Mike Watts is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer, who has worked with a variety of artists including The Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw, As Cities Burn, Hopesfall, As Tall As Lions, The Dear Hunter, and Gates. Watts has owned and operates VuDu Studios in Long Island, New York.[1] for past 23 years. He graduated from the Aaron Copeland School of Music, majoring in percussion and music business. Watts opened VuDu Studios in 1997 which started as a small one room facility. As his success continued, VuDu moved into a 9,000 square foot multi-room recording compound in Port Jefferson, NY.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post hardcore, progressive rock, progressive metal, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Mixing engineer, Record producer, Audio engineering |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | mikewattsproducer.com |
Production credits
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | As Tall As Lions | Blood and Aphorisms[2] | Engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2004 | Hopesfall | A Types | Engineer, mixing |
| 2005 | As Cities Burn | Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest | Mixing |
| 2005 | The Almost | Demos | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2005 | The Chariot | Unsung (EP) | Engineer, mixing |
| 2005 | Yesterdays Rising | Lightworker | Mixing |
| 2006 | The Fold | This Too Shall Pass | Mixing |
| 2006 | As Tall As Lions | As Tall As Lions[2] | Engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2006 | Glory of This | The Lover, The Lier, The Ruse | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2007 | Odd Project | Lovers, Fighters, Sinners, Saints | Mixing |
| 2007 | Bloodjinn | This Machine Runs on Empty | Engineer, producer |
| 2007 | Project 86 | Rival Factions | Mixing |
| 2007 | The Junior Varsity | Cinematographic | Engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2007 | The Down To Earth Approach | Come Back To You | Mixing, producer |
| 2007 | Hopesfall | Magnetic North[3] | Engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2007 | As Tall As Lions | Into The Flood | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2008 | The Scenic | Find Yourself Here | Mixing, producer |
| 2008 | Means | To Keep Me From Sinking | Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| 2008 | 1997 | On The Run | Engineer, mixing |
| 2009 | The Dear Hunter | Act III: Life and Death | Mixing |
| 2009 | Story Of The Year | Dream is Over | Mixing |
| 2010 | The Scenic | Bipolaroid | Engineering, Mixing, Producer |
| 2011 | The Dear Hunter | The Color Spectrum | Engineering, Mixing, Producer |
| 2011 | Ruth | Payola | Mixing |
| 2013 | Gates | You Are All You Have Left To Fear | Mastering, Mixing |
| 2013 | K Sera | Collisions and Near Misses | Mixing |
| 2013 | The Dear Hunter | Migrant[4] | Engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2014 | Scare Don't Fear | From The Ground Up | Mixing, producer |
| 2014 | Threads | All I've Ever Known | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2014 | Tides of Man | Young and Courageous | Mixing |
| 2014 | Gates | Bloom and Breathe[5] | Engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2015 | Attalus | Into the Sea | Mixing |
| 2015 | The Dear Hunter | Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise | Mixing |
| 2015 | Owel | Every Good Boy | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2016 | O'Brother | Endless Light | Engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2016 | Gates | Parallel Lives | Engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2016 | All Get Out | Nobody Likes a Quitter | Mixing |
| 2016 | Hail The Sun | Culture Scars | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2016 | The Dear Hunter | Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional | Mixing |
| 2016 | Sparrows | Let The Silence Stay Where It Was | Mixing |
| 2016 | Stolas | Self Titles | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2016 | Giraffe Tongue Orchestra | Broken Lines | Mixing |
| 2016 | The Dillinger Escape Plan | Dissociation | Engineer |
| 2017 | Crash The Calm | How've You Been? | Engineer |
| 2017 | Tides Of Man | Everything Nothing | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2017 | The Dear Hunter | All Is As All Should Be | Mixing |
| 2017 | Glassjaw | Material Control | Engineer, mixing |
| 2018 | Lume | Wrung Out | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2018 | Nathan Hussey | Hitchens | Mixing |
| 2018 | Hopefall | Arbiter | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2018 | Royal Coda | Self Titled | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2018 | Gatherers | We Are Alive Beyond Repair | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2018 | Eisley | I'm Only Dreaming...Of Days Long Past | Mixing |
| 2018 | Free Throw | What's Past is Prologue | Mixing |
| 2018 | All Get Out | No Bouquet | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2018 | Covet | effloresce[6] | Producer |
| 2019 | The End of the Ocean | Aire | Mixing |
| 2019 | Natalie and the Damn Shandys | Overlook Trail: Part 1 | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2019 | Covet | Acoustics | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2019 | Kurt Travis | There's A Place I Want to Take You | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2019 | Royal Coda | Compassion | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2019 | Yvette Young | Solo Piano EP | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2019 | Nova Charisma | Exposition 2 | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2020 | Covet | Technicolor | Mixing, producer |
| 2020 | Hopefall | Hall of the Sky | Mixing,Production |
| 2020 | Kevin Devine | Nothing's Real, So Nothing's Wrong | Engineer |
| 2020 | Shy Low | Forthcoming EP | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2020 | The Dear Hunter | Forthcoming EP | Engineer (Drums) |
| 2020 | Donovan Melero | That City | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2020 | Skyler | Heyo | Engineer, mixing, Production |
| 2020 | Andres | Live Performance | Mixing |
| 2020 | Kurt Travis | Live Performance | Mixing |
| 2020 | Hail The Sun | Live Performance | Mixing |
| 2020 | The Dear Hunter | Honorary Astronaut EP.001 | Mixing |
| 2022 | Thoughcrimes | Altered Pasts | Production, Mixing |
| 2022 | Donovan Melero | Chelsea Park After Dark | Engineer, mixing, Production |
References
edit- ^ "Popular LI Recording Studio Thrives in Port Jefferson". Patch. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ a b "As Tall as Lions coming back from near-extinction". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Hopesfall - Magnetic North | album review 3 | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Music Review: The Dear Hunter on target with new album, 'Migrant'". Times Colonist. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Ethan Koozer and Kevin Dye | Gates |". Punk News. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "effloresce | covet". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 July 2018.