Ben Brodin is a music producer, recording and mix engineer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...

. He is a member of several bands, including Mal Madrigal,

McCarthy Trenching McCarthy Trenching is a band from Omaha, Nebraska led by Dan McCarthy. The band has opened for other acts such as Bright Eyes. In 2013 the McCarthy Trenching song "A Keg of Beer and an Accordion" was named one of Music Times' "Best '_________ and ...

, Our Fox and

The Mynabirds The Mynabirds are an American indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn, who was previously one half of the Washington, D.C. indie duo Georgie James. Burhenn formed The Mynabirds in 2009, and shortly after signed t ...

, and has performed both live and in the studio with artists such as

Conor Oberst Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, the Faint (previously named Norman Bailer), Commander V ...

and

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. Brodin is a recording engineer at ARC Studios, formerly

Presto! Recording Studios Presto! Recording Studios is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and run by brothers Mike Mogis and A.J. Mogis. The studio began in the brothers' North Platte, Nebraska basement and around 1995 moved to the basement of a Lincoln home. First known as W ...

, and his own Hand Branch Studio.

Discography

*Cat Piss - Cat Piss Rides Again (2022, Mishap Records) -''recording and mix engineer'' *

Simon Joyner Simon Joyner (born 1971) is an American singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska. He has influenced the music of Bright Eyes, Kevin Morby and Gillian Welch. In the early 1990s, Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by ''Rolling St ...

- Songs From A Stolen Guitar (2022, Grapefruit Records, BB*ISLAND) -''recording engineer, B3, Wurlitzer, vibraphone'' *

Little Brazil Little Brazil is a four-piece rock band formed in 2002 in Omaha, Nebraska by Landon Hedges of Desaparecidos and formerly of The Good Life. Originally he intended to use the name Little Brazil for his solo work, yet he recruited his friends Dan ...

- Just Leave (2022, Max Trax) -''production, recording and mix engineer, bassVI, B3'' * Seahaven - Halo DLX (2022,

Pure Noise Records Pure Noise Records is an American punk rock record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded by Jake Round in 2009 while he was an editor at '' AMP''; the previous fall, friends of his in the band No Bragging Rights told him they were ...

) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Megan Siebe - Swaying Steady (2021, Grapefruit Records) -''production, recording and mix engineer, drums, bass, B3, Wurlitzer, piano, electric guitar, percussion'' *Dream Regime - Figures In The Clouds (2021, Self) -''mix engineer'' *Danni Lee - Truth Teller (2021, Self) -''production, instrumentation, recording and mix engineer'' *Noah James Gose - Monowi (2021, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Justin Carter - Colossus Drift (2021, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Tom Kutilek - Beginner's Luck (2020, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, B3'' * Seahaven - Halo of Hurt (2020,

) -''recording engineer'' *Staffers - In The Pigeon Hole (2020, Ever/Never) -''mix engineer'' *Stavro - Akoma: Songs For Greek America (2020, Toyroom) -''recording and mix engineer, production'' *Owen Meany's Batting Stance - Featherweights (2020, LHM) -''mix engineer'' *Ben Eisenberger - Soloists (2020, Plastic Miracles) -''mix engineer' *Jim Schroeder - Mesa Buoy (2020, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *John Laughlin - Ten Years, Linked In (2020, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, B3'' *The Wandering Hearts - Over Your Body (2020, Decca Records) -''keyboards'' *

The Bruces Alex McManus is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska currently based in Vancouver, BC. He has played with such bands as Acorns, Empire State, Lambchop, Vic Chesnutt, and Bright Eyes. He is also in his own band called The Bruces. Selected discograp ...

- The Bruces (2020, Unread Records) -''mix engineer'' * The Lowest Pair - The Perfect Plan (2020,

Team Love Records Team Love is an independent record label based in New Paltz, New York, founded by Conor Oberst and Nate Krenkel in 2003. It has released albums by several other recording artists. Team Love also released the documentary film by Roy Germano, Th ...

) -''piano, B3, Wurlitzer, Mellotron'' *

Avi Kaplan Avriel Benjamin Kaplan (born April 17, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his basso profondo range and for his tenure as the vocal bass of the a cappella group Pentatonix from 2011 to 2017. As a part of the group, he rele ...

