LaSalle, SUM1 boasts Chicago's first and only certified Dolby Digital mixing theater, as well as a spacious 12-person high-definition surround sound studio. Top Chicago sound designer/mixers Ben Keller and Robert Marshall, formerly of Another Country, and Shawn Ballman, formerly of Soundslave, run the 4400 square-foot audio post and sound design supershop in downtown Chicago known as SUM1. Equally
impressive is SUM1's spacious 12-person high-definition surround sound studio which Marshall calls, "one of the highest-quality mix rooms in the city," with high ceilings and acoustically tuned construction. Copious amounts of natural light and client comforts only sweeten the overall SUM1 experience. SUM1 possesses superb technology with high-powered workstations and sophisticated peripheral hardware. Projects can move seamlessly from room-to-room throughout SUM1, thanks to a networked and unified workflow able to handle everything from the largest and most complex campaigns to quick "we'll fix it in post" situations. The name SUM1 captures the spirit of teamwork that drives the founding partners and their employees. "Each project is the sum of many contributions." says Ballman. "From writer, producer, editor, and us mixers, the finished product is the sum of many someones." Adds Keller, "The suggested anonymity of the name 'SUM1' also reinforces our belief that being a part of award-winning, effective work matters more than personal accolades. At SUM1, it's all-for-one and one-for-all." The all-star roster of mixers at SUM1 has created sonic perfection for such clients as Hotels.com, Disney, Miller Brewing, Kellogg's, Microsoft, McDonald's, SeaWorld, Kraft, Wrigley, Anheuser-Busch, P&G, Sears, NASCAR, Sony, United Airlines, and Sprint, just to name a few.
