D. James Goodwin
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D. James Goodwin is a music producer, recording engineer, and musician, based in Woodstock, New York. Goodwin is known for his experimental and irreverent approach to recording. His discography includes bands and artists such as The Bravery, Natasha Bedingfield, Devo, Matt White, Lapko
, Mook (with actor, Paul Dano
) Thursday (band)
, Murder By Death
, Camphor
, New London Fire, Baumer
, Donna Lewis
, Pompeii
, Kiss Kiss
, Honeycreeper
, Stiffed (with Santogold), Nova Social, and the Defibulators. Goodwin is also a member of Camphor, and New London Fire, as well as a touring member of Sol Seppy
. Goodwin formerly worked primarily out of The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck, NY, but recently opened his own customized facility, called The Isokon. Goodwin has also worked with numerous Brooklyn bands such as Twin Thousands
(Ryan Smith and Gretta Cohn of Cursive
) Stars Like Fleas
, Scary Mansion, and The Silent League
Goodwin is currently working on a self produced project called Snowflake. Snowflake will feature guest performances by frequent collaborator, Max Avery Lichtenstein
and others. In addition to production, Goodwin has written and recorded music for various television programs on MTV
, Bravo, Discovery
, and CBS
, among others. His music has been featured on shows such as the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, America's Next Top Model, The Real World, CNN Headline News, and many others.
Goodwin was a panelist at the 2008 Potluck Audio Conference (formerly the Tape Op
Conference) in New Orleans. He also been featured in Electronic Musician, a widely read, internationally recognized recording technology journal.In April 2009, Goodwin's first article about "left field" recording and mixing techniques will be published in Electronic Musician
.
The Isokon
The Isokon is the name of Goodwin's private recording studio, located in Woodstock, NY. The facility was finished in Spring of 2010, and will be Goodwin's homebase for the foreseeable future. While the studio is private, it is occasionally available to rent out on a limited basis, when Goodwin is working elsewhere or away.
Known primarily for his quirky approach to recording, The Isokon follows that mindset. With a bevy of strange instruments and technical devices, the facility is installed in an old residential home, and setup in such a way that artists are made to feel as though they are away in vacation in the woods of upstate NY, surrounded by numerous instruments, toys, and manipulation devices, aimed at assisting Goodwin in making adventurous recordings, without worrying about the clock, or the time constraints of a typical studio.
Kelli Scarr - in progress - Silence Breaks
Rubik - in progress - Fullsteam
Matt White - It's the Good Crazy - 2010 Ryko
Natasha Bedingfield
- Strip Me
- 2010 Sony
Devo
- "Something for Everybody
" - 2010 Warner
Trouble Andrew - in progress - 2010 Virgin
The Bravery "Stir the Blood" 2009 Island/Def Jam
Lapko "A New Bohemia" 2010 Fullsteam Records
Camphor "Drawn To Dust" 2008 Friendly Fire Recordings
New London Fire "Happiness Through Radios and Wires" 2010 self-released
New London Fire "I Sing the Body Holographic" 2006 Eyeball Records
Donna Lewis
"In the Pink
"
Thursday "Ever Fallen In Love?" Tony Hawk American Wasteland Soundtrack
Baumer "Were It Not For You" 2007 Eyeball records
Kiss Kiss "Reality vs. the Optimist" 2006 Eyeball Records
Murder By Death
"Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them"
Pompeii "Assembly"
Stiffed "Burned Again" Outlook Music
Honeycreeper "Freakqualizer"
Lapko
Lapko is a Finnish alternative rock band from Harjavalta, formed in 1996. Lapko is notable for its popularity in Finland, having received "radio play, explosive concerts, and voluminous critical accolades" even before releasing its debut on a well-known label, according to Allmusic.Their first EP,...
, Mook (with actor, Paul Dano
Paul Dano
Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in films such as L.I.E. , The Girl Next Door , Little Miss Sunshine , There Will Be Blood , and Where the Wild Things Are .-Early life:Dano was born in New York City, the son of Gladys and Paul Dano...
) Thursday (band)
Thursday (band)
Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
, Murder By Death
Murder by Death
Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy film with a cast featuring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore.The plot is a spoof of...
, Camphor
Camphor
Camphor is a waxy, white or transparent solid with a strong, aromatic odor. It is a terpenoid with the chemical formula C10H16O. It is found in wood of the camphor laurel , a large evergreen tree found in Asia and also of Dryobalanops aromatica, a giant of the Bornean forests...
, New London Fire, Baumer
Bäumer
Bäumer is a surname and may refer to:* Gertrud Bäumer , German lawyer and politician* Paul Bäumer , German pilot...
, Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently...
, Pompeii
Pompeii
The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning...
, Kiss Kiss
Kiss Kiss (band)
Kiss Kiss is an indie rock band formed by Joshua Benash and Jared Karns . Although their music is primarily indie in style, it also includes an electric violin that adds an orchestral sound to many songs.- History :...
, Honeycreeper
Honeycreeper
The typical honeycreepers are small birds in the tanager family. They are found in the tropical New World from Mexico south to Brazil.They occur in the forest canopy, and, as the name implies, they are specialist nectar feeders with long curved bills....
, Stiffed (with Santogold), Nova Social, and the Defibulators. Goodwin is also a member of Camphor, and New London Fire, as well as a touring member of Sol Seppy
Sol Seppy
Sol Seppy is a British singer-songwriter and producer. Her real name is Sophie Michalitsianos, and she contributed to two albums of American indie rock band Sparklehorse. Her solo debut, The Bells of 1 2, was released by Grönland Records in 2006...
