WELCOME!

Hello and welcome to my website! I’ve been producing and engineering music for 30+ years, for artists such as Frank Black & the Catholics / Pixies, The Breeders / Kim Deal, Jello Biafra, Andre Williams, Greg Dulli / The Twilight Singers / The Gutter Twins, Anders Osborne, Dash Rip Rock, Maggie Koerner, The Imagination Movers, Eric Lindell, and hundreds of regional acts in the New Orleans area.

Born and raised in New Orleans, I grew up in a musical family. At age 15 I co-founded Clones at Play, a band of energetic teens writing original music with a rowdy, devoted following. We became staples in New Orleans clubs such as Tipitina’s, The Howlin’ Wolf, House of Blues and Jimmy’s. While recording at the famed Sea-Saint Studios, I took an interest in engineering and soon began working as an engineer at Side One Studios.

From 1997 to 1999 I co-owned and managed Magazine Sound Recording in New Orleans, where I produced my first national release: In The Night by Famous Monsters, a 3-piece monster-themed surf-rock band on Bong Load Records led by Sean Yseult. During this time I was writing and recording with Clones bandmate Michael Schafer in Bobby Adams, a sardonic yet lighthearted rock band.

In 1999 I attended the Los Angeles Recording Workshop and soon began working in recording studios around Los Angeles, including O’Henry Studios, Stagg Street Studio, and the iconic Sound City Studios, where I worked on albums by Ben Harper, The Go-Gos, A Perfect Circle, Rufus Wainwright, Ry Cooder, Betty Blowtorch, BT, Badly Drawn Boy, New Found Glory, Fu Manchu, Autolux, Vanilla Ice, The Campfire Girls, 40 Below Summer, and many others.

At Sound City I met Black Francis, with whom I recorded several albums and toured internationally doing live stage monitor sound with his bands the Pixies and Frank Black & the Catholics.

In 2007 I became the General Manager and Chief Engineer at the storied Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, LA, where for the next 15 years I engineered hundreds of sessions, including portions of the Grammy-nominated Grand Isle by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys. Other artists who recorded @ SiTC during my tenure as manager included Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Cyril Neville, Allen Toussaint, Rose Windows, The Revivalists, and Beach House (their platinum certified track “Space Song”, as well as their gold-certified album Depression Cherry). 

While working at Studio in the Country I attended Loyola University College of Law, where I focused on legal aspects of the music business. I was awarded highest grade in Mediation & Arbitration and Seminar on the Entertainment Industries. After graduating in May 2017 I passed the July 2017 Louisiana Bar Exam. Combining my legal knowledge with my vast experience provides a unique and holistic understanding of the music business.

While in law school I founded the Transylvania Music Company, a record label & music publishing company. The label has released several albums on vinyl, CD and streaming worldwide.

As an attorney I’ve provided a wide range of contractual services for musicians, engineers, and producers, including negotiations, copyrights, PROs, and Sound Exchange guidance.

I continue to engineer recording sessions and produce music in studios throughout the Greater New Orleans area.

Please contact me if you have any questions about legal needs or if you’re thinking about recording. I’m happy to chat and point you in the right direction.

Link to my Discography.

Link to a Spotify playlist of some personal favorites that I’ve produced and / or engineered over the years.