Stray Dog Recording Co. is a low cost, full service basement recording studio with a professional attitude.

Our Mission
(from Dave)

SDRC is committed to providing a low cost, high quality recording environment to serve Chicago musicians. I consider myself a musician first and foremost and I try to run my studio from a musician's point of view. As a musician on a budget, I would want a studio that effectively and efficiently captures my performance, an engineer who gives a shit without being overbearing, and nothing fancy-schmancy. That's what I try to provide.

SDRC is run by Dave and Jill.
Engineer David Whitcomb has a degree in Audio Arts & Acoustics, with a concentration in Sound Recording, from Columbia College Chicago, with courses in acoustics, psychoacoustics, sound aesthetics, audio technologies, and music theory and history. (That means he knows when to put which microphones where and how to punch which buttons when to make your stuff sound right.) He's completed an internship at Rax Trax and has played bass & guitar and recorded with various bands of various styles, as well as recording his own solo projects for more than 20 years.

Studio Manager Jill Summers is also a musician and artist. You can email Jill at any time with questions about any thing for any reason.

SDRC rates are a straight $20/hour, no hidden costs or add-on fees. Don't be put off by our low rates. We take pride in our work. Please read the testimonials.

SDRC equipment includes Dual 2 GHz processor G5 with 2 gig ram; MOTU interface running Digital Performer; WAVES plug-ins and Altiverb 5 sampled acoustics processor (really good reverb); 10 simultaneous mic inputs and plenty of headphones; unlimited tracks; Microphones: AKG D112, Audio Technica 4033, AKG C-3000, AKG C-1000, Octavia 319 Ribbon, M88, SM57s & AKG C414; Yamaha HS80M monitors; Toast Titanium CD/DVD authoring.