- I'll Get By (2020,

Fantasy Records Fantasy Records is an American independent record label company founded by brothers Max and Sol Stanley Weiss in 1949. The early years of the company were dedicated to issuing recordings by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, who was also one of its invest ...

) -''piano, B3, Wurlitzer, Mellotron'' *InDreama - Poison House (single) (2020, Self) -''recording engineer'' *Big Nope - Back To You (2020, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Kyler Daron - A Room Of Painted Glass (2020, Self) -''mix engineer'' *Field Club - Saint June b/w Another Midnight (2020, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Eddy Mink - Open Container Heart Surgery (2020, Self) -''recording engineer'' *Ben Sasso - Carousel (2020, Dolphin Camp) -''recording and mix engineer, production'' *Stavro - Chances (2019, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, production'' *

- Aberdeen (single) (2019, Self) -''piano, keyboards'' *James VanDeuson - Dilation (2019, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, production, drums, bass, keyboards, guitars'' *Hussies - Fast (2019, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Bazile Mills - Holiday (2019, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' * Taylor Janzen - Shouting Matches (2019, 2mm) -''B3, Mellotron, Wurlitzer'' *Earnhardt - Earnhardt (2019, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, production, B3, guitar'' *Bad Self Portraits - Amsterdam (2019, Self) -''mix engineer'' *Jack McLaughlin - Covered In Black (2019, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, bass'' *Pro Magnum - Knight Speed (2019, Max Trax) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Blake Rave - Dreams and Fears (2019, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, production, drums, bass, keyboards, guitar'' *The Wildwoods - Across A Midwest Sky (2019, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, production'' *Wrong Pets - Fucked Up b/w We Have To (2018, Max Trax) -''recording and mix engineer'' *

- Thieves in the Wick (2018, Grapefruit Records) -''mix engineer, piano, keyboards'' *Citizen Electrical - Archive Spinoffs (2018, Gertrude Tapes) -''mix engineer'' * Wolfie's Just Fine - Perfection, Nevada (2018, Normal Guy) -''piano, B3, Wurlitzer, pump organ'' * Pile - Odds and Ends (2018,

Exploding In Sound Exploding in Sound is an American independent record label started by Dan Goldin and Dave Spak while students at Northeastern University. It is based in New York City. The label was founded in 2011 and has released albums from Speedy Ortiz, Pile ...

) -''recording and mix engineer'' * David Nance Group - Placed and Slightly Pulverized (2018, Trouble In Mind) -''mix engineer'' *Chy - Atlantica (2018, Capotista) -''mix engineer'' *Audrey Edris - All The Bad Things (2018, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, drums, bass, keyboards, guitar'' *Mr. E & The Stringless Kite - Seeds (2018, Self) -''recording engineer'' *The Ruralists - The Birth Of Birds (2018, Self) -''mix engineer'' *

- Send The Wolves (2018, Max Trax Records) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Ben Eisenberger - Three Islands (2018, Self) -''mix engineer'' *Staffers - Torn Between Two Loves (2018, Unread Records) -''mix engineer'' * Anna McClellan - Yes and No (2018,

Father/Daughter Records Father/Daughter Records is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California. It is owned and operated by Jessi Frick, a former marketing and publicity executive at Fiddler Records, and her father Ken Hector, and was formed in 2010. I ...

) -''production, recording and mix engineer, bass, B3, guitar'' *High Up - You Are Here (2017,

) -''B3, Clavinet, piano'' *Refrigerator - High Desert Lows (2017,

Shrimper Records Shrimper Records is an independent record label based in Upland, California. It was founded in 1990 by Dennis Callaci. Roster * Ah Bus * Amps for Christ * The Aum Rifle * Azuza Plane * The Babies * Lou Barlow * Bingo Trappers * Franklin ...

) -''mix engineer'' *The Wildwoods - Birdie and Gose (2017, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *The Lupines - Mountain of Love (2017, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *The Wildwoods - Sweet Nostalgia (2017, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, production, B3, guitar'' *N.W. Engbers - The Inner World (2017, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, production, B3, guitars'' *Bell Mine - Bell Mine (2017, Self) -''mix engineer'' *

- Step Into The Earthquake (2017,

) -''recording and mix engineer, Mellotron, vocal'' *

David Nance David Nance is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter from Grand Island, Nebraska. Nance was born in Grand Island and lived there as a child before moving to Omaha, where he gigged locally as a singer-songwriter.

