My Home Studio

Rosebud Recordings

ABOUT ROSEBUD

Rosebud Recordings is my home studio, located in the garage behind my house. I do all my mixing and most overdubs here in this focused, creative environment.

The Space

The studio comfortably fits 1-4 people and is fully stocked with guitars, basses, amps, keyboards, synths, and more. Everything stays connected and ready to go in this one-room setup with vocal booth—perfect for seamless creativity.

For Bigger Sessions

I use larger studios for drums/full band tracking—primarily Electrical Audio here in Chicago, but I’ve worked from bedrooms to world class studios like Sunset Sound, The Sonic Ranch, and Pachyderm.

Building the Dream

My current garage studio is part of a coach house, and I'm currently renovating the second story into a dedicated recording studio. When complete, this will be the permanent home for Rosebud Recordings.

Artists You May Know Who Have Recorded Here

Three young people by a swimming pool with a large house in the background. One woman with blonde hair in a white dress is sitting in the foreground, while a man with long hair, glasses, and tattoos is sitting on a chair, and another man with dark hair and a beard is standing behind them.

RATBOYS

A young woman with long brown hair, wearing a green velvet top, is adjusting her hair with both hands against a plain, gradient background.

BEACH BUNNY

A man wearing headphones playing a drum set in a music studio, surrounded by various music equipment and artwork on the walls.

GIA MARGARET

A man playing a red electric bass guitar on stage with colorful stage lights.

MATT WALKER
(Morrissey, The Smashing Pumpkins)

A man sitting on a beige couch in a music store, holding a red electric guitar. Behind him are several guitars displayed on the wall.

JASON NARDUCY
(Superchunk, The Bob Mold Band,
Sunny Day Real Estate)

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing a white and purple floral dress is sitting on a dark blue couch, playing an acoustic guitar. She has gold hoop earrings and a gold chain necklace. Behind her is a white brick wall with a framed line drawing of a woman’s face and the signature "Noam O'Connor." To the right is a wall-mounted lamp with a white shade and gold base.

CHRIS WALLA (Death Cab For Cutie)

A woman with long blonde hair wearing black and gray striped shirt, singing into a microphone while playing a keyboard in a recording studio.

NORA O’CONNOR
(The Decemberists, Neko Case, The New Pornographers)

ZEALYN

Four young people at a gas station, standing near a pump and a vehicle, with the center woman smiling and holding a shopping cart.
Five men standing outdoors against a white wall, smiling and laughing.

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK

Equipment

    • 1954 Gibson Les Paul Junior

    • 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom

    • 1965 Gibson Firebird III 

    • 1965 Gibson ES-125 Thinline Hollow Body

    • 1969 Gibson 335

    • 1940s-1950s Gibson BR-6 Lap Steel 

    • Early 60’s Old Kraftsman (with Flatwounds)

    • Fender Telecaster Ultra

    • Atkin Mindhorn

    • Nash Telecaster with dual Lindy Fralin noiseless P-90’s

    • Nash Jassmaster 

    • Nash Stratacaster

    • Reverend Six Gun HPP

    • Reverend Robin Fink

    • Rivolta by Nova Mondata Baritone

    • GCI Deconstructivist in D Tuning

    • Danelectro 12 String

    • 1967 Martin D12-20 12 String

    • Martin OO-15M

    • Atkin OM-37

    • Atkin D-37

    • 1968 Fender Jazz Bass

    • 1971 Fender P Bass

    • 1973 Guild Starfire II

    • Fender Mustang JMJ Bass

    • Nash P Bass

    • Eastwood Hollow Body Bass

    • GCI Craftsman Bass D Tuning

    • Fender American Jazz Bass 5 String 

    • Reverend Mercalli Bass

    • 1968 Fender Super Reverb

    • Fender Hand Wired Deluxe Reverb

    • Fender Prosonic Head

    • Matchless DC-30

    • Orange 40th Anniversary Custom Shop “Isabella” 

    • Star Combo

    • Star Sirius 30 Reverb Head

    • Tone King Imperial MKII Head with matching open back 1x12 Cab

    • Binson Chimera

    • Sears Silvertone 257 combo

    • Badcat Black Cat Head

    • Magnatone M-80 Head

    • Friedmann Twin Sister

    • Friedman BE-100

    • Bogner Ecstasy

    • Surh Badger 18 Head with matching 1x12 closed back cab

    • Friedmann 2x12 Closed back cabinet

    • OX Box

    • Kemper

    • Ampeg Heritage 50th Anniversary SVT

    • 1971 Ampeg B-15 Fliptop

    • Possibly way to many.

