John CongletonJohn Congleton (born April 5, 1977 in Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...

, United States, is best known as a Grammy-nominated producer/engineer/mixer who made a name for himself in the alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 underground via production

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...

 of his own band, The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase (band)

The Paper Chase was an alternative rock band formed in 1998 by well known producer/engineer John Congleton in Dallas, Texas, signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. Their Albums "God Bless Your Black Heart" and "Now You Are One Of Us" have been released on vinyl by the Austrian label Trost...

, and for many other artists. Congleton's production is usually notable by a signature dark sound and a rhythm section that is very large and enveloping. He continues to be managed by Adam Katz and Dana Childs of Tsunami Entertainment in Los Angeles

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. He is a part owner of Elmwood Recording.

In addition to his production work Congleton fronted the indie rock band, The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase (band)

The Paper Chase was an alternative rock band formed in 1998 by well known producer/engineer John Congleton in Dallas, Texas, signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. Their Albums "God Bless Your Black Heart" and "Now You Are One Of Us" have been released on vinyl by the Austrian label Trost...

, and writes music for a newer project entitled The Nighty Nite and music for various projects, including MTV's Jackass

Jackass (TV series)

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, the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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, and several Halloween

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 sound effects/music CDs.

Production work

Congleton has worked with Astronautalis

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, The Polyphonic Spree

The Polyphonic Spree

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, The Walkmen

The Walkmen

The Walkmen are an American indie rock band, with members based in New York City and Philadelphia. The band formed in 2000 with three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater—Paul Maroon , Walter Martin , and Matt Barrick —and two from The Recoys, Peter Bauer and Hamilton Leithauser . All but Bauer...

, Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse

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, The Thermals

The Thermals

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, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is an American indie rock group based in Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, was self-released in 2005.-History:...

, Okkervil River

Okkervil River

Okkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. They self-released their first album, Stars Too Small to Use, which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first...

, Sarah Jaffe

Sarah Jaffe

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, David Byrne

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, Astronautalis

Astronautalis

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, Smog, Xiu Xiu, Bill Callahan, Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin

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, Explosions in the Sky

Explosions in the Sky

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, Clinic

Clinic (band)

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, R. Kelly

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, The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats

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, Swan Lake

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 (the members of Wolf Parade

Wolf Parade

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 and The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia.-History:The band's first four albums each ranked in the top 40 on The Village Voices Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a...

), St. Vincent, The Octopus Project

The Octopus Project

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, Wye Oak

Wye Oak

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, Rogue Wave, Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

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, The Roots

The Roots

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, Minus Story

Minus Story

Minus Story is an indie rock based in Lawrence, Kansas. The core members of the band met growing up in Boonville, Missouri and are known for their off-kilter, sunny melodies and quirky instrumentation that forms the "wall of crap" sound....

, Chairlift

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, Two Gallants, Bitch Magnet

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, Maserati

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, 90 Day Men

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, Autopilot Off

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, Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos, Marilyn Manson

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, Black Tie Dynasty

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, Bono

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 (U2

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), We Ragazzi, Two Ton Boa, Pink Mountaintops

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, Hitch

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, Logh

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, Chin Up Chin Up

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, Sybris

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, Black Mountain

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, Baroness

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, Lightning Dust

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, Zzzz

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, John Vanderslice

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, Hagfish

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, Antony and the Johnsons

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, Mozella

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, Buddy Miles

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, MC Breed

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, William Elliott Whitmore

William Elliott Whitmore

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, This Will Destroy You

This Will Destroy You

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, Lymbyc Systym

Lymbyc Systym

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, Micah P. Hinson

Micah P. Hinson

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, The Appleseed Cast

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, Port o' brien, Land of Talk

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, Pompeii

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, Vessels, Shearwater

Shearwater (band)

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, Mount Righteous

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, Pattern is Movement

Pattern is Movement

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, Waters (ex-Port o'Brien), The Disappears.

Band member

In addition to his own work, Congleton has contributed instrumental parts to several other artists' albums.

Guitar

• Budapest One - This Town Just Gave You a Dreamer
• Thumbsucker Soundtrack
  Thumbsucker (soundtrack)
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External links

• Interview - popmatters (August 2006)
• Interview gearwire