3,192
edits
Tchad Blake: Difference between revisions
→External links
m (1 revision imported) |
|||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox musical artist | |||
{{Infobox musical artist | |||
| name = Tchad Blake | | name = Tchad Blake | ||
| image = | | image = Tchad-Blake.jpeg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| background = non_performing_personnel | | background = non_performing_personnel | ||
| Line 11: | Line 10: | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| genre = | | genre = | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = Record producer, audio engineer, mixer, musician | ||
| years_active = | | years_active = | ||
| label = | | label = | ||
| associated_acts = [[Mitchell Froom]]<br>[[Latin Playboys | | associated_acts = [[Mitchell Froom]]<br>[[American Music Club]]<br>Latin Playboys | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tchad Blake''' (born 1955) is an American | '''Tchad Blake''' (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician. | ||
He has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including | He has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including Arctic Monkeys, State Radio, Apartment 26, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Brazilian Girls, Gerard Way, Sheryl Crow, November 2nd, T-Bone Burnett, Travis, Marike Jager, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, Liam Finn, The Pretenders, Bernard Fanning, Los Lobos, The Bad Plus, Sam Phillips, Suzanne Vega, The Bangles, Stina Nordenstam, Phish, Bonnie Raitt, Lisa Germano, Fishbone, Al Green, Tracy Chapman, Phantom Planet, Gomez, The Dandy Warhols, [[American Music Club]], Jed Davis, Blitzen Trapper, Cibo Matto, Haley Bonar, David Rhodes, The Black Keys, U2, Nico Vega, Halloween, Alaska, Cheese People, Kula Shaker and Soul Coughing, Delta Spirit, The Sheepdogs, Clarance Bucaro, Charlie Mars, The Van Jets, Indy Grotto, RZA, Nive Nielsen, Mutemath, Max Gomez, Living In Question, Justin Townes Earle, Luella And The Suns, Aṣa, Nina Violet, Tracy Bonham, Little Fish, Blackroc, Gary Myrick and The Figures, among others. | ||
Blake often partners with [[Mitchell Froom]], and the two formed | Blake often partners with [[Mitchell Froom]], and the two formed Latin Playboys with David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez of Los Lobos.<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Tchad Blake|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tchad-blake-mn0000017254|work=All Music Guide|accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref> | ||
Blake is noted for creating original and at times awkward sonic textures (usually with unorthodox gear), constantly shifting mixes, and use of | Blake is noted for creating original and at times awkward sonic textures (usually with unorthodox gear), constantly shifting mixes, and use of binaural recording. | ||
Blake has won a number of | Blake has won a number of Grammy Awards, beginning with a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for Sheryl Crow's ''The Globe Sessions'' (1998). He won another Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for his work on Suzanne Vega's ''Beauty & Crime'' (2007). Blake won two Grammys for his work with The Black Keys on 2010's ''Brothers''. | ||
In 2009 Blake took part in a guest lecture in the Department of Music and Audio at the | In 2009 Blake took part in a guest lecture in the Department of Music and Audio at the University of Kent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Award-winning music producer goes on record at University of Kent|url=http://www.kent.ac.uk/news/stories/tchadvisittomusictechnology/2009|publisher=University of Kent|accessdate=11 February 2013|date=24 March 2009}}</ref> | ||
==Involvement with American Music Club== | |||
Blake engineered [[American Music Club]]'s [[Mitchell Froom]]-produced 1993 album ''[[Mercury]]''. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.binau.com/ Tchad Blake website] | ||
* [http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/2010/03/interview-tchad-blake-on-mixing-the-black-keys-blakroc-and-brothers-albums/ Tchad Blake on mixing The Black Keys' Brothers and Blakroc records] | * [http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/2010/03/interview-tchad-blake-on-mixing-the-black-keys-blakroc-and-brothers-albums/ Tchad Blake on mixing The Black Keys' Brothers and Blakroc records] | ||
* [http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/2012/01/interview-tchad-blake-on-mixing-the-black-keys-el-camino-album/ Tchad Blake on mixing The Black Keys' El Camino record] | * [http://theblackkeysfanlounge.com/2012/01/interview-tchad-blake-on-mixing-the-black-keys-el-camino-album/ Tchad Blake on mixing The Black Keys' El Camino record] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Tchad}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Tchad}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Engineers]] | ||