During the massive growth of the independent music industry in the mid-1990s, Loder decided to establish Southern Records Inc. (SRI) in Chicago, which added artists to the roster and operates a distribution business for labels in the US and elsewhere.
[citation needed] Steve Albini, a long-time friend and associate of John Loder, has described the set up at Southern Studios as being completely analog.
[2] Although not entirely analogue, the vintage Raindirk Series III 24-channel desk dominates the studio control room.
[3] The studio today is owned by Southern Records and continues to operate under the guidance of sound engineer Harvey Birrell.
[citation needed] The following is an incomplete list of artists who have recorded at Southern Studios: The following is an incomplete list of record labels that have been manufactured & distributed or distributed by Southern Studios in Europe between 1978 and the present.