Jerry Soto

Recording engineer and owner of Soto Sound Studio, active from the late 1970s until his death in 2005. He also occasionally acted as a studio musician on releases he recorded, playing guitar or keyboards/piano. Among the artists he recorded were Buddy Guy, musicians Eddie “The Chief” Clearwater, Lefty Dizz and Carey Bell, jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson and Peter Tork, formerly of the Monkees. Born in New York, Mr. Soto moved to Evanston while in junior high school and graduated from Evanston Township High School. After studying at Oakton Community College and a Palatine music school for a couple of years, he opened his own studio.