Thirty-six years of national/international charting releases
Deadly arsenal of potent audio tools for recording, mixing, mastering
High technologist fusing legacy techniques and boutique hardware with style and attitude
Welcome
We are a full service recording/mixing/production & mastering operation with studios in Spring Grove and Wadsworth, IL plus mastering suites in Gurnee, IL and Milwaukee, WI. Let's meet for tea and playbacks, and we will discuss your recording project in depth.
******Welcome to the continuing evolution of the Sonic Bistro II, with a sparkling mastering chain including Millennia Media/Inward Connections analog, Pyramix Native Music DAW, interfaces from Black Lion Audio, Weiss, and RME, and monitoring from B&W and Quested.****** Announcing the triumphant relocation to NEW YORK CITY of CAGEFIGHT! PRODUCTIONS, a partnership with Ben (Benito) Glawe. ******
As if that weren't enough, another new thorn on the HBMS crown is an adventure with EOTSOTA studio owner Phil Krawiec, "2 Arrogant Bastards & a Sprinter Van", a remote recording elite team that has already seen three deployments.******
News
******Fresh sprouts pushing up through the snowpack: Citizen Recordings' own Well Informed Citizens full length CD, "Leaders of the Revolution" is resting on the rack, to be served shortly. Featuring an instrumental with famed guitar slinger Bobby Messano, the band's southern rock flavor is seared inside! Produced by Daniel Nathan and Jack LeTourneau, these cuts were roundly basted at the Bistro II in MKE.******