Dan Long
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Dan Long is an Australian music producer from santas workshop, recording engineer, and mixer. With Alex Lipsen and Scott Norton, he founded Headgear Studio
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where artists such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
, TV on the Radio
, David Bowie
, Son Volt
, and The All-American Rejects
have recorded.
Long was born in Washington, D.C., attended Georgetown Preparatory School
, and graduated from the University of Virginia
. After moving to New York City in 1996, he got his start recording music by making four-track recordings of friends' bands. He then began working as an assistant engineer at Coyote Studio in Brooklyn and attended the Institute for Audio Research. He started Headgear Studio in 1998 and moved it into its current location in 2000. The studio quickly became an epicenter of the burgeoning Williamsburg music scene, especially after the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs chose it as the site to record their Grammy-nominated debut album Fever to Tell
.
Long relocated to Los Angeles in 2006. He has worked with bands and artists including Pela
, The Jealous Girlfriends
, Muggabears (now Grooms), The Naked Hearts, Kevin Devine
, and (in Los Angeles) Ferraby Lionheart
, Correatown, Film School
, Local Natives, The Henry Clay People
, The Sweet Hurt, Frankel, The Idaho Falls, and Red Cortez. He has performed as a guitarist and bassist with the bands Devolver, Say Hi, The Jealous Girlfriends
, and Correatown. In 2007–2008, Long worked with the film score composer Michael Andrews
on the score for Walk Hard and on Inara George
and Van Dyke Parks
's album An Invitation.
Headgear Studio
Headgear Studio is an American recording studio based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was founded in 1998 by Alex Lipsen and Dan Long. In 2000, engineer Scott F. Norton joined as a partner and the studio relocated to its current facility near the Brooklyn waterfront...
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where artists such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
, TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio is an American art rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and free jazz to soul music....
, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, Son Volt
Son Volt
Son Volt is an alternative country group formed by Jay Farrar in 1994 after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo.-History:The group formed after Farrar met Jim and Dave Boquist during the final Uncle Tupelo tour. Together with former Uncle Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn, the band rehearsed and...
, and The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....
have recorded.
Long was born in Washington, D.C., attended Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Preparatory School is an American Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12. It is the oldest all boys school in the United States, and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country...
, and graduated from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. After moving to New York City in 1996, he got his start recording music by making four-track recordings of friends' bands. He then began working as an assistant engineer at Coyote Studio in Brooklyn and attended the Institute for Audio Research. He started Headgear Studio in 1998 and moved it into its current location in 2000. The studio quickly became an epicenter of the burgeoning Williamsburg music scene, especially after the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs chose it as the site to record their Grammy-nominated debut album Fever to Tell
Fever to Tell
Fever to Tell is the debut album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released on April 29, 2003, through Interscope. It was produced by David Andrew Sitek and mixed by Alan Moulder....
.
Long relocated to Los Angeles in 2006. He has worked with bands and artists including Pela
Pela
Pela was an American indie rock band from Brooklyn known for their intense live performances.-History:Pela's history goes back to the early ’90s when lead vocalist and guitarist Billy McCarthy met Christopher Herb. As best friends they worked at a mall together after dropping out of high school,...
, The Jealous Girlfriends
The Jealous Girlfriends
The Jealous Girlfriends is a rock band based in Brooklyn, New York. Their music video for "How Now", directed by Sarah Soquel Morhaim, won first place for the iPod Music Video Contest.-Biography:...
, Muggabears (now Grooms), The Naked Hearts, Kevin Devine
Kevin Devine
Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York, who is known for alternately introspective and political lyrics and melodic acoustic guitar songs...
, and (in Los Angeles) Ferraby Lionheart
Ferraby Lionheart
Ferraby Lionheart is a Los Angeles, California based singer-songwriter-musician.Ferraby Lionheart was born in Los Angeles, but has lived in Nashville, Tennessee. He started recording songs on a 4-track recorder when he was 18. Through a mutual friend, Ferraby was noticed by...
, Correatown, Film School
Film school
The term film school is used to describe any educational institution dedicated to teaching aspects of filmmaking, including such subjects as film production, film theory, digital media production, and screenwriting. Film history courses and hands-on technical training are usually incorporated into...
, Local Natives, The Henry Clay People
The Henry Clay People
"LA-based the Henry Clay People came together when brothers Joey and Andy Siara, tired of donning leisure suits and playing for drunk college students, decided to form a band that focuses more on songwriting and less on showy aesthetic. The result is a rock band that combines 70s rock and punk...
, The Sweet Hurt, Frankel, The Idaho Falls, and Red Cortez. He has performed as a guitarist and bassist with the bands Devolver, Say Hi, The Jealous Girlfriends
The Jealous Girlfriends
The Jealous Girlfriends is a rock band based in Brooklyn, New York. Their music video for "How Now", directed by Sarah Soquel Morhaim, won first place for the iPod Music Video Contest.-Biography:...
, and Correatown. In 2007–2008, Long worked with the film score composer Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews may refer to:* Michael Andrews , British artist* Michael Andrews , US musician* Michael Andrews , Australian rugby league footballer* Michael A...
on the score for Walk Hard and on Inara George
Inara George
Inara Maryland George is a Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter, one half of The Bird and the Bee, a member of the band Merrick, with Bryony Atkinson, and a member of the trio The Living Sisters, with Eleni Mandell and Becky Stark...
and Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
's album An Invitation.
External links
- http://www.headgearrecording.com/