John Alagía

John Alagía
John Alagía
Born	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupations	Record producer; composer; mixer;
Website	www.johnalagia.com

John Alagía is an American record producer, composer, mixer and co-founder of Drive Music. Alagia has worked with artists including Lukas Nelson, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Serena Ryder, Brett Dennen, Rachael Yamagata, Ben Folds, Lifehouse and many others.

In his early years, Alagía honed his recording and production skills with friend Douglas Derryberry at Rutabaga Studios in Arlington, Virginia. Derryberry and Alagía were also an acoustic rock duo, having released three albums and done extensive touring along the East Coast. Together, they recorded and produced many Mid-Atlantic acts ranging from DMB, Vertical Horizon, Edwin McCain to Ben Folds Five and others. Today, John resides at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles.

Derryberry and Alagía

John was a member of a band known as Derryberry and Alagía. This collaboration featured Doug Derryberry. The group released three records, as follows:

Reinvigorating the Wheel
Rutabaga Stew
Southpaw

Partial discography

Ben Folds Five

Blue Man Group

The Complex - Billboard Top 200 peak - #60

BoDeans

American Made (2012)

Brett Dennen

Hope For The Hopeless

Dave Matthews Band

The Central Park Concert - Billboard Top 200 peak - #14
Busted Stuff - Billboard Top 200 peak - #1
Grey Street - Top 40 singles peak - #18
Listener Supported - Billboard Top 200 peak - #15
Live in Chicago 12.19.98 - Billboard Top 200 peak - #6
Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado - Billboard Top 200 peak - #9
Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95
Remember Two Things
Recently
Under the Table and Dreaming
Crash
Before These Crowded Streets - additional pre-production (Produced by Steve Lillywhite)
Live at Red Rocks
Weekend On the Rocks
Eh Hee
Walk Around The Moon