F. Reid Shippen

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F. Reid Shippen
F. Reid Shippen at Robot Lemon.jpg
Background information
Birth nameF. Reid Shippen
Born (1974-03-15) March 15, 1974 (age 47)
OriginFair Haven, New Jersey, US
Years active1995–present
Websiterobotlemon.com

F. Reid Shippen is a mixer, engineer and producer, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has mixed a wide variety of records including "Cosmic Hallelujah" by Kenny Chesney, "Lights Out" by Ingrid Michaelson, "The Mountain" by Dierks Bentley, "When I Was Younger" by Colony House, and "Eye On It" by TobyMac.[1] Shippen has mixed nine Grammy Award winning projects and received the Audio Engineer of the Year award at the 54th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.[2]

Biography[]

Growing up in Fair Haven, New Jersey, F. Reid Shippen performed in bands and eventually decided that he wanted to pursue a career in music. He attended Middle Tennessee State University where he graduated with degrees in Business and Recording Arts & Sciences. While in college, Shippen interned at a variety of studios in Nashville, Tennessee, such as Quad Studios and Skylab Studios, quickly transitioning from assisting to engineering. In 1999, he began to concentrate on mixing.

With numerous years of experience in the studio, Shippen has mixed multiple platinum and gold records and hundreds of charting singles and albums, including nine Grammy Award-winners.[3][4][5] He was awarded Audio Engineer of the Year at the 54th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.[2]

Shippen has mixed, engineered, and/or produced music for respected artists in a variety of genres, from Death Cab for Cutie, A Fine Frenzy, Cage the Elephant and India.Arie to the Jonas Brothers, Marc Broussard, Eric Church and Robert Randolph. He has also worked with Clay Aiken, Jonny Lang, Flyleaf, Switchfoot, Backstreet Boys, Third Day, MercyMe, and Newsboys, among others.[citation needed] Most recently he won a Grammy for his work on Gloria Gaynor's album Testimony for which he was a co-producer, mixer and engineer.[5][1]

Shippen resides in Nashville, Tennessee and works out of Robot Lemon, his private Solid State Logic hybrid studio, where he mixes. In addition to mixing, Shippen produces, records and is actively involved in artist development. In 2018, he founded SongFarm alongside songwriter Ross Copperman, a non-profit organization that builds recording studios and provides musical creative opportunities for under-served high schools.[6][7] Shippen is also a co-founder of the audio gear company Atomic Instrument Co.,[8] but is no longer associated with the company.[citation needed] He is an affiliated artist with various audio gear brands including sE Electronics,[9] Unity Audio,[10] and Chandler Limited.[11]

Select discography[]

Year Artist Album Label Credit[1]
2020 Parker McCollum Hollywood Gold UMG Recordings Engineer, Mixer, Programming[12]
2020 Mickey Guyton Bridges Capitol Nashville/UMG Recordings Engineer, Mixer[13]
2020 Kenny Chesney Here And Now Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville Mixer, Programming[14]
2020 The Cadillac Three Country Fuzz Big Machine Label Group Mixer, Programming[15]
2020 Eric Paslay Nice Guy Paso Fino Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer[16]
2019 Gloria Gaynor Testimony Spring House Productions Producer, Engineer, Mixer[17]
2019 Toby Keith Greatest Hits: The Show Dog Years - "Don't Let The Old Man In" Show Dog/Thirty Tigers Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Programming[18]
2019 Zac Brown Band The Owl BMG Rights Management Mixer[19]
2018 Dierks Bentley The Mountain Capitol Nashville Engineer, Mixer, Programming, Synthesizer Bass[20]
2018 Kenny Chesney Songs For The Saints Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville Mixer, Programming[21]
2018 David Lee Murphy No Zip Code Reviver Records Mixer, Programming[22]
2018 Lucie Silvas E.G.O. Thirty Tigers Mixer[23]
2017 Kelsea Ballerini Unapologetically Black River Entertainment Mixer[24]
2017 Lauren Alaina Road Less Traveled Mercury/Interscope/19 Recordings Mixer[25]
2017 Chase Rice Lambs & Lions Broken Bow Records Mixer[26]
2017 Colony House Only the Lonely RCA Records Mixer[27]
2016 Ingrid Michaelson It Doesn't Have To Make Sense Spirit Music Group/UMG Mixier[28]
2016 Kenny Chesney Cosmic Hallelujah Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville Mixer, Keys, Programming[29]
2016 Dierks Bentley Black Capitol Nashville Engineer, Mixer[30]
2016 Steven Tyler We're All Somebody From Somewhere - "Janie's Got A Gun" Dot Records Mixer
2016 OneRepublic Oh My My (Deluxe Edition) Mosley Music/Interscope Records Engineer[31]
2015 Kelsea Ballerini The First Time Black River Entertainment Mixer[32]
2014 Ingrid Michaelson Lights Out Spirit Music Group/UMG Additional Production, Mixer, Programming[33]
2014 Colony House When I Was Younger Descendents/RCA Records Mixer[34]
2013 Lady A Golden Capitol Nashville Mixer[1]
2010 The Afters Light Up the Sky INO/Columbia/Sony Mixer[35]
2009 Eric Church Carolina Capitol Nashville/EMI Mixer[36]
2008 The Afters Never Going Back to OK INO/Columbia/Sony Mixer[37]
2006 Jonny Lang Turn Around A&M/Sony Mixer[38]
2006 Mat Kearney Nothing Left to Lose Aware/Columbia/Sony Mixer[39]
2006 India.Arie Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship Motown/Universal Mixer[40]
2002 India.Arie Voyage to India Motown Mixer[41]

