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American engineer and producer, born July 1942. Originally based in Los Angeles where he was the founder and owner of Spectrum Studios, Venice, CA (1973-82), Mars Studios, Hollywood (1982-83) and Hollywood Central Studios (1984-86). Then moved to San Francisco to take over Record Plant, Sausalito beginning in 1988 and became full owner in 1993 until the studio closure in 2008.

ALBA


Roy Porter Sound Machine
Out On The Town Tonite / Party Time
2014, 7", Tramp Records, ,
Soul-Jazz
Magic Christian
Turn Up The Heat
2006, CDr, Single, Wizard's Den Records, ,
Indie Rock/Power Pop
Roy Rogers
Pleasure + Pain
1998,
Blueland
Blueland
1996, Cass, S/Sided, Not On Label, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Crysis
Situation
1994, CD, Album, Mad Dog Records (10)
Jerry Wagers
Jerry Wagers
1992, CDr, Album, Not On Label
Greg Kihn
Unkihntrollable - Live
1989
Starship
It's Not Enough
1988, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
Norman Dozier
I Am U
1986, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Funk
Norman Dozier
Uzeme
1986
David Soul & Claire Severac
Amoureux Sans Bagages
1985
Různí
Break Dance
1984
Catch
Get On Freak
1983
Roy Porter Sound Machine
Inner Feelings
1975
Různí
The Best Blues Album In The World...Ever!
2x CD Sony DADC, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Chicago Blues/Electric Blues/Louisiana Blues/Memphis Blues/Piano Blues
Starship
Love Among The Cannibals
1989, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Arena Rock
Starship
It's Not Enough
1989
Norman Dozier
Uzeme
1986
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky + Boom Boom
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Pointblank, Charisma, Virgin, ,
Electric Blues/Blues Rock
Roy Rogers
Rhythm & Groove
1996
John Lee Hooker
Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)
1995
John Lee Hooker
Chill Out
1995, CD, ,
Modern Electric Blues
Roy Rogers
Slide Of Hand
1993,
Michael Cooper
Get Closer
1992
João Gilberto
João
1991, CD, ,
Latin Jazz/Bossa Nova
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
1991
Santana
Mother Earth Tour CD
1990, CD, Comp, Promo, RM, Columbia
Santana
Spirits Dancing In The Flesh
1990
Michael Bolton
When I'm Back On My Feet Again
1990
Bill Mays Quintet Featuring Andy Simpkins*, Tom Harrell, Ralph Moore (2), Shelly Manne
Tha's Delights
1985
Rockwell
Somebody's Watching Me
1984, Vinyl, ,
Synth-pop/Funk
Gerald Wilson Orchestra Of The 80's
Jessica
1983, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Laurindo Almeida
Chamber Jazz
1979
The Bob Magnusson Quintet
Revelation
1979, ,
Cool Jazz
Georgia Kelly
Seapeace (Music For Harp)
1978, ,
New Age/Ambient
Vinny Golia
Spirits In Fellowship
1977, LP, Nine Winds Records

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Michael Bolton
Soul Provider
1989, CD, ,
Blues Rock/Soft Rock/Ballad
Howard McGhee - Benny Bailey Sextet, Howard McGhee - Teddy Edwards Quintet
Home Run
2016, CD, Album, Comp, RE, Solid Records (6), ,
Post Bop/Hard Bop
Shannon Bryant
Light
2015, CD, Album, Belle Estrela Music
Santana
Spirits Dancing In The Flesh
2015
Christopher Young
Max And Helen / The Oasis (Original Motion Picture Soundtracks)
2009, CD, Album, Ltd, BSX Records
Harper Simon
Harper Simon
2009
Joe Satriani
Professor Satchafunkilus And The Musterion Of Rock
2008
Sacbé
Todo Sacbé
2007, ,
Fusion
Clare Fischer
After The Rain
2003, CD, Album, Clare Fischer Productions,
The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)
Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic
2001, CD, ,
Minneapolis Sound/Funk/Pop Rock
Celine Dion*
The Collector's Series Volume One
2000, CD, ,
Ballad/Vocal
The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
1999
Howard McGhee - Benny Bailey Sextet, Howard McGhee - Teddy Edwards Quintet
Home Run
1999
Různí
Loop: Cut & Paste Groove Collection
1998, CD, Comp, PopMafia, ,
Cut-up/DJ/Electro
Graham Central Station - Chaka Khan - New Power Generation*
NPG Newpowerpak
1998, Box, Comp + CD, Album + CD, Album + CD, Album, NPG Records, ,
P.Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Funk
Howard McGhee, Teddy Edwards
