Logan Mader
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Logan Mader was born on November 16, 1970 in Montreal, Canada. Logan is best known for his work as a guitarist in the heavy metal band Machine Head
, who formed in Oakland, California
in 1992. Their 1994 debut, Burn My Eyes, was released by Roadrunner Records and quickly became the top-selling debut album in the label's history. Their second album, The More Things Change..., was released in 1997 and Logan left the band shortly thereafter to divert his energy and time to side projects.
, he joined the aggro rock band, Soulfly
, where he filled the slot as guitarist for their 1998 world tour. Logan's union with Soulfly
was short lived (8 months) and the only track he technically recorded with them was one of the remixes for Quilombo. Wanting to once again pursue his own projects, Logan left Soulfly in January 1999.
Post Soulfly, Logan formed the heavy, yet melodic, Los Angeles rock band, Medication
, with Whitfield Crane
(formerly of Ugly Kid Joe
). Due to a series of internal issues, Medication
disbanded in February 2003.
Shortly after the dissolution of Medication
, Logan formed the band New Black, which was later changed to Stereo Black. Although the band opened for a local Hed PE gig, tracked a full demo, shopped it to a few labels and created an internet buzz, they were never signed. Years later, the Stereo Black track Save Me was featured in the trailer for Max Payne
. They also created a song for the Scream 4
soundtrack, titled "Denial."
These days, Logan is half the mastermind behind Dirty Icon Productions, a Los Angeles based production team, alongside partner, Lucas Banker. Dirty Icon, published by Reverb/Universal, writes, produces, records, mixes and masters for other artists. For a full roster of their work, visit the official Dirty Icon MySpace.
Logan currently lives in Los Angeles
with his wife, Lati Grobman
, and their three sons.
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 ,...
, who formed in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
in 1992. Their 1994 debut, Burn My Eyes, was released by Roadrunner Records and quickly became the top-selling debut album in the label's history. Their second album, The More Things Change..., was released in 1997 and Logan left the band shortly thereafter to divert his energy and time to side projects.
Biography
After Logan's five-year run with Machine HeadMachine 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 ,...
, he joined the aggro rock band, Soulfly
Soulfly
Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max...
, where he filled the slot as guitarist for their 1998 world tour. Logan's union with Soulfly
Soulfly
Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max...
was short lived (8 months) and the only track he technically recorded with them was one of the remixes for Quilombo. Wanting to once again pursue his own projects, Logan left Soulfly in January 1999.
Post Soulfly, Logan formed the heavy, yet melodic, Los Angeles rock band, Medication
Medication (band)
Medication was a group that included Logan Mader , Whitfield Crane , BBlunt , Kyle Sanders , and Roy Mayorga . They released a self-titled EP and an LP called "Prince Valium" through Locomotive Music, and filmed a video for the song "Inside"...
, with Whitfield Crane
Whitfield Crane
William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...
(formerly of Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California. The band's name spoofs that of another band, Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugly Kid Joe's sound includes a range of styles, including rock, glam metal, hard rock and heavy metal....
). Due to a series of internal issues, Medication
Medication (band)
Medication was a group that included Logan Mader , Whitfield Crane , BBlunt , Kyle Sanders , and Roy Mayorga . They released a self-titled EP and an LP called "Prince Valium" through Locomotive Music, and filmed a video for the song "Inside"...
disbanded in February 2003.
Shortly after the dissolution of Medication
Medication (band)
Medication was a group that included Logan Mader , Whitfield Crane , BBlunt , Kyle Sanders , and Roy Mayorga . They released a self-titled EP and an LP called "Prince Valium" through Locomotive Music, and filmed a video for the song "Inside"...
, Logan formed the band New Black, which was later changed to Stereo Black. Although the band opened for a local Hed PE gig, tracked a full demo, shopped it to a few labels and created an internet buzz, they were never signed. Years later, the Stereo Black track Save Me was featured in the trailer for Max Payne
Max Payne
Max Payne is a BAFTA Award–winning third-person shooter video game developed by Finnish developers Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers in July 2001 for Microsoft Windows. Ports created later in the year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and the GameBoy Advance were published by...
