Gravity Studios
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| Genre | Various (alt rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter, jazz, hip-hop, R&B, grunge, etc.) |
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| Founded | Chicago, Illinois (1993) |
| Founder | Doug McBride |
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Key people
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Doug McBride, Sam Fell, Tim Yamaya, Daniel Farnsworth |
| Services | Recording studio, music production |
| Owner | Doug McBride |
| Website | Official website |
Gravity Studios is a recording studio in Chicago, Illinois founded in 1993 by Doug McBride. Starting with the single "Seether" by local band Veruca Salt, Gravity has hosted bands such as the Plain White T’s, Silversun Pickups, and Fall Out Boy. An adjacent mastering studio, Gravity Mastering, has been used by bands and producers throughout the country.
Gravity Studios was founded by producer/engineer Doug McBride in 1993, in Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. McBride left his job at Chicago Recording Company to manage the new recording studio, and picked Wicker Park because it was a cheap area to afford practice space, and also its central position in the local alt rock scene. He has stated, "[Wicker Park] was primarily composed of a bunch of starving musicians hanging out, going to each other’s shows, and influencing each other musically.”
The first band McBride encountered after finishing construction was Veruca Salt, who he met through friends before they’d played their first show. He recommended they record their single "Seether" at Gravity, and the song went on to become popular at Chicago’s Q101, and propelled the band to a deal with Geffen.
Local bands such as Verbow, Dovetail Joint and Jamie Blake soon started coming to Gravity for production and recording. The Smashing Pumpkins spent two weeks with McBride, which contributed to the creation of their album Pisces Iscariot.Through the late 90’s the studio began booking major label clients, producing recordings such as Rachael Yamagata’s “Collide”, Fall Out Boy, Rise Against, and Badly Drawn Boy. McBride has stated, "I suppose Gravity found a niche as the place to go to get a big, warm, organic sound."
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