Chris Tabron
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Chris Tabron is a record producer
, mixer
, and engineer
based in Los Angeles and New York City. He is a house engineer at The End Studios in Brooklyn and a producer and engineer for Mirrorball Music, a production company formed by mix engineer Tony Maserati
and writer-producer Stefan Skarbek. Tabron was founder and multi-instrumentalist of the electronic-pop group The Ten Paces which released Cacophonics in 2005 on Sidepocket Recordings, that Tabron produced and engineered. In 2008, Tabron founded The Axis Collective a media company which is a collection of New York-based artists. He also does hip-hop, pop, and remix production work under the moniker 60 Hz . Tabron also regularly acts as music supervisor for runway shows during New York's Fashion week
. In this capacity, he has DJ'ed or written original compositions for designers Phillip Lim
, Forever 21
, Erin Fetherston
, and Juan Carlos Obando.
Most recently, Tabron mixed the latest album for J-pop
star Hitomi
entitled SPIRIT (Avex Trax
). He has also engineered for artists including Does It Offend You, Yeah?
(Columbia)
, Peggy Sue, Mike Posner
(Sony)
, O'Death
(City Slang), Kat DeLuna
(Universal Motown), and Chris Arena
. He was also the location sound engineer and mixer for Beatrice Gibson's 2009 film A Necessary Music, which won a Tiger Award for Short Films at Rotterdam Film Festival in 2009.
From 2005 to 2008, Tabron published articles as a music journalist for The Village Voice
and Dusted Magazine.
From 2007 to 2010, Tabron was senior house engineer at Future Shock Studio, a recording studio in Brooklyn, NY owned by Grammy-nominated producer/engineer Alex Newport
. At Future Shock, Tabron worked on albums by artists such as Death Cab for Cutie
"Long Division" (Narrow Stairs
Atlantic Records
2008), Frank Turner
(Poetry of the Deed
, Epitaph Records
2009), So Many Dynamos
, and Fact
. Tabron has also assisted Grammy Award-winning mixer, Tony Maserati
on Lizz Wright
's 2008 album The Orchard.
In 2007, Tabron received a Master's Degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
, and is currently a Ph.D. student and adjunct instructor at New York University's Music Department.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, mixer
Mix engineer
A mix engineer, also referred to as "mixing engineer", is a person who, once all instruments, voices, and sounds, etc., have been recorded, creates what is called the final version of a song, hence the term "mix engineer"...
, and engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
based in Los Angeles and New York City. He is a house engineer at The End Studios in Brooklyn and a producer and engineer for Mirrorball Music, a production company formed by mix engineer Tony Maserati
Tony Maserati
Tony Maserati is an American record producer and studio audio engineer who has worked with many mainstream artists including Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Jason Mraz, James Brown, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, R...
and writer-producer Stefan Skarbek. Tabron was founder and multi-instrumentalist of the electronic-pop group The Ten Paces which released Cacophonics in 2005 on Sidepocket Recordings, that Tabron produced and engineered. In 2008, Tabron founded The Axis Collective a media company which is a collection of New York-based artists. He also does hip-hop, pop, and remix production work under the moniker 60 Hz . Tabron also regularly acts as music supervisor for runway shows during New York's Fashion week
New York Fashion Week
The semi-annual New York Fashion Week, branded Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek in 2009, is held in February and September of each year in New York City. It is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world .-History:The first New York Fashion Week, then called Press Week, was the world's first...
. In this capacity, he has DJ'ed or written original compositions for designers Phillip Lim
Phillip Lim
3.1 Philip Lim is Lim's fashion label. It is projected to have sales of 60 million USD in 2011.-Collections:For the line's fall 2006 collection, Lim aimed to "inject some 'street elegance'" into his designs...
, Forever 21
Forever 21
Forever 21 is an American chain of clothing retailers with branches in major cities in The United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East that offers fashion and accessories for young women and men....
