IL MONO STUDIO
A space to
make music.
Il Mono Studio is a creative space shared by Matteo Cantaluppi and Matteo Sandri, inside Laboratori Testone in Milan.
It is also the operational home of Cassis Records & Publishing ↗.
Recording, production and mixing, with acoustic instruments, electronics and a collection of synthesizers. A 20 m² control room and a 35 m² live room.
Come and meet us ↗People
Matteo Cantaluppi
Production · Recording · Mixing
Producer, sound engineer, musician and composer. Lecturer at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan and Pro Tools Official Trainer.
matteocantaluppi.com ↗
Matteo Sandri
Production · Recording · Mixing · Live
Producer, studio and live sound engineer. An APM Saluzzo graduate and SAE lecturer. Also known as “Il Sergente”.
matteosandri.wordpress.com ↗
Pietro Bonaiti
Studio assistant · Sound engineer
Sound engineer and drummer, with degrees from Politecnico di Milano and the Civica Scuola di Musica’s IRMus programme. Works across the different stages of music production.
pietrobonaitiaudio.com ↗
People & records
Some of the artists we have worked with over the years.
Listen to the Spotify playlist ↗All artists +
Le Vibrazioni, Malika Ayane, Le Luci Della Centrale Elettrica, Jake La Furia, Ex Otago, Sananda Maitreya, Nesli, Howie B (Bjork, U2, etc.), Canadians, Adam Green, Gary Wallis (Pink Floyd, Mike and The Mechanics, 10cc, etc.), Takagi&Ketra, Dente, Paola Turci, Thegiornalisti, Baustelle, La Crus, Hamid Drake, Anna Oxa, Marky Ramone (Ramones), Setak, Riki, Eugenio Finardi, Bugo, Fabri Fibra, Il Volo, Elodie, Dargen D’Amico, Articolo 31, Lucio Corsi, Andrea Bocelli, Angelo Trabace, Arisa, Canova, Serena Autieri, Giovanni Allevi, Maurizio Carucci, Amalfitano, Joe Victor, Ricchi e Poveri, Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, PCM, Tommaso Paradiso, Francesca Michielin, Karakaz, Speakeasy, Luca Romagnoli, Enrico Nigiotti, Maninni, Lorella Cuccarini, Michelle Hunziker, Calcutta, Dimartino, Germanò, La Municipal, Fast Animals and Slow Kids, Litfiba, Vasco Brondi, Piero Pelù, Max Pezzali, I Segreti, Giusy Ferreri, Francesco Gabbani, Dardust, Noemi, Gemitaiz, Cristina Donà, Enrico Gabrielli, Lazza, Lorenzo Fragola, Elio (Elio e Le Storie Tese), Mameli, rovere, Elisa
At Il Mono we have produced, recorded and/or composed music for films including Poveri ma ricchissimi, Sotto il sole di Riccione and The Special Need.
We have also worked on music for European advertising campaigns for Fiesta, Nutella, Alfa Brera, Danone, Danette, Roberto Cavalli, Mani Tese, Estathè, Meguppa (Renault) and Kimbo.
Acoustic.
Analogue.
Electronic.
Pianos, synthesizers, microphones and outboard. Instruments to play, record and bring together.
The full equipment list ↗Keys & synthesis
Wurlitzer 200A · Fender Rhodes · Yamaha U3S Disklavier · Moog Voyager · Prophet 6 · Korg MS20 · Roland TR-909
Recording & monitoring
Pro Tools Ultimate · Antelope Orion 32 HD · ATC SCM25A · Crane Song Avocet · Thermionic Culture Fat Bustard
Microphones & preamps
Neumann · Coles · Royer · Soundelux · API · AMS Neve · Shadow Hills · Telefunken
See you
in the studio.
Laboratori Testone
Via Baldo degli Ubaldi 8
Milano, Italia
Visits by appointment.
Our team is currently complete. Any open positions will be announced on the website.