About Basecamp Recording Studio

I built Basecamp as a place to make great recordings — mostly for touring singer/songwriters like myself. 

It was a natural extension of what I’d already been doing for the past 20 years on the road and working in studios all over the US.
Learn more about my solo music here.

When I started to get requests to produce for other artists I realized I needed a dedicated facility with great acoustics and multiple rooms to track several players simultaneously.  

Sitting on two acres of quiet county land, with in-your-face views of the Gallatin National Forest, Basecamp is a balance of clean, organized, and well-designed features that is both professional as well as warm and laid back.   It’s a place I believe inspires artists to create their best.  Check out Basecamp client testimonials.

About Chris Cunningham | producer | singer/songwriter | multi-instrumentalist

I started working with multi track recording in the late 80’s.  Back then I used a Fostex 4 track machine – layering vocals and guitars and mixing down to cassette.  In the digital formats of today, I remain enchanted with the art and craft of taking original songs, adding just the right parts, and careful mixing to bring them to life.  Along the way I’ve collected various instruments that, when used tastefully, can help do this. 

Here’s an ongoing list of instruments I often offer to contribute:
  • piano, pump organ, accordion, Rhodes keyboard
  • baritone guitar, slide, electric, rhythm and acoustic finger style guitar
  • banjo, dulcimer, harmonica, trumpet
  • percussion, synthesizer and sampled sounds
  • harmony and background vocals   
A CD with great production can often require involving a team of experienced musicians.  I keep an active list of skilled and reliable session players for everything from scoring string parts, playing upright bass, fiddle, mandolin, and several stand out guitarists and drummers.  See the list of Basecamp's favorite session players and check out some session photos.    

more about chris

  • Grew up in Bozeman where he learned to ski, play trumpet and sing in choirs
  • Spent a year in Spain, learning the language, traveling and writing songs 
  • Graduated from Saint Olaf College, MN with two degrees
  • Formed Storyhill, an acoustic folk/pop duo with school mate John Hermanson (signed on Red House Records)
  • Worked with Grammy-winning producer Dan Wilson (Dixie Chicks, Adele, Taylor Swift, more) for two Storyhill albums
  • Toured the US for many years selling over 60,000 CD’s and earning a loyal following 
  • Returned home to Bozeman to start a family and build Basecamp Recording Studio
  • Has produced over 50 CD projects and numerous small projects 
  • Writes and performs solo, together with local players and also with Storyhill which has appeared on Garrison Keilor’s A Prairie Home Companion and the APHC Cruise in 2012 and booked again for 2105
  • Won the Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest with Storyhill and played several prominent songwriter productions including Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in New York, Mountain Stage (syndicated) plus such hallowed folk venues as The Ark, Shubas, The Bluebird Café, Tin Angel, Club Passim, The Tractor Tavern, Swallow Hill, Freight and Salvage … and many more
  • Hosted an annual music festival called Storyhill Fest since 2005 featuring original singer-songwriters from all parts of the country
  • Basecamp clients have had songs placed in ads, TV shows, and most recently a top listing for Noise Trade (Wes Kirkpatrick’s Short Dream EP with over 20,000 downloads in the first week)​
"I am a Georgia boy who only records in Montana, because there is nowhere else I would ever go than Basecamp. 
And there is no one else I would trust with my music than Chris." 
~ Bruce Gibson, singer/songwriter
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