Brian Deck
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| Brian Deck | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupations | Recording Engineer Musician |
| Instruments | Percussion Drummer |
| Years active | 1988 to present |
| Associated acts | Red Red Meat Califone Ugly Casanova |
| Website | Engine Studios |
Brian Deck is an American music producer and member of band Red Red Meat. He co-founded Idful Studios in 1988. Since becoming a full time producer, Deck has worked with bands and artists including Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, Califone, All Smiles, Fruit Bats (band), Gomez, The Grates, Holopaw, Baby & Hide, David Singer and David Berkeley. Brian currently works at Engine Studios in Chicago Illinois.
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[edit] Musician
Brian Deck attended college as a performance major and excelled at both drum set and general percussion instruments. On many of the albums Brian produces, he contributes some sort of instrument or vocal. Many of his albums include extensive percussion instruments and techniques. While recording the band Red Red Meat at Idful Studios he was asked to join the band behind the kit. He remained there until the bands disbanding in early 2000. Since then he has had a loose connection with Tim Rutili's Califone. He and Tim also collaborated with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock for the band Ugly Casanova. Brian produced, and played drums on, their sole album, Sharpen Your Teeth; he also toured behind the record. According to Richard Edward's of Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, as of 2009 Brian will be the new drummer in his side project Vegetables.
[edit] Producer
Working early on out of Idful Studios with Brad Wood and later out of Engine Studios, Brian has produced a number of both local Chicago musicians as well as widely known international acts.
[edit] Discography
Red Red Meat
- Red Red Meat (Perishable Records, 1992)
- Jimmywine Majestic (Sub Pop Records, 1994)
- Bunny Gets Paid (Sub Pop Records, 1995)
- There's a Star Above the Manger Tonight (Sub Pop Records, 1997)
- Loftus (collaboration with Rex) (Perishable Records, 1999)
Ugly Casanova
- Diggin Holes b/w Babys Clean Conscience (Sub Pop Records, 2002)
- Sharpen Your Teeth (Sub Pop Records, 2002)
[edit] Production credits
[edit] External links
- All Deck'd Out from Harp Magazine