Wise In Time
1998
Chaka Khan
Come 2 My House
1998, CD, ,
Funk/Contemporary R&B
The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)
The One
1998,
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
1998, CD, ,
Electric Blues
The New Power Generation
Come On / The One
1998
New Power Generation*
Newpower Soul
1998, CD, ,
Minneapolis Sound/Funk/Contemporary R&B
The NPG Orchestra
Kamasutra
1997, Cassette, ,
Contemporary
John Lee Hooker
Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)
1995
Christopher Young
Invaders From Mars
1994, CD, Album, Cinerama
Jeff Narell
Wave Of Love
1994, CD, Album, Not On Label (Jeff Narell self-released)
Sing Like Talking
Togetherness
1994,
Santana Brothers
Santana Brothers
1994,
Prince
The Hits / The B-Sides
1993, ,
Soul/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Minneapolis Sound/Disco/Funk
Prince
Pink Cashmere
1993
Prince
The Hits 1
1993, 2x Vinyl, ,
Minneapolis Sound/Funk/Soul/Pop Rock/Ballad
Jevetta Steele
Here It Is
1993, CD, ,
House/Gospel/Soul/Synth-pop
Alan Broadbent Trio
Better Days
1992, CD, Comp, Discovery Records, ,
Bop
Tommy Tedesco
Fine Fretted Friend
1992, CD, Discovery Records,
Celine Dion*
Celine Dion
1992, CD, ,
Soft Rock/Synth-pop/Gospel/Ballad/Vocal
Robert Palmer
Ridin' High
1992, Vinyl, ,
Jazz-Rock/Cool Jazz
Howard Jones
In The Running
1992, CD, ,
Pop Rock
Force One Network
The M M E Program 1
1992, ,
Jazzy Hip-Hop/RnB/Swing/New Jack Swing
Girls Tyme
Girls Tyme
1991, Cass, S/Sided, Advance, MoltoForte Music
The Family Stand
Moon In Scorpio
1991, ,
Pop Rock/Soul
Paula Abdul
Spellbound
1991, CD, ,
Dance-pop/House/Ballad
Clare Fischer
Lembranças
1990
Hank Williams Jr.
Lone Wolf
1990, ,
Country
Tony! Toni! Toné!
The Revival
1990
Prince
Graffiti Bridge
1990, ,
Synth-pop/Funk/P.Funk
Paul McCartney
Flowers In The Dirt
1989
Greg Kihn
UnKIHNtrollable
1989
Jaee*
Creatures
1988, 12", Jaee Note Records
Vicious Hippies
Live
1988, Cass, EP, Dol, Sound Francisco, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Blues Rock
Různí
Bird Lives! Music Of Charlie Parker
1988, ,
Bop
Bob Cooper Quartet & Quintet*
Play The Music Of Michel Legrand
1987, CD, Album, Discovery Records
Spike Robinson Quartet & Charles Owens Sextet
Music Of Harry Warren
1987, CD, Comp, Discovery Records
Levert
The Big Throwdown
1987, Vinyl Specialty Pressing, ,
Downtempo/New Jack Swing/Contemporary R&B
Jill Jones
Jill Jones
1987, ,
Minneapolis Sound/Funk/Contemporary R&B
Buddy Montgomery
Ties Of Love
1987, Vinyl,
Gordon Brisker Big Band
New Beginning
1987, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Charlie Shoemake Sextet Featuring Phil Woods & Mike Wofford
I Think We're Almost There
1986, CD, Album, Discovery Records
The Tommy Vig Orchestra
Space Race
1986
Antonio Carlos Jobim
A Certain Mr. Jobim
1986
Antonio Carlos Jobim With The Nelson Riddle Orchestra*
The Wonderful World Of Antonio Carlos Jobim
1986
Norman Dozier
Uzeme
1986
Bob Florence Big Band
Westlake
1986
Alan Broadbent Trio
Everything I Love
1986, Vinyl,
Prince And The Revolution
Parade
1986, Vinyl Specialty Records Corporation Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Minneapolis Sound/Funk/Pop Rock
L. Subramaniam
Indian Classical Music
1986
Dick Berk & The Jazz Adoption Agency, Nick Brignola
More Birds Less Feathers
1986, ,
Bop
Jan Harrington Featuring Geir Wentzel
Soularium
1985, LP, Album, Hot Club Records, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Lorez Alexandria With The Gildo Mahones Quartet, The Mike Wofford Quartet*
Sings The Songs Of Johnny Mercer - ''Tangerine''
1985, CD, Album, Comp, Trend (3)
Lorez Alexandria With The Gildo Mahones Quartet
Sings The Songs Of Mercer Vol. III - Tangerine
1985
Frank Morgan With Cedar Walton Trio
Easy Living
1985
Shelly Manne
Double Piano Jazz Quartet In Concert At Carmelo's
1985
Clare Fischer & Salsa Picante
Crazy Bird
1985
Lisa Rich Featuring The Clare Fischer Quartet
Touch Of The Rare
1985,
Dixie Carter
Come a Little Closer
1985
Shelly Manne, Alan Broadbent, Bill Mays, Chuck Domanico
Shelly Manne Double Piano Jazz Quartet In Concert At Carmelo's Vol. 2
1985
Gerald Wilson Orchestra Of The 80's
Calafia
1985
The Bob Florence Limited Edition
Magic Time