    • Juno-60 with MIDI Upgrade

    • Original Arp 2600

    • 70’s Mini Moog Model D

    • Original Prophet 5

    • Moog Opus 3

    • Oberhiem OBX-8

    • Prophet 6

    • Mellotron M4000D

    • Teenage Engineering OP-1

    • Casio MT-68

    • Casio CT-410

    • Fender Roades

    • Wurlitzer Electric Piano

    • Yamaha P22 upright with Custom Mechanical Damper System

    • Arturia Midi Controller

    • Omni chord

    • Phatronics Sample Lofi Sampler

    • Rhythm Arranger Drum Machine

    • Akai MPC II

    • 2 BAE 1084 Channels Strips

    • 2 BAE 1073 Channels Strips

    • 2 BAE 1066 Channels Strips

    • 2 Channel RND 5211

    • 1 Brent Averill 1072

    • 1 BAE 1073 MP

    • 11 Assorted CAPI Mic Pres

    • 1 API 512

    • 2 AML ez 1073 Pre/EQ’s

    • 4 Channel Sytek 

    • SSL Bix 6 mixer

    • Gretsch Brooklyn Kit

    • DW Collectors Series Kit

    • Keplinger Bell Brass Snare

    • Craviotto Wooden Snare

    • Ludwig Black Beauty Snare

    • Vintage 70’s Black Beauty Snare

    • A&F Metal Snare

    • A&F Wooden Snare

    • Dunnett Snare

    • Loads of New and Vintage Cymbals

    • 2 BAE 1073 EQ’s

    • 2 BAE 1066 EQ’s

    • 2 BAE 1084 EQ’s

    • 2 AML ez-1073 Pre/EQ’s

    • 2 AML 54F50 Compressors

    • 2 Pultec EQM-1A3’s - Mastering Versions

    • 2 Pultec EQM-1S3’s - Mastering Versions

    • 2 Pultec EQP 500x’s

    • Stere ITI EQ

    • 1 Pultec EQP-1A

    • Chandler Curve Bender 

    • UTA Unfairchild 670 MKII

    • Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor

    • Distressor ELX8

    • 2 Chandler RS 124’s Mastering Versions 

    • 2 Retro 176s

    • Stereo Thermionic Phoenix Mastering Plus Vari Mu

    • Culture Vulture

    • Teletronix LA2

    • 2, Audioscape 76D’s

    • 1176 Black Hairball

    • 1176 Blue Stripe Hairball

    • Tube Tech CL1b

    • RND Master Buss Transformer

    • Louder Than Liftoff Silver Bullet

    • Chandler Zener Limiter

    • Audio Scape DC-3a

    • Emperical Labs Fatso EL7 Jr

    • 2 BAE 10DCF’s

    • API 2500 Plus

    • Overstayer Stereo Field Effect

    • 7 CAPI EQ’s

    • 2 Vintage API 550a’s

    • Elysia Xpressor

    • Telefunken C12

    • 2 Flea 251’s

    • 1 Chandler REDD

    • 1 Neumann Fet47

    • 2 Telefunken M260’s

    • 1 AEA R88

    • Royer 122 Passive

    • Royer 122 Active

    • 2 Josephen E22’s

    • Shure SM7

    • Beyer M88

    • EV20

    • AKg D12E

    • AKg D112

    • 2 421’s

    • 3, 57’s

    • Audix D4

    • Roland Space Echo

    • Ursa Major Space Station

    • Fender Spring Reverb Tank

    • AMS RMX16 Reverb

    • 2 Radial 500 re-amp hooked up to pedal stations 

    • Telegrapher Gorilla S

    • Dutch and Dutch 8c’s

    • Yamaha NS 10’s

    • Pro Ac 100’s

    • Amphion one 15’

    • Genelc 1031a’s

    • Dynaudio BM 15’s

    • Auratones

    • Grace Audio m908 Feeding TC LUFS Meter and Analog VU Meters

    • Pro Tools HDX 48 i/o on a Mac Studio M1 Max

    • Avid 32 Channel S6

    • Little Labs Distro 

    • Untertone Audio GB Tracker

    • Kahyan Amp Switcher

    • Switchcraft Patchbays

    • Toneking Attenuator

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Interested in Working Together?

Whether you're recording your first song or your fifteenth album, I bring the same passion and attention to every project. Fall Out Boy (and many more) were unknown artists when I first worked with them. No matter where you are in your journey, please reach out—I'd love to hear what you're working on.

A man with curly hair, glasses, and a black and gray beanie is playing a yellow electric guitar while sitting on a black chair in a room with a green wall and a gray rug. In the background, there are hanging guitars and a green couch with a person sitting on it.
A person sitting on an office chair playing an electric guitar in a music studio.
A man sitting on an office chair, playing a guitar and smiling in a music studio with equipment and a yellow chair in the background.