A Little More Heart with Collin Marks
On his sophomore album, A Little More Heart, Chicago singer-songwriter Collin Marks embraces tradition without compromising his own authentic voice. Mixed and Mastered by Mystery Street owner and senior engineer Joe Tessone, A Little More Heart incorporates blues, country, R&B, and classic …
Into the Uncanny Valley
After playing together for nearly a year, Chicago alternative rockers Orange Element feel that they’re nailing down their sound. The five piece will be releasing their double-single across all platforms Friday, 12/8. Both songs, ‘Uncanny Valley’ and ‘Concrete Floor,’ were recorded, mixed, …
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 …
The Return of Live Music & More!
After over a year without any shows, live music is finally making its big comeback. Everyone here at Mystery Street has been very busy providing live sound and recording at live shows every week since the city has re-opened. Ensuring we have …
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 …
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 …
An Ode To The Family
Chicago rock band Push33 was formed in 1996. Comprised of Derbhile Fabie (Vocals and Keys), CL Fabie (Percussion), Steven Perna (Guitar) and Pete Danos (Bass). After disbanding in summer of 1998 the band had reunited 20 years later adding Steven’s son Max …
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 …
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 …
Bric-a-Brac
Mystery Street Recording Staff Engineer Daniel Ryan just finished up the new record from Chicago Band Bric-A-Brac! The Shape of Things To Come is an 11 track album 20 years in the making. It is a collection of timeless music …
