Tchad Blake

Engineer

Wales

About me

Tchad Blake has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including Lisa Germano, Stina Nordenstam, Arctic Monkeys, Vanessa Paradis, Delta Spirit, Fiona Apple, State Radio, Luke Sital-Singh, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits, Sheryl Crow, Crowded House, Neil Finn, Los Lobos, Ron Sexsmith, Soul Coughing, Tracy Chapman, The Dandy Warhols, RZA, Ani DiFranco, Todd Snider, The Black Keys, Amos Lee, Nick Harper, The Pretenders and many others. Blake to date has won five Grammy Awards, including Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Best Rock Album for Sheryl Crow's The Globe Sessions (1998), Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for his work on Suzanne Vega's Beauty & Crime (2007), and two Grammys for his work with The Black Keys on 2010's Brothers. He is well known in the industry for creating original sonic textures often with unorthodox gear such as metal pipes, metal cans, wood and cardboard boxes as well as his use of binaural recording, resulting in the unique sound his name connotes.

Credits

Worked on:

  • Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys
  • Arabella by Arctic Monkeys
  • Are You Bored Yet? by Wallows (Ft. Clairo)
  • Little Black Submarines by The Black Keys
  • Breathe Me by Sia
  • Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
  • Weight of Love by The Black Keys
  • Gold on the Ceiling by The Black Keys
  • Tighten Up by The Black Keys
  • If It Makes You Happy by Sheryl Crow

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