Don Zientara
Don Zientara | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Genres | Rock, hardcore punk, post-hardcore, post-punk, art rock, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | producer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | innerearstudio |
Don Zientara (Arlington, Virginia, located just outside Washington D.C., and is most widely known for his production work with Fugazi, Minor Threat and various other Dischord Records artists.[2][3][4][5]
Zientara released four albums of music on the Northern Liberties label. Music by Zientara has also been released by Crooked Beat Records in Alexandria, Virginia. He contributed four songs to A Bang On The Ear, released in 2016 for Record Store Day.[6] He also contributed to Recutting The Crap, Volume One, a tribute to the Clash released by Crooked Beat Records.[7]
Production credits
Zientara's production/engineering credits include the following:[8]
- Minor Threat(1981)
- Government Issue – Legless Bull (1981)
- Void/Faith split(1982)
- No Trend - Teen Love (1982)
- Scream – Still Screaming (1983)
- Out of Step(1983)
- No Trend – Too Many Humans..... (1983)
- Government Issue – Boycott Stabb (1983)
- United Mutation – Fugitive Family (1983)
- Faith – Subject to Change (1983)
- Marginal Man – Identity (1984)
- Minor Threat – Salad Days (1985)
- The Neighbors – Famous Potatoes (1985)
- Scream – This Side Up (1985)
- Rites of Spring – Rites of Spring (1985)
- Reptile House – I Stumble As The Crow Flies (1985)
- Dag Nasty – Can I Say (1986)
- Egg Hunt – "Me and You" (1986)
- Gray Matter – Take it Back (1986)
- The Neighbors – Welcome Wagon (1986)
- Embrace – Embrace (1987) [above source lists 1985]
- Rites of Spring – All Through a Life (1987)
- Solution Unknown – Karen (1987)
- Soulside – Less Deep Inside Keeps (1987)
- Shudder to Think – It Was Arson (1988)
- Half Japanese - Charmed Life (1988)
- Fugazi – 13 Songs (1989)
- Fugazi – Repeater (1990)
- Jawbox – Jawbox (1990)
- Shudder to Think – Ten Spot (1991)
- Jawbox – Grippe (1991)
- Fugazi – Steady Diet of Nothing (1991)
- Nation of Ulysses – 13-Point Program to Destroy America(1991)
- Skewbald/Grand Union - Skewbald/Grand Union(EP) (1991)
- Jawbox – Tongues (1992)
- Tribal Voice – Salvation Machine (1992)
- Circus Lupus – Super Genius (1992)
- Lungfish – Talking Songs for Walking
- Shudder to Think – Get Your Goat (1992)
- Gray Matter – Thog (1992)
- Jawbox – Novelty (1992)
- Fugazi – In on the Kill Taker (1993)
- Nation of Ulysses – Plays Pretty for Baby(1993)
- Scream – Fumble (1993)
- Slant 6 – What Kind of Monster Are You (1993)
- Ignition – Complete Services (1994)
- Lungfish – "Pass and Stow" (1994)
- SPUR- Get Your Way (1995)
- Fugazi – Red Medicine (1995)
- Assalti Frontali – Conflitto (1996)[9]
- Bluetip – Dischord No. 101 (1996)
- Bad Brains – Black Dots (1996)
- The Warmers – The Warmers (1996)
- Lungfish – "Indivisible" (1997)
- SPUR - Moon Doggies (1997)
- Fugazi – End Hits (1998)
- The Decepticonz - "Rot Your Brain" (1998)
- Lungfish – The Unanimous Hour (1999)
- One Last Wish – '1986 (1999)
- Fugazi – Instrument Soundtrack (1999)
- Faraquet – The View from This Tower (2000)
- Q and Not U – No Kill No Beep Beep (2000)
- Furniture + 2(2001)
- Fugazi – The Argument (2001)
- xbxrx- Clear EP (2001)
- Q and Not U – On Play Patterns (2002)
- Q and Not U – Different Damage (2003)
- John Frusciante – DC EP (2004)
- The Evens – 12 Songs (2005)
- The Walkmen – A Hundred Miles Off (2006)
- Joe Lally – There to Here (2006)
- The Evens – Get Evens (2006)
- Sincerely(2006)
- Joe Lally – Nothing is Underrated (2007)
- Twin Earth – Extended Play Demonstration (2008)
- Dag Nasty – Dag with Shawn (2010)
- Möbius Strip – Escalate. (2011)[10]
- Cinema Cinema - Shoot the Freak (2011)[11]
- Cinema Cinema – Manic Children and The Slow Aggression (2012)
- Möbius Strip – Step Down (2013)[12]
- Marc Ganancias – Policy of Discontent (2013) – engineering, production, additional guitars
- Braddock Station Garrison - High Water (2013)
- Möbius Strip – Palabras Podridas (2014)[13]
- Fellowcraft - Get Up Young Phoenix (2016)
- Möbius Strip – There is No Silver Lining (2016)[14]
- Lisa Said– No Turn Left Behind (2016)
- Staunton – Inside Out (unreleased) (2016)
- Braddock Station Garrison - Saint Stephanie and the Stones (2017)
- Braddock Station Garrison - American Radio (2019)
References
- ^ Wright, Ian James (May 2, 2020). "'And the Same' with Don Zientara". The Alphabetical Fugazi (Podcast). Event occurs at 51:37. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ " Inner Ear Studio Site. Last accessed 2/26/11.
- ^ " International Audio Pro. Last accessed 2/22/11.
- ^ " AllMusic Guide. Last accessed 2/22/11.
- ^ Beaujon, Andrew (April 16, 2021). "Arlington's Famed Inner Ear Studios Could Close by the End of the Year". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Various Artists-Crooked Beat Records Presents: A Bang On The Ear". Record Store Day. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "Various Artists-Recutting The Crap". Record Store Day. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ [1] AllMusic Guide Credits. Last accessed 7/9/14. [Foo Fighters] – "Sonic Highways"
- ^ [2] Discogs.com
- ^ [3] Dischord Records News. Last accessed 6/20/13.
- ^ [4] Discogs.com. Last accessed 4/16/18.
- ^ [5] Discogs.com. Last accessed 6/20/13.
- ^ [6] Discogs.com. Last accessed 4/22/14.
- ^ [7] Mobiusstripdc.com. Last accessed 8/11/16.
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