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Mike Sapone
Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Mike Sapone
Mike Sapone is a record producer, engineer, and mixer from Long Island, New York who's credits include producing records for bands such as Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Straylight Run, Crime In Stereo and Public Enemy. In 2006 Mike Co-Produced the critically acclaimed "The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me" with Long Island group Brand New for Interscope Records. The album debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200 and recieved a 5 of 5 star review titled "America finally gets their own Radiohead" from Alternative Press magazine.


Partial Discography

Mansions by Mansions (2008) - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Is Dead by Crime In Stereo (2007) - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me by Brand New (2006) - Producer
Men, Women & Children by Men, Women & Children (2006) - Engineer
Prepare to Be Wrong EP by Straylight Run (2005) - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Where You Want to Be by Taking Back Sunday (2004) Pre-Production, Programmer
Deja Entendu by Brand New (2003) - Engineer, Mixer
Revolverlution by Public Enemy (2002) - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New (2001) - Producer, Engineer, Mixer

Check out this flash movie of some of Mike's gear

 

Mike's Favorite Gear

1.
Rupert Neve Designs Portico™ 5042-H
Two Channel "True Tape" Emulation and Line Driver - Take off the edge, bigger and warmer, just wonderful.
2.
Chandler Germanium Tone Control EQ
Germanium Tone Control - Gain and feedback coupled with the selectable "Pultec/Lang" interactive curves make this unit so sonically valuable.
3.
Purple Audio Biz
Three amplifier, discrete mic preamp module. - Purple has done nothing but blow my mind with every new release. Must have list!
4.
API 2500
Discrete 2 x Stereo Buss Compressor - Big, thick, glue in a box.
5.
Tonelux TX-EQ4P
Discrete Parametric EQ - "The Tonelux EQ has more magic and versatility than any other equalizer I've used."
6.
Neve 1073 DPA
AMS/Neve 1073 DPA (analog version) Mic Pre Amplifier - I wish i had 8 more of these, very impressive.
7.
ProAc Studio 100 Pair
Monitors - Amazing sound and translation, a killer combo.
8.
Shadow Hills Mono GAMA Mic Pre
500 Series GAMA Mic Pre - I have seen the future...
9.
Smart Research C1 Compressor
Dual/Stereo Compressor. - DRUMS!!! The C1 gives me that drum sound im looking for session after session. Outstanding for tracking and mixing on multiple sources.

 

 

 
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