Gary Loizzo
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Gary Loizzo is an American
guitarist
, singer, recording engineer
, and record producer
. He is best known for being the lead singer with The American Breed.
Loizzo then went on to start his own recording studio
called 'Pumpkin Studios' in the early 70's and become a two-time Grammy
-nominated recording engineer. He worked with REO Speedwagon
, Styx
, Bad Company, Slash, Survivor
, Liza Minnelli
, Tenacious D, Nelson, and many others. Gary has been the lead recording engineer for albums that have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Some of his projects include:
United States
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guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, singer, recording engineer
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, and record producer
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...
. He is best known for being the lead singer with The American Breed.
Biography
Gary was the lead singer of The American Breed, formed in the mid 60's. They had several hit records including the million selling single "Bend Me, Shape Me" in '68. Also, they had two other top 20 Billboard singles "Green Light" and "Step out of your Mind" and many other top 100 hits.Loizzo then went on to start his own recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
called 'Pumpkin Studios' in the early 70's and become a two-time Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-nominated recording engineer. He worked with REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
, Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
, Bad Company, Slash, Survivor
Survivor (band)
Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...
, Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
, Tenacious D, Nelson, and many others. Gary has been the lead recording engineer for albums that have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Some of his projects include:
- 1978 You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna FishYou Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna FishYou Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish, REO Speedwagon's seventh studio album, was the first to be co-produced by lead singer Kevin Cronin and lead guitarist Gary Richrath. The album was REO's first to make the Top 40, peaking at #29. The album sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. which led...
, REO Speedwagon (engineered), 2x platinum - 1974 Man of MiraclesMan of MiraclesMan of Miracles is the fourth album by Styx, released in November 1974. Produced by John Ryan and Bill Traut, who had produced the band's first two albums, this would be the band's last original album on the independent Chicago-based label Wooden Nickel Records before moving to the major label...
, Styx (engineered) - 1979 Cornerstone, Styx (Grammy-nominated for best engineered album of the year), 3x platinum
- 1980 Premonition, Survivor ("Poor Man's SonPoor Man's Son"Poor Man's Son" is a song recorded by the band Survivor. It was the first hit single from their 1981 album Premonition. The song peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Sylvester Stallone heard the song and then asked the band to write and perform a similar song for his 1982 movie, Rocky...
" - produced and engineered) - 1981 Paradise Theatre, Styx (engineered), 3x platinum, #1 on Billboard Top 200
- 1983 Kilroy Was HereKilroy Was Here (album)Kilroy Was Here is the eleventh album, a rock opera/concept album by the rock band Styx, released on February 28, 1983. The title comes from a famous World War II graffiti "Kilroy was here".-Background:...
, Styx (Grammy-nominated for best engineered album of the year), 2x platinum - 1984 Caught in the ActCaught in the Act (Styx album)Caught in the Act is a live album by Styx, released in 1984. It contains one new song, "Music Time", which was released as a single, reaching #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts....
, Styx (engineered) - 1985 Desert MoonDesert MoonDesert Moon is the debut solo album from former Styx keyboard player/singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1984 by A&M Records.The album reached #24 on the Billboard album charts in the fall of 1984...
, Dennis DeYoungDennis DeYoungDennis DeYoung is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer best known for being a founding member of the rock band Styx, a tenure that lasted from 1970 to 1999.-Early life:...
(engineered, background vocals) - 1986 Back to the WorldBack to the World (Dennis DeYoung album)Back to the World is the second solo album from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1986 by A&M Records. It reached #108 on The Billboard 200 Charts...
, Dennis DeYoung (engineered, background vocals) - 1988 BoomchildBoomchild (album)Boomchild is the third solo album from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in February 1989 by MCA Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except as noted:# "Beneath the Moon" – 4:42# "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 4:15...
, Dennis DeYoung (engineered, background vocals) - 1994 10 on Broadway10 on Broadway10 on Broadway is a solo album of Broadway standards from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1994 by Atlantic Records. The idea for the album came in connection with DeYoung's performance as Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar as part of the 1992 national tour of the production.-Track listing:...
, Dennis DeYoung (engineered) - 1995 "Rock with the Sox" (White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
theme), American Breed (engineered, produced, lead vocals) - 1997 Return To Paradise, Styx (engineered), Gold
- 1998 The Hunchback of Notre DameThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dennis DeYoung album)The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a recording of music written by Dennis DeYoung for his musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The musical was performed at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville to very positive reviews...
, Dennis DeYoung (engineered) - 1999 Brave New WorldBrave New World (Styx album)Brave New World is the thirteenth studio album by Styx, released in 1999. It is the last album with the band's original lead vocalist and keyboardist, Dennis DeYoung...
, Styx (engineered) - 2000 Arch Allies: Live at RiverportArch Allies: Live at RiverportArch Allies is a live album recorded by REO Speedwagon and Styx at Riverport Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis....
, Styx (engineered and co-produced) - 2002 At the River's Edge: Live in St. LouisAt the River's Edge: Live in St. LouisAt the River's Edge, by the rock band Styx is a single-disc version of Arch Allies: Live at Riverport, featuring only the Styx set, and including live versions of the tracks "Everything Is Cool" and "Lorelei" in place of the Jam versions of "Blue Collar Man" and "Roll with the Changes" that Styx...
, Styx (engineered and co-produced) - 2003 21st Century Live21st Century Live-DVD tracks:-Personnel:*Tommy Shaw: Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin*James "J.Y." Young: Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Supp. Keyboards*Todd Sucherman: drums & percussion*Glen Burtnik: Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar...
, Styx (engineered and co-produced) - 2005 CycloramaCyclorama (album)Cyclorama is the fourteenth studio album by Styx, released in. This was the first studio album with Lawrence Gowan, following the departure of group co-founder Dennis DeYoung in 1999. It was also the only album released by the Lawrence Gowan/Tommy Shaw/James Young/Glen Burtnik/Todd Sucherman...
, Styx (engineered and co-produced) - 2006 One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth OrchestraOne with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth OrchestraOne With Everything is a live album, and concert video, by the rock band Styx which was recorded and professionally filmed in Cleveland, Ohio during their 2006 tour...
, Styx (engineered and co-produced) - 2007 Big Bang Theory, Styx (engineered and co-produced)
- 2009 Can't Stop Rockin' (single and Rock Band download), Styx and REO Speedwagon (engineered and co-produced)
- 2010 Regeneration, Styx (engineered and co-produced)