- Do The Negative Boogie (2017,

Ba Da Bing Records Ba Da Bing Records is an American record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The name is derived from the saying "ba da bing, ba da boom", common among Italian-Americans, especially in New Jersey. The label was founded in Leonia, New Jersey in 1 ...

) -''recording and mix engineer, Rhodes'' *

Justin Townes Earle Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982August 20, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. After his debut, EP ''Yuma'' (2007), he released eight full-length albums. He was recognized with an Americana Music Award for Emerging Artist o ...

Kids In The Street ''Kids in the Street'' is the fourth and most recent studio album by American rock band the All-American Rejects, released March 26, 2012, by Interscope Records. It is their last to be released on Interscope. Composition and recording The All-A ...

(2017,

New West Records New West Records is a record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, and Athens, Georgia. It had offices in Burbank, California, and Beverly Hills, California. The label was established in 1998 by Cameron Strang "for artists who perform real music ...

) -''piano, B3, Wurlitzer, Clavinet, vibraphone, percussion'' *See Through Dresses - Horse Of The Other World (2017,

Tiny Engines Tiny Engines is an American record label based in the Carolinas. Controversy In November 2019, Stevie Knipe of Adult Mom accused Tiny Engines of a breach of contract due to the delayed payment of $8,000 in royalties. Knipe claimed that Tiny En ...

) -''recording engineer'' * Pile - A Hairshirt of Purpose (2017,

) -''recording and mix engineer'' *

Tim Kasher Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdo ...

- No Resolution (2017, 15 Passenger Records) -''recording engineer, mix engineer'' *High Up - High Up (2017,

) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Rake Kash - Rake Kash (2016, Gertrude Tapes) -''mix engineer'' * Miwi La Lupa - Beginner's Guide (2016, Tiger Shrimp) -''recording engineer, piano, Rhodes, vibraphone'' *

- Tachycardia b/w Afterthought (2016,

Nonesuch Records Nonesuch Records is an American record company and label owned by Warner Music Group, distributed by Warner Records (formerly called Warner Bros. Records), and based in New York City. Founded by Jac Holzman in 1964 as a budget classical label, No ...

) -''recording engineer'' *Timecat - Through The Roof (2016, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Bazile Mills - Where We Are (2016, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *

- Ruminations (2016,

) -''recording engineer'' *Pro Magnum - Desinfactar (2016, Self) -''recording and mix engineer, B3'' *Oquoa - In Oneir (2016, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Jump The Tiger - Nightlife (2016, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' * Simon Joyner & The Ghosts - Why Don't You Come Back Around (2016, Ricordo) -''recording and mix engineer'' *

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

- I'm Alone, No You're Not (2016, ATO Records) -''piano, B3, Mellotron'' *

Ruston Kelly Ruston Samuel Kelly (born July 31, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter. After landing a publishing deal with BMG Nashville in 2013, he got his first cut with Tim McGraw's song "Nashville Without You", which appeared on McGraw's album '' Two L ...

- Halloween (2016, Razor and Tie) -''piano, B3'' *

- More Than Enough (2016,

) -''mix engineer'' *Noah's Ark Was A Spaceship - Three (2016, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' * Miwi La Lupa - Ended Up Making Love (2016,

) -''recording engineer, Wurlitzer, B3, piano, Mellotron'' *Sam Martin - Get With The Programmed (2016, Self) -''mix engineer'' *Katie Burns - Weighted Balloon (2016, Self) -''production, recording and mix engineer, drums, bass, keyboards, guitar'' *

- Lean On Me, "Life on Normal Street" (2015,

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) -''production, recording and mix engineer, drums, bass, electric guitar, B3, vocals'' *

- More Like It (2015, Sower Records) -''recording and mix engineer'' *High Up - Two Weeks (single) (2015, Self) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Oh Lazarus - Good Times (2015, Off Label) -''mix engineer'' *See Through Dresses - End Of Days (2015,

) -''mix engineer'' * Anna McClellan - Fire Flames (2015, Majestic Litter) -''recording and mix engineer, drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, vibraphone'' *Pro Magnum - Pro Magnum (2015, Dom) -''recording and mix engineer, B3'' *Falls - Omaha (2015,

Verve Records Verve Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simon ...

