Million Yen Studios

05/10/2024

RIP Steve Albini. Condolences to the entire Electrical Audio family.

04/24/2023

Smoking Popes at Million Yen!!

06/04/2022

Local H drummer Ryan Harding dropped by Million Yen Studios to work on new Bruder music with engineer Dave Lugo!

05/27/2022

The lovely and talented John Perrin (NRBQ, Josh Caterer) stopped by million yen studios to lay down some hot tracks for a new Josh tune!

04/09/2022

Josh Caterer laying down the hot tracks at million yen studios!

01/07/2022

Alrighty, so here is the link that should provide full internet access to the MILLION YEN album. Give it a listen, not enough people got to hear it when it was released 20 years ago! Thanks to the band guys Chris Thies, Sean Mulroney, and Phil Levin....as well as Kate Burns and Mark Winkler who also contributed, and cover artist Geoff Sabin and mastering master Ken Sluiter. In an alternate universe, this album plays on classic rock radio 24/7, and nobody ever heard of Limp Bizkit!

Originally released in 2001, Million Yen's "Blue Television Windows" is available digitally for the first time as a 20th year anniversary treat!

06/13/2019

it's a thing...

05/22/2019

Alkaline Trio producer MATT ALLISON recording his favorite band THE WEBSTIRS at Million Yen!

05/09/2019

Stream the new single from Dead Ending released by Alternative Tentacles, and recorded at Million Yen

Dead Ending have released a new single via Alternative Tentacles. It has the tracks "(It’s Not) What You Believe" and "Painkiller." check it out below. The band is a supergroup of sorts featuring Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith), Jeff Dean (All Eyes West), Derek Grant (Alkaline Trio), and Nate Gluc.....

12/01/2017

Listen to the new Airstream Futures album, recorded at Million Yen :)

Chicago's Airstream Futures are now streaming their new LP in full. The album, Spirale Infernale, released via Paper + Plastic Records is out today as a digital download, with CDs later this month and vinyl being released in January. This is the first full length for the band, which features members...

06/22/2017

Nice little summary of the Local H/Metallica experience...

06/22/2017

Tossers "Erin Go Braugh"!

06/01/2017

This is cool!

http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/31/chicago-band-local-h-opens-metallica

In April, veteran Chicago band Local H was announced as the winner of Metallica’s “Hit the Stage” contest. Now they’re adjusting to playing stadium shows. We speak with one of the founders of the band.

04/21/2017

Hey Yensters! Take a minute and vote for our good friends LOCAL H to open some dates for Mettallica this summer....here is the voting link:
https://metallica.com/blog/news/444602/hit-the-stage-with-us-this-summer

and take a gander at this very funny video showing the kindness of the rock fans in our nation....

Local H was asked if they wanted a shot at opening for Metallica. What could go wrong? Vote for the guys here: https://metallica.com/blog/news/444602/hit-the...

04/11/2017

The new Airstream Futures single (recorded at Million Yen) is streaming here!

We’ve got an exclusive premiere of a brand new song from Chicago’s Airstream Futures. It’s off their upcoming debut album, which will be released later this

02/26/2017

"How Andy spent the last year of his life..." or "Here's a video from the new Tossers record..." ENJOY!!!

The video for 'Smash the Windows' is up! Check it out! The record will be available in 1 week! Available for pre-order here smarturl.it/qemypy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mylS2xL3Z7U

02/13/2017

Million Yen Studios client PETER COTTONTALE onstage with Chance accepting the Best New Artist Grammy! Congrats Peter!! (Chance, you did good too!)

Subscribe NOW to The Recording Academy / GRAMMYs on YouTube: http://grm.my/1dTBF8H About The Recording Academy / GRAMMYs: The recording industry's most prest...

11/29/2016

THE DEAD ON get another spin on WKQX last Sinday nite! Thanks JVO!

T-Day may be over, but we can still give thanks for rad local music 🙏

11/22/2016

JVO debuted young punks STELLAR WEST on Q101 Sunday nite! As I said to producer Adam Krier when I was assembling the mixes, I wish I had made a record this good before I was in high school! (actually, I don't think drummer Jake is even in Junior High yet!)

Are you a little "Out of Touch" with Chicago's music scene? Don't worry, we'll get you caught up in no time.

11/17/2016

Vote for LOCAL H and SMOKING POPES!

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11/15/2016

Last Sunday JVO spun Local H's version of the REO classic "Only The Strong Survive", probably my favorite of the "Mixtape" covers we've done over the years...as I am wont to say "a perfect blend of 70's Midwest guitar pop and 90's Brit shoegazer"

The crème de la crème of Chicago's local music scene

11/15/2016

Another MILLION YEN STUDIOS 3-peat from JVO on Q101...check out hot cuts from I LOVE RICH, THE DEAD ON and SMOKING POPES (ok, I only mixed that last one...)

We like our music like we like our organic produce...locally sourced.

11/02/2016

3 Yen clients on Q101 last Sunday night. Check out hot cuts from BLACK BEAR RODEO, THE WAR INSIDE and CALIFORNIA KILLERS

An audioBoom by Demo 312

10/12/2016

Dead Ending has a new 7" out on Alternative Tentacles Records. It was recorded at Million Yen by Jeff Dean

10/11/2016

Yen clients CALIFORNIA KILLERS and FORGOTTEN SPECIES on Q101

Because the debate was depressing...so let's focus on the great music coming out of Chicago.