Illinois native Jerome Mikulich of 3.1 is best know as the recording engineer of the Playroom Recording Studio (Chicago, IL). He helped create the world famous 'New Chicago House Sound'.
Mikulich has worked with some of the top artists in the Club/Dance music scene in Chicago from 1989-Present. Some of his clients included artists like Cajmere, Daja, The Outhere Brothers, Lidell Townsell & MTF, Derrick Carter, Gemini, DaPosse, Maurice Joshua, K Fingers, Hula, Malik, Mike "Hitman" Wilson, Brian Middleton, Bad Boy Bill, Tim "Spinning" Schomer, Bobby Dee, Jerome featuring Blacknest, Nature Love, Felix da Housecat and so many more.
Mikulich has also aided in live sound engineering services for several R&B artists including The O'Jays, Dells, Sister Sledge, Harry Belafonte, Vanessa Williams, Three Dog Night, World Series of Jazz with Chick Corea, Patti LaBelle and many more...This all taking place while recording as one-man techno-dance outfit 3.1. He chose the name "3.1" as a reference to the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit equal the "3" and the fact that accepting the Son, Jesus, is the only way to eternal life is the "1". The sum of that statement is simply put "3.1".
Mikulich's early influences included late 80's EBM and synth-pop bands like Front 242 and Depeche Mode. His first album as a musician, "31 Degrees and Two Miles of Fog", features an edgy, synth-pop style that incorporates the sounds of both bands. Highlights include the title track, which uses weather imagery as an allegorical description of spiritual warfare, "NAB Prophet", a catchy, techno track where Mikulich banters with a sampled minister, and the up-tempo synth-pop number, "Satisfaction". "B.D.A. (Bomb Damage Assessment)", meanwhile, mixes samples from news broadcasts of Gulf War I with Mikulich's melodic vocals to create a club-friendly commentary similar to Paul Hardcastle's commentary on the Vietnam War, "19".
Although True Tunes magazine promoted and sold cassettes of "31 Degrees and Two Miles of Fog" in its catalog, Mikulich never sought a label deal and knowledge of the release was limited to the underground.
Mikulich was somewhat more successful as a songwriter, producer and engineer for numerous secular R&B, dance and hip hop artists in the mid 90's. He operated a recording studio in Chicago IL called "The Playroom" where the famous "New Chicago House Sound" was created. He wrote "If It Feels Right" for a female R&B performer named "Nature Love", which was reviewed by Larry Flick in Billboand Magazine. He engineered "Nu Nu" and "Get With You" for Lidell Townsell and MTF and the OutHere Brothers' club anthem "Boom Boom Boom" and received a Platinum Record for their relaese "La La La Hey Hey". Some other clients projects include: Cajmere "perculator", Dajae "Brighter Days" Album, Derrick Carter "The Weekend", Maurice Joshua "This is Acid" and many, many more.
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