Songs on compilations[]

Awards[]

Grammy Awards
Year Recipient/Nominee Award Result
2001[3] dc Talk – Solo Best Rock Gospel Album Won
2001[3] CeCe Winans – CeCe Winans Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Won
2002[42] India.Arie – Voyage to India Best R&B Album Won
2006[43] Third Day – Wherever You Are Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Won
2006[43] Jonny Lang – Turn Around Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album Won
2009[4] Various Artists – Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration Best Traditional Gospel Album Won
2011[44] Chris Tomlin – And If Our God Is for Us... Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Won
2012[45] TobyMac - Eye On It Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Won
2019[5] Gloria Gaynor - Testimony Best Roots Gospel Album Won
Other Awards
Year Organization Recipient/Nominee Award Result
2019[2] ACM Awards F Reid Shippen Audio Engineer of the Year Won

Affiliated studios[]

Current[]

  • Robot Lemon (Nashville, TN) – 2009–present (Owner)

Past[]

  • Battery Studios (Nashville, TN)
  • Masterfonics (Nashville, TN)
  • Oceanway Studios (Nashville, TN)
  • Quad Studios (Nashville, TN)
  • Recording Arts (Nashville, TN): 1999–2004[46]
  • Skylab Studios (Nashville, TN)[47]
  • Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN)
  • Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN): 2004–2009[48]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Academy of Country Music - Studio Recording Awards". Academy of Country Music. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "44th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gloria Gaynor". GRAMMY.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "SongFarm.org". Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Recording Studio Rockstars". April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  8. ^ Shippen, F. Reid. "Innovations: The Manufacturer's View Entering The Atomic Age Atomic Instruments' Series Retrofit Console Power Supplies". ProSoundNetwork.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "sE Electronics - F. Reid Shippen". sE Electronics. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  10. ^ "Unity Audio Products - artists". unityaudioproducts.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "F. Reid Shippen - Chandler Limited". Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  12. ^ Hollywood Gold - Parker McCollum | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  13. ^ Bridges - Mickey Guyton | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  14. ^ Here and Now - Kenny Chesney | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  15. ^ Country Fuzz - The Cadillac Three | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  16. ^ "Nice Guy Album Credits". Eric Paslay. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  17. ^ Testimony - Gloria Gaynor | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  18. ^ Greatest Hits: The Show Dog Years - Toby Keith | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  19. ^ The Owl - Zac Brown, Zac Brown Band | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  20. ^ "The Mountain - Dierks Bentley - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  21. ^ Songs for the Saints - Kenny Chesney | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  22. ^ No Zip Code - David Lee Murphy | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  23. ^ E.G.O. - Lucie Silvas | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  24. ^ Unapologetically - Kelsea Ballerini | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  25. ^ Road Less Traveled - Lauren Alaina | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  26. ^ "Lambs & Lions - Chase Rice | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  27. ^ "Only the Lonely - Colony House - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  28. ^ It Doesn't Have to Make Sense - Ingrid Michaelson | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  29. ^ Cosmic Hallelujah - Kenny Chesney | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  30. ^ Black - Dierks Bentley | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  31. ^ "OneRepublic - Oh My My". Discogs. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  32. ^ The First Time - Kelsea Ballerini | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  33. ^ Lights Out - Ingrid Michaelson | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 6, 2020
  34. ^ When I Was Younger - Colony House | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  35. ^ Light Up the Sky - The Afters | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  36. ^ Carolina - Eric Church | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  37. ^ Never Going Back to OK - The Afters | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  38. ^ Turn Around - Jonny Lang | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  39. ^ Nothing Left to Lose - Mat Kearney | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  40. ^ Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship - India.Arie | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  41. ^ Voyage to India - India.Arie | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved November 7, 2020
  42. ^ "India.Arie". GRAMMY.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  43. ^ Jump up to: a b "49th Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  44. ^ "Chris Tomlin". GRAMMY.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  45. ^ "TobyMac". GRAMMY.com. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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  47. ^ Caruba, Glen. DRUM! Magazine Roundtable: Recording Professionals Spout Off About Drums In The Studio. DRUM! Magazine: July 2009.
  48. ^ Hsu, Max. MaxWax: Thoughts on life, the universe, and everything: 2006–2009. Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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