In 2000 Gravity began construction on an adjacent B studio, which was offered at a lower price, allowing bands with smaller budgets to record. McBride has stated, 'I suppose Gravity found a niche as the place to go to get a big, warm, organic sound.' Through the late 1990s the studio began booking major label clients, producing recordings such as Rachael Yamagata’s 'Collide', Fall Out Boy, Rise Against, and Badly Drawn Boy. The Smashing Pumpkins spent two weeks with McBride, which contributed to the creation of their album Pisces Iscariot. Local bands such as Verbow, Dovetail Joint and Jamie Blake soon started coming to Gravity for production and recording. He recommended they record their single ' Seether' at Gravity, and the song went on to become popular at Chicago's Q101, and propelled the band to a deal with Geffen. The first band McBride encountered after finishing construction was Veruca Salt, who he met through friends before they’d played their first show. It just felt good to be there, to be in those places.'

He has stated, ' was primarily composed of a bunch of starving musicians hanging out, going to each other’s shows, and influencing each other musically.' 'We’ve modeled Gravity after places like Sound City in Van Nuys, Fort Apache in Boston, and even Ultrasuede, John Curely’s place, in Cinci.

McBride left his job at Chicago Recording Company to manage the new recording studio, and picked Wicker Park because it was a cheap area to afford practice space, and also its central position in the local alt rock scene. Gravity Studios was founded by music producer/ engineer Doug McBride in 1993, in Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Starting with the single ' Seether' by local band Veruca Salt, Gravity has hosted bands such as the Plain White T's, Silversun Pickups, and Fall Out Boy.Īn adjacent mastering studio, Gravity Mastering, has been used by bands and producers throughout United States. Gravity Studios is a recording studio in Chicago, Illinois founded in 1993 by Doug McBride. Doug McBride, Ramsey Valentyn, Daniel Farnsworth, Grey Taxon

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