Mystery Street Recording at Library of Congress
In June 2023, Mystery Street Owner and Audio Preservation Specialist, Joe Tessone, visited the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, VA, which was hosting the Audio Engineering Society International Conference on Audio Archiving & Preservation. Tessone received a grant …
A Q&A with Mystery Street Recording Company Owner/Audio Engineer Joe Tessone
Original Interview at American Blues Scene by Brant Buckley Joe Tessone is the owner and lead audio engineer at Mystery Street Recording Company. He is a graduate of Columbia Colleges Chicago’s Audio Design and Production program, as well as an adjunct professor at …
Blind Adam Leaks Single One Month Ahead of Album Release!
Blind Adam and the Federal League have released a thought provoking, stomach churning new single from their newest album to be released September 9th! Mastering was done by our very own Joe Tessone, and the release is from AF Records. We couldn’t …
Psychedelic Rock Reborn With Reality Anonymous’ New Album “The Ghost Host”
Recorded over several years by Joe Tessone at Mystery Street Recording, the debut album from Reality Anonymous is a Psychedelic Rock masterpiece for modern times. Producer and frontman, Lyn Vaus, sought out some of Chicago’s most talented players to accompany this fuzzy, …
Beach Bunny on Jimmy Kimmel
Friend to Mystery Street and rehearsal client, Beach Bunny, started out as the singer-songwriter project of singer/guitarist Lili Trifilio. Eventually adding a backing band consisting of Jonathan Alvarado (drums), Matt Henkels (guitar), and Aidan Cada (bass). Cada left the band in early …
Blind Adam and The Federal League: Music Video Release!
Our friends Blind Adam and The Federal League has released a new music video for their song “An Act of Desperation”, which was mastered at Mystery Street by owner and lead engineer Joe Tessone. Check out the music and article below to …
Quarantine Livestream Benefit Series
At the start of Illinois’ shelter-in-place order, we partnered with our good friend Adam from Blind Adam and The Federal League to host a series of livestream shows featuring local musicians and raise funds for non-profit grassroots organizations fighting against Covid-19. Our …
Columbia College Chicago Highlights: Mystery Street Recording
Mystery Street’s owner and lead engineer recently was featured in an article by Columbia College Chicago! It covers the journey that was made to create the studio, along with featuring his position as an adjunct professor at Columbia College. Check out the …
That’s a Wrap For 2019
2019 was an eventful year at Mystery Street! We saw so many great bands come through our doors and we had many opportunities to support touring musicians out in the field. We also made great progress in our mission to help others …
Three more audiologists earn Sensaphonics Gold Circle certification with training at Mystery Street Recording
(Chicago, IL – September 12, 2019) Sensaphonics, the pro audio industry leader in hearing health, recently educated three audiologists in the fine art of working with musicians at a Gold Circle Seminar in Chicago. This two-day event covers a wide range of …
15 IPS: Live From The Lab featuring Blind Adam & The Federal League
Following the release of their 7” record titled “Mansions on the Boulevard,” Blind Adam & The Federal League joined us for the return of our video series, 15 IPS: Live From the Lab. Both the 7″ and the video below were engineered …
Unexpected Honesty in an Audio Book
To Quote our mission statement, Mystery street recording company is more than just another business, it’s a community. We strive to operate under this principle with a goal of mutual prosperity between us and our clients. We recently had the opportunity to …
Voyage Chicago Features Mystery Street Recording Company
As originally featured at: http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-joe-tessone-mystery-street-recording-company-lakeview/ Today we’d like to introduce you to Joe Tessone. Joe, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. My audio journey began when I was …
Sweetwater inSync Spotlight: Mystery Street Recording
Our President and Lead Engineer, Joe Tessone, was featured in Sweetwater’s Insync Customer Studio Spotlight! Joe answered questions about his audio upbringing and what makes Mystery Street great! As a long-time customer with Sweetwater, we are thrilled to have worked with them on this. Check out …
Chicago’s Most Vegan Friendly Recording Studio
Mystery Street Recording is Chicago’s most vegan friendly recording studio! Owned and operated by longtime vegans, Joe and Kristen Tessone, the company takes pride in compassion towards animals and our environment. What makes a studio vegan friendly? For starters, it is written …
We Are Celebrating Our 11 Year Anniversary!
