Services
Studio Time
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Write and record on our professional equipment. Engineer included, production assistance also available.
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$35/Hour, $300/10 hour day
Mix & Master Bundle
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Complete mix and master of a song.
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$125/Song
Mixing
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Get your track polished and sounding just the way it does in your head.
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$100/Song
Virtual Production
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Not in Chicago but need some help getting your tracks across the finish line? Struggling to get started on your next track? Hop on a zoom with me to help virtually produce whatever you are trying to make.
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$50/1 hour call
Mastering
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Get your mix finished and hitting properly with a final layer of polish and competitive loudness.
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$50/Song
Studio Musicians
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Through our network of studio musicians we can get you in touch with the right players for your tracks. In person and virtual options available.
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Background
I've always believed in making music in the most natural way possible; demystifying the technical process and working closely with artists to achieve the sound they want, not just the first thing that pops into my head or something that is trendy. I started playing in bands in middle school. By high school I was producing records and promoting shows. Since 2023 I've been working professionally in the industry doing everything from assistant work on major label releases to continuing to executive produce independent LPs out of my home studio. Over my career I've worked across every genre you can think of and recorded both on a Chromebook in a school hallway and six figure consoles in pro studios. Every SPS project will always be artist first as I strive to make a more transparent studio solution for the modern musician.
-Ethan Porter Ankney
"Ethan puts just as much care and effort into my projects as I do. He is very efficient with getting things done, and patient with making changes until the project feels just right. He's easy to work and communicate with, and always finds a way to achieve my goals."
-Sierra Sikora
"Ethan is a time-efficient producer and recording engineer. In studio sessions of 3 hours, Ethan and I have been able to develop songs from rough ideas to full productions."
Natasja Lucienne
Past Work
Some of my proudest work
Mixing & Production
Mixing & Production
Writing, Production, Mixing
Mixing & Production
Mixing & Production
Writing, Production, Mixing
​​​​​​​​​​​​The Box
2023 M3 Max MacBook Pro​
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 (3rd Gen)
Focusrite Scarlett Octo 8 Pre
Universal Audio Apollo Solo
Radial HP Reaamping Box​
Modtone MTDB-100 Direct Box ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Monitoring
JBL 305P MkII 5-Inch Studio Monitors
PreSonus Eris Sub 8 8-inch Subwoofer​
Behringer HA400 4-ch Headphone Amp
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Studio Headphones
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​Outboard
Alesis Midiverb 2
ART Multivoice Channel
Lin76 Compressor
Pre Sonus Studio Channel
TLA Dual Ivory Compressor
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Amps
Matthew Barrett Custom Matt Box I
Boss Katana MkII 100 Watt
​SansAmp Bass Driver V2​​​
Studio Equipment
Instruments
1946 Story & Clark Console Piano
Gretsch Catalina Club Drumkit​​
Zildjian 14 inch S Series Mastersound Hi-hat
Zildjian L80 Low Volume Ride​
Zildjian 16 inch L80 Low Volume Crash
Wuhan 18 inch Western Medium ThinCrash
PRS SE Silver Sky
Matthew Barrett Modded Squire Telecaster
Matthew Barrett Modded Epiphone Les Paul
Martin D JR-E Guitar
Fender Mustang PJ Bass
Breedlove Exotic S Bass
Lowrey V-120 MicroGenie
Akai MPK Mini MK3​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Microphones
AKG C414 x 2
Audio Technica AT2020
Behringer C2s x4
Electro-Voice PL80
SE Electronics SE7
SE Electronics SE8 x 2
SE Electronics SE2200
SE Electronics V-Beat x3
Shure Beta52A
Shure SM57
Shure SM58 x2​
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Pedals
Buzzing Bugs/Los Campesinos! Mortal Joy
Boss DS1 Distortion
Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Boss GE-7 EQ
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi Fuzz
TC Electronic Mojo Mojo Overdrive
TC Electronic Echobrain Analog Delay
TC Electronic Polytune 3​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Artists worked with
Alex Guerra
Ben&Ben
Best Intentions
Bipolar Weather
Chickpea Chaos
The Collideoscopes
Dariya Jordan​​
Ella Grzeca
Eleven Hours
Esmé Pelton
It Rips!
Jessica Hunter
​Mike DFG
Natasja Lucienne
Sierra Sikora
Strug
Full Discography
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2025
Confessions-Sierra Sikora (Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Assistant Producer, Assistant Engineer, Musician)​​
Jade-Sierra Sikora (Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Assistant Producer, Assistant Engineer, Musician)​​
Tomorrow With You (Live at The Traveller Across Dimensions Concert)-Ben&Ben (Mix Assistant)
Soul Searching-Ella Grzeca-(Mixing Engineer (track 1), Mastering Engineer (track 1), Producer, Engineer, Musician)​​
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2024
Formicarium-The Collideoscopes (Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer,Writer, Musician)​
Ants-The Collideoscopes (Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​
Cyclical-The Collideoscopes (Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer,Writer, Musician)​
Relapse-Sierra Sikora (Mastering Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Musician)​​
EXPLODE!-it rips (Assistant Engineer)
Eldritch Longing-Best Intentions (Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer)
Live From SPS-The Collideoscopes (Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​
Growing Pains-Ella Grzeca (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Musician)​​
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2023
Infinity-Ella Grzeca (Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Musician)​
REACTOR/STUPID NONSENSE-it rips (Assistant Engineer)
crazy hippie from mars/poison clay-it rips (Assistant Engineer)
Into the Mess-The Collideoscopes (Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​
Roadkill​-The Collideoscopes (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​
Marionette-Eleven Hours (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer)
Seeds-Dariya Jordan (Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Musician)​
Overdue-The Collideoscopes (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​
The Brink-it rips (Assistant Engineer)
Better Late Than Never-Eleven Hours (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer)
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2022
DBDFT-Mike DFG (Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer)
Fugazi-Mike DFG (Mastering Engineer)
Prom-The Collideoscopes (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​
Operation: Rich & Famous-The Collideoscopes (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​​
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2021
Tales From My Grave-Mike DFG (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer)
Speckle-The Collideoscopes (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​
All Around-The Collideoscopes (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Writer, Musician)​
Freedom-Bipolar Weather (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer)
There's a Girl-Bipolar Weather (Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer)
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