. Goodwin formerly worked primarily out of The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck, NY, but recently opened his own customized facility, called The Isokon. Goodwin has also worked with numerous Brooklyn bands such as Twin Thousands
Twin Thousands
Twin Thousands is an American indie-pop band from Brooklyn, New York. The band's core members are Gretta Cohn and Ryan Smith , other members include Kevin Thaxton, Thayer McClanahan, Peter Smith and Gene Park...
(Ryan Smith and Gretta Cohn of Cursive
Cursive
Cursive, also known as joined-up writing, joint writing, or running writing, is any style of handwriting in which the symbols of the language are written in a simplified and/or flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing easier or faster...
) Stars Like Fleas
Stars Like Fleas
Stars Like Fleas is a Brooklyn-based band formed by multi-instrumentalist Shannon Fields and vocalist Montgomery Knott in the winter of 1998. Frequently compared to later Talk Talk and Robert Wyatt, their music blends avant-jazz and free improvisation with electronic textures and several...
, Scary Mansion, and The Silent League
The Silent League
The Silent League is a post-rock, chamber pop band from Brooklyn, New York founded by Justin Russo, formerly of Mercury Rev. Their 2004 debut, The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused, featuring Sam from Interpol,...
Goodwin is currently working on a self produced project called Snowflake. Snowflake will feature guest performances by frequent collaborator, Max Avery Lichtenstein
Max Avery Lichtenstein
Max Avery Lichtenstein is a record producer, composer and song-writer based in North Salem, New York. He's produced records with such artists as Mercury Rev, Hopewell and The Silent League. He composed the soundtrack for Jonathan Caouette's movie Tarnation and for the 2005 James Bai film...
and others. In addition to production, Goodwin has written and recorded music for various television programs on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, Bravo, Discovery
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
, and CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, among others. His music has been featured on shows such as the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, America's Next Top Model, The Real World, CNN Headline News, and many others.
Goodwin was a panelist at the 2008 Potluck Audio Conference (formerly the Tape Op
Tape Op
Tape Op is a recording magazine that focuses on creative recording techniques. Subtitled, "The Creative Music Recording Magazine," It is free to subscribers in the United States and United Kingdom, as well as offering paid subscriptions to the United States of America, all of Europe, Canada,...
Conference) in New Orleans. He also been featured in Electronic Musician, a widely read, internationally recognized recording technology journal.In April 2009, Goodwin's first article about "left field" recording and mixing techniques will be published in Electronic Musician
Electronic Musician
Electronic Musician is a monthly magazine published by Penton Media featuring articles on synthesizers, music production and electronic musicians....
.
The Isokon
The Isokon is the name of Goodwin's private recording studio, located in Woodstock, NY. The facility was finished in Spring of 2010, and will be Goodwin's homebase for the foreseeable future. While the studio is private, it is occasionally available to rent out on a limited basis, when Goodwin is working elsewhere or away.
Known primarily for his quirky approach to recording, The Isokon follows that mindset. With a bevy of strange instruments and technical devices, the facility is installed in an old residential home, and setup in such a way that artists are made to feel as though they are away in vacation in the woods of upstate NY, surrounded by numerous instruments, toys, and manipulation devices, aimed at assisting Goodwin in making adventurous recordings, without worrying about the clock, or the time constraints of a typical studio.
Limited Discography
Bobby - in progress - PartisanKelli Scarr - in progress - Silence Breaks
Rubik - in progress - Fullsteam
Matt White - It's the Good Crazy - 2010 Ryko
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...
- Strip Me
Strip Me
Strip Me is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. Originally due for release on 9 November 2010, the album's release was pushed back to 7 December 2010 on Phonogenic Records...
- 2010 Sony
Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
- "Something for Everybody
Something for Everybody (Devo album)
Something for Everybody is the ninth studio album by American New Wave band Devo. The album was released on June 15, 2010, after previously being slated for release in May 2010, having been pushed back from its original release date of late 2009 due to "radical remixing." Something for Everybody...
" - 2010 Warner
Trouble Andrew - in progress - 2010 Virgin
The Bravery "Stir the Blood" 2009 Island/Def Jam
Lapko "A New Bohemia" 2010 Fullsteam Records
Camphor "Drawn To Dust" 2008 Friendly Fire Recordings
New London Fire "Happiness Through Radios and Wires" 2010 self-released
New London Fire "I Sing the Body Holographic" 2006 Eyeball Records
Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently...
"In the Pink
In the Pink (album)
In the Pink is the fourth album by singer-songwriter Donna Lewis. It is co-produced by Lewis, Simon Duffy and Gerry Leonard.-History:Lewis met Simon Duffy in Italy in 1999/2000, and in 2002 they began putting tracks together for the album, co-writing the song "Obsession". This process was halted...
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Thursday "Ever Fallen In Love?" Tony Hawk American Wasteland Soundtrack
Baumer "Were It Not For You" 2007 Eyeball records
Kiss Kiss "Reality vs. the Optimist" 2006 Eyeball Records
Murder By Death
Murder by Death (band)
Murder by Death is an American five-piece indie rock band from Bloomington, Indiana. Their name is derived from the 1976 Robert Moore film of the same name.- Early years :...
"Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them"
Pompeii "Assembly"
Stiffed "Burned Again" Outlook Music
Honeycreeper "Freakqualizer"