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Eighth & Grace Recording
MORE THAN A STUDIO

an intersection of

CREATIVITY and COMFORT

Queer Owned. Woman Owned.

Eighth & Grace Recording is the Chicago area production studio owned by drummer and producer Sarah Neczwid.

Creating music is a uniquely intimate experience. It requires trust between the people making it to explore the depth of the song and hopefully pass that experience on to the listener so they can make it their own.

16ft x 19ft live control room
8ft x 8ft isolation booth

services

what can we work on together?

DRUM RECORDING

There’s nothing like the feel of a live drummer to bring your songs to life. I work remotely for artists across the global or can travel to your studio for an in-person session.

PRODUCTION

Whether you’re recording just a vocal or we’re doing a song from the ground up, I’m here to help you bring the vision in your head into reality.

CONSULTATION & LESSONS

Interested in recording? Need advice on doing product demos for your business? I offer remote consultation or in-person training sessions.

GEAR

what we're working with

Interface and Software

Pro Tools 2024.xx
Universal Audio Apollo 8X
Plugins from UA, SSL, Slate, Soundtoys, and more

Outboard Gear

Audient ASP800 mic pre
Focusrite ISA428 mic pre
Universal Audio LA610 mic pre/compressor
Warm Audio WA-MPX tube preamp

Condenser Microphones

SAE U47 Premium Reference Edition tube
SAE modded ST69 tube
Shure KSM27 (2)
Slate ML2 (2)

Ribbon Microphones

OGMC 860 Ribbon (2)
Warm Audio WA-44

Dynamic Microphones

Beyerdynamic M201
Electro Voice 635A
Electro Voice RE15
Electro Voice RE20
Miktek PM10
Shure 515SB
Shure 580SA
Shure Beta52
Shure SM57 (4)
Shure SM7b
Soloman LoFreq

Monitoring

Adam Audio T7V monitors
Avantone MixCube
Mackie HR824 monitors
SonorWorks Reference 4 room tuning

Instruments

2001 Pearl MMX Master Series 4-ply Maple 22/10/12/14/16 drum set
1959 Slingerland 3-ply 26/13/16 drum set
1970s Slingerland 12×20 3-ply bass drum
1980s Ludwig Acrolite 5.5×14 snare
Tama Imperialstar 6.5×14 steel snare
Taye Specialy Maple/Walnut 6.5×14 snare with wood hoops

Cymbals from Istanbul Mehmet, Meinl, RSC, Sabian, Zildjian

Have a studio in mind or need more space?

No problem! I’m happy to come to the studio of your choice for tracking and production. Also, Eighth & Grace is located in the B room at Rec Room Studios. The A room is owned by Eric Block who I love working alongside. This suite offers a spacious live room with a customized 36 Channel Sony/MCI MXP3036 console, 24 channel MCI tape machine, and a large selection of outboard gear, and more. 

portfolio

what i've done before

Discography Playlist

Releases I’ve Worked On

What Other Artists Have to Say

Let's make some music.