Chris Badami is an American musician, music producer and sound engineer.

Badami has recorded and produced hundreds of acts since the early 1990s. Chris got his start in the music industry as an active player and studio musician in the New York

New York

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/New Jersey

New Jersey

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 area. While performing in recording studios, his love of technology began. From there, Chris began working at top recording studios in the area and completed two college degrees in percussion and music technology from NYU (A.S. & B.M.).

The ability to relate to musicians in a recording environment is what led Chris to start Portrait Recording Studios. In 1995 Chris started Portrait Recording Studios with the idea of relating to musicians not only on a technical level, but also a musical level. Chris expanded on the idea by creating a relaxing, comfortable, and "State of the Art" environment for musicians worldwide.

Chris' engineering and production credits span the globe on both a major and independent level, working with artists and labels such as: Days of the New, The Early November

The Early November

The Early November is an American rock band from Hammonton, New Jersey. The group formed in 1999 and signed with Drive-Thru Records in 2002. , they have released two EPs , as well as two full-length albums...

, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business is an acoustic/alternative rock band, the side project of Arthur "Ace" Enders, lead singer and guitarist of The Early November. Though the self-titled album was originally the only planned official release under the name I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's...

, Luthea Salom

Luthea Salom

Luthea Salom is a multi-cultured & bilingual indie folk singer-songwriteroriginally from Spain and Canada based in New York City. She has released three albums and has been invited to perform on many Spanish National TV shows broadcast on RTVE, EITB, TV3 and Canal 33 as well as Canal Nou, BTV,...

, The Starting Line

The Starting Line

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, The Dillinger Escape Plan

The Dillinger Escape Plan

The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American mathcore band from Morris Plains, New Jersey. The group originated in 1997 after the disbanding of Arcane, a hardcore punk trio consisting of Ben Weinman, Dimitri Minakakis, and Chris Pennie. The band's current line-up consists of guitarist Ben Weinman,...

, Hidden in Plain View

Hidden in Plain View

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, Stafford, Socratic, Midtown

Midtown

-In cities:Nepal*Midtown, Kathmandu, NepalUnited States*Midtown, Agoura Hills, California*Midtown Atlanta, Georgia**Midtown , passenger rail station near this area*Midtown Columbus, Georgia*Midtown, Detroit, Michigan...

, Mike Patton, Burlap to Cashmere, Lenny White (Miles Davis

Miles Davis

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, Stanley Clarke

Stanley Clarke

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, Chick Corea

Chick Corea

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), Mary Wilson of The Supremes

The Supremes

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, John Popper

John Popper

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 of Blues Traveler

Blues Traveler

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, Roark

Roark

-People:* Charles Thomas Irvine Roark, British polo player* Roark Critchlow , Canadian actor* James Roark , pseudonym of James Barnas, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer...

, Jodelle (entertainer), OneTwoThreeFour, Pete Nischt

Pete Nischt

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, Geffen Records

Geffen Records

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, A&M Records, Interscope Records

Interscope Records

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, Drive-Thru Records

Drive-Thru Records

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, Victory Records

Victory Records

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, Trustkill Records, Relapse Records, and Regular Music.

On a musical level, Chris has recently been published in Modern Drummer Magazine and continues to perform and record regularly throughout the nation with I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business is an acoustic/alternative rock band, the side project of Arthur "Ace" Enders, lead singer and guitarist of The Early November. Though the self-titled album was originally the only planned official release under the name I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's...

, Roark

Roark

-People:* Charles Thomas Irvine Roark, British polo player* Roark Critchlow , Canadian actor* James Roark , pseudonym of James Barnas, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer...

and The Jon Klein Combine.