Noah Georgeson is an American musician, producer, engineer, mixer and solo recording artist. Georgeson's debut album '' Find Shelter'' was released through Plain Recordings on November 28, 2006.

Early life and education

Born in

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, he moved with his family to Nevada City, California at the age of three. Georgeson studied classical guitar and music composition, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in composition from

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in 2001, and, with a recommendation from

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, he attended

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, receiving his Master of Fine Arts in 2003. While at Mills, Georgeson studied with

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Career

Georgeson first found popular success as a part of

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band

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, along with fellow member

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, whose debut album '' The Milk-Eyed Mender'' he produced.

Selected discography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

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Latin Grammy Awards

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Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album The Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album is given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000 which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The first winner in the category was Juan Luis Guerra's ...

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Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

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Emmy Awards

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References

External links

Pitchfork article about ''Find Shelter''
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