Greg Ladanyi (July 6, 1952 – September 29, 2009) was an American
record producer
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and
recording engineer
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of
Hungarian descent, known for his work with many
musician
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s, including
Jackson Browne
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Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...
,
Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician.
Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", " Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Th ...
,
The Church,
Caifanes,
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi ( el, Άννα Βίσση, , ; born 20 December 1957), is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed ...
,
Toto,
Fleetwood Mac
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,
Don Henley
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, and
Jeff Healey
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.
Biography
Ladanyi began his career by working on ''
Hasten Down the Wind
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'' under the tutelage of engineer/producer
Val Garay.
Around 1980 Ladanyi expanded from just engineering into production as well. He recounted, "Part of the way I came up into coproducing was by elevating engineering to a point where it has an awful lot to do with the production of the record. That comes from a lot of dialogue with an artist and really taking some responsibility for the way a record comes out, as opposed to just sitting there and doing what an artist or producer needs done."
Ladanyi co-produced the ''
Behind the Mask''
album
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with Fleetwood Mac. He also co-produced, engineered, and mixed
Don Henley
Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as " Witchy Woman", "Des ...
's first two
solo
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albums ''
I Can't Stand Still
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'' and ''
Building the Perfect Beast''. He won a
Grammy Award
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in 1983 in the
Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical category for ''
Toto IV
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'' by
Toto.
He married Laura Grayson-Ladanyi in 1984 and divorced in 1992. He was a collaborator and co-founder of "The Complex Studios" with George Massenburg, on Corinth Ave in WLA 1987 till 1991. He co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits (WB), Jeff Healey's "See the Light" (Arista), The Church's "Under the Milky Way" with Waddy Wachtel (Arista), various Japanese artists, Clannad (RCA/BMG),
Caifanes,
Jaguares, REO Speedwagon (Sony), and Engenheiros do Hawaii (BMG Brazil). He traveled and worked internationally throughout the world till 1998, and managed artists under the name of
Ladanyi Entertainment.
In 2007, he partnered with
Starr Andreeff
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and Mike Renault to form
Maple Jam Music Group. His most recent work involved producing
Ligion's new album, ''External Affairs''. He was also the main producer on
Anna Vissi
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's album, ''
Apagorevmeno
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'', which was released on December 9, 2008, in
Greece
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and
Cyprus
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.
Ladanyi is mentioned in the lyrics for the song "Cocaine" on
Jackson Browne
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States.
Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...
's 1977 album ''
Running on Empty''.
Ladanyi died on September 29, 2009, after falling 13 feet just 15 minutes before
Vissi's performance at
Nicosia
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's
GSP Stadium
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, suffering a
fractured skull
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.
Partial discography
Producer/co-producer
* ''
Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School'' (1980) -
Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician.
Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", " Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Th ...
* ''
Hold Out
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'' (1980) -
Jackson Browne
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States.
Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...
* ''
Stand in the Fire'' (1980) - Warren Zevon
* ''
I Can't Stand Still
''I Can't Stand Still'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician Don Henley, drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. It was released in August 1982 by Asylum Records. Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi produced the album. ...
'' (1982) -
Don Henley
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* ''
The Envoy'' (1982) - Warren Zevon
* ''
Lawyers in Love'' (1983) - Jackson Browne
* ''
Building the Perfect Beast'' (1984) - Don Henley
* ''
A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon'' (1986) - Warren Zevon
* ''
After Dark'' (1987) -
Cruzados
* ''
Sirius
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'' (1987) -
Clannad
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* ''
In the Spirit of Things'' (1988) -
Kansas
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* ''
See the Light'' (1988) -
The Jeff Healey Band
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* ''
Starfish
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'' (1988) -
The Church
* ''
Stealin Horses'' (1988) -
Stealin Horses
* ''
The End of the Innocence'' (1989) - Don Henley
* ''
Behind the Mask'' (1990) -
Fleetwood Mac
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* '' Gypsy Moon (album)'' (1991) -
Troy Newman
* '' Extraordinary Life'' (1992) - The Believers
* ''
Kingdom of Desire
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'' (1992) -
Toto
* ''
El nervio del volcán
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With bassist Sabo Romo and keyboardist Diego Herrera out of the band since the previous year, Saúl Hernández (vocals), Alfon ...
'' (1994) -
Caifanes
* '' It's Like This (album)'' (1995) -
Troy Newman
* "
Simples de Coração" (1995) -
Engenheiros do Hawaii
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* ''
Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits'' (1995) - Don Henley
* '' Velvet Hammer'' (Demos) (1996) -
Troy Newman
* ''
Los de Abajo'' (1998) -
Los de Abajo
* ''
Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio
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'' (1999) -
Jaguares
* ''
Apagorevmeno
''Apagorevmeno'' (Greek: ''Απαγορευμένο''; English: ''Forbidden'') is Greek singer Anna Vissi's 25th studio album, released in Greece and Cyprus on December 9, 2008, by Sony BMG Greece. It is Vissi's first studio album since 2005 and t ...
'' (2008) -
Anna Vissi
Anna Vissi ( el, Άννα Βίσση, , ; born 20 December 1957), is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed ...
Engineer only
* ''
Running on Empty '' (1977) (engineer only) -
Jackson Browne
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States.
Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...
Mixer
* ''White Shadows'' (1977)
Tim Moore
* ''Toto IV'' (1982) -
Toto
* ''Isolation'' (1984) -
Toto
* ''
Victory
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'' (1984) (track "Wait") -
The Jacksons
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References
External links
Video interview with Greg Ladanyi*
Maple Jam Music Group Official Website
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1952 births
2009 deaths
Accidental deaths from falls
Record producers from Hawaii
Grammy Award winners
People from Elkhart, Indiana
Accidental deaths in Cyprus
Record producers from Indiana
American people of Hungarian descent