Joseph M. Palmaccio
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Joseph M. Palmaccio is an American mastering engineer born in rural South Carolina.
Palmaccio has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and has won 3 in the Best Historical Album category for mastering. Those projects are:
Palmaccio began his formal musical training at age eight after moving to a small town outside Chicago. First as a trumpet player and later as a drummer, his love of music led him to record his first demo at Hedden West Studios as a teenager.
After completing a B.A. from Indiana University in Telecommunications with a minor in Religious Studies, he went on to work as a mastering engineer for Bonneville Broadcasting (1988–1990), PolyGram Records (1990–1995), Sterling Sound (1995–1998), and Sony Music Studios (1999–2006).
He is currently the owner and chief engineer of The Place...For Mastering in Nashville, TN.
Palmaccio has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and has won 3 in the Best Historical Album category for mastering. Those projects are:
- 1998: "The Complete Hank WilliamsThe Complete Hank WilliamsThe Complete Hank Williams is an award-winning 1998 box set collecting almost all of the recorded works of country music legend Hank Williams, from his first recorded track in 1937 to the last session prior to his untimely death in 1952 at the age of 29...
" Hank Williams - 2003: "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues--A Musical Journey" various artists
- 2004: "Night Train to Nashville--Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970" various artists
Palmaccio began his formal musical training at age eight after moving to a small town outside Chicago. First as a trumpet player and later as a drummer, his love of music led him to record his first demo at Hedden West Studios as a teenager.
After completing a B.A. from Indiana University in Telecommunications with a minor in Religious Studies, he went on to work as a mastering engineer for Bonneville Broadcasting (1988–1990), PolyGram Records (1990–1995), Sterling Sound (1995–1998), and Sony Music Studios (1999–2006).
He is currently the owner and chief engineer of The Place...For Mastering in Nashville, TN.