My career began at MediaSound Studios in New York City in 1976. I worked my way up from the shipping department to staff engineer by 1978. The staff engineers that I assisted were all the hottest guys in town, including Bob Clearmountain, Mike Barbiero, Ron St. Germain, Michael DeLugg, Ed Stasium, Godfrey Diamond, Tony Bongiovi, and Harvey Goldberg.

My first big break came when I was asked to record and mix two songs with singer Luther Vandross for an R&B record called Change. Soon after, Luther approached me to record his upcoming solo album Never too Much which went on to become a gold record. I became Luther’s engineer and recorded all his music for the next four years, including two Aretha Franklin albums.

In 1984, I flew over to London, where the music scene was exploding. I met some A&R people that were willing to give me a shot at production and remixing. I soon became in demand and worked for all the major London labels until 1990, when I decided to focus on the American scene.

I went on to mix records for the Rolling Stones (Steel Wheels), New Radicals, and Tony Bennett (MTV Unplugged, which won a Grammy for Album of the Year). I’ve received seven Grammys, including Alternative Album of the Year for Coldplay’s Parachutes, Best Pop Vocal Album for John Mayer’s Continuum, Best Rock Album for Coldplay’s Viva la Vida, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for John Mayer’s Battle Studies, Best World Music Album for Angelique Kidjo’s Eve, and Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album for Calle 13’s Multi Viral<.i> (which also won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music Album).