Kevin Sucher is an American

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, mixer, and

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who is best known for his work with

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and

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. In March 2020, Sucher was named the Executive Director of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee.

Career

Sucher started his record producing career in 1993. In the early 1990s he opened his own recording studio, the Laboratory Recording Studio. In 2007, Sucher began working with

. Sucher produced, engineered, and mixed several of the songs that were built into tracks on the album '' Love & Life''. The album was nominated for Best R&B Album and Best Male Vocal R&B Performance at the

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. Sucher worked on Benet's next album '' Lost In Time''. On that album, Sucher worked as engineer and mixer on Benet's "Sometimes I Cry", which was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the

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in 2010. In 2012, Sucher engineered Benet's next album entitled The One. In 2022, Sucher returned to the stage and opened a Las Vegas headlining residency with his band the Docksiders.

Selected discography

* 2006: The Gufs – '' A Different Sea'' (producing, engineering, mixing) * 2008: Eric Benet – ''Love & Life'' (engineering, mixing) * 2009: Najee – ''Mind over Matter'' (engineering, mixing) * 2010: Eric Benet – ''Lost in Time'' (production consultant, administration, sound consultant, engineer, instrumentation, keyboards, mixing) * 2010: Bishop Darrell Hines – ''Darrell Hines Live'' (engineer) * 2012: Eric Benet – ''The One'' (engineering, mixing, management)

Credits

Sucher has produced or engineered works for the following artists: *

* The Tenors *

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* Najee *

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*Bishop Darrell Hines *The Docksiders * David Foster * El DeBarge * Fifth Harmony *

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*Due Voci * Toni Braxton *

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* Tony Orlando *

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References

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