Eric Stenman is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. He has recorded projects with The Barbarians of California, AWOLNATION, Will Haven, Irontom, Thrice, Senses Fail, Saves The Day, Deftones, Far, Gameface, M.I.A., Dashboard Confessional, Lovedrug, Tokyo Police Club, Earth Crisis, Snapcase and Strife.

Eric Stenman
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresAlternative rock, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Hardcore Punk, Metal, Electronic
Occupation(s)Record producer, mixer, audio engineer, guitar player
Years active1993–present
Websitewww.ericstenman.com

Stenman grew up in Sacramento, CA and got his start playing guitar and/or bass in the bands Tinfed, Elegy, and Bureau of the Glorious. Stenman engineered his first sessions at John Baccigaluppi's (of TapeOp Magazine) Enharmonik Studios.[1]

From 2007 to 2017, Stenman was the Studio Manager/Chief Engineer at Red Bull Studios – Los Angeles. From 2017 to the present, Stenman has overseen AWOLNATION's recording studio in Malibu, California.[2]

In 2023, Stenman formed The Barbarians of California with Aaron Bruno of AWOLNATION. The band released their first single, "Dopamine Prophecy", on February 9, 2024.[3]

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2024 edit

  • The Barbarians of California - Dopamine Prophecy - (2024) - Guitar, Bass, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
  • Grace McKagan - Angeline - (2024) - Mixer

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  • Earth Crisis, Snapcase, & Strife - The Return Of The California Takeover - WAR Records (2021) - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
  • Grace McKagan - One You Love - (2021) - Mixer

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  • Saves The Day – Under The Boards – (2007) – Vagrant Records – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • The Comas – Spells – Vagrant Records (2007) – Mixer, Additional Engineering
  • Dashboard Confessional – Dusk And Summer (Deluxe Edition) – (2007) – Vagrant/Interscope Records – Mixer
  • Hellogoodbye – Live Performance Tracks for MTV and B-Sides – (2007) – Drive Thru Records – Mixer
  • The Bled – "Asleep on The Frontlines (Appliantz Remix)" – Resident Evil: Extinction – *Original Soundtrack – Lakeshore Records (2007) – Remix, Additional Production, Bass Guitar
  • The Hold Steady – Live At Fingerprints – Vagrant Records (2007) – Mastering
  • Death Valley High – The Similarities of the Loveless and the Undead – Attinuator Records (2007) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Bass Guitar

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  • Ghostride – Cobra Sunrise – Distruktor Records/Golf Records/Plastichead (2004) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Training for Utopia – Technical Difficulties – Tooth & Nail Records (2004) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer

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  • Gameface – Four To Go – Doghouse Records (2003) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
  • Leisure – Leisure – DreamWorks Records (2003) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Ghostride – Ghostride E.P. – Distruktor Records (2003) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • No Motiv – Lola E.P. – Vagrant Records (2003) – Mastering
  • Folk Implosion – "Leaving It Up To Me – Radio Edit" – iMusic (2003) – Editing, Mastering
  • California Oranges – Oranges & Pineapples – Darla Records (2003) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • MC Lyte – "Ride Wit Me" EA Sports Mix – iMusic (2003) – Mixer, Engineer

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  • Fall Silent – Drunken Violence – Revelation Records (2002) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Tinfed – Designated Rivals – Attinuator Records (2002) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Remixer

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  • Tinfed – Tried + True – Third Rail/Hollywood Records (2000) – Guitar, Bass
  • Original Soundtrack – Mission: Impossible 2 – Hollywood Records (2000) – Guitar, Bass
  • Flashpoint – On the Verge – Atomic Pop Records (2000) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
  • The Revolution Smile – At War With Plastic – Animation Records (2000) – Engineer

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  • Far – "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – Glue Factory Records (1999) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Luscious Jackson "Nervous Breakthrough (Remix) " Grand Royal Records (1999) – Remixer, Guitar
  • Will HavenWHVNRevelation Records/Music For Nations (1999) – Producer, Programming, Engineer
  • Countervail – The Most Abused Word – New Age Records (1999) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Percy Howard, Vernon Reid, & Trey Gunn – Incidental Seductions – Materiali Sonori Records (1999) – Engineer
  • The Tank – There's No "I" In Band – Dr. Strange Records (1999) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Training for Utopia – Throwing a Wrench... – Tooth & Nail Records (1999) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer

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  • Skinny Puppy – Remix Dys Temper – Nettwerk Records (1998) – Guitar, Remixer
  • Training for Utopia & Zao – Split [EP] – Tooth & Nail Records (1998) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Amber Inn – All Roads Lead Home – Ebullition Records (1998) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer

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  • Far (with Deftones) – Soon – Immortal/Epic Records (1997) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Far – "All Go Down" – Original Soundtrack – God Money – V2 Records (1997) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Knapsack – "Less Than" – Don't Forget to Breathe – Crank Records (1997) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer
  • Will HavenEl DiabloRevelation Records (1997) Producer, Engineer, Mixer

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  • Far – Tin Cans with Strings to You – Immortal/Epic Records (1996) – Engineer
  • Tinfed – Hypersonic Hyperphonic – Cargo Records (1996) – Bass, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
  • Zoinks! – Stranger Anxiety – Dr. Strange Records (1996) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
  • Boneback – "Starsky Solo Project" – Coffee Records- (1996) – Producer, Mixer Engineer

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  • 7 Seconds – The Music, The Message – Immortal/Epic Records (1995) – Mixer, Engineer
  • Vomit Launch – Not Even Pretty – Teenbeat Records (1995) Mixer, Mastering

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  • Far – In The Isle, Yelling 7"; Rusty Nail Records (1994) – Producer, Mixer, Engineer

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  • Tinfed – Synaptic Hardware – Primitech Releases (1993) – Bass Producer, Engineer, Mixer

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  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "Tinfed > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Jeffers, Tessa (March 26, 2015). "Aaron Bruno's Brutal Breakdowns". Premier Guitar. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Johnson, Josh (February 12, 2024). "AWOLNATION launches new heavy project, The Barbarians of California". 97X. Retrieved February 20, 2024.