) -''assistant engineer, piano'' * The Good Life - Everybody's Coming Down (2015,

Saddle Creek Records Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over hi ...

) -''recording engineer'' *

Orenda Fink Orenda Fink is an American singer, musician, and writer. Perhaps best known as half of the duo Azure Ray, Fink is also a member of Art in Manila, O+S, Closeness, and High Up, and has played with or appeared as a guest on records by Bright Ey ...

- 7” Mighty Mist (2015,

) — ''recording and mix engineer, drums, bass, piano, guitars, vibraphone, samples, vocals, arrangement'' *

Desaparecidos An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person by a State (polity), state or political organization, or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or po ...

- Payola (2015, Epitaph Records) -''recording engineer'' *

- Ace of Cups (2015,

) -''production, recording and mix engineer'' * The Good Life - Novena On A Nocturn (Demo Tapes) (2015,

) -''mix engineer'' *

Icky Blossoms Icky Blossoms is an electropop trio formed in Omaha, Nebraska in 2011, bringing together singer/synth player Sarah Bohling and singer/multi-instrumentalists Derek Pressnall and Nik Fackler. The three became acquainted through the Omaha arts scene ...

- Mask (2015,

) -''assistant engineer, drum editing'' * Pile - You're Better Than This (2015,

) -''recording and mix engineer'' *

- Grass, Branch and Bone (2015,

Woodsist Woodsist is an American independent record label founded in 2006 by Jeremy Earl of the band Woods and based in Stone Ridge, New York. Artists * Alex Bleeker and the Freaks * Art Museums * The Babies * Blank Dogs * Blues Control * The Chri ...

) -''recording and mix engineer, piano, B3, percussion'' *Josh Hoyer - Living By The Minute (2014, Silver Street) -''recording and mix engineer'' *

Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...

- Yes! (2014, Atlantic Records) — ''assistant engineer, drums, percussion, piano, organ'' *

- Blue Dream (2014,

) — ''production, recording and mix engineer, guitars, bass, keyboards'' *

- Stay Gold (2014, Columbia Records) — ''assistant engineer, piano, organ, vibraphone'' *

- Upside Down Mountain (2014,

) — ''vibraphone'' *Katie Burns - Throw The Flowers Down (2014, Self) — ''production, recording and mix engineer, guitar, piano, vibraphone'' *

Seahaven (band) Seahaven is an American band from Torrance, California. Biography The band formed in 2009. They have released three full-length albums and two EPs. They released their first full-length album titled ''Winter Forever'' in 2011. Three years later t ...

- Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only (2014,

Run For Cover Records Run for Cover Records is an American independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2004 by Jeff Casazza at the age of 17 with a $1,000 loan, the label functioned as a small one-person bedroom operation in Brighton, until Ca ...

) — ''recording and mix engineer, guitar, trumpet, organ, vibraphone, bells'' *Brad Hoshaw - Funeral Guns (2014, Self) — ''mix engineer'' *John Davis - Spare Parts (2013,

/Riot Act) — ''recording engineer'' *PRO-MAGNUM - 7" (2013, TBA) — ''recording and mix engineer'' * Savages - TBA (2013,

Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts. History Matador was created in 1989 by Chris Lombardi in his New York City apar ...

) — ''recording engineer'' *News For Lulu - Circles (2014, Urtovox) — ''recording and mix engineer, guitars, vibraphone'' * Jake Bellows - New Ocean (2013, Saddle Creek Redcords) — ''recording and mix engineer, drums, guitars, mellotron, Hammond B-3, piano, vocals'' * Jake Bellows - Help P(2013, Majestic Litter) — ''recording and mix engineer, drums, guitars, keyboards, vocals'' * Our Fox - Sea Glass (2013, Majestic Litter) — ''recording and mix engineer, drums, keyboards, guitar, vibraphone, vocals'' *Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship - You Need You (2013, Self) — ''recording engineer'' * Mal Madrigal - All The Ghosts (2013, TBA) — ''drums, bass, vibraphone, Hammond B-3, vocals'' * Ted Stevens Unknown Project - ‘Singles’ (2013, TBA) — ''mix engineer, guitars, keyboards'' *Ladyfinger (ne) - Errant Forms (2013,

) — ''Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer'' *Big Harp - Chain Letters (2013,

