Tchad Blake

Tchad Blake
Born	1955
Origin	USA
Occupations	Record producer, audio engineer, mixer, musician
Associated acts	Mitchell Froom Latin Playboys

Tchad Blake (born in 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician.

He has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including State Radio, Apartment 26, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Brazilian Girls, Sheryl Crow, November 2nd, Travis, Marike Jager, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, The Pretenders, Bernard Fanning, Los Lobos, The Bad Plus, Sam Phillips, Suzanne Vega, Stina Nordenstam, Phish, Bonnie Raitt, Lisa Germano, Al Green, Tracy Chapman, Phantom Planet, Gomez, The Dandy Warhols, American Music Club, Blitzen Trapper, Cibo Matto, Haley Bonar, David Rhodes, The Black Keys, Nico Vega, Halloween, Alaska, Cheese People, Kula Shaker and Soul Coughing, among others.

He often partners with Mitchell Froom, with whom David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez of Los Lobos formed Latin Playboys.

Blake is noted for creating original and at times awkward sonic textures (usually with unorthodox gear), constantly shifting mixes, and use of binaural recording.

In 2008 he landed the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for his work on Suzanne Vega's Beauty and Crime. He won his first Grammy in 1999 for The Globe Sessions by Sheryl Crow.

In March 2009, Tchad Blake took part in a guest lecture in the Department of Music and Audio at the University of Kent.

External links

• Discography plus some articles on him
• Tchad Blake at the Internet Movie Database
• Tchad Blake on mixing The Black Keys' Brothers and Blakroc records
• Tchad Blake on mixing The Black Keys' El Camino record