WGLT’s Inside Art is a video series that highlights the behind-the-scenes process artists in central Illinois go through to produce their work.
Episode 4 features record producer, recording engineer and Oxide Lounge owner Tony SanFilippo. Oxide Lounge is located in downtown Bloomington, where SanFilippo records musicians and a lot of times plays drums for their tracks.
Making a record is not perfect, but SanFilippo said he enjoys finding perfection in the imperfections. Something he has told young artists to comfort them is: “If you don’t like [the recording], nobody in the rest of the world ever has to hear it.”
SanFilippo said he feels at home behind a drum set, and that he “has the coolest job in Bloomington” because he gets to work with and help other musicians.
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