Recording, Editing, Mixing and Mastering Audio Services
Jon San Paolo
Audio Engineer
Music and Film
Editor, Technician, Consultant
Chicago-based.
Working remotely worldwide.
Services & Capabilities
Make your album, film or studio sound exactly how you want.
MIXING
Album, EP, and single mixing handled remotely with full session turnaround. Virtual attendance available.
RECORDING
Full-ensemble tracking and overdubbing at Electrical Audio or Burn the Furniture (or elsewhere if you have a preferred studio).
EDITING
Detailed audio editing, comping, and post-production work for music and film. Dialogue editing and score mixing for independent and commercial productions.
MASTERING
Final stage preparation for release across all digital formats and platforms. Transparent by nature, with room for more aggressive treatment by request.
San Audio exists to help develop, record and deliver:
Music
Score for Film
Post-Production
Voiceover
Sweetening
Audio Clean Up & Restoration
Let me know what your audio needs and let’s get to work.
About San Audio
San Audio is Jon San Paolo, a life-long musician with over 20 years of experience recording and mixing audio in digital and analog formats, in rooms ranging from world-class studios to unconventional spaces that require creative problem-solving.
I have been working at Electrical Audio in Chicago since 2005 -one of the most respected recording studios in the world, whose collective standard for recorded sound is uncompromisingly high.
On the film side, I work often in collaboration with SaidSoSound as a dialogue editor and score mixer, with credits spanning independent features and commercial clients including Disney/ESPN and Ludwig Drums/Conn-Selmer.
I have also served as engineer and technical consultant at Burn the Furniture studio, and worked as a wiring and assembly technician at Sytek Audio Systems, building microphone preamps and Neotek consoles.
San Audio exists to bring that experience to bear on your project — I’m happy to guide artists through the process of getting the unique sound they are looking for - efficiently, and without ego.
Musicians, Bands & Clients
I’ve provided primary audio engineering for a variety of genres and performances.
Hungry Man @ Burn The Furniture
Blunt Mechanic
Loams
Jason Kaminski
Plastic Soy Sauce
My Canadian Girlfriend
Burn Permits
Musket Hawk
Fake Limbs
Korean Jeans
Bones
Hungry Man
Dorian Duffy
The War Room
Walking Bicycles
The Ronald Raygun
The Bootheel
Fassnight
Ballroom Boxer
Homer Marrs and the Excellent Adventure
Lardo
Azimyth
El Minotaur
Karabas Barabas
John San Juan
Northside Southpaws
Bully
Crimson Eyed Orchestra
The Columbines
Tim Foley
Yeesh
Nonagon
Mike Golden and Friends
Mars Hill
Goddamn Jets
Dashing Marbles
The Beeves
Practice Wife
Soft Jolts
Megamaul
Lawrence Peters Outfit
Blunt Mechanic @ Electrical Audio
Testimonials
A few kind words from people that i’ve worked with.
“I have had the great fortune of being able to work with Jon San Paolo on countless records over the years. In the stressful recording studio environment, Jon has a presence that immediately makes everyone feel at ease and gets the best performances from everyone in the room.
— Neal Markowski, Musician, Korean Jeans (and numerous other bands)
There’s no audio-related task Jon doesn’t excel at. JSPWTF is America’s Top-Liked Guy, ten years running."
— Steve Albini, Engineer/Owner, Electrical Audio
"Ah, let me sing the praises of Jon San Paolo. First of all, I am pretty sure that the wikipedia entry for "nice guy" consists solely of a JSP grin-shot. We knew of his reputation for being super friendly and easy to work with before beginning the recording of our first album, but we didn't know how much we'd benefit from his exhaustive know-how and damned-clever problem-solving.
We worked with Jon to record and mix our debut album, doing the recording at Electrical Audio, the bulk of the mixing at Burn the Furniture, and the remainder of the mixing remotely from Jon's apartment, when the whole world went into coronavirus lockdown.
Jon was so patient and low-attitude that we felt comfortable experimenting, and his thorough knowledge of his tools let us be creative through the mixing process, even when we were working remotely. He's very good at stepping back and letting the band find its sound. We grew a lot in the process, not to mention had tons of fun, felt relaxed and supported, and ended up with kick-ass tracks."
— Kathryn, Musician, Loams
Get the sound you want.
I believe that being comfortable in the recording process leads to greater confidence and better performances. By guiding bands through the process I can help them be in more control of their production while staying efficient, maintaining high quality, and being mindful of the final output. Have a listen and let me know what sound you are looking for.Every record in this reel was tracked and mixed by me — no outside engineers, no partial credits.
