THE STEAK HOUSE MINTS
Contact us: transientsound@gmail.com
A CHICAGO RECORDING STUDIO
We offer a wide array of music production services for record labels and recording artists of all levels.
Transient Sound is Steven Gillis (owner, producer, engineer, mixer, drummer), Vijay Tellis-Nayak (owner, producer, engineer, mixer, mastering engineer, pianist/keyboardist), and Jim Siwek (owner). Our studio is located just one block from the Irving Park Brown Line stop on Chicago’s North side.
Steven and Vijay form the cornerstone of the studio, combining over 40 years worth of music industry experience as musicians, performers, producers, composers and engineers.
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In The Studio
Revered Chicago Jazz Musician John Moulder
on Recording Earthborn Tales of Soul and Spirit
Few would argue music’s role in transcending troubles and soothing a nation’s soul.
John Moulder, revered Chicago jazz musician, university professor, and former Catholic priest knows just that power and wields it for good.
Over the years, Moulder has gathered a great diversity of musicians together “for the sake of our souls and our city” and woven soulful themes into all of his work.
Moulder is especially fond of the Earthborn Tales of Soul and Spirit project he did with Transient Sound. Commissioned by the Jazz Institute of Chicago, Earthborn was performed in Millennium Park after debuting in smaller venues around the city.
Earthborn has its roots in the soil of the turbulent 1960s but is a much-needed balm for today’s troubled times as well.
“[The album was inspired by] people who impressed me with their soulfulness or their spirit. They’re fairly diverse, but I found myself drawing from the 1960s. One part was in dedication to John Coltrane and his sprit in creating music, in pursuing the spiritual quest in and through music. That always inspired me about his work.
One of Moulder’s favorite themes is the indomitable human spirit…
Chicago writer John Fancher talked with songwriter and keyboardist Brendan O’Connell about his experience of recording The Right Now’s brand new album Starlight with Vijay and Steven at Transient Sound in Chicago. It was one of those tunes that took the most finessing… We knew we’d sort of pigeonholed ourselves… Chicago writer John Fancher had a chance to catch up with AyOH frontman Avi Dell to talk about his experience of recording AyOH’s latest album Dangerous Questions with Steven Gillis at Transient Sound in Chicago. It Started with a Sore Throat… We booked our first session with Steve at Transient… Brendan O’Connell Of The Right Now on Recording At Transient Sound
AyOH Frontman Avi Dell At Transient Sound
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Transient Sound Recording Studio
1803 W. Byron St.
Chicago, IL 60613 USA
773-880-5253
transientsound@gmail.com