) — ''recording engineer'' * UUVVWWZ - The Trusted Language (2013,

) — ''recording engineer'' *Chromafrost - The End of Instinct (2013, Death Ray) — ''recording and mix engineer'' *The Fucking Party - The Fucking Party (2013, Self) — ''recording and mix engineer'' *Elizabeth Davis - Latitudes (2013, Self) — ''recording and mix engineer, production, drums, bass, guitars, vibraphone, keys'' *Maria The Mexican - Moon Colored Jade (2013, Self) — ''mix engineer'' *Katie Burns - You’ll Find Your Way (2013, Self) — ''recording and mix engineer, production, guitars, vibraphone, piano, percussion'' *CatsMelvin - Houston (2013, Self) — ''mix engineer'' *

Tilly and the Wall Tilly and the Wall was an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children's book called ''Tillie and the Wall'', written by Leo Lionni. They are particularly noted for having a tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall, provide pe ...

Heavy Mood ''Heavy Mood'' is the fourth studio album by American indie pop group Tilly and the Wall. It was released in October 2012 under Team Love Records, and produced by Mike Mogis Michael Riley Mogis (born May 16, 1974) is an American producer/eng ...

(2012,

) — ''recording engineer'' * Azure Ray - As Above So Below (2012,

) — ''guitar samples'' *

- Ghosts (2012, Sing, Eunuchs!,

) — ''mix engineer'' *

- Plays The Piano (2012, Slumber Party) — ''recording and mix engineer'' *Con Dios - There’s a Beat in Your Cold Black Heart (2012, Self) — ''recording and mix engineer'' *The So-So Sailors - Young Hearts (2012, No Dancing) — ''recording and mix engineer, Hammond B-3'' *Conduits - Conduits (2012,

) — ''recording engineer'' *

- The Lion’s Roar (2012, Wichita) — ''piano'' *One Eye White - For Better For Worse (2012, Self) — ''recording and mix engineer'' *Dirty Fluorescents - Cut The Line (2012, Self) — ''recording and mix engineer, mastering'' *Custom Catacombs - Self-Titled (2012, TBA) — ''recording engineer'' *

- Fresh Blood (2011, Slumber Party) — ''recording and mix engineer'' *

Man Man Man Man is an American experimental rock band from Philadelphia currently based in Los Angeles. Their multi-instrumental style is centered on the piano playing of lead singer, songwriter, and lyricist Honus (Ryan Kattner). Honus is accompanied ...

Life Fantastic ''Life Fantastic'' is the fourth album by the experimental indie rock band Man Man. The album was produced by Mike Mogis, marking the first time the band has worked with an outside producer. ''Pitchfork A pitchfork (also a hay fork) is an agr ...

(2011, Anti Records) — ''assistant engineer'' *

- (TBA) — ''marimba'' * Bright Eyes - The People’s Key (2011,

) — ''assistant engineer'' *Kevin Pike/John Kotchian - Pulse/Flow (2011, Bocca Lupo) — ''mastering'' *

Film Streams Film Streams is a nonprofit arts organization in Omaha, Nebraska which oversees two cinemas: the Ruth Sokolof Theater, in North Downtown Omaha, and the historic Dundee Theater, Omaha's longest surviving neighborhood cinema. It receives funding f ...

- Silents in Concert Series (various) — ''composition and arrangement, piano, guitars, tape loops, sound reinforcement'' *Before the Toast and Tea - Methods of the Mad (2010, Bocca Lupo) — ''composition and arrangement, recording/mixing, mastering, drums, guitars, keyboards, bass, vocals, vibraphone, percussion'' *

- Ask The Night (2009,

) — ''upright bass, pump organ'' * Mal Madrigal - From The Fingers of Trees (2009, Bocca Lupo) — ''drums, organ, vibraphone, feedback'' *

Pete Yorn Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, '' Musicforthemorningafter'', was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is ...

- Back and Forth (2009, Columbia Records) — ''organs, piano, vibraphone'' * Son Ambulance - Someone Else’s Déja Vu (2008,

) — ''vibraphone'' * Mal Madrigal - The Road is Glue (2007, Bocca Lupo) — ''vibraphone, drums'' * Mal Madrigal - Life Among The Animals (2007, Bocca Lupo) — ''vibraphone, drums, Rhodes''

References

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