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Jeff
Saltzman
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No
one is born a record producer. Some start out as
label
executives (George Martin) or label owners (Rick Rubin).
Others began as critics (Jon Landau) or managers
(Andy
Slater). Others come to it as studio owners, engineers
or musicians.
Jeff
Saltzman started out as an artist manager and attorney.
He sought out talented new bands, helped them get record
deals, and guided their careers. He represented Green
Day, Rancid, Offspring, Jawbreaker, Filter, The Deftones,
Primus, Mudhoney, The Melvins and numerous others.
After a short hiatus from the music business, Jeff
decided to focus on the aspect of
the business
that had attracted him to it in the first place: the
music.
He
built a studio in Berkeley, California (The Hearse)
complete with what he proudly deems the "best
sounding drum room." Check out pictures here.
Once again, Jeff began seeking out talented new
bands. He
recorded demos with the bands he found, and this
led
to record deals for them - The Drama signed
to Geffen, The Lovemakers signed to Interscope,
and The Killers signed to Island. Jeff
went on to record and co-produce (with the band) The
Killers' multi-platinum debut album, "Hot
Fuss."
Some
highlights from his production
career include:
P=produced
or
produced
with artist
E=engineered
M=mixed
CW=co-wrote
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› The
Killers -
Hot Fuss (P-E)
#1
album in the
UK
4x Platinum in US and
UK
3x Platinum in Canada
#6 song of 2005 "Mr Brightside" -
XFM
Radio
nominated for 3 Grammys including "Best Rock
Album" (2005)
winner "Best-Selling New Group" World
Music
Awards (2005)
"Mr. Brightside" nominated
for
TEC
Outstanding Creative Achievement
- Record Production/Single (2005)
Best International Band (2005) - NME
› The
Sounds -
Dying To Say This To You (P)
#1
Billboard Top Heatseekers
including "Tony The Beat"
#1
UK single
1 of the "100 Best
Songs of the Year" - Rolling Stone (2006)
› The
Vasco Era -
Oh We Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside
(P-E-M)
Triple
J nominee "Best Australian Album" (2007)
"Up there with Bleach and
Ten for amazing first efforts..." - EG
› Two
Gallants -
The Throes (P-E-M)
"The
most
essential record of the year..." - Rough Trade
Selected
PRODUCTION credits:
- Mobile -
Tales from the City (Interscope) (P-E-CW)
- Fischerspooner -
Entertainment (FS Studios)
(P-E-CW)
- Le
Rev - forthcoming EP (P-E)
- The Killers - Sawdust
(American Recordings) (P-E) Gold
in UK
- The Vasco Era - Oh We Do Like
to Be Beside the Seaside (Universal) (P-E-M)
- Hey
Gravity! (fka M.A.S.S.) - debut
album 'Everything' (T.A.R.G.O.)
(P-E-M)
- The
Sounds - Dying To Say This To You
(WMI Sweden) (P)
- The
Killers - Hot Fuss (Island/Lizard King) (P-E) 4x
Platinum in US & UK
- Smash
Mouth - Summer Girl (Beautiful Bomb/Red
Distribution) (P)
- Onethousandpictures -
forthcoming album (Columbia) (P)
-
The Black Keys - "Set You Free" from
Thickfreakness (Epitaph) (E)
- Two
Gallants - The Throes (Alive) (P-E-M)
- Will
Oldham - We All, Us Three, Will Ride (Isota)
(E)
- Dept.
Of Eagles - The Cold Nose (aka Whitey On The
Moon) (Isota) (P-E-M)
- The Drama - Nothing Can Tear Us Apart EP (Fierce Panda)
(P-E)
- Boyskout -
School Of Etiquette (Alive) (P-E-M)
- Low
Flying Owls - Elixir Vitae (Stinky) (P-E-M)
-
Time In Malta - Alone With The Alone (Equal Vision)
(P-E)
P=produced
or produced with artist / E=engineered
/ M=mixed / CW=co-wrote
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