Trina Shoemaker
Kathryn "Trina" Shoemaker is an American mixer, record producer and sound engineer responsible for producing/engineering and/or mixing records for bands such as Queens of the Stone Age,[3] Sheryl Crow,[3] Emmylou Harris,[3] Something for Kate,[4] Nanci Griffith,[4] Kristin Hersh, Tanya Tucker and many others.
Trina Shoemaker | |
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| Born | Kathryn Shoemaker[1] June 14, 1965[1] Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, mixer, sound engineer |
| Spouse | Grayson Capps (m. ?)[2] |
Early life and career edit
Shoemaker was born in Joliet, Illinois and graduated from Joliet Central High School in 1983.[1]
She moved to Los Angeles and worked as a secretary at Capitol Records. She then briefly moved to London where she worked with artist Hugh Harris. Next she worked with producer Daniel Lanois at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans;[5] in 1992 she became the studio's house engineer.[6] Her break came in 1995 when Sheryl Crow fired her producer and hired Shoemaker to engineer her self-produced, self-titled second album Sheryl Crow. In 1998, Shoemaker became the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album for her work on The Globe Sessions.[7] In addition to engineering for Crow, Shoemaker went on to work with artists including Blues Traveller, Emmylou Harris, the Indigo Girls, and the Dixie Chicks.[5]
List of works edit
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- Live with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra by Indigo Girls, 2018 (producer)
- Jenny from Thebes by The Mountain Goats, 2023 (producer)
Awards edit
- Grammy Award winner:
- 2004 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Steven Curtis Chapman, All Things New [8]
- 1998 Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical): Sheryl Crow, The Globe Sessions [9]
- 1998 Best Rock Album Engineer: Sheryl Crow, The Globe Sessions [9]
References edit
- ^ a b c Ferstler, Howard; Frank W. Hoffmann. Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound, Volume 1. p. 990.
- ^ Specker, Lawrence (25 June 2013). "Willie Sugarcapps: Alabama all-stars find joy in unexpected music". AL.com (published 24 June 2013).
- ^ a b c "Trina Shoemaker Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Trina Shoemaker Credits (pg. 2)". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ a b Massey, Howard (2009). Behind the Glass: Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits, Volume 2. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0879309558.
- ^ Terri Sutton (November 1995). "The Future of Rock: Trina Shoemaker". Spin.
- ^ Dunbar, Julie C. (2010). Women, Music, Culture: An Introduction. Taylor & Francis. p. 304. ISBN 978-0415875622.
- ^ "Past Winners Search". Grammy Award. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Past Winners Search". Grammy Award. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
External links edit
- Official website
- Interview with Trina Shoemaker on Being an Engineer and Producer