Johnny K
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John Karkazis, better known as Johnny K, (born in Chicago, Illinois) is a Grammy Award
nominated producer
/engineer
/mixer
/musician
and songwriter
. He owns Groovemaster Recording Studios in Chicago. In addition to the studios, his 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) music complex includes views of the Chicago sky line, a gymnasium, rehearsal
rooms, and pre-production
rooms.
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 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...
/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...
/mixer
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
/musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. He owns Groovemaster Recording Studios in Chicago. In addition to the studios, his 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) music complex includes views of the Chicago sky line, a gymnasium, rehearsal
Rehearsal
For other uses, see Rehearsal or Dress rehearsal A rehearsal is a preparatory event in music and theatre that is performed before the official public performance, as a form of practice, and to ensure that all details of the performance are adequately prepared and coordinated for professional...
rooms, and pre-production
Pre-production
Pre-production or In Production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a film, play, or other performance.- In film :...
rooms.
Album credits
| Album | Band | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Staind Staind (album) Staind is the eponymous seventh studio album by rock band of the same name, released on September 13, 2011. The album marks the return to Staind's heavier sound that was predominate on the earlier albums Tormented, Dysfunction, and Break the Cycle... |
Staind Staind Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki... |
Produced, engineered and mixed |
| Cold Day Memory Cold Day Memory Cold Day Memory is the eighth studio album by American alternative metal band Sevendust released on April 20, 2010. This album marks the return of guitarist Clint Lowery who previously left Sevendust in 2004 to work with Dark New Day... |
Sevendust Sevendust Sevendust is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and guitarist Clint Lowery joined the group... |
Produced, engineered and mixed |
| The Sickness The Sickness The track "Stupify" actually lasts 4:07, but skipping to the track or ripping it produces a song that's 4:33. There's a 0:26 backwards-played instrumental part hidden in the pregap between tracks 3 and 4 that can only be heard by rewinding / playing straight through.-Chart... |
Disturbed | Produced and engineered |
| Believe Believe (Disturbed album) Believe is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on September 17, 2002. Believe debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it Disturbed's first #1 debut, shipping over 284,000 copies in its first week... |
Disturbed | Produced and engineered |
| Ten Thousand Fists Ten Thousand Fists Ten Thousand Fists is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on September 20, 2005 and became Disturbed's second consecutive #1 debut on the Billboard 200 in the United States, shipping around 239,000 copies in its opening week. It has been certified Platinum... |
Disturbed | Produced and engineered |
| Seventeen Days Seventeen Days Seventeen Days is the third studio album by American rock group 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2005, five years to the day that 3 Doors Down released their debut album, The Better Life.... |
3 Doors Down 3 Doors Down 3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , Todd Harrell , Chris Henderson , and Greg Upchurch .... |
Produced and engineered |
| 3 Doors Down | 3 Doors Down | Produced and engineered |
| Finger Eleven Finger Eleven (album) Finger Eleven is the fourth album from the Canadian alternative rock band Finger Eleven. Because of its commercial success, they were welcomed to the SnoCore 2004 tour. "One Thing" became the biggest single off this record, reaching 16 on the Billboard Hot 100... |
Finger Eleven Finger Eleven Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 1989. They have currently released five studio albums, with their album The Greyest of Blue Skies bringing them into the mainstream... |
Produced, engineered and mixed |
| Them vs. You vs. Me Them vs. You vs. Me Them vs. You vs. Me is the fifth full-length studio album from Canadian alternative rock band Finger Eleven. The album was initially rumoured to be titled Sense of a Spark. The album was released on March 6, 2007... |
Finger Eleven | Produced, engineered and mixed |
| The Illusion of Progress The Illusion of Progress -Bonus tracks:# "It's Been Awhile" – 4:49 [Limited edition]# "Devil" – 5:18 [Limited edition]... |
Staind Staind Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki... |
Produced and engineered |
| Every Second Counts | Plain White T’s | Produced, engineered and mixed |
| Big Bad World Big Bad World Big Bad World is the fifth album by Plain White T's. It was released on September 23, 2008 by Hollywood Records. To promote the album, the Plain White T's launched a few webisodes, which together form the series Meet Me in California.-Track listing:... |
Plain White T's | Produced and engineered |
| Light From Above Light from Above Light from Above is the debut album from Black Tide. The album was released on March 18, 2008 and was produced by Johnny K. Each member of Black Tide was under 20 years of age during the recording of this album, making it very notable in the music industry. Three singles have been released from the... |
