Ted Comerford
Producer/Engineer/Musician
One of the most talented and hard-working producers on the scene, Ted Comerford has been making and recording music since he was 15 years old. For the past 10 years, Ted has been professionally producing albums by both independent and signed artists, working alongside well-regarded mixers and engineers such as Mitch Easter (REM, Wilco), Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, U2, Keith Urban), Michael Brauer (Coldplay, The Fray, My Morning Jacket), Paul David Hager (Jonas Bros., Goo Goo Dolls, Avril Lavigne), Jeff Juliano (Dave Matthews, Lifehouse), and Joe Zook (Katy Perry, One Republic, Faith Hill).
Ted started his career as a musician, writing songs, playing guitar, bass, synth, and singing with a series of bands. Ebo, who was signed to Maverick Records and EMI Publishing, Melbourne, which garnered opening tour slots with bands and artists including Maroon 5, Gavin DeGraw and Sister Hazel, and most recently Elevator to Space and Colourslide who shared the stage with The Strokes, Apples in Stereo, and Jet. Based on the highly regarded production work he did with his own bands, word of Ted's talents as an engineer and producer quickly grew, bringing him to the attention of other local bands in the Washington, D.C. area, where he further honed his producing and engineering skills. Now an in-demand producer with his own residential recording facility — Low Watt Recording — in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ted has produced music for artists including Virginia Coalition, Colourslide, ZOX, Jukebox The Ghost, Red Wanting Blue, No Second Troy and Honor By August, amongst others.
Unlike producers that have a 'signature' sound they impose on the bands they work with, Ted's approach is to use his talents to help each band record the best album they possibly can while retaining their originality and artistic integrity. "I have a pretty wide palette in terms of musical influences, but I am definitely song-oriented," says Comerford. "My philosophy, if you want to call it that, is to make the best record the band can make. I'm well aware that it's not my solo album — I'll get to make another album, but the band will have to live with their album for a while, so I'll work to ensure that the album not only sounds great, but that it sounds the way the band or artist envisioned it could when they walked into the studio."
Producers/Engineers/Mixers/Mastering Engineers Ted has worked with
Jack Joseph Puig (Sheryl Crow, U2, Green Day, No Doubt)
Michael Brauer (Coldplay, The Fray, My Morning Jacket, Travis, Paul McCartney)
Mitch Easter (REM, Wilco, Ben Folds Five, Dinosaur Jr)
Paul David Hager (Goo Goo Dolls, Avril Lavigne, The Donnas)
Jeff Juliano (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, OAR, Paramore)
John Fields (Swithfoot, Pink, Rooney, Jonas Brothers)
Neil Pogue (Nelly Furtado, TLC, Outkast)
Mike Plotnikoff (All American Rejects, My Chemical Romance, Aerosmith)
Ken Andrews (Pete Yorn, Chris Cornell, Beck, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
Jim Ebert (Butch Walker, Merideth Brooks, Jason Faulkner)
Toby Wright (Alice In Chains, Metallica, Korn, The Wallflowers)
David Bendeth (Breaking Benjamin, Hawthorne Heights, Vertical Horizon)
Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182, Sugarcult)
Matt Boswell (Zox, Mitch Easter, Down Dexter)
John Plymale (Squirrel Nut Zippers, Meat Puppets, Superchunk)
Scott Spelbring (SR-71, Jason Mraz, OAR)
John Morand (Sparklehorse, Cracker, Joan Osborne, Lamb of God)
Joe Zook (Modest Mouse, One Republic, Katy Perry, Liz Phair)
Lou Giordano (Live, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo)
Greg Calbi (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Flamming Lips, Interpol)
George Marino (Coldplay, Guns N Roses, Led Zepplin, Jimmy Hendrix)
Tom Baker (Nine Inch Nails, Gwen Stefani, Beastie Boys, Hoobastank)
Dave Collins (Avett Brothers, Madonna, Linkin Park, NIN)
Bob Ludwig (Radiohead, McCartney, Springsteen, Led Zeppelin)
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