studios 4.0 aka Soma West".
References
External links
Official website
{{Coord missing, California
Recording studios in the United States
Companies based in Chicago