John Congleton is an American
Grammy Award
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-winning record producer, engineer, mixer, writer and musician.
In addition to his production work, Congleton has fronted the
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercia ...
band
the Paper Chase, and writes music for a newer project entitled the Nighty Nite. He has also written music for various other projects, including
MTV's ''
Jackass'', the
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...
, ''
Friday Night Lights'', ''
Evil Lives Here'', and several
Halloween
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sound effects/music CDs.
In January 2016 it was announced that Congleton and the Nighty Nite would be releasing a full-length
studio album
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on April 1 of that year.
Selected production work
Congleton has worked with the following musicians and groups.
Selected engineering work
* Dallas Symphony Orch. "A Dayful of Song"
* Kirk Franklin & the Family Kingdom "Come - O.S.T."
* Prince of Egypt -" O.S.T."
* Bono (w/Kirk Franklin) "Lean On Me"
* Nu Nation Project
* Jackie McCullough "This is for You, Lord"
* The Roots w/Erykah Badu "You Got Me" (Single)
* MC Breed Let's "Go To the Club"
* Modest Mouse Float on/Bukowski
* Erykah Badu
Allmusic)
Band member
Musically, Congleton is best known for being a founding member of the band
The Paper Chase (band), The Paper Chase, an alternative rock band formed in Dallas, TX in 1998. The band was signed to
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but was originally know ...
and
Southern Records
Founded 1992 by John Loder, Southern Records is an independent record label (Loder also ran the recording facility Southern Studios). It is based in London and until 2008 had offices in the United States, France and Berlin.
The label is close ...
. Their albums "God Bless Your Black Heart" and "Now You Are One Of Us" have been released on vinyl by the Austrian label Trost Records
Congleton produced all the band's material to date. He also wrote nearly all of the material, with a few exceptions. Since the dissolution of The Paper Chase, he has formed The Nighty Nite with former Paper Chase bandmate Jason Garner.
References
Interviews and External links
2014 NPR All Songs Considered Interview and Guest DJ Session
*https://soundcloud.com/tapeopmagazine/tape-op-podcast-episode-13-john-congleton
*https://soundcloud.com/noisecreators/076-john-congleton-st-vincent-explosions-in-the-sky-blondie
*https://soundcloud.com/vinylemergency/episode-63-producer-john-congleton-the-paper-chase-the-nighty-nite
*https://songexploder.net/sharon-van-etten
reddit ask me anything w/john congleton2011 NPR Interview
*http://www.sonicscoop.com/2016/07/13/john-congleton-st-vincent-walkmen-part-1-recording-mixing-production-process/
consequence of sound interview 2015 "quest for truth in five records" conversation with john congleton and dave fridmann2010 Tape Op Interview
*http://www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/wild-beasts-boy-king/427859
*http://www.matadorreview.com/john-congleton
Interview with Fangoria
*http://www.15questions.net/interview/fifteen-questions-interview-john-congleton/page-1/
interview with audio technology magazine
tape op live interview by larry crane interview with radio.cominterview with MyspaceInterview - popmatters (August 2006)everything went black podcast interviewinterview (regarding the nighty nite) d magazine interview about producing the walkmen
d magazine interview
Indieheads Podcast InterviewThe Process Podcast InterviewInterview on Unstoppable Recording MachineInterview on Never Meet Your idols
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1977 births
Grammy Award winners
Living people
People from Lubbock, Texas
Record producers from Texas