[4] Craig Bauer has worked with high-profile artists across multiple genres, including; pop, singer-songwriter, electronica, rock, country, jazz, hip-hop, gospel and R&B.
His clients include: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Justin Timberlake, Halo Circus, Justin Young, THE Nghbrs, Anita Wilson, Ed Sheeran, the Clark Sisters, Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Common, Jennifer Hudson, Lil' Kim, Wu-Tang Clan, Da Brat, Brian Culbertson, Richard Marx, 98°, Yolanda Adams, Steve Cole, Dave Koz, Dennis DeYoung, Styx, Donald Lawrence, Destiny's Child, Public Enemy, Hezekiah Walker, the Silhouet, and the Smashing Pumpkins.
[2][5][6] He also mixed the Saturday Night Live Digital Short "Motherlover" featuring Justin Timberlake and Andy Sandburg.
Many of his first clients were jazz artists, including, Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson, Steve Cole and Peter White.
Opened by Craig Bauer in 1993, Hinge Studios was a premiere Midwest recording and mixing facility located in Chicago, Illinois.
Hinge Studios is now permanently located in Los Angeles, California, in a highly acclaimed Northward Acoustics designed room.
[11] In 2012, Ed Sheeran performed at Hinge Studios Chicago for "The Live Room" video series powered by the Warner Music Group.