Eddie Ashworth

Career

Eddie Ashworth (born Edmund Ethmer Ashworth in Inglewood, California) is a record producer, engineer, mixer, and musician, best known for his work in the alternative rock and indie rock genres. His primary instrument is mandolin. Ashworth has also worked with artists in a wide variety of other genres including folk, hard rock, hip hop, tropicano, punk, and classic rock. His specific production/engineering credits include:

*Sublime
*Long Beach Dub Allstars
*The Charms
*Eastern Youth
*Izzy Stradlin
*dada
*Slightly Stoopid
*Unwritten Law
*The Ziggens
*The Mighty Clouds of Joy
*Pink Noise Test
*The Facials
*Zane Drake
*Ordinary Peoples
*Blackalicious
*The Supersuckers
*Frank Jordan
*Bargain Music
*Great White
*Dokken
*Tommy Shaw
*The Missionaries
*El Butts
*Monsieur LeRoc
*Frenzal Rhomb
*Pennywise

Ashworth engineered and mixed several of Sublime's albums: "Sublime," "Second Hand Smoke," "Stand by Your Van," and "Bradley Nowell Live Acoustic." In 2006, Ashworth was involved with the production of "Everything Under the Sun," a boxed set of alternate mixes and rarities. Sublime's third, self-titled album was certified 5 times platinum.

At Ohio University

Ashworth is currently a member of the faculty at Ohio University, in the School of Media Arts and Studies. Ashworth teaches many audio production-related classes, including:

*MDIA 220: Intro to Audio Production
*MDIA 486: Recording Industry Survey
*MDIA 413: Commercial Multitrack Music Production
*MDIA 414: Advanced Music Production

Ashworth also serves as an adviser to students in the School of Media Arts and Studies.

During the summer session of MDIA 413, a national-level group (with Ashworth as their producer) is brought into the Ohio University recording studio. Students in the course are pressed into service as engineers for the sessions, and receive engineering credit on the album in addition to course credit. Artists who have recorded or mixed their albums as part of the class are listed below:

*Meow Meow
*Frank Jordan
*The Princes of Hollywood
*The Peekers
*Jeff Ellis
*Bargain Music
*The Supersuckers
*Bud Carroll and the Southern Souls (currently in production)

Fun Facts

Ashworth's cell phone ringtone is the song Baba O'Riley, by the Who.

One of his favorite bars in Athens is the first floor of the Union.

Ashworth's "recording company" is called Hideout Recordings.

Quotes

"This is where the big boys and girls play rock 'n' roll hardball."

"Guitar tone's great, let's go!"