. They also created a song for the Scream 4
Scream 4
Scream 4 is a 2011 American slasher horror film and the fourth installment in the Scream film series. Directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream and Scream 2, the film stars an ensemble cast which includes David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts,...
soundtrack, titled "Denial."
These days, Logan is half the mastermind behind Dirty Icon Productions, a Los Angeles based production team, alongside partner, Lucas Banker. Dirty Icon, published by Reverb/Universal, writes, produces, records, mixes and masters for other artists. For a full roster of their work, visit the official Dirty Icon MySpace.
Logan currently lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
with his wife, Lati Grobman
Lati Grobman
Lati Grobman is a Hollywood film producer.She acted as the producer, co-producer and executive producer of several films, such as Run for the Money , The Tenants , Relative Strangers , Cleaner , Blonde Ambition , Righteous Kill and Labor Pains .In May 2005 Grobman signed a nonexclusive...
, and their three sons.
Albums produced
- FM Revolver - Leaving Madeira - (2005)
- Media LabMedia labMedia lab is a term used for interdisciplinary organizations, collectives or spaces with the main focus on new media, digital culture and technology....
- Bleeding Memory - (2005) - Silent CivilianSilent CivilianSilent Civilian is a metalcore band originating from Los Angeles, California. Following his departure from nu metal band Spineshank in 2004, frontman Jonny Santos felt he wanted to move in a different direction musically and start from scratch...
- Rebirth of the TempleRebirth of the TempleRebirth of the Temple is the debut album by the metalcore music group Silent Civilian. It was released on May 2, 2006 via Mediaskare Records. The album contains two enhanced videos - one music video for the song "Rebirth of the Temple" and a behind-the-scenes look at how the album was made...
- (2006) - Twin MethodTwin MethodTwin Method was an alternative metal band based in Liverpool, England.It was announced that the band signed with Crash Music Inc. on February 3, 2006....
- The Volume of SelfThe Volume of SelfThe Volume of Self is the debut studio album by Twin Method, released on June 13, 2006.-Track listing:# "...And Yet Inside I'm Screaming" – 3:25# "Flawless" – 4:07# "Pedegree" – 3:52# "Defeated" – 3:55# "Stare Through Me" – 2:56# "Twelve" – 3:56...
- (2006) - Cloud Nine - Quick As Lightning - (2006)
- Five Finger Death PunchFive Finger Death PunchFive Finger Death Punch is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2005, the group's name is derived from classic oriental martial arts cinema. The band originally consisted of vocalist Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory, guitarist Caleb Bingham, bassist Matt Snell,...
- The Way of the FistThe Way of the FistThe Way of the Fist is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, released on July 31, 2007. The album sold 3,800 copies in its first week of release The Way of the Fist made its Billboard 200 debut on August 18, 2007 at #199 and peaked at #107...
- (2007) - DomminDomminDommin is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, consisting of Kristofer Dommin on vocals and guitar, Billy James on bass, Konstantine on keyboards, and Cameron Morris on drums...
- Mend Your MiseryMend Your MiseryMend Your Misery is the first studio album of American rock band, Dommin, released in December 2006. Their 2010 release Love Is Gone is commonly considered their debut, but it is just their major record label debut, where this was their independent release debut.-Track listing:...
- (2007) - Divine HeresyDivine HeresyDivine Heresy is an American metal band formed by founder of Fear Factory, guitarist Dino Cazares and Devolved, drummer John Sankey. Although the band's origins trace back to 2002, Divine Heresy was officially formed in 2006...
- Bleed the FifthBleed the Fifth (album)Bleed the Fifth is the debut studio album by Divine Heresy, released in the United States on August 28, 2007. The album sold approximately 2,700 copies in its first week of release. The album name is a play on the American judicial system Fifth Amendment...
- (2007), Bringer of PlaguesBringer of PlaguesBringer of Plagues is the second album by Divine Heresy, released in the United States on July 28, 2009. It's their first album to feature new vocalist Travis Neal and the only one to feature bassist Joe Payne....
(2009) - W.A.S.P.W.A.S.P.W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...
