Clark
Germain
engineer
l mixer l producer
History: Grammy and Emmy award-winning
recording engineer and producer Clark Germain is credited with hundreds
of high profile albums and films to date. He has worked with such
diverse and seminal artists as U2, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Poncho
Sanchez, Wayne Shorter, The Fray, David Benoit, Counting Crows and
Bonnie Raitt, to name a few.
Germain
accepting 2017 Emmy for Mozart In The Jungle with with Janet Gegan
and Andrew D'Addario (L) and on the red carpet with Mrs Germain
(R).
In September
2017 Clark Germain won an Emmy for Mozart In The Jungle: Now
I Will Sing for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama
Series and Animation/
Germain received
a Grammy in 2004 for his work on Wayne Shorter’s “Alegria”
album. In the same year, he also received an Emmy nomination for
Music Mixing at the 63rd Academy Awards and a Grammy nomination
for Best Engineered Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards.
Germain
records in many formats including 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS and DSD.
He also embodies a unique skill in recording live to 2-track. He
is skilled in producing the highest professional quality mixes in
analog and digital technologies in both the film and record industries.
In the world
of film, his feature film scoring credits include mixing for composers
Babyface, Alan Mencken/Howard Ashman, Marcus Miller, Wendy and Lisa,
Michelle Columbier, Bill Conti, Nicholas Pike, Ry Cooder and T-Bone
Burnett.
Germain's LA-based music roots were honed in the late 70's
punk scene. Living and working with bands like the Germs, 45 Grave
and X, he was the live sound engineer at the legendary Hong Kong
Café.
His studio
career was born at the famed Hollywood Sound, who saw seminal artists
such as the Crusaders, the Commodores and the Jackson 5 pass through
its doors. Looking to expand his musical influences he left to spend
a 2-year stint in Italy working on dance records for release throughout
Europe. Germain then returned to the US to Oceanway Recording where
he worked with artists such as U2, Simply Red, XTC, Julio Iglesias
and Lionel Richie. Since leaving Oceanway in 1985 he has traveled
from his LA base to New York, Cuba, Spain and France recording and
mixing for artists such as Brian Wilson, Days of the New, Fishbone,
Susanna Hoffs and Eliades Ochoa.
In 2003 Germain founded TimbreFlux Studios, utilizing
exclusively state-of-the-art equipment. Inspired by the current
state of independent music, Germain created a record label, T-Flux
Records, representing an eclectic mix of styles from alt rock bands
to singer/songwriters to straight-ahead jazz genres. Clark Germain
remains highly sought after for his unique expertise in acoustical
recording as well as today's cutting edge digital multi-channel
mixes. He recorded the Blue Note (NY) performances for Chic Corea's
Rendezvous two-disk CD/SACD hybrid release with
guest artists - George Benson, Bela Fleck, Wallace Rooney, Diana
Reeves, Isaac Hayes, Paul Schaeffer, Sherry Allen, Chaka Khan, and
Doug E. Fresh..."I had a conversation with Chick before starting
this project," says Germain, "and he explained to me that,
if possible, he wanted to have the piano on full stick. He also
said that given the size constraints of the stage at the Blue Note
and the fact that they would be filming the event, he didn't want
to use any baffling between the instruments. Given these preconditions,
I knew the microphones would play an extremely important part of
the recording process." Germain engineered the entire new release
from David Benoit Full Circle on Peak/Sony Records. David has gone
back to his roots with nine original tracks and one remake. The
CD features such notables as Rick Braun, Andy Suzuki, Paul Jackson,
Jr., Tim Weisberg, Luis Conte and Alex Acuna. "I mixed live to 2 track most of it," says
Germain.
 
At
Wonderworld Studios with Carey Frank, Los Angeles, CA
Contact:
visit Clark Germain at
WonderWorld.com (official)
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