Engine Room Recordings is an independent record label with a roster of

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musicians. Beyond marketing and distribution for its artists, the label does booking and artist management. Engine Room Recordings is part of the Engine Room Audio group, a New York City-based company offering various services to recording artists. Albums engineered or mastered at The Engine Room include ''

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'', '' Silent Steeples'', '' 5 (Murder by Numbers)'', '' Chapter V'', '' H.F.M. 2'', and ''The Adventures of the Tiger Shadow'' by Tiger Shadow

History

;Founding Engine Room Recordings was started by

Mark B. Christensen Mark Christensen is the studio owner and Chief Mastering Engineer at Engine Room Audio in New York City. Christensen is currently known for Audio mastering, mastering, producing, and Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing music in the genres of r ...

and Peter Block in 2005. In 2006, the label released their first record, ''Twisted Heart'' by

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. New York City-based band Porter Block soon joined the roster, and the label released their debut album, ''Suburban Sprawl''. ;Early albums and signings In 2008, Engine Room released several albums, including Porter Block's second and third albums, ''Off Our Shoulders'' and ''Pueblo a Go Go''. They signed

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-based band Lowry and released their 2008 album ''Love is Dead''.

-based The Bloodsugars joined the roster and Engine Room released their debut EP, BQEP. 2009 has seen the label grow to include

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, U.S. Royalty, Israel Darling, and Luke Wesley. The label has already seen an active 2010 as well with the signings of

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and

Tracy Bonham Tracy Bonham (born March 16, 1967) is an American alternative rock musician, best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother". Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist, and is also a self-taught guitarist. S ...

, best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother", which held the top spot on the rock charts for over a month and garnered her two Grammy nominations that year. ;''Guilt by Association'' compilation series Engine Room is also well known for producing the compilation series ''Guilt by Association''. '' Guilt by Association Vol. 1'' (2007), '' Guilt by Association Vol. 2'' (2008) and '' Guilt by Association Vol. 3'' (2011) feature various independent artists covering well-known pop, R&B and rock songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. The contributing artists include top indie artists such as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Devendra Banhart,

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Mike Viola Michael A. Viola is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at The Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis. His original music has been featured on soundtrac ...

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as well as up-and-coming artists such as Jukebox The Ghost, The Bloodsugars, and Canon Logic. '' Sonicscoop'' published a series of articles on the making the Engine Room's ''A Tribute to Pinkerton'' compilation album. The album was first released in 2012. Albums that have been worked on by Engine Room Audio and engineered or mastered by founder Mark Christensen include ''

'', ''

'', '' Silent Steeples'', and '' 5 (Murder by Numbers)''. Others include '' Chapter V'', '' H.F.M. 2'', and ''The Adventures Of The Tiger Shadow'' by Tiger Shadow, mastered at The Engine Room in New York between May 2011 & January 2012.

Artists

;Current (active) artist The following is an incomplete list of Engine Room Recordings active as of : * The Bloodsugars * Israel Darling *

* Lowry * Luke Wesley *

* Porter Block *

* U.S. Royalty ;Alumni (previous artists) *

References

External links

Engine Room Recordings' Official site

Engine Room Audio's Official site

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Artists

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