- Dominator - (2007) mixing and mastering - The Perfect Victim - TBA - (2008)
- Cavalera ConspiracyCavalera ConspiracyCavalera Conspiracy is a Brazilian heavy metal band founded by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera , along with American guitarist and bassist Marc Rizzo and Johny Chow. The band originally formed in 2007 as Inflikted but changed its name for legal reasons...
- InfliktedInfliktedInflikted is the debut album from Cavalera Conspiracy, the Cavalera brothers' first record together in 12 years - since the release of Roots by Sepultura in 1996.-Album information:...
- (2008) - GojiraGojiraGojira is a heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France. The band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass...
- The Way of All FleshThe Way of All Flesh (album)Hidden TrackThe final song and title track of the album, "The Way of All Flesh," contains a hidden instrumental song. The main piece of the track ends at 6:51 and the hidden songs starts in at 12:33 giving the song a period of silence lasting 5:42. The song contains complex layers of ambient guitar...
- (2008) - Engineered Drums, Mixed & Mastered album. - PsycropticPsycroptic-External links:**...
- Ob(Servant)Ob(Servant)Ob is the fourth studio album by Australian technical death metal band Psycroptic. It was released on 26 September 2008 by Nuclear Blast.- Track listing :# "Ob" – 3:23# "A Calculated Effort" – 6:30# "Slaves of Nil" – 6:01...
- (2008) - HamletHamletThe Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
- [La Puta y El Diablo]] - (2009) - AchozenAchozenAchozen [pronounced: UH-choh-zen] is a project by System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, Wu-Tang Clan member RZA, Killarmy member Kinetic 9, and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Reverend William Burke...
- Achozen - (2009) - Echoes of EternityEchoes of EternityEchoes of Eternity is a band based in Los Angeles. Their debut album The Forgotten Goddess, was released in February 2007 on Nuclear Blast records...
- As Shadows BurnAs Shadows BurnAs Shadows Burn is the 2nd studio album by the band Echoes of Eternity, released by Nuclear Blast on September 22nd, 2009 in the USA and by Massacre Records on September 25th, 2009 in Europe.- Track listing :# "Ten of Swords" - 3:55...
- (2009) - AIZENAizenAizen may refer to:* Aizen Myō-ō, a popular deity in Japanese Buddhism* Sōsuke Aizen, the central antagonist in the anime and manga series Bleach...
- Winter in Hell (2009) - DevildriverDevilDriverDevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002. The band was originally named Deathride, however, due to copyright issues and the name being taken by several bands, Deathride changed its name to DevilDriver, which refers to bells Italian witches used to...
- Pray for VillainsPray for Villains-Notes:* "Self-Affliction" and "Dust Be the Destiny" were recorded during the album's sessions.* "Damning the Heavens" is a bonus track from The Last Kind Words that was available on the US Hot Topic Only Edition of that album....
(2009) - InciteINCITEThe Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment program is operated by the Argonne and Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facilities and awards sizeable allocations on some of the world's most powerful supercomputers to address grand challenges in science and engineering, such...
- The Slaughter (2009) - W.A.S.P.W.A.S.P.W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy...
- Babylon (2009) mixing and mastering - The Changing - For Obvious Reasons (2010)
- SoulflySoulflySoulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max...
- OmenOmen (album)-Personnel:*Max Cavalera - vocals, 4-strings guitar, sitar*Marc Rizzo - guitar, flamenco guitar*Bobby Burns - bass*Joe Nunez - drums, percussion*Branden Krull - keyboards*Greg Puciato - vocals on "Rise of the Fallen"...
(2010) - Channel ZeroChannel Zero (band)Channel Zero is a heavy metal band formed in Brussels, Belgium. They are one of the best known heavy metal bands from Belgium and were often referred to as "the Belgian Metallica." They disbanded at the height of their career in 1997, however in 2009, the band announced a series of reunion gigs...
- Feed 'Em with a Brick (2011) - GojiraGojiraGojira is a heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Bayonne, France. The band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on guitar and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass...
- Sea Shepherd EP - (2011)
See also
- Machine HeadMachine 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 ,...
- SoulflySoulflySoulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max...