History:
Engineer and mixer Marc DeSisto's credits include Michelle Branch,
Melissa Etheridge, U2, Chris Isaak, Stevie Nicks, and Joe Cocker,
to name a few. After working extensively as an engineer in his hometown
of Boston, Marc DeSisto moved to Los Angeles and got a job in 1986
as a staff engineer at the famed A&M Studio in Hollywood. Marc
worked with and learned from a number of great producers and engineers.
While there, he worked with Jimmy Iovine on U2's "Rattle and
Hum." Marc assisted Bob Ezrin on Pink Floyd 's Momentary laps
Of Reason.
Marc's experience
at A&M was the spring board for him to start engineering and
mixing independently. He has worked with a diverse range of artists,
from Don Henley, Stevie Nicks and Michelle Branch, to Unwritten
Law. Marc was nominated for a Grammy for his work with Melissa Etheridge
on the album "Breakdown." He produced The Samples
Last Drag (1993)....
Current Credits:
DeSisto is currently mixing an album for Robin Trower
with Jack Bruce on vocals and Bass guitar. He also, recently mixed
Castella's
new album Produced by Joe Chiccarelli "How did we get Here"
at Crossroads
Studio in Portland and mixed 3 songs on Jim Mcgormans album.
"The
key is to be a good listener. My Philosophy in the studio or mixing
comes from many years of being around producers, engineers and mixers
whom I have respected. You hear a great sound and 'lock it in.'
This generally satisfies most artists," says DeSisto. Marc
stays on top of his game by trying to stay true to himself under
all circumstances and first finds what the recording artist is looking
for. "It's always different from artist to artist and session
to session. I'm usually full of options when I'm engineering and
try not to get locked into anything. Also having a positive attitude
helps and being able to work around things, when technical situations
come up and they often do," says Marc. According to Marc it
helps to have the ability to build trust when you're working with
an artist for the first time. "For me, I must feel the mixes
before presenting it. You are creating your version of what the
artist had in mind when they wrote their song. Songs are sometimes
personal and to be able to capture it is an art and a thrill,"
concludes DeSisto.
"I have
updated my studio with Dangerous Audio's new monitoring section
- ST and SR for
5.1 mixing," says Marc of his place, Luke's Room
that offers a DAW set up with Pro tools HD3.
"I print to Tascam's High definition audio recorder, it also
has DSD capability, it is amazing.
I am fully equipped with an arsenal of plugins that work efficiently
and are sonically up to par. Luke's room also has a space for overdubs
- very quiet with hard wood floors. It is a warm and relaxed atmosphere,"
adds Marc.
Some of the
recent projects mixed at Luk'e's room by Marc include: Stroke 9
" Last Of The international Playboys" Produced by Stroke
9 Robin Trower w/Jack Bruce singing and playing Bass. Produced By
Robin Trower Jim Mcgorman "Jamestown" Produced by Jim
Mcgorman The Blue House "One More Kiss" Produced By Tommy
Emmanuel
Marc mixed Ingram
Hill "Cold In California" Produced By Oliver Leiber at
Ollywood studio.
Contact: Marc DeSisto
at [email protected]
or
Frank
McDonough Management [email protected]
offic ph: 805-446-3370
Discography at
AllMusic
Visit Marc
DeSisto.com
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