Studio A

Large Recording Groups, Bands, Soloists & More

This massive control room is sleek yet comfortable, featuring award-winning design and state of the art technology that is unmatched in the region. Along with their talented staff, the facility always brings out the most creative qualities in their guests in its private and focused space. It can accommodate artists ranging from soloists to large recording groups and bands, plus it can host listening parties and other engagements with ease.

“Shock City Studios is where every musician needs to go in St. Louis.”
– Anna M.

Shock City Studios Hip Hop

Studio A — Sam

Studio A Room Dimensions

Studio A Room
23’ x 28’

Vocal Booth
11’ x 11’

Studio A Equipment

SYSTEM
SSL 6000 Series with G Series EQ
Pro Tools 12 Native
2013 Mac Pro
Apogee Symphony Mk. II A/D-D/A
32 Channel I/O

MONITORS
Genelec 1032A
Yamaha NS-10M
Augsperger (Custom Model)

COMPRESSORS
Smart Research C2
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor x2
UREI LA-4 x2
UREI 1176 LN (Silver Face)
Summit Audio DCL-200
Manley ELOP

PREAMPS
Focusrite ISA Two x3
Vintech Audio Model 473 x2
Summit Audio TPA-200A
TRUE Systems Precision 8
Warm Audio WA-412

PLUGINS
Autotune 8
Melodyne Editor
Native Instruments Komplete 12
Slate Everything
Soundtoys 5
Waves Horizon

ADDITIONAL
GML Model 8200 EQ
Speck Electronics Model ASC EQ
Bricasti M7 Reverb
Lexicon PCM 92

Shock City Studios Equipment Editing Studio A

Shock City Studios Console Studio A

Music Recording
Podcasts
Audiobooks
Post-Production

Shock City Studios

4.8

Based on 64 reviews

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Shock City Studios

4.7

Based on 86 reviews

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Caroline Fortney

05:23 08 Mar 20

Mich and her team are fabulous and so giving of their time and at Attention!

18:00 02 Mar 20

Timeka Johnson

02:42 08 Feb 20

Great clean and nicely ran studio. Paul, our Sound/audio engineer was great!

Tiffany Anthony

20:58 06 Feb 20

Great place to record, toilets work well.

Ian Parish

23:38 04 Feb 20

this place is the place to make studio magic

22:58 29 Jan 20

Nice Equipment

Mz. Boss

17:13 28 Jan 20

Thomas Owens

18:06 19 Jan 20

Aryka Moore

01:32 14 Jan 20

Awesome experience!!LaToya Listening/ Birthday Party

20:08 29 Dec 19

Always a DOPE EXPERIENCE

S. Caldwell I

13:31 29 Dec 19

My cousin was the very first artist to ever record in the studio! Taylo!

Jay Double U

06:31 23 Dec 19

Awesome studios. Love the look, the vibe and the people!

00:13 16 Nov 19

Albert Harper

11:42 14 Nov 19

Rahsaan Hinds

03:51 17 Oct 19

Sam Maul is cool and collected and offered tons of helpful musical insights for our 3 song project. pro studio with every kind of monster drink, a shower, and really comfortable chairs.

Marshall Marietta

15:36 12 Oct 19

Scheduled me right in with no issues. Started on my project and Engineer was very very knowledgeable and the studio looks amazing!!!! I love the environment and will definitely be back soon.

Syra Dawn

19:42 17 Sep 19

Shock City is a power-packed full-service studio with plenty of talent behind the equipment. We were amazed at how efficiently and skillfully they honed in on what we were after, they made our band sound great!

