Chicago AES Section Blog

September 20, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Location: Kiwi Audio 39W543 Seavey Rd. Batavia, IL 60510 (doesn’t register on many GPS systems, so see directions below)

Speaker(s): Brad Showalter – Owner/Operator/Builder

DIRECTIONS:

From East:

GPS to intersection of Seavey Rd and Deerpath Rd in Batavia. Head west on Seavey (only way you can go). Once on Seavey, studio is 4th driveway on left (1.5 miles down on south side of Seavey).

From West:

GPS to intersection of Seavey Rd and Bliss Rd.  Head East on Seavey. 4th driveway on right (2 miles down on south side of Seavey).

Studio is in red barn. Plenty of gravel parking.

 DESCRIPTION:

Kiwi Audio is a 2400 sq ft. studio located in rural Batavia IL. Designed by Jeff Hedback of HDAcoustics, the studio has been built from the ground up almost solely by owner/operator Brad Showalter. "Jeff and I spent about 4 months designing the rooms.  I gave Jeff almost complete creative control on the design." After Jeff finalized his design, Brad started construction. Now, 5 years after breaking ground, the studio is nearing completion. Construction has been ongoing as time and finances are available.  The studio has been a functional recording space for 4 of the 5 years during various phases of construction. Featuring large rooms (by private studio standards), the tracking room is 570 sq ft. with 14' ceilings. The facility also includes two isolation rooms, a spacious control room, and a lounge area with kitchen and full bath. Located on 124 acres of working farmland, the onsite grain silo doubles as a reverb chamber.

Other Business: Due to scheduling, we will not be able to do a group dinner before the meeting as is typical. Instead, we encourage everyone to come to an informal social afterwards at The Turf Room (about 3 miles from the studio). No reservation is required. Everyone is responsible for their own check. The Turf Room 1033 Kilbery St. North Aurora, IL 60542 (630) 906-9300 theturfroomrestaurant.com/

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