our story
The main recording studio is operated by Ian Steinberg and Dan Rome. Our mission is to provide a professional, calm, and inspiring location to make beautiful recordings, and to be yet another pillar in supporting the thriving and organic Burlington music scene. We have extensive experience recording, producing, mixing, mastering, both for music and dialogue, and are equipped for ADR (with Source Connect), podcast, audiobooks, and more.
meet our team
Dan Rome
Dan Rome (@danielreubenrome) is a record producer, audio engineer, saxophonist, and media artist born and raised in northern Vermont. Dan has worked with many folks on many types of music, including (but not limited to) Noah Kahan, Channel Tres, Moon Hooch, Madelline, Michael Wilbur, Francesca Blanchard, Phil Cohen, Fever Dolls, Hannah Mohan, Greg Freeman, Tom Pearo, Mal Maiz, and Cricket Blue. Dan has a series of live sessions on YouTube called Bell the Cat Broadcast, featuring some of his favorite local and regional artists. Dan also plays saxophone and does copious recording, mixing, and mastering work with Burlington supergroup The Discussions.
Dan offers recording, mixing, mastering, and videography in projects including rock bands, classical piano, r&b, edm bangers, jazz trios, experimental saxophone records, psychedelia, hip hop, pop stars, power ballads, folk singers, bluegrass outfits, ADR sessions, ambient music, sonic art installations, and anything in between… the goal is always the same - creating an environment and process to nurture the magic. With additional experience in the field of artist management, Dan can often be found deep in conversation about album release strategies, promotional ideas, music technology, and other whimsical topics related to the projects of which he is a part. Dan Rome is fully dedicated to collaboration and making songs and albums the best they can be.
“Releasing music is a conversation, and we are all speaking it together.”
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Ian Steinberg
Ian Steinberg (@ianjsteinberg) is an audio engineer, musician, and producer based in Burlington, Vermont. With over a decade of experience, he will bring your project from concept to finished magic. After interning at Northfire Recording Studio in highschool, and studying Sound Recording Technology at Ithaca College, Ian began working at Meyer Sound Laboratories, giving him deep insights into acoustics and sound physics. After moving to Burlington, he began recording various local artists in studios he helped support before starting Big Lake Recording Company in 2024. Since then, he’s helped engineer and produce tons of albums for folks such as Koyal, A Box of Stars, Honey & Soul, Jeff Wilson, and more. All the meanwhile he has been recording and releasing his own music under Ian Steinberg and Coppermind. Check out his collection of works in the playlist below:
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Mark balderston
Mark Balderston is a tour and event production professional based in Burlington, Vermont. Through his independent event firm Slings & Arrows, Mark provides touring, consulting, and event management services to clients of all shapes and sizes, ranging from internationally touring performing artists, community arts organizations, VT-based start-ups, and private event clients. Mark spent 5-years in key operational and management roles at Higher Ground and Higher Ground Presents, including site-managing and producing Vermont’s largest concerts and festivals. Mark is deeply involved in local community events, regularly providing a range of event management services to Burlington City Arts, the Flynn Theater, Burlington Discover Jazz Fest, Otis, Hula Lakeside, Signal Kitchen, See Change Sessions, Big Gay Block Party, and more. Slings & Arrows maintains a small inventory of audio and lighting gear which allows Mark to produce small events in an all-inclusive capacity - so while you may find him running a larger festival or concert, you are just as likely to find him at a small wedding or a house show running sound or lights.
Since forming Slings & Arrows in 2021, Mark has since cultivated a focus in touring concert production - tour managing, production managing sold out club and theater tours in across North America, and stage managing at festivals in the US, Canada, Mexico, & Europe. Past and present touring clients include Caroline Rose, Big Thief, Low Cut Connie, 99 Neighbors, Number One Popstar, and more. Drawing on 10+ years of event experience in VT & beyond, Mark has created a home for Slings & Arrows within Big Lake Recording Company - with a suite of spaces that allow him to produce events, and collaborate on music, video, visual art, and more from within the creative hub at Big Lake.