Joe Kemple

04:57 10 Sep 19

MOB ETMG

08:06 28 Aug 19

I’ve personally recorded about a half dozen times at Shock City Studios and have recorded in countless studios across the nation. I’ve separately done sessions with Sam Maul, Rich Harris, and Matthew Creek. Here’s my honest in depth review. When you’re an artist/client booking a studio, it’s rare to find what I refer to as the trifecta. Being:1) Well maintained high end gear2) Talented and experienced engineers/producers3) Whom are easy to work withOften times, you can get one or two of these. But rarely do you get all three. At Shock City, you really do get all three. The team there has an amazing approach to sessions. And they have the gear to get the sound you want. Each session I’ve done the engineer was willing and happy to talk in advance about what sound I was looking to achieve. And just as importantly, they each had the knowledge and gear to make it happen. I may be wrong, but I believe there is a total of three live rooms. Their main room is this amazing large wood floor room with large windows that allow a lot of natural light into the tracking room. Which is a really nice thing considering many tracking rooms are secluded from daylight for obvious reasons. I know that they specialize in just about every type of recording. From musical groups to voice over recordings. Rap to rock. They have an extensive mic choice that I won’t go through here. But it’s expansive. Beyond the technical factors and qualifications, the location is in a good part of town, they have coffee, tea, water and snacks always available. And it doesn’t hurt that they’re really close to a couple amazing restaurants. All in all...if you’re looking for the best studio in St. Louis, you’ve found it here.

Victor Ribas

00:04 18 Aug 19

I've worked with Rich at Shock City a number of times on folk projects, rock projects and even some jingles for radio commercials. There is absolutely nobody else I would rather work with in St. Louis. This studio is amazing and everyone there is as capable as they come, but working with Rich is a step above that. He's professional, he's talented, and he's incredibly smart. I've been recording music in some form or another for over a decade now and I'm at the point where I won't let anyone else even touch my tracks. This is by far the best studio I've ever gotten to work in and you couldn't get me to go anywhere else.

Jack Nations

14:48 14 Aug 19

I had the pleasure of recently recording at Shock City Studios in St. Louis. Rich Harris was my studio engineer. He was extremely professional, warm, and welcoming. We talked ahead of time about the kind of sound I wanted and he was well prepared to help me achieve that goal. I've recorded in other studios before. This one is the best and I'm so thankful to have been referred there. I'm a happy customer and plan to return to do more recording with Rich!

Donna Stephens

02:39 14 Aug 19

Nick Schlueter

19:02 01 Aug 19

Brenton Brown

03:21 27 Jul 19

We just got done recording and all we can say is there’s a reason Shock City is BBB A+ rated. Rich H. did an incredible job with our bands original song. Also, beforehand, we had questions about our session and received extremely prompt and in depth responses. We totally recommend musicians, multimedia groups and anybody needing to record or develop their skills here; seriously impressed. We will be a returning customer, oh amazing facilities too.

Preacher Clark

02:25 14 Jul 19

Aaron Latina

05:21 02 Jul 19

Keith Jones

03:09 24 Jun 19

Casey Bazzell

21:36 12 Jun 19

This studio has such a good vibe to it. Everyone in the downtown district makes recording here a cool experience. They have a really sweet Ampeg SVT rig!

Tom h

15:21 08 Jun 19

Comfortable, professional, and high quality. I've recorded here multiple times and have never had a bad experience. Highly recommend.

Michael Clayville

14:15 12 May 19

Yes! Great rates, great engineers, great space/gear!

04:33 08 May 19

Cool atmosphere with top of the line equipment and knowledgeable staff.

Christy Schmidt

01:41 08 May 19

We record our podcasts at Shock City and they do an excellent job of helping us capture high quality sound. Gorgeous space. Great value.

Danni Eickenhorst

01:19 06 May 19

One of the nicest studios I've seen I loved it

Destiny Bryant

04:08 08 Apr 19

This was my first experience with bringing a project to a studio to be mixed and mastered, so I was a little insecure about sharing my work with professionals, however, the staff was so accommodating and down to earth that I quickly felt right at home. Sam was very communicative and he really made the extra effort to get on the same page as me as far as what I was wanting for my album. He made it his mission to do what was best for each song and I couldn't be happier with the final mix. I highly recommend Shock City. I'm certain I'll be returning.

Peter Lehman

17:27 04 Apr 19

Beautiful space! Sound engineer was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Staff was very easy to work with.

Kay Martin Love

13:41 05 Mar 19

Awesome

James Ross

07:59 23 Feb 19

Sam Maul is the BOMB. Extremely talented and provides great guidance. I Don't plan on going anywhere else unless he leaves lol Thanks Sam!