, Erin Fetherston
Erin Fetherston
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, designer Erin Fetherston graduated from UC Berkeley before attending Parson's School of Design in New York.In January 2005, she first presented her eponymous label during the Paris Haute Couture Shows...
, and Juan Carlos Obando.
Most recently, Tabron mixed the latest album for J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
star Hitomi
Hitomi
better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
entitled SPIRIT (Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
). He has also engineered for artists including Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British electronic rock band from Reading, Berkshire.-History:Does It Offend You, Yeah? were formed in 2006 in Reading, UK by James Rushent and Dan Coop and soon joined by Rob Bloomfield and Morgan Quaintance....
(Columbia)
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, Peggy Sue, Mike Posner
Mike Posner (musician)
Michael Robert "Mike" Posner is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10, 2010...
(Sony)
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
, O'Death
O'Death
O’Death is an American alternative country band from Brooklyn, New York. They combine elements of folk, bluegrass, punk, metal and Americana music.-History:...
(City Slang), Kat DeLuna
Kat DeLuna
Kathleen Emperatriz "Kat" DeLuna is an American pop singer of Dominican heritage. DeLuna has a soprano vocal range. Her debut single, "Whine Up", reached the top ten in Belgium and France, peaked inside the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Her...
(Universal Motown), and Chris Arena
Chris Arena
chrisarena.comChristian Joseph Arena is a singer-songwriter born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. His self-titled debut album, released July 20, 2010, includes two songs in the award winning film Dark Fall....
. He was also the location sound engineer and mixer for Beatrice Gibson's 2009 film A Necessary Music, which won a Tiger Award for Short Films at Rotterdam Film Festival in 2009.
From 2005 to 2008, Tabron published articles as a music journalist for The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
and Dusted Magazine.
From 2007 to 2010, Tabron was senior house engineer at Future Shock Studio, a recording studio in Brooklyn, NY owned by Grammy-nominated producer/engineer Alex Newport
Alex Newport
Alex Newport is a Grammy-nominated record producer, mixer and engineer, based in New York City.Newport was born in Wolverhampton, UK, in 1970 and grew up in the Midlands area....
. At Future Shock, Tabron worked on albums by artists such as Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
"Long Division" (Narrow Stairs
Narrow Stairs
Narrow Stairs is the sixth studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie. It was released on May 12, 2008, in the United Kingdom and on May 13, 2008, in the United States. The first single of the album was "I Will Possess Your Heart", released on March 18, 2008. The second single was...
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
2008), Frank Turner
Frank Turner
Frank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Winchester. Initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, Turner embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. To date, Turner has released four solo albums, two rarities...
(Poetry of the Deed
Poetry of the Deed
Poetry of the Deed is the third studio album by London-based singer-songwriter Frank Turner, released on 7 September 2009. The album was released on Xtra Mile Recordings in the UK and Epitaph Records worldwide....
, Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
2009), So Many Dynamos
So Many Dynamos
So Many Dynamos is a rock band from St Louis, Missouri, USA. Their music is generally classified as indie rock, combining aspects of pop, dance-punk, and math rock. They take their name from a famous palindrome. The band signed a contract with Vagrant Records in late 2008.-History:So Many Dynamos...
, and Fact
Fact
A fact is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be shown to correspond to experience. Standard reference works are often used to check facts...
. Tabron has also assisted Grammy Award-winning mixer, Tony Maserati
Tony Maserati
Tony Maserati is an American record producer and studio audio engineer who has worked with many mainstream artists including Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Jason Mraz, James Brown, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, R...
on Lizz Wright
Lizz Wright
Lizz Wright is an American jazz/R&B singer and composer.Wright was born in the small town of Hahira in the US state of Georgia; one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director of their Church. She started singing gospel music and playing piano in church as a child,...
's 2008 album The Orchard.
In 2007, Tabron received a Master's Degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
, and is currently a Ph.D. student and adjunct instructor at New York University's Music Department.