Stephan Galfas
Encyclopedia
Stephan Galfas is a music producer, currently CEO of International Talent Organization, Inc. and Miss Molly Records.
, mixer
and recording engineer
who has worked with many acts including Cher
, The Allman Brothers Band
, Meat Loaf
, Stryper
, Saxon
, Dr. Sin
, Savatage
, Intergalactic Touring Band
, ELO Part II
, Pezband
, Good Rats and GRAMMY nominee and 8 time Native American Music Award (NAMMY) winner Jana Mashonee. He currently resides in Greenwich
, Connecticut
.
Biography
Galfas is a producer, manager, promoterPromotion (marketing)
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, mixer
Mixing console
In professional audio, a mixing console, or audio mixer, also called a sound board, mixing desk, or mixer is an electronic device for combining , routing, and changing the level, timbre and/or dynamics of audio signals. A mixer can mix analog or digital signals, depending on the type of mixer...
and recording engineer
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
who has worked with many acts including Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
, The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...
, Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
, Stryper
Stryper
Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...
, Saxon
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
, Dr. Sin
Dr. Sin
Dr. Sin is a rock band, formed in São Paulo, Brazil in 1991 by Eduardo Ardanuy and brothers Andria and Ivan Busic.-Biography:In the mid 1980s, brothers Ivan and Andria Busic played in several metal and hard rock bands together...
, Savatage
Savatage
Savatage is an American heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs, Florida.-Early days :...
, Intergalactic Touring Band
Intergalactic Touring Band
The Intergalactic Touring Band was not an actual music group but rather a science fiction pop music concept album released in 1977 by the now defunct Passport Records in America and Charisma Records in England. The ensemble album featured many star performers from progressive rock and other...
, ELO Part II
ELO Part II
ELO Part II were an offshoot band formed by Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan. The band also included former ELO bassist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and violinist Mik Kaminski for most of its career...
, Pezband
Pezband
-Early career:Their first album, 1977's Pezband, received a great deal of critical acclaim, with Record World declaring them the "Most Promising New Act of the Year," with more positive reviews from Billboard and Trouser. Lyrics for all songs on this album were re-written by John Paul Morris, later...
, Good Rats and GRAMMY nominee and 8 time Native American Music Award (NAMMY) winner Jana Mashonee. He currently resides in Greenwich
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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Awards
- Producer of Jana Mashonee a GRAMMY nominee and 8 time winner of the Native American Music Awards (NAMMYS). Also nominated for 2006 GRAMMY for Best Native American Music Album
- 2008 Best Producer: "American Indian Story" by Jana Mashonee (NAMMYS)
- 2007 Best Domestic Music Video: "The Enlightened Time" Queens International Film Festival
- 2006 Best Producer: American Indian Christmas by Jana Mashonee (NAMMYS)
- 2006 Best Pop Recording Native American Music AwardsNative American Music AwardsThe Native American Music Awards , commonly known as the Nammys, are an awards program presented annually by The Native American Music Association & Awards, which recognizes outstanding musical achievement among Native Americans...
(NAMMYS) "American Indian Story"
- Director, producer and editor of the video for Jana's The Enlightened Time, winner of Best Domestic Music Video at the 2007 Queens International Film Festival