April Brown

22:23 19 Feb 19

Gregory Rutherford

01:22 15 Feb 19

Chad Kitchen

07:44 31 Jan 19

Knocked out my latest Xmas song in 5 hours thanks to the incredible talents and engineering of Sam Maul at Shock City Studios!

17:02 14 Dec 18

The best place in St Louis to record anything whether it's a podcast to a full album...they can take care of it all

Bill Smith

18:10 19 Nov 18

We've been using Shock City Studios (Red Rose Records/Stephen Martines) in various capacities for the past two years. SCS has a first class, professional staff - both front of house and in the control room - with state of the art equipment and the knowledge to use it to its best advantage. A great environment for recording and mixing. Highly recommended.

14:58 23 Oct 18

Great Atmosphere for Recording and Great People to work with!! Absolutely Loved the Experience!!

TimandMayia Redd

16:10 01 Oct 18

Great day, it was a good day.

Ronald Yancey

21:00 11 Sep 18

01:39 06 Aug 18

Beautiful studio. Staff is attentive to custmer needs.

Evelynn Waterbelly Johnson

04:40 11 Jul 18

Awesome world class studio with super friendly and talented engineers. Money well spent. It’s always a pleasure to work with the shock city family. Great all around atmosphere, friendly to artists of all genres. If you’re looking to take your production to the next level and produce quality music industry level tracks this is definitely the place to go.Update: I’ve completed a studio album with the help of an awesome engineer.. shoutout big RICHH! And it sounds amazing. The mix came thru solid and these are the best masters I’ve ever received from any studio. Time to make more 🎶!!

Evan Antoine

09:26 04 Jul 18

Patricia EarthGodMoore

06:27 01 Jun 18

TOP OF THE LINE STUDIO. TOP OF THE LINE SOUND. SAM MAUL IS ONE OF THE BEST ENGINEERS IN THE CITY! JUST A DOPE EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU VISIT SHOCK CITY. THE AMBIANCE, THE VIBE, THE LIGHTING, AND THE TREATMENT OF THE CONTROL ROOM IS JUST SUPER DOPE!! IF YOUR AN ARTIST SEARCHING FOR THAT INDUSTRY SOUND SHOCK CITY HAS IT.

Robbo Brilliant

14:42 23 May 18

Rich Harris

The infamous Ke' To Success

23:15 15 May 18

The best studio I've ever had the please of recording at. Extremely professional and a great staff to work with. Our engineer Sam really made us feel at home. Will recommend to anyone looking to record!!

Ryan Muehlemann

01:56 08 May 18

Perfect worth the money way better then anyone iv been to in my past I will use them from now onRich did a amazing job his vibe is faboooo

K-lee Bell

01:17 09 Apr 18

We went there today for a tour with our cub scout den. The man giving the tour was so patient and informative and it was really neat learning about the equipment! The ambience in the studio was really cool also!

02:07 11 Feb 18

Beau Brenton

23:47 22 Jan 18

Mahdie Ali

20:06 09 Jan 18

Amazing sounds engineers, high quality equipment,and just an all around amazing space for recording

Michael Wagner

07:52 18 Dec 17

Tammy Napptacular Anderson

22:53 18 Nov 17

I had already happily used Shock City in the past, and was returning once more but this time I must give 5 stars. I could not be more impressed. Thank you Sam & Matt! Now I want to bring our NYC, & LA talent HERE! So proud this amazing studio is here in STL.

Catherine Dudley-Rose

04:58 02 Nov 17

I want to record a song there and tour around the world

13:23 15 Oct 17

The best in STL, we wouldnt track anywhere else in the city (ask for Sam). Great experience as always.

21:58 03 Sep 17

Wouldn't record anywhere else in STL. Everyone here is professional, friendly and super talented.

Jack M. M. Nations

17:01 08 Aug 17

This place was amazing, came to record an EP and our engineer, Sam, did an outstanding job. The atmosphere was very relaxing and brought out the best of our bands potential.