Thank you to everyone who has been there with us as we’ve grown. To celebrate, we are offering 11% off regularly priced rehearsals and tape/vinyl transfer projects until the end of June! Use coupon code 11YEARS when you book your rehearsal. …
Mystery Street on S.E.E. Chicago TV
This past weekend, Mystery Street Recording Company was featured on an all-music episode of S.E.E. Chicago TV, a show where Dawn Jackson Blatner explores some of the coolest businesses the city has to offer. Special thanks to Beta Dogs for being a …
A Bear Hug For Carlos
One of the most fun and unique services that we provide here at Mystery Street are the karaoke parties for kids. For 3 hours, we open up the studio for an unforgettable birthday party where kids can sing their favorite songs …
15 IPS: Live From the Lab, Episode 1, Ft. Glass Mountain
We are excited and proud to present the debut episode of “15 IPS: Live From the Lab”, featuring Glass Mountain. The performance was recorded live at Mystery Street’s Audio Preservation Lab, in Chicago, IL, on February 18, 2017. Audio was recorded in …
We’re Celebrating Our 9 Year Anniversary!
9 Year Anniversary Specials Book an 8 hour session any weekend now through August and get a 9th hour free! Or Use Coupon Code NINEYEARS to get 9% off any rehearsal you schedule online through July 4th! Today marks our ninth year …
The Recording Academy Comes to Mystery Street
Studio Tour: Mystery Street Recording Company By Olivia Schroeder -November 18, 2015 Photo by Olivia Schroeder – Control room with 32 analog/96 virtual track Pro-Tools HD2 System The Chicago Chapter got the inside scoop from Joe Tessone, Owner and Lead Engineer of Mystery Street …
Glass Mountain Review in Chicago Tribune
This week, the Chicago Tribune featured Mystery Street band Glass Mountain in their “Chicago Fall Music Preview” and gave them, and their album, a glowing recommendation. Don’t call Glass Mountain a nostalgia act. Although its music might sound retro on the surface …
Revolution and Beer
REPOST FROM revolutionandbeer.com Thinking about what we’re thankful for at Revolution and Beer today gave me the overwhelming urge to express our sincerest gratitude to Joe Tessone, of Mystery Street Recording Company. Joe runs a fantastic Recording Business that’s worker owned and …
Mystery Street Radio: Episode 2, Marcus Galloway
Listen to Episode 2 of Mystery Street Radio, the official podcast of Mystery Street Recording Company! This episode features Mystery Street’s freshest hip-hop engineer, Marcus Galloway. …
It’s A Girl! Sun-Times Interview
Last year, It’s a Girl recorded their debut album at Mystery Street and on February 25, 2012 they are having their record release concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music. The band’s piano player, Miki Greenberg, did an interview about …
#24 on Huffington Post’s Best Albums of 2011
Live from the Old Town School- 127 Songs From the Archives is compiled of 127 favorites of the first 10,000 songs digitally preserved and archived by Mystery Street’s Joe Tessone at the Old Town School of Folk Music. After the songs were …
The Missing Chums are at it again!
Another great music video by The Missing Chums, one of Mystery Street’s regulars, with some beautiful cinematographic images from inside the studio. Definitely worth a watch and listen! …
The Missing Chums Promo Video filmed @ Mystery Street
We just wrapped up nearly a year of recording, mixing, and mastering for The Missing Chums newest album “Out of the Gates.” Check out these videos for a preview of the album! The first is live footage from the studio while they …
Rapper Ill Will films at Mystery Street
Chicago Rapper Ill Will recently filmed parts of his music video at Mystery Street and then spit a freestyle for the camera while he was here… …
“At Last, Okemah!” scene filmed at Mystery Street
“AT LAST, OKEMAH! is a short film retelling the story of Don Quixote in the modern day world of folk music; an uproarious comedy that believes that a person can become whatever he wants to be, rise above adversity, and inspire hope …
Mystery Street gets a little blog press…
Although we have a glowing sign that says “Recording Studio” in our window, most people in our neighborhood are clueless as to what lies beyond the doors our blue building. Here is a funny little story that a friend discovered about uncovering …
Article from Old Town School of Folk Music gives credit to Mystery Street’s audio transfer work
A past article from Hot Times at Old Town, an Old Town School of Folk Music publication, that mentions Mystery Street’s audio transfer work. “Unique Gift Idea Convert your friend/partner/spouse‚Äôs favorite audio tape(s) to CD format. An easy choice for this job …
New Rehearsal Rooms and Mystery Street Feature in UA Webzine!
As of September 1, we have expanded our facility to include two more rehearsal rooms. The beauty of them is that they are acoustically isolated from our recording space, so can have rehearsals and recordings going on at the same time. That …
