John F. Machnik (born February 14, 1968) is an American record producer and recording engineer from
Madison, Wisconsin
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. He was the owner of Sleepless Nights Recording Studios from 1989 to 2001.
Biography
In 2000, he started recording comedy for
Stand Up! Records
Stand Up! Records is an American independent comedy record label founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Grammy-winning producer Dan Schlissel. It has been called "the country's most respected indie comedy label." Stand Up! has released more than 20 ...
, including
Mitch Hedberg
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,
Lewis Black "White Album",
Lewis Black "Revolver",
Lewis Black "End of the Universe",
Ron White
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,
Dave Attell
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,
Doug Stanhope
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,
Sklar Brothers
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,
David Cross
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom ...
,
Maria Bamford
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,
Judy Gold
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,
Marc Maron
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In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' and has appeared more than forty ...
,
Greg Proops
Gregory Everett "Greg" Proops (born October 3, 1959) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his guest appearances on the U.K. and U.S. versions of ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''. He has also voiced the ...
,
Dan Naturman
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,
Tom Rhodes
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When Comedy Central began in the early 1990s, Rhodes became the first comedian spokesperson they signed. Much of his commercial success came during th ...
,
Tim Slagle,
Matt Kirshen
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,
Rene Hicks,
Jamie Kilstein
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Career
Writing
Kilstein's writing has appeared ...
,
Hannibal Buress
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and
Andy Andrist.
In 2004, John recorded the Madison stint of the
David Cross
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom ...
's
"Shut Up, You Fucking Baby!" tour. Initially, it was thought that none of the material was used on the album but later found out from producer Scotty Crane that bits were indeed used on the album. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2004.
In 2008, John received a
Grammy
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award for his work on the
Lewis Black
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He hosted the Comedy Central series ''Lewis ...
album "
Anticipation
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".
and was nominated in 2006 for work on Lewis Black's album Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues.
John has done engineering, producing and/or mastering for the following:
Cold
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,
Less Than Jake
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,
Unsane
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, Space Streakings,
Ed Hall,
Merl Saunders
Merl Saunders (February 14, 1934 – October 24, 2008) was an American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B-3 console organ.
Biography
Born in San Mateo, California, United States, Saunders attended Polyte ...
,
Killdozer,
Bongzilla
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,
Horace Pinker
Horace Pinker is an American punk rock band formed in 1991 in Tempe, Arizona and based in Chicago, Illinois. They combine a pop-punk musical sound with catchy hooks and political lyrics.
Horace Pinker has played in more than 21 countries incl ...
,
Still Life
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, Ceilishrine, Crayon Black, None Left Standing,
The Promise Ring
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, The Heavils, Mount Shasta, Madisalsa, White, Marques Bovre
[ rl=https://www.marquesbovre.com/ref> and the Evil Twins, Road Trip, Sunshine Allison, Corm, Discount, Peepshow, Middle World, Pachinko, Driving with Carl, Saving Face, Genetic Drift, Mad Trucker, Phat Phunktion, Muzzy Luctin, Angels or Insects, Howl, Wish, Magic 7, and Last Crack plus many midwest local acts.
John is now President of Electro-Works, Inc., a Wisconsin-based company providing custom sound, lighting, audio and video applications. Electro-Works, Inc. has been involved in projects across the United States and parts of Asia.
]
References
External links
*http://www.discogs.com/artist/John+Machnik
*https://web.archive.org/web/20100914031934/http://music.msn.com/music/artist/john-machnik/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20111009120019/http://albumcredits.com/Profile/605206
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110826222715/http://electro-works.com/studio/
*http://www.resonanceresearch.com/
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1968 births
Living people
Record producers from Illinois
Record producers from Wisconsin
American audio engineers
Businesspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
Grammy Award winners