Tanner Sparks

Tanner Sparks
Birth name	Tanner Lee Sparks
Born	(1988-01-09) January 9, 1988
Origin	La Mesa, California
Genres	Post-hardcore, alternative rock, acoustic, metal
Occupation(s)	audio engineer, mix engineer, songwriter, musician, producer
Instrument(s)	guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, drums
Years active	1998–present
Website	tannersparks.com

Tanner Sparks is an American audio engineer, mix engineer, record producer, and musician. Sparks has recorded multiple artists, including the double-platinum winning artist Switchfoot.

Sparks was the previous bassist for the band Destroy the Runner, guitarist for Chapter 14, and A Veil.

Discography

With Destroy the Runner:

• "Sinners" – B-side song form Saints (2009, self released)
• I, Lucifer (2008 album, Solid State Records)

With Chapter 14:

• Like Trees in November (2010 EP, self released)
• "The Bad Shephard" (2012 single, self released)

With A Veil:

• The In Between (2012 album, self released)

Technical credits

Selected discography (mixing/engineering):

Year	Artist	Album
2019	Switchfoot	Native Tongue (Switchfoot album)
2016	Switchfoot	Where the Light Shines Through
2016	Weezer	Weezer (aka The White Album)
2015	Jon Foreman	The Wonderlands: Dawn
2015	Jon Foreman	The Wonderlands: Darkness
2015	Jon Foreman	The Wonderlands: Shadows
2015	Jon Foreman	The Wonderlands: Sunlight
2014	Switchfoot	The Edge of the Earth EP
2014	Switchfoot	Fading West (album)
2013	Switchfoot	Fading West (film)
2013	Switchfoot	Fading West EP
2012	A Veil	The In Between
2010	Chapter 14	Like Trees In November

References

• Absolute Punk "Destroy the Runner — I, Lucifer"
• San Diego Reader. Chapter 14 "We're Back,Full Throttle"
• A Veil [1]