Black Tide Black Tide Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Miami, Florida. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Interscope Records and is composed of Gabriel Garcia , Austin Diaz , Zachary Sandler , and Steven Spence... |
Produced, engineered and mixed |
| Until There's Nothing Left of Us Until There's Nothing Left of Us Until There's Nothing Left of Us is Kill Hannah's fifth full-length studio album and their second album on major label, Atlantic Records. The first single from the album was "Lips Like Morphine", released before the album came out. The video is shot in black and white and set in an 'industrial... |
Kill Hannah Kill Hannah Kill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:... |
Produced, engineered and mixed |
| Desensitized | Drowning Pool Drowning Pool Drowning Pool is a four-piece alternative metal band from Dallas, Texas.-Early days :Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner was certified platinum within six weeks... |
Produced and engineered |
| XIII XIII (album) XIII is the fifth major label album by industrial metal band Mushroomhead, released in 2003. The album debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200 and sold 400,000 copies worldwide... |
Mushroomhead Mushroomhead Mushroomhead is an American industrial metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in Cleveland Warehouse District, the band's music can be described as a synthesis of alternative music, heavy metal, and electro-industrial... |
Produced and engineered |
| Supercharger Supercharger (album) -Personnel:* Robb Flynn - vocals, guitar* Ahrue Luster - lead guitar* Adam Duce - bass* Dave McClain - drums-Chart positions:... |
Machine Head Machine Head (band) Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,... |
Produced and engineered |
| No One No One (album) No One is the sole studio album by Chicago nu metal band of the same name. It was released on August 14, 2001 via Immortal Records and produced by Johnny K who also worked with Chicago natives Disturbed and Soil. Neither the band nor their debut release gained any widespread commercial attention,... |
No One | Produced, engineered and mixed |
| Music Saves | Big Wow Big Wow Big Wow is an alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois. Big Wow consists of John Cline , Sean Singelton and Jeff Dale .-History:... |
Engineered and mixed |
| Scars | Soil | Produced and engineered |
| Redefine | Soil | Produced and engineered |
| Picture Perfect Picture Perfect (Soil album) Picture Perfect is an album by SOiL, released October 20, 2009.The album was released by Bieler Bros. Records worldwide, except in Europe, where it was released by AFM Records... |
Soil | Produced |
| Healing Healing (Unloco album) Healing is the debut album by the disbanded nu metal music group Unloco. The album was released on March 20, 2001 via Maverick Records. Healing embraced an outlandish, alternative metal sound, which meshed appropriately with their aggressive, angst-ridden lyrics. Unloco's first single, "Face Down",... |
Unloco Unloco Unloco was an alternative metal/hard rock band formed in Austin, Texas.-History:Unloco was formed in 2000 by frontman Joey Duenas... |
Produced, engineered and mixed |
| Adelitas Way Adelitas Way (album) -Personnel:*Rick DeJesus – lead vocals*Creighton Bibbs – lead guitar*Keith Wallen – rhythm guitar, backing vocals*Derek Johnston – bass guitar*Trevor "Tre" Stafford – drums, percussion... |
Adelitas Way Adelitas Way Adelitas Way is a hard rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada that broke into mainstream in 2009 for their song "Invincible", which is the official theme song for WWE Superstars on WGN America. They also perform the song "A New Day" as the theme song for the defunct WWE Tag Team The Legacy and later used... |
Produced and engineered |
| No Apologies No Apologies (Trapt album) No Apologies is the fourth studio album by rock band Trapt. No Apologies was released on October 12, 2010 with Eleven Seven Music label. No Apologies debuted on the Billboard 200 at #25. The first single is "Sound Off"... |
Trapt Trapt Trapt is an American rock band that formed in Los Gatos, California in August 1997. The group is composed of lead singer Chris Taylor Brown, lead guitarist Robb Torres, bass guitarist Peter Charell, and drummer Aaron "Monty" Montgomery... |
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| Welcome To The Wasteland | Bad City Bad City Bad City is a five-piece rock band from Chicago, Illinois. They are signed to Atlantic Records. The band released their debut album "Welcome to the Wasteland", produced by Grammy Award nominated producer Johnny K, on August 24, 2010.-History:... |
Produced and mixed |
| War of Angels War of Angels War of Angels is the second studio album by Pop Evil. The first single, "Last Man Standing," was released in September 2010. Their second song, "Save the World" was made available for download on their Facebook page on December 20, 2010. "Last Man Standing" is currently inside the Top 20 of the... |
Pop Evil Pop Evil Pop Evil is an American rock band that was formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2001 by Leigh Kakaty, Dave Grahs, Jamie Nummer, and Dylan Allison. Lead guitarist Tony Greve was originally added as a temporary studio musician for the band but was invited to become a full-time member in early 2007... |
Produced and mixed |
| Thirteen Thirteen (Megadeth album) Thirteen is the thirteenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Megadeth. The album was released on November 1, 2011 in North America, making it the second Megadeth album that was released on that date. The album was released on October 26, 2011 in Japan... |
Megadeth Megadeth Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two... |
Produced |