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For the American college basketball player of the 1900s, see Christian Steinmetz.
Chris Steinmetz (born 1966) is a record producer and engineer living in Chicago. He is a staff engineer at Chicago Recording Company and president of Stonecutter Records (Steinmetz meaning stonecutter in German language).
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Biography
Early life
Chris Steinmetz was born in 1966 to Kenneth and Virginia Steinmetz in Barrington, Illinois. He began playing guitar at age 12 and played in bands throughout high school. It was during this time that Steinmetz first became interested in audio engineering. While playing a show one night, he was struck by the lower quality of his band's sound compared to the headliners.[1] Despite his newfound interest in audio, Steinmetz entered the University of Utah majoring in biomedical engineering upon graduating high school. However, the call to music proved too strong and a year later Steinmetz dropped out and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the recording industry.
Recording career
Steinmetz career in LA took off quickly as he spent his first three sessions working with Paul Simon, John Denver, and David Lee Roth.[2] Within a year, engineer Michael Wagener took notice of Steinmetz and hired him to engineer many classic 80s hard rock albums for his label. During his time in LA, Steinmetz also did freelance work for many other bands as well as for some feature films.
In 1996, Steinmetz moved back to his native Chicago to be closer to family. He began freelancing at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago Trax, and Terry Fryer Music. Provided with access to Chicago's growing rap music scene, Steinmetz' normal clientele began to shift from hard rock to hip hop. Between 2004 and 2006 six alone, he received credits on albums by Kanye West, Twista, Lil Jon, Usher, E-dub, and Jin with all six going platinum or gold.[3] During this time, Steinmetz also helped to pioneer the field of music mixing in 5.1.[4]
Currently, Steinmetz splits his time between working as a staff engineer at Chicago Recording Company and other side projects.
Other projects
Chris Steinmetz created his own label, Stonecutter Records, in 2006 out of the desire to "advance [artists] to the next level in their careers and get them the exposure they deserve."[5] The label's first project, Acoustic Chicago, is a compilation of 13 Chicago artists and features their music in an acoustic format to highlight songwriting ability.
In 2008, Steinmetz began freelancing his mixing talent to a global market through the site GetYourSongsMixed.com.
Partial discography
Artist Project Year Credit Smashing Pumpkins Control Room 2007 Mixing Kanye West Alicia Keys Remix 2007 Engineer, Mixing Feist Control Room 2007 Mixing Jay-Z Control Room 2007 Mixing Heather Headley & Andrea Bocelli Live in Italy 2007 Engineer John Cooper Jazz Orchestra John Cooper Jazz Orchestra 2007 Engineer, Mixing Jimmy Buffett Live 2007 Engineer Sones de Mexico Esta Tierra Tuya 2007 Engineer, Mixing Queen Latifah Hairspray 2007 Engineer, Mixing Fantasia The Color Purple 2007 Engineer Various Artists Acoustic Chicago 2007 Producer, Engineer, Mixing Styx iTunes Live 2006 Engineer Jay-Z Live Show 2006 Engineer Kanye West & Jamie Foxx One Night Extravaganza 2006 Engineer Lovehammers Marty Casey & Lovehammers 2006 Engineer, Mixing Twista Kamikaze 2004 Engineer, Mixing Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz Crunk Juice 2004 Engineer Usher Confessions 2004 Engineer E-Dub Prezident 2004 Engineer Jin The Rest is History 2004 Engineer Tori Amos Mona Lisa Smile 2003 Engineer Ben Harper Q101 Live 2003 Engineer Disturbed Live in London 2003 Engineer Mickey Hart Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge 2002 Engineer Rod Stewart It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook 2002 Engineer Common Electric Circus 2002 Engineer, Assistant Kiss Box Set: Special Edition 2001 Engineer Limp Bizkit End of Days Soundtrack Engineer, Mixing Madonna Ray of Light Live Engineer, Mixing Nas & R.Kelly Street Dreams Engineer, Mixing Crucial Conflict Good Side, Bad Side Engineer Kiss Revenge Engineer Alice in Chains Live Facelift Engineer, Mixing Suicidal Tendencies Lights...Camera...Revolution! Engineer White Lion Big Game Engineer B.B.King King of Blues:1989 Assistant Engineer Faster Pussycat Faster Pussycat Assistant Engineer Miles Davis Music from Siesta Assistant Engineer Paul Simon Graceland Assistant References
- ^ http://www.ChrisSteinmetz.com/bio Biography
- ^ http://www.ChrisSteinmetz.com/bio Biography
- ^ http://www.ChrisSteinmetz.com/discog Discography
- ^ http://mixguides.com/consoles/tips_and_techniques/six-views-51-0800/ Six Views on 5.1
- ^ http://www.wickedinfo.com/content/view/170/1/ Interview with music producer Chris Steinmetz
External links
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- American record producer stubs
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