Lucca Burzio-roca

15:44 03 Aug 17

High quality studio, good equipment. Engineers were very accomidating and provide good knowledge and experience for a wide range of music styles. Good quality sound room options. This is arguably one of the nicest studios in the area, especially for the cost.

Chris Holdiman

21:19 30 Jul 17

Love this place !! Great facility!! Great people!! Reasonable rates!! Will be coming again -Arch Films-

Carlos Michael Hagene

15:53 16 Jul 17

Outstanding Hospitality! Home away from home. Shock City are the Pro's. I play bass in Best Kept Secret and we are cutting 2 EPs in Shock City. Time to Rock!

19:12 10 Jul 17

I'll never record anywhere else! This place is flat out dope!! Can't wait to return

03:20 12 May 17

Wonderful studio-quality equipment and Sam Maul is an amazing producer.

Marnie Deschaine

01:41 14 Apr 17

01:21 14 Apr 17

Great people and excellent recording quality. Love doing our show here.

01:14 14 Apr 17

Rel Mr.

18:39 10 Apr 17

Joseph Espiritu

00:13 07 Apr 17

Go see rich Harris is the dopest in stl Louis for the price

16:17 23 Mar 17

Top notch set up. Looking forward to making more history. Took the tour and the co owner treated me with warm honest transparency. Looking forward to April

14:53 23 Mar 17

Great

larry Mcmillian

18:43 16 Mar 17

00:15 08 Mar 17

23:28 07 Mar 17

Beautiful inside..........................!!#Dope

02:46 06 Mar 17

Always a pleasure producing music and doing great business with Shock City Studios. An awesome & comfortable workspace atmosphere. St Lou.HitzAudioTrendz Entertainment

ST LOU.HITZ

06:54 04 Mar 17

Durrand Smith Sr.

23:42 21 Feb 17

05:39 12 Feb 17

High class set up. Staff is super friendly, knowledgeable, accommodating. Well worth it. Great experience!

21:41 06 Feb 17

19:06 06 Feb 17

I had a great time here today! Me and Luke really connected with each other on a creative level. I'm definitely coming back sometime soon.

23:57 28 Jan 17

17:53 07 Jan 17

Phillip Stewart

17:25 07 Jan 17

Lydia Vaughan

14:55 10 Dec 16

Went in to record with my band. Had an excellent time. Can't wait to finish out the album, you guys are great!

01:40 26 Nov 16

Had an amazing experience with Shock City Studios, and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for the best possible studio experience.

scott walsh

14:43 16 Nov 16

Since the first initial visit, Shock City has been nothing short of amazing. Phenomenal customer service and Luke Arens the producer/engineer is just outstanding to work with on the music side. He's always ready to work when you get into the studio which is a rare thing these days. Would recommend Shock City from anyone looking to do a simple cover song to a full on studio album. Will continue to come here for years.

Phillip Stewart

22:51 15 Nov 16

A world class studio with the finest of Audio Engineers. Whatever the genre of music or type of audio work , Shock City is the go-to recording studio in St. Louis.

Scott Pinkston

22:41 15 Nov 16

Amazing studio with great staff. The acoustics were fantastic (drums sounded great), and our engineer Luke Arens could not have been better. Very professional place in all aspects, and would gladly return in the future. Highly recommended.

Jordan Ross

22:12 15 Nov 16

Luke Arens

22:04 15 Nov 16

Tha Prodigal Son

03:05 12 Nov 16

GORGEOUS facility, knowledgable staff, and an easy space to get creative in. You really have to visit to fully understand the experience.

Annie Hurst

13:16 24 Oct 16

I been there on several occasions. Love the place n the engineers. Shot out to Sam...He gets AAE right

15:56 10 Sep 16

I had wonderful experience with Shock City studios yesterday. I worked with audio engineer Lukas. I learned so much... After session with Lukas, I regained my confidence. And no money in the World can buy that !

Johana Blinstrub

16:54 24 Aug 16

Great atmosphere, good sound, talented engineer...just what you want for a recording studio!

