Luke Ebbin

Luke Ebbin
Luke Ebbin
Genres	pop
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, record producer

Luke Ebbin is a former American

Grammy-nominated record producer, composer and songwriter. Ebbin is credited for executing the comeback and extreme makeover of Bon Jovi with his production of the hit "It's My Life" and the 11 million selling album Crush.^[1] He is currently a real estate agent in Montecito and Santa Barbara, California.^[2]

Musical career

When Ebbin was 16, he and his brother went to see the Pat Metheny Group. While talking with the front of house engineer, Ebbin mentioned that he was a drummer and the engineer asked if Ebbin was interested in becoming the band's drum technician for the tour. Ebbin then spent the summer on the road in what he described as "the modern jazz version of Almost Famous".^[3]

While studying music at

Sigma Sound in New York. During his off hours he produced a band he was part of, "and came to realize that I liked that side of the glass better." From there Ebbin began working with NYC bands, with his first full record being for funk band The Second Step. Columbia Records A&R executives James Diener and Josh Sarubin started hiring Ebbin to produce acts they had development deals with, Ebbin's first major label release being with the band Splender.^[3]

Diener introduced Ebbin to the legendary A&R man,

One Wild Night Live 1985-2001.^[3]

After his work with Bon Jovi, Ebbin produced the critically acclaimed album

The Insider, Entertainment Tonight, the 1998 Nagano Olympics on CBS

, and The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Videos among others. Ebbin also served as music supervisor, fashion show DJ, music editor, and composer for Polo Ralph Lauren.

Most recently Ebbin has been writing and producing with Richie Sambora for his third solo album Aftermath of the Lowdown, Australian singer Shannon Noll's latest release on Sony BMG, Australian singer Renee Cassar's debut release on Island Australia, and developing independent artist Danielle Barbe. He has also recently worked with Alicia Keys and the EDM wunderkind, Zedd.

Ebbin was also an internet entrepreneur having co-founded the artist development platform Music180.com in 2010, and his own music consulting company, Mechanism Strategic, in 2011.^[3]

After seeing success renovating and selling properties in Los Angeles and Montecito, Ebbin's friends asked him to represent them in their real estate transactions. Eventually he opted to work full-time with real estate.^[2]

Discography

See Category:Albums produced by Luke Ebbin for a partial discography

References

^ "Interview with Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora". Cosmopolis. September 24, 2002. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
^ ^a ^b "Luke Ebbin REALTOR® - Sales Associate". Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Luke Ebbin Interview: on his work with Bon Jovi, new aspiring producers, and breaking classic artists in the digital world.
^ Grammy-nominated, Platinum Producer Luke Ebbin '89 Awarded Citation
^ allmusic.com

External links

Luke Ebbin at Myspace
Luke Ebbin at Music180

[AS-1] "Interview with Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora". Cosmopolis. September 24, 2002. Retrieved 2009-06-05.

[re-2] "Luke Ebbin REALTOR® - Sales Associate". Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

[ar-3] Luke Ebbin Interview: on his work with Bon Jovi, new aspiring producers, and breaking classic artists in the digital world.

[4] Grammy-nominated, Platinum Producer Luke Ebbin '89 Awarded Citation

[5] usic.com

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