About
My killer job
I engineer, mix and produce records for a living. I get to work with genuine artists, making music, sometimes all night. Occasionally, there’s gushing: I’ve won Grammys and TEC Awards — I actually recently won my first Emmy. What success I’ve had owes much to the musical greats I’ve sat behind over the years — giants like Quincy Jones and Bruce Swedien, Don Was and Phil Ramone — listening through their ears, learning how they make great music.
The secret was to just be cool, stay in God’s graces, and work it out.
Solomon Burke
I’m all up in the tech. But knowing where a song’s heart lies and seeing that it shines through is what I’m known for and maybe why I’ve worked with such diverse artists. Bonnie Raitt. The Rolling Stones. Wynton Marsalis. Iggy Pop. Bette Midler. Eric Clapton. Wynonna. Buddy Guy. Jackson Browne. Lenny Kravitz. Ry Cooder. Keb’ Mo. Bob Dylan…speaking of which:
Selected Discography
Bonnie Raitt
Nick of Time
Luck of the Draw
Longing in their Hearts
Road Tested
Eric Clapton
Tears in Heaven
Crossroads Guitar Festival: 2007
Rolling Stones
Bridges to Babylon
The Singles: 1971-2006
The Biggest Bang
No Security
Four Flicks
Iggy Pop
Ready to Die
Brick by Brick
Bette Midler
For The Girls
Bette
The Showgirl Must Go On
Willie Nelson
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwinn6
My Way
Buddy Guy
Blues Singer
Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks
Orange Crate Art
John Mayer
Where the Light Is (Live in Los Angeles)
Spinal Tap / Christopher Guest
Back from the Dead
A Mighty Wind
For Your Consideration
Elton John
Duets
Sting
Symphonicities
Bob Seeger
Fire Inside
Jackson Browne
Looking East
I’m Alive
Wynnona Judd
New Day Dawning
Etta James
The Dreamer
All the Way
Ry Cooder
Get Rhythm
David Lindley
Very Greasy
Susan Tedeschi
Hope and Desire
Sonia Dada
My Secret Life
A Day at the Beach
Goo Goo Dolls
Gutterflower
Wallflowers
Red Letter Days
Bob Dylan
Original Album Classics, Vol. 1
Under the Red Sky
The Rides
Can’t Get Enough
Pierced Arrow
Selected Scores & Soundtracks
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Coming to America
The Bourne Legacy
Disney’s Planes
Green Hornet
The Hobbit
Collateral
The Butler
Larry Crowne
Hairspray
Rush
Sex & the City
Complete Discography @ All Music
BLUE RIBBONS
Gold Stars
I DON'T ALWAYS WIN THE AWARDS I'M NOMINATED FOR
BUT WHEN I DO, I DRINK ET CETERA.
Recent Work
WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR YOU LATELY?
An Ed(umacation)
Wherein all is revealed
The Team
Studio Ed
BOARD
OUTBOARD GEAR
SPEAKERS
SURROUND SOUND
Advocacy
NARAS
I founded the Grammy’s Producers and Engineers Wing. And I’m current (and past) governor of the L.A. chapter of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences.
I’m also a founding member of the META Alliance, a group of audio industry experts dedicated to the implementation of high-quality standards in music recording and delivery.
And I regularly turn up as a moderator or panelist at industry conferences like NAMM and international music festivals.
Educating
Grammy in the schools
The Grammy In The Schools and Grammy Camp programs are both great and I try to work with them regularly when not in the studio.
I’m a frequent guest lecturer for recording programs at colleges and universities including Berklee College of Music (which offers an Ed Cherney scholarship), the USC Thorton School of Music, Citrus College and CalArts.
And I’m on the Board of Directors at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul Minnesota.