Phantom Manor Recording

Specialties

Recording and Production of all musical and voice over types

History

Established in 2002.

Phantom Manor was started in May 2003 by Chicago musician/​engineers Mike Lust and Jay Dandurand (Tight Phantomz, Lustre King) as a natural progression to Noizefloor, an analog basement studio Lust founded in 1999 with then-​partner Gabe Dorosz (Lo Magnifica). The aim was simple; to offer quality analog recording to bands and artists on a limited budget. Friends/​clientele include William Elliott Whitmore, Mannequin Men, Sybris, Tight Phantomz„ Co Co Coma, Ten Grand, White Savage, Chin Up Chin Up, Ten Grand, Sweep the Leg Johnny, Russian Circles, The Narrator, Lying in States, Catfish Haven, Coupleskate, Office, Scouts Honor, AV Murder, STNNNG, Tornavalanche and many many more.

Meet the Business Owner

Mike L.

Business Owner

Mike Lust is a Chicago based musician, producer, and recording engineer responsible for over 200 records in the last 8 years. In his owned and operated Phantom Manor studio, and elsewhere, he has recorded and worked with a wide range of artists including William Elliot Whitmore, Chinup Chinup, Ten Grand, Sweep the Leg Johnny, Wilco, Mike Leonard (Today Show), Picture Show Films, Sybris, Bible of the Devil, Narrator, and Catfish Haven. As a member of Lustre King, he wrote and produced the critically acclaimed Shoot the Messenger and contributed music to Transworld Skateboards, the ABC Family Network, and MTV’s Real World and Road Rules. As the frontman of Chicago’s Tight Phantomz, he’s recorded two albums and toured the country numrous times, as well as contributing music to Lensmoto Motocross and Brendan Canty’s (Fugazi) Burn To Shine DVD series. He was also the voice of McDonalds I’m Lovin’ It campaign for Tony Hawk. He lives and works in Chicago.