Brandon Bell (recording engineer)

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Brandon Bell
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Background information
OriginHeber Springs, Arkansas, United States
GenresBluegrass, Country, Americana, Rock
Occupation(s)Engineer, Mix Engineer, Producer
Years active2005 - present
Associated actsZac Brown, Alan Jackson, Sarah Jarosz, Dierks Bentley, The Highwomen, Foo Fighters, Brandi Carlile, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Parker McCollum

Brandon Bell is a Grammy Award winning record engineer, mix engineer and producer based in Nashville, TN.[1] His credits include Alan Jackson, Sarah Jarosz, Steep Canyon Rangers, Zac Brown Band, The Highwomen, Foo Fighters, Brandy Clark, Parker McCollum, Brandi Carlile, Earl Scruggs, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Blackberry Smoke.[2]

Bell graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2012[3]. In 2014, he was hired as the Studio Director and Chief Engineer at Southern Ground Nashville, owned by recording artist, Zac Brown.

He has been featured as a special guest on music industry podcasts including: Recording Studio Rock Stars[4] and Surviving The Music Industry with Brandon Harrington.[5]

Bell also sits on the committee of the Audio Engineering Society.[6]

Education[]

Bell graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University.[7]

Selected Discography[]

Year Album Artist Credit[2]
2006 Like Red on a Rose Alan Jackson Engineer
2008 The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman Earl Scruggs Engineer
2010 Up On The Ridge Dierks Bentley Engineer, Mixing Assistant
2011 Daybreak Sierra Hull Engineer, Mixing, Editing
2011 Follow Me Down Sarah Jarosz Engineer
2012 Home Dierks Bentley Assistant, Engineer
2012 Nobody Knows You Steep Canyon Rangers Engineer, Mixing
2014 Sonic Highways Foo Fighters Studio Assistant
2017 Welcome Home Zac Brown / Zac Brown Band Engineer, Mixing
2019 Ridin' High....Again Jack Ingram Engineer, Mixing
2019 The Highwomen The Highwomen Engineer
2020 Hollywood Gold Parker McCollum Engineer
2020 Now I Don't Know Adam Chaffins Engineer, Producer[8]
2021 The Marfa Tapes Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall Engineer

Grammy Awards[]

Bell has received two nominations for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical with Gary Paczosa. The first in 2006 for Alan Jackson's Like Red on a Rose (which is also Gold Certified by RIAA)[9][1] and the second in 2011 for Sarah Jarosz's Follow Me Down.[1][10]

In 2013 he won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for his work on Steep Canyon Rangers’ album Nobody Knows You.[1][11]

Year Artist/Work Award Result
2006 Alan Jackson - Like Red on a Rose Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Nomination
2011 Sarah Jarosz - Follow Me Down Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Nomination[10]
2013 Steep Canyon Rangers - Nobody Knows You Best Bluegrass Album Won[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Brandon Bell". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ a b "Brandon Bell | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  3. ^ "Berklee's 2022 Alumni Grammy Nominees: See the Full List : Berklee : International Broadcast News". www.4rfv.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  4. ^ "RSR188 - Brandon Bell - Recording Zac Brown and Alan Jackson at Southern Ground Nashville". Recording Studio Rockstars. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  5. ^ "Brandon Bell". Surviving the Music Industry Podcast. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  6. ^ "Nashville AES Section". www.aes.org. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  7. ^ "2013 President's Biennial Report". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  8. ^ "Adam Chaffins Revisits "Further Away" With An Acoustic Version & Video Featuring Brit Taylor". The Country Note. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  9. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  10. ^ a b "Production Grammy Nominees Announced". ProSoundNetwork.com. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  11. ^ a b Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "Grammy Winners 2013: The Full List". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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