Welcome to The Mattress Factory!

"I've spent my life it seem in studios so it felt like a natural progression in 1993 to start my own when I purchased Steve Albini's 8 track studio set up, not just from a business perspective but I was tired of having my ideas compromised and watered down by the constraints of commercial studio environments. Over the last decade, The Mattress Factory has come into its own, allowing freedom of expression from our artists and delivering professional groundbreaking results at every turn. We offer an important combination of state-of-the-art-digital-kooky-audio-junkie-analog and I think most importantly the innovative mindset to make it all work and make the primary focus not the equipment or software but the songs and the impact of the music." ~ Martin Atkins


Click here to go to The Mattress Factory MySpace to listen to samples of our work!

The Mattress Factory presents...

The "Breaking The Band" Package!


We have come up with a new model for a recording studio - it's a package deal that's designed to help YOU, the artist(s), to succeed in your music career! This is not what you're used to if you've ever been to a studio before - this is a Chicago-style, balls-to-the-wall, whatever-it-takes investment in the future of your career! You can go to a traditional studio, pay out the a$$, leave with a CDR of your mixes weeks later, get it mastered, wait for it to be done, send it out for duplication, wait some more, and find yourself in debt with some CDs you'll have to overcharge for just to make some of your money back.
Or, you can come to The Mattress Factory...

What You Get While You're Here:

-2.5 days in the studio with Martin Atkins and the Mattress Factory Studio Crew
-Recording, mixing, and light mastering of 4 songs
-Martin's production expertise - including help with song arrangement
-Merchandise brainstorming session with Martin and one of our Graphic Designers
-Free coffee and Red Bull!

And You'll Leave With:

-120 professionally-printed CDs in sleeves READY TO SELL!
-40 T-shirts of 2 different designs READY TO SELL!
-A 5 minute video of "Your Band in the Studio" uploaded to YouTube!
-A coupon for $50 a Tour:Smart Plus! weekend for two band members!

All for only $1399!

And YES we accept PayPal and credit cards!
If you are from out of town, we can hook you up with our group rate at the South Loop hotel right by the studio which includes secure parking!

That means that you can keep some CDs for yourself, sell the rest, sell your Tshirts and the deal pays for itself! Plus, we'll store the CD image and the T-Shirt screens so when you need more we can do another order for you, and you'll actually be MAKING money from your music!

For more details e-mail studio@invisiblerecords.com


to make a deposit and book your weekend!



MASTERING

The Mattress Factory is now offering two different mastering packages for your albums:

Package 1: Light Mastering - $299
Approximately 4 hours of mastering from your stereo mixes- includes compression, EQ, and level matching - to get that mattress factory SLAM!... read more!

Package 2: Full Mastering, Light Post-Production, Edits, IDEAS, General Consult - $999
A full day of mastering and post production including - stereo edits (if necessary), advice on track order, and a full day of Martin Atkins' engaged brain... read more!


Past Clients Include: