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Sylvia Massy
Born
Sylvia Lenore Massy

Occupations
Years active1985–present
Websitesylviamassy.com

Sylvia Lenore Massy is a Grammy winning American record producer, mixer, and engineer. Undertow (1993), a full-length triple platinum-selling debut for alternative metal band Tool from Los Angeles,[1] was her major breakthrough. In addition she has worked with System of a Down,[2] Johnny Cash,[3] Red Hot Chili Peppers,[4] and South Cry, a Brazilian rock band.

History

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Massy attended Chico State University, where she worked as a radio DJ at campus station KCSC and became interested in recording equipment and production techniques while also performing in local bands.[5]

Massy's first project was in the mid-1980s as producer, engineer, and mixer for a compilation album titled Rat Music for Rat People, Vol. 3 on the CD Presents label. Acts featured included Adolescents, Raw Power, Doggy Style and Mojo Nixon. Next she produced the punk band Verbal Abuse for Boner Records, was an engineer on two projects for metal band Exodus,[6] and co-produced the Sea Hags independent album with a young Kirk Hammett,[7] a guitarist who had just finished recording the Master of Puppets album with thrash metal group Metallica. She also produced "Television, Drug of a Nation" by the Beatnigs, the former band of Michael Franti from the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy's.

From Green Jellö to Tool

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In the late 1980s, Massy moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles and worked at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard.[8] At Tower she met the members of Green Jellö (later known as Green Jellÿ), a band from Buffalo, New York and recorded their debut album. After becoming a staff engineer at Larrabee Sound in West Hollywood, California, Massy was hired by Zoo Records/BMG to produce Green Jellö's major label debut album[9] featuring members of a new Los Angeles group called Tool. On Green Jellö's Cereal Killer album, Tool's Maynard James Keenan sings on "Three Little Pigs", and Tool's drummer Danny Carey plays on the album.[10] A relationship was begun between Massy and Tool leading to two recordings, Opiate and Undertow.[8]

Los Angeles and Larrabee Sound

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In Los Angeles, Massy was an engineer, producer, or mixer on recordings from artists including Aerosmith, Babyface, Big Daddy Kane, Bobby Brown, Prince,[11] Julio Iglesias, Seal, Skunk Anansie,[12] Paula Abdul, Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. She worked with manager Gary Kurfirst on Irish rock band Cyclefly for Kurfirst's Radioactive Records.[13] At Larrabee Sound, Sylvia connected with producer Rick Rubin and worked with him on several projects over seven years.

Sound City

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From 1994 until 2001, Massy's vintage Neve 8038 console and other specialized recording equipment occupied Studio B at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California. Besides Massy's work at Sound City, several other successful projects were recorded on her equipment during those years including albums by Sheryl Crow,[14] Queens of the Stone Age,[14] Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Black Crowes, and Lenny Kravitz.[14] Massy's equipment is visible in many scenes of Dave Grohl's film Sound City.

Rubin and beyond

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Massy engineered and mixed several projects for producer Rick Rubin on his label American Recordings, including Johnny Cash's album Unchained,[15] which won a Grammy award for Best Country Album in 1997. With Rubin, she recorded Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Slayer, Donovan, Geto Boys, the Black Crowes, Danzig, and System of a Down's debut album.[16] In the '90s, Massy produced material for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sevendust, and Powerman 5000, which featured guest appearances from Rob Zombie[17] and actor Malachi Throne and also newcomer Pauley Perrette.[18] In 1997 Massy mixed the Beastie Boys' "Tibetan Freedom Concert" on Randall’s Island in Manhattan, New York with Adam Yauch and producer Pat McCarthy.

RadioStar Studios and international acclaim

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Beginning in 2001, Massy owned and operated RadioStar Studios in the Weed Palace Theater[19] until it closed in 2012. She acquired the theater in 2001 in Weed, California, and operated it as a recording studio for 11 years with notable clients: Sublime, Dishwalla, Swirl 360, Econoline Crush, Cog, Spiderbait, Norma Jean, Built To Spill, and From First To Last (featuring Sonny Moore of Skrillex.)[20] Several international hits have emerged from RadioStar Studios in conjunction with Massy. Notable achievements include Spiderbait's "Black Betty", which reached No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia in 2004, and Cog's debut album The New Normal, which received a nomination into Triple J's "Album of the Year" J Award in 2005. Additionally, Seigmen's "Metropolis" achieved No. 4 on Norway's sales charts, while Klepht was recognized as the "Best Portuguese Act" by MTV Europe. Econoline Crush earned a Canadian Juno nomination and their 1997 album The Devil You Know was Certified Platinum. Furthermore, Animal Alpha's self-titled EP attained Certified Gold status in Norway in 2005.

Artwork, writing and music festivals

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In the 2000s, she wrote a regular column in Mix Magazine called "Gear Stories"[21] contrasting vintage recording equipment with modern equivalents. She wrote an essay about Thomas Edison's contribution to the recording industry which was included in the official Grammy Awards Program. In 2011, Massy co-founded the 4&20 Blackbird Music Festival[22] which operated for two years in downtown Weed, California. The festival drew approximately 7000 people and featured 250 musical acts during its run.

In January 2015, Massy began to write a book called Recording Unhinged for Hal Leonard Publishing.[23] The book was published in March 2016. Interviews and contributors for the book include Hans Zimmer, Geoff Emerick, Bob Ezrin, Bruce Swedien, Michael Franti, Bob Clearmountain, Al Schmitt, Elliot Scheiner, Linda Perry, Ross Robinson, Matt Wallace, Ross Hogarth, Shelly Yakus, Paul Wolff. Massy also illustrated the book. The cover of the March 2016 issue of Electronic Musician features Massy's illustration of a dinosaur and a robot battling.[citation needed]

As an educator

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In 2015 and 2018, Massy was a visiting professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 2018 she taught a workshop at the Abbey Road Institute in London. In 2016 she lectured at SAE Institute's audio engineering schools in London and Munich, Germany. She has presented periodic recording workshops in Dresden at Castle Rohrsdorf and at Mix with the Masters in Les Studios de la Fabrique in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the south of France. In 2017 Massy conducted a workshop and lecture at the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Gilbert, Arizona and a workshop at Tecnólogico de Monterrey in Mexico City for several hundred students. She has conducted workshops in Sardinia, Oslo, Gdansk, Poland; and Rome. In 2017, Massy and co-author Chris Johnson began a collaboration for a professional recording course at Berklee based on their book, Recording Unhinged.

In 2019, Massy toured and conducted workshops for Abbey Road Institute locations in Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, and London.

Recent

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Massy lives in Ashland, Oregon and works in a private studio.[24] She continues to work as an independent producer, educator, and music promoter. She has appeared on an episode of Pensado's Place, an industry video program with producer/mixer Dave Pensado and was nominated for "The Big Award" at the Pensado Awards in 2014. Massy is a member of NARAS and served on the P&E Wing Steering Committee[25] and Advisory Boards. In 2009, she traveled to Washington, D.C. to lobby for musicians' performance rights and is involved with musician, producer, and educational advocacy work on behalf of NARAS. In February 2016 Massy won the Music Producers Guild's "MPG Inspiration Award" at the MPG Awards in London. The award was presented by John Leckie.

In 2015 Massy mixed for Cage the Elephant and Soilwork. In late 2015 and early 2016 she oversaw the production of Avatar's album Feathers & Flesh.[26] In 2016 she recorded Seattle all-woman noise band Thunderpussy in an abandoned nuclear power plant's cooling tower for the song "Torpedo Love".[27][28] She recorded singer-songwriter Sarah Brendel in the underground venue at the Merkers Show Mine, a retired salt mine in Merkers, Germany. In early 2017 she produced and engineered the Melvins at the Village studio in Santa Monica, California while being filmed by Mix with the Masters. She produced albums by Econoline Crush, Far From Alaska and Dishwalla, and was hired to re-work the recordings of Grey Daze, a side project by Linkin Park's frontman Chester Bennington. In early 2018, Massy produced the MTV Unplugged television broadcast (and then album release) of Molotov, a Mexican rock band in Mexico City. In the summer of 2018 she gained access to the abandoned London Underground station at Aldwych to record British band God Damn on the subway platform.

In 2019 Massy produced and mixed the follow-up to Life of Agony's River Runs Red album, named The Sound of Scars. Tracks were recorded at Studio Divine in Ashland, Oregon. Later in 2019 Massy mixed a solo album for Taylor Hawkins (drummer for Foo Fighters). The album features performances by Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), Joe Walsh (Eagles), Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders), LeAnn Rimes, Nancy Wilson (Heart), Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros), Roger Taylor (Queen), Chris Chaney (Porno For Pyros) and Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses).

Discography

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Massy has worked on the following projects:[29]

YearArtistProjectTitleProducerEngineerMixNote
2023 SnailbonesSingleLeave the SceneYes
2019 Taylor HawkinsLPGet The MoneyYesRepublic Records
2019 Life Of AgonyLPThe Sound Of ScarsYesYesYesNapalm
2018 God DamnLPGod DamnYesYesYesOne Little Indian label
2018 MolotovLP/VideoEl DesconecteYesMTV Unplugged performance
2017 TurbonegroLPRock & Roll MachineYes
2017 Far from AlaskaLPUnlikelyYesYesYes
2017 MelvinsSingle"From the Heart / Not a Leech"YesYesYes
2017 DishwallaLPJuniper RoadYesCo-producer
2016 Red Sun RisingSingle"Uninvited" (Morissette)YesYesYes
2016 ThunderpussyLPYesYes
2016 AvatarLPFeathers & FleshYesYes
2016 Justin KawashimaEPYes
2015 Die So FluidSingleYes
2014 Pink Grenade with Johnny DeppLPFear of a Pink PlanetYesYes
2014 Cage the ElephantSingleYes
2014 SoilworkSingleYes
2011 Dead SaraSinglesYesYesYes
2011 Molotov JiveAlbumStormYes
2011 ShowbreadAlbumWho Can Know It?Yes
2011 Air DubaiEPDay EscapeYes
2011 One-Eyed DollAlbumDirtyYes
2011 Lillian AxeAlbumXI: The Days Before TomorrowYes
2010 The CliksAlbumDirty KingYesYesYes
2010 KauraAlbumThat Which Defines UsYes
2010 Distortion MirrorsEPCircle of WolvesYes
2010 South CryAlbumBlue MoonYes
2010 Sublime with RomeEPYours TrulyYesYesYes
2010 ShrubAlbumSenoritaYesYesYes
2010 The CrashAlbumYes
2010 81dbAlbumImpressionsYes
2009 Lucky LewAlbumBeauty in AggressionYesYesYes
2009 The GrandSingleYes
2009 ShowbreadLPThe Fear of GodYes
2009 The DollyrotsLPA Little Messed UpCo-mixer
2009 Seven Years PastLP24 Days in MayYes
2008 Lax'n'BustoLPObjectiu: La llunaYesYesYes
2008 GodheadSingle from LPAt the Edge of the WorldYes
2008 BelladonnaLPThe Noir AlbumYes
2008 The CliksLPDirty KingYesYesYes
2008 Johnny CashSongs fromThe Legend of Johnny CashYesYesCertified platinum
2008 Econoline CrushLPIgniteYesYesYes
2007 COGLPSharing SpaceYesYesYes
2007 Mankind Is ObsoleteLPTrapped InsideYes
2007 SavoyLPSavoy Songbook Vol. 1Yes
2006 Mt. HeliumLPFacesYes
2006 Annie MacLPIgnitionYes
2006 Apex TheoryEPLightpostYes
2006 ShowbreadLPAge of ReptilesYes
2006 Silver GriffinLPHere in the NightYesYesYes
2006 Five Star IrisLPFive Star IrisYesYes
2006 Major ParkinsonLPMajor ParkinsonYesYesYes
2006 P.T.P.LPDrop of InkYes
2006 TripdavonLPEnlightened OperativeYes
2006 AtomicLPYes
2006 FuriaLPYesYesYes
2005 Animal AlphaLPPheremonesYesYesYesCertified gold
2005 StapleLPOf Truth and ReconciliationYesYesYes
2005 Re:IgnitionLPTrue LoveYesYesYes
2005 Scott HuckabayLPSecret PortalCo-producer
2004 SpiderbaitLPTonight AlrightYesYesYesCertified platinum
2004 ShowbreadLPNo Sir, Nihilism Is Not PracticalYesYesYes
2004 DishwallaLPYesYesYes
2004 COGLPThe New NormalYesYesYes
2004 MnemonicLPCo-producer
2004 BigbangLPBigbangYes
2003 ZedLPThis Little EmpireYesYesYes
2003 Sophie B. HawkinsSinglesWildernessYes
2003 Fighting JacksLPThe Dying Art of LifeYesYesYes
2003 Seven Mary ThreeSinglesDis/LocationYesYesYes
2002 AcromaLPOrbitalsYesYesYes
2002 LustraEPLeft for DeadYesYes
2001 Lollipop Lust KillLP (debut)My So Called KnifeYes
2000 System of a DownSingle"Störagéd" – Heavy Metal 2000Yes
2000 LoudermilkLPThe Red RecordYes
2000 Powerman 5000Single"Get On" – Scream 3Yes
2000 SevendustSingle"Fall" – Scream 3YesYesYes
2000 System of a DownSingle"Spiders" – Scream 3Yes
2000 Powerman 5000Single"Nobody's Real" – End of DaysYes
2000 ShivareeLPI Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This DumpYes
1999 Second ComingSingleYes
1999 The DeadlightsLP (debut)The DeadlightsYesYesYes
1999 System of a DownSingle"Marmalade"Yes
1998 Powerman 5000LPTonight the Stars Revolt!YesYesCertified platinum
1998 CycleflyLPGeneration SapYesYesYes
1998 Melissa EtheridgeSinglesYes
1998 DigSinglesLife LikeYes
1998 FirewaterLPThe Ponzi SchemeYes
1998 System of a DownLPSystem of a DownYesCertified gold
1998 The Smashing PumpkinsSingleMachina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern MusicYes
1998 Kula ShakerSingleKYesYes
1998 ReefLPRidesYes
1998 Cowboy MouthSinglesMercylandYes
1997 Kula ShakerRemix from K"Hush"Yes
1997 The OutsidersLPViper RoomYes
1997 Porno for PyrosLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 Alanis MorissetteLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 Foo FightersLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 BlurLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 BjorkLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 Lee PerryLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 Patti SmithLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 BeckLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 Rage Against the MachineLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 The Smashing PumpkinsLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 FugeesLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 Cibo MattoLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 PavementLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 Sonic YouthLPTibetan Freedom ConcertYesYesCo-producer
1997 Econoline CrushLPThe Devil You KnowYesYesYesCertified platinum
1997 ReefSingle"Don't You Like It" – GlowYes
1997 Luscious JacksonRemix"Naked Eye"Yes
1997 Flea / JewelSinglesCo-producer
1997 GluelegLPClodhopperYesYesYes
1997 DeftonesSingle"Can't Even Breathe" – Escape from L.A. SoundtrackYes
1997 Mary Beats JaneLPLocustYes
1996 Red Hot Chili PeppersAlt. mixesOne Hot MinuteYes
1996 Red Hot Chili PeppersSingle"Love Rollercoaster" – Beavis and Butt-Head Do America SoundtrackYesYesYesCertified gold
1996 Johnny CashLPUnchainedYesYes
1996 R.E.M.Road MovieYes
1996 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers"Climb That Hill" – She's the OneYesYes
1996 DonovanLP"Eldorado" – SurtrasYes
1996 Love and RocketsLPSweet F.A.YesYes
1996 Pigmy Love CircusSingle"Drug Run to Fontana"Yes
1996 HorseheadLPOnismYesYesYes
1996 Oingo BoingoLPFarewellYes
1996 BigelfLPCloser to DoomYes
1995 Skunk AnansieLPParanoid and SunburntYesYesCertified gold
1995 Machines of Loving GraceLPGiltYesYesYes
1995 SeigmenLPMetropolisYesYesYesCertified gold
1995 Brutal JuiceLPMutilation Makes Identification DifficultYesYesYes
1995 SlayerLPDivine InterventionYes
1994 Luscious JacksonSingle"Deep Shag" – Natural IngredientsYes
1994 Babes in ToylandSingle"Say What You Want" – S.F.WYesYesYes
1994 SeigmenLPTotalYesYesYes
1993 ToolLPUndertowYesYesCertified multi-platinum
1993 GretaLPNo BitingYesYesYes
1992 Green JellöLPCereal KillerYesYesYesCertified gold
1992 ToolEPOpiateYesYesYesCertified platinum
1992 Patti LaBelleSingleAssistant engineer
1992 Ingrid ChavezSingle"Crystal City Cry"Yes
1992 Carmen ElektraSingleYes
1992 Louie LouieSingleAssistant engineer
1991 PrinceRemix"Cream"Assistant engineer
1991 PrinceLPDiamonds and PearlsYesAssistant engineer Certified multi-platinum
1991 FishboneLPThe Reality of My SurroundingsAssistant engineer
1991 Kate BushSingleAssistant engineer
1991 George ClintonSingleAssistant engineer
1991 Green JellöLP (vinyl)Cereal KillerYesYesYes
1991 Elton JohnSingle"Nobody's…. "Assistant engineer
1991 Tom JonesLPAssistant engineer
1991 Jefferson StarshipLPAssistant engineer
1991 Paul Schaffer BandSingleAssistant engineer
1991 Enuff Z'NuffLPStrengthAssistant engineer
1991 Sheena EastonSingleAssistant engineer
1991 Kylie MinogueSingleAssistant engineer
1991 Paula AbdulLPSpellboundYesAssistant engineer
1991 Ziggy MarleyLiveYes
1991 Eric BurdonLPAssistant engineer
1990 Prince"New Power Generation"YesAssistant engineer
1990 PrinceLPGraffiti Bridge
1990 JunkyardLPYesYes
1990 Wendy & LisaSingle"Waterfall" – Wendy and LisaAssistant engineer
1990 Mavis StaplesSingleAssistant engineer
1990 Rosie GainesSingleAssistant engineer
1990 Paula AbdulSingleAssistant engineer
1990 AerosmithRemix"The Other Side"YesCo-mixer
1990 SealSingleAssistant engineer
1990 BabyfaceSingleAssistant engineer
1990 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkLPAssistant engineer
1989 Big Daddy KaneSingle"It's a Big Daddy Thing" – It's a Big Daddy ThingAssistant engineer
1990 Young MCLPBrainstormAssistant engineer
1990 Bobby BrownSingle"The Freestyle Mega-Mix"Assistant engineer
1990 QueenLPAssistant engineer
1990 New EditionSingleAssistant engineer
1990 Teddy RileySingleAssistant engineer
1990 Spandau BalletLPHeart Like a SkyAssistant engineer
1990 BeBe & CeCe Winans (featuring MC Hammer)Single"The Blood" – Different LifestylesYes
1990 DanzigLPDanzig II: LucifugeAssistant engineer
1990 Geto BoysLPAssistant engineer
1990 The TimeRemix"Chocolate" (remix)Yes
1990 Apollo SmileLPYes
1990 Black CrowesLPShake Your MoneymakerAssistant engineer
1990 The JacksonsLP2300 Jackson StreetAssistant engineer
1990 Ryuichi SakamotoLPSoundtrack to Black RainAssistant engineer
1989 Green JellöLPTriple Live Möther Gööse at BudokanYes
1989 The Big FLP (debut)The Big FAssistant engineer
1989 TroubleLPAssistant engineer
1989 Julio IglesiasLPStarry NightAssistant engineer
1989 Jermaine JacksonLPAssistant engineer
1989 Barbra StreisandLPThe Broadway AlbumAssistant engineer
1987 ExodusLPPleasures of the FleshYes
1987 Joe SatrianiLPSurfing with the AlienAssistant engineer
1987 Femme FataleSingle"I Need a Date"Yes
1987 Adolescents"All Day and All of the Night" (Ray Davies)
- Rat Music for Rat People Vol. III
YesYesYes
1987 Mojo Nixon / Skid Roper"I Ain't Gonna Piss in No Jar" (Mojo Nixon)
- Rat Music for Rat People Vol. III
YesYesYes
1987 Raw Power"We Shall Overcome" (traditional)
- Rat Music for Rat People Vol. III
YesYesYes
1987 Doggy Style"Janitor Man" (Gary Hobish)
- Rat Music for Rat People Vol. III
YesYesYes
1986 Sea HagsLP (debut)Sea HagsYesYesCo-producer
1986 The BeatnigsSingle"Television"YesYesYes
1986 TuxedomoonLive LPYes
1985 Verbal AbuseLPRocks Your LiverYesYesYes
1984 New Riders of the Purple SageSingleAssistant engineer
1984 Bobby HutchersonLPColor SchemesAssistant engineer

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