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RECW Grad Spotlight
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A Grammy nomination for "Best Engineered Album" is a great achievement for any recording engineer. RECW grad John Keane has been behind the board on many projects for the group Widespread Panic, and his work on their 2010 album "Dirty Side Down" earned this coveted Grammy distinction. John has created a tremendous body of work from his studio in Athens, GA. His clients over the years include R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs, Rickie Lee Jones, and the Indigo Girls.
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Hopatcong, NJ, is home to beautiful The Barber Shop Studios, where RECW grad Austin Briggs helped engineer the chart-topping album "Revolutions Per Minute" for Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek. The amenities at this stunning studio complex include an Italian restaurant and a marina.
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"Halcyon Digest" is the latest album from Deerhunter and RECW grad David Barbe was once again recruited to engineer and mix for this cutting-edge band. Chase Park Transduction Studios is David's own facilities that he has put on the map big time. Other recent projects that David has worked on are "Big To-Do" for the Drive-By Truckers and "Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine". This tribute featured studio performances by My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, Josh Ritter and many others.
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RECW grad Chad Howat is working on both sides of the glass. As an artist, he's recording material for a follow up to "Absence", the 2009 Universal Motown release for his band Paper Route. Chad has also recently helped engineer and mix "Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn". This album features performances by Kid Rock, Steve Earle, Jack White, Lucinda Williams, Allison Moorer, and many, many other great musicians.
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Medellino, Colombia is home to grad Juan Galvis. He is currently engineering the next studio release for the group Mr. Bleat and is also handling the mixing duties for their tour. Recent gigs include a nationally televised performance and a Bogota show that had the band opening for the Swedish indie pop sensation Miike Snow.
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Also in the Grammy limelight this year is grad Jon Smeltz. Working in both NYC and Philadelphia, Jon engineered and mixed many of the tracks on the 2010 album " How I Got Over" for The Roots. This makes two years in a row for Jon working on Grammy nominated projects. Last year, his work for the legendary soul singer Al Green earned Jon a nomination as "Best Engineered Album" on the project "Lay It Down". Jon's latest work includes engineering on the new release for British songstress Duffy entitled "Endlessly".
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Grad Geoff Godfrey is conquering the LA music scene with his band Ocelot Robot. Geoff joined forces with his bandmates as he worked at Hollywood's legendary Record Plant, where fellow RECW grad Jason Carson is the Vice-President of Operations. At the Record Plant, Geoff has worked on sessions for The Black Eyed Peas, Snoop Dogg and Justin Timberlake. Ocelot Robot has been touring in support of their first album "Ready to Go" and are looking forward to playing the notorious Viper Room in March.
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Joe Keiser keeps residence in Nashville, but as a touring engineer for Clair, one of the world's most prestigious live sound companies, this RECW alumni can often be found in all corners of the planet earth. Keith Urban has been Joe's main client for the past few years, but Joe has also been at the boards for performers such as Beck, Michael Buble, Trisha Yearwood and Sheryl Crow. Clair has often turned to Joe as their "go-to" guy for high profile events such as President Obama's inauguration.
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Arcade 160 Studios is Atlanta's new audio post facility owned by grad Jimmy Guthrie. While previously working as a senior sound designer at Turner Studios on projects for The Cartoon Network, TNT and Turner Classic Movies, he earned a sterling reputation. Now with his own place, he is enjoying doing promo spots for Conan O'Brien's new show.
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Mills Logan spent 2010 working on projects that saw a lots of action on the country charts. Toby Keith uses Mills on a regular basis and entrusted him to engineer and mix "Bullets in the Gun". Mills also recorded "Party Heard Around the World" for Lonestar, "Tailgate" for the trio Trailer Choir, and Sarah Buxton's self-titled debut.
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