1984, ,
Big Band
Roy Porter
In A Groove
1984, ,
Jazz-Funk
Spinners
Cross Fire
1984
Sue Raney With The Bob Florence Group
Ridin' High
1984
The Bob Magnusson Quintet Featuring Hubert Laws, Bobby Shew, Peter Sprague And Billy Mintz
Song For Janet Lee
1984,
Peter Sprague
Bird Raga
1983, LP, Album, Xanadu Records, ,
Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Classical
Count Basie And His Orchestra*, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Zoot Sims And Joe Pass
Jazz Masters Presents Basie & Friends on Pablo
1983, 4xLP, Album + Box, Comp, Pablo Records, Pablo Live,
Big Band
Catch
Catch Me
1983
Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass
Speak Love
1983, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Jazz At The Philharmonic, 1983
1983
Tavares
Words And Music
1983
The Oscar Peterson Trio
Nigerian Marketplace
1982
Nolen And Crossley
Ambience
1982, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Dizzy Gillespie
Musician-Composer-Raconteur
1982, 2x Vinyl Red Translucent, ,
Bop/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz
Různí
The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1982, ,
Soundtrack/Country
Lorez Alexandria, The Gildo Mahones Quartet
Lorez Alexandria Sings Songs Of Johnny Mercer With The Gildo Mahones Quartet (Harlem Butterfly) (Vol. II)
1981
Clark Terry
Yes, The Blues
1981
Mongo Santamaria With Dizzy Gillespie And Toots Thielemans
"Summertime" - Digital At Montreux 1980
1981, Vinyl Red, ,
Bop
Subramaniam*
Blossom
1981
Joe Pass & Jimmy Rowles
Checkmate
1981, Vinyl Red,
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
I Want A Little Girl
1981, ,
Bop/Soul-Jazz/Vocal
Milt Jackson
Night Mist
1981, Vinyl Red Clear, ,
Hard Bop
Kenny Drew, Sam Noto, Charles McPherson, Leroy Vinnegar, Frank Butler
For Sure!
1981
Dizzy Gillespie
Digital At Montreux, 1980
1981, CD, ,
Bop
Sam Noto
Noto-Riety
1980, LP, Album, Xanadu Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Digital III At Montreux
1980, Vinyl Red, ,
Vocal/Swing/Bop/Big Band
Ella* And Basie*
A Perfect Match
1980
Count Basie, Joe Turner*, Eddie "CleanHead" Vinson
Kansas City Shout
1980, Vinyl Red, ,
Big Band/Swing
Oscar Peterson
Digital At Montreux
1980
Bernard Herrmann / The London Studio Symphony Orchestra*
Alfred Hitchcock's North By Northwest (Original Motion Picture Score)
1980, Vinyl, ,
Soundtrack/Modern
Bob Florence Big Band
Live At Concerts By The Sea
1980, Vinyl PCM Digital, ,
Big Band/Swing/Bop/Samba
Shelly Manne Jazz Quartet
Interpretations Of Bach And Mozart
1980
L. Subramaniam Featuring Frank Morgan Also Emil Richards And Milcho Leviev
Fantasy Without Limits
1980
Count Basie And Orchestra*
On The Road
1980, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Dolo Coker
All Alone
1979, LP, Album, Xanadu Records
Dolo Coker
Third Down
1979, LP, Album, Xanadu Records
Kenny Drew
Home Is Where The Soul Is
1979
Joe Farrell
Skate Board Park
1979
Charles McPherson
Free Bop!
1979, ,
Post Bop
Steven Halpern, Georgia Kelly
Ancient Echoes
1978
Bud Shank
Heritage
1978, Vinyl,
George Deffet
No Guts... No Glory!
1978, Vinyl, ,
Disco/Ballad/Soul
Frank Butler
The Stepper
1978
Boys Of The Lough*
Good Friends..Good Music
1978
Don Sampson*
Americansongs
1978, Vinyl, ,
Country
Bill Knopf With Hot Off The Press
Bill Knopf On Banjo With Hot Off The Press And Friends
1977, LP, Album, American Heritage Music Corporation, ,
Bluegrass
Dolo Coker
Dolo!
1977, LP, Album, Xanadu Records
Dolo Coker
California Hard
1977
Ernst Krenek
Aulokithara / Wechselrahmen / Three Sacred Pieces / Echoes From Austria
1976, LP, Orion
Kellee Patterson
Kellee
1976
Leroy Vinnegar
The Kid
1974
Spinners
Cross Fire
2024, CD Digipack, ,
Soul/Disco
New Power Generation*
Newpower Soul
2023, CD, ,
RnB/Swing/Future Jazz/Funk
The NPG Orchestra
Kamasutra
2018, CDr, ,
Contemporary
Celine Dion*
The Collector's Series Volume One
2000, CD, ,
Ballad
John Lee Hooker
Chill Out
1995, CD, ,
Modern Electric Blues
Santana Brothers
Brothers
1994
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
1991
Paul McCartney
Flowers In The Dirt
CD, ,
Folk Rock/Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Santana
Spirits Dancing In The Flesh