Tchad Blake
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Tchad Blake | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 69–70) |
| Origin | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, audio engineer, mixer, musician |
Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician.
A native of
T-Bone Burnett, The Bad Plus, The Bangles, The Black Keys, The Dandy Warhols, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Pretenders, Tom Gallo, Tom Waits, Tracy Chapman, Travis, and U2, among others.[citation needed
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Blake often partners with Mitchell Froom, and the two formed Latin Playboys with David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez of Los Lobos.[1]
Blake is known for his use of binaural recording, an experimental recording technique which employs two microphones to create a 3-D stereophonic sound.[2]
He has won a number of
Grammy Awards, beginning with Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and 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
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In 2009 Blake took part in a guest lecture in the Department of Music and Audio at the University of Kent.[3]
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Tchad Blake". All Music Guide. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Stout, Gene (May 16, 2000). "Pearl Jam's 'Binaural' ear-marked by unusual sound mixing". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
- ^ "Award-winning music producer goes on record at University of Kent". University of Kent. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
External links
- Tchad Blake at IMDb
- Tchad Blake on mixing The Black Keys' Brothers and Blakroc records
- Tchad Blake on mixing The Black Keys' El Camino record
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