Daniel K. Duncan

03:32 21 Jul 16

Jeannie Liautaud Maul

04:58 26 Mar 16

My 16yr old son asked as a bday gift if I could find a studio so I found out about Shock City and brought him in for a session to mix and master his beat that he produced at home. Everything was perfect! His engineer, Luke , was super cool and knowledgeable! My son loved every minute of it! The entire facility is dope including ALL the staff!

Felicia Henderson

03:57 14 Feb 16

GMoney VeVo

22:12 12 Jan 16

Luke and Matt were fantastic to work with, very knowledgeable, very kind and made me feel so at ease. You gotta record here; they are awesome at what they do. This studio is super cool inside, too.

19:46 21 Dec 15

Beautiful facilities and supportive staff, the best producer/engineer in the state. Highly recommended.

Loretta Lightningbolt

16:15 20 Nov 15

THE BEST IN THE WORLD@AaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA@!!

21:51 15 Nov 15

I enjoy taking my students here for field trips. Sam Maul is an excellent employee and does a great tour. I recommend this place for any music class or group for learning about how music goes from an instrument or voice to getting on the radio or other listening device.

Reid Setterlund

14:45 26 Sep 15

Always have great experiences at this studio, and the engineers are great to work with!

Carrie Dougherty

21:06 12 Aug 15

Sue Rogers Liautaud

04:13 23 Jul 15

Such a fantastic studio. The space is amazing & the staff is excellent. Unique event space too. I feel like a rock star every time I step foot in the studio.

Jennifer Hylton-Whited

18:57 09 Jul 15

03:58 08 Jul 15

Everyone here has such extensive knowledge of the recording industry and are so awesome to work with. State of the art studio is great for voice overs, recording albums, tracks, etc and the space is amazing on top of it!. Definitely will continue doing business here!!!!

Thomas Fortenberry

02:37 08 Jul 15

07:03 21 Jun 15

I absolutely love, love, love Shock City Studios!!!! I recorded my Demo here and it was an amazing experience!!!! Sam and Matthew were so professional, experienced, kind, and made me feel like my small project was important to them, and Sam was so attentive, gave great positive feedback, and had some great ideas for my Demo that I would have never thought of! Sam made my Demo sound beautiful!!! Thanks Sam and Matthew!!!!

20:03 10 Jun 15

A beautiful space with a one stop shop feel! Plus, if you get hungry you can go get ribs & a Mojito in the building!!

Tracey J Shanklin

23:17 27 Apr 15

inell joyner

05:45 20 Dec 14

Excellent facility and fun environment to work in. Very happy with my decision to record here!

00:23 24 Nov 14

Stunning studio

16:06 23 Nov 14

16:51 22 Sep 14

Dope!

Richmond Aku-kolgo

11:45 07 Aug 14

I love it when I'm up here. ..I can get stuff done. ..

Calvin Williams

15:56 15 Jul 14

Sin Murr'ay Pilla

20:14 07 Jul 14

We used Shock Studios to record our recent CD Nevermind by Greg Smith unplugged. Sam worked really hard at getting the right tracks layer down and got it right. You can check out our video on YouTube and see what great work they dod.

03:57 28 Jun 14

04:39 22 May 14

I had a student come to record some of her original songs before she left for college. It was special and professional and we felt completely taken care of! Can't wait to go back myself to record!

Jamie Lynn Eros

20:18 16 May 14

Perry Richardson

05:16 15 May 14

Larry McMillian

01:51 15 May 14

Kenneth Amacher

02:40 09 May 14

Anitra DeLorenzo

17:55 08 May 14

06:41 11 Jan 14

I have worked in a lot of studios from east to west coasts. Shock City is fabulous and the crew there is amazing! Shock City rivals studios around the world!

Joe Loesch

20:46 03 Dec 13

Patrick Lehnhoff

19:27 07 Nov 13

02:44 06 Oct 13

A Shock Wave size Thank you to Shock City Studio!! They are the go to place when it comes to a highly professional and Equiped recording studio! Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corp are finished recording and eagerly anticipating the completion of their traditional and Christmas CD's. Thanks Again Chris and Cody for the awesome facility and recording time!!

19:45 27 Jul 13

11:54 18 Jun 13