Marc Urselli

Marc Urselli (born January 31, 1977 in Aarau, Switzerland) is a freelance New York City-based Italian-Swiss 5-time nominated 3-time Grammy Award–winning audio engineer, live sound engineer, music producer, mixing engineer, remixer, sound designer, composer, musician, contributor, blogger.

He is best known for his work as a recording and mixing engineer (live and in the studio) in the genres of rock, jazz and experimental/new music with artists such as Lou Reed, Mike Patton, Les Paul, Jack DeJohnette, John Patitucci, Nick Cave, John Zorn,[1] and Laurie Anderson.[2]

Career

He recorded all of John Zorn's albums since 2007 and albums for Zorn's label Tzadik. As of the end of 2016 he recorded over 60 albums by John Zorn and 98 albums in total for Tzadik [3][4]

In 2005 he recorded and mixed the Les Paul's 90th birthday tribute album Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played (Capitol 2005) featuring Les Paul himself.[5][6] The album won two Grammy Awards at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Urselli also worked as a recording engineer on the Mexican-American singer Lila Downs' 2004 album "Una Sangre (One Blood)" (Narada 2004), which won a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards. Other albums nominated for a Grammy Award that Urselli worked on include the 2011 Laurie Anderson album "Homeland" (nominated for Best Pop Instrumental) and the 2004 Roy Hargrove "Strength" (Best Contemporary Jazz), which was released under the artist name "RH Factor" and was produced by Brian Bacchus.

Urselli has also worked with Luther Vandross, Mike Patton (of Faith No More), Marianne Faithfull, Jack DeJohnette, Esperanza Spalding, John Patitucci, Lionel Loueke, Patti Labelle, Martha Wainwright, Brian Ferry, Vincenzo Pastano, Citizen Cope,[7] Preachers Son,[8] Lili Roquelin,[9] Chihiro Yamanaka[10] and hundreds of other artists and albums.[11] Urselli is also known for his work as a sound designer for film and TV and he has recorded and mixed several movie soundtracks.

Urselli is also a published author and contributor to many publications. He writes for Recording Magazine[12] and has written for Sonic Scoop.[13] In 2009, author Daylle Deanna Schwartz published "Start and Run Your Own Record Label, Third Edition" (Billboard Books)[14] and used many quotes by Urselli to illustrate the process of recording and mixing at home. Urselli was also mentioned in the "Journal of the Audio Engineering Society" Volume 55, Issues 7–12.[15]

In 1994 Urselli founded an online music magazine called Chain D.L.K. to help promote and grant exposure to electronic, industrial, experimental and avantgarde music and he is currently still Editor in Chief of the publication. The publication was mentioned in the book "ZINES! Volume One: Incendiary Interviews with Independent Publishers" by V. Vale (Re/Search Publications, 1999).

In 2008 Urselli was a teacher of engineering and recording techniques at a Grammy Camp course held at the USC (University of Southern California) in Los Angeles. In 2010 he was also a faculty teacher of Pro Tools at MTEC (Music Talks Educational Center).[16]

He was a featured speaker at conferences such as SxSW,[17][18] CMJ, MTEC and others.

Urselli is on the advisory board of Sunset Island Group[19] and on the Young Musicians Project music school.[20]

Urselli is a voting member of NARAS and NARIP.[21]

In 2013 Urselli lives in New York City where he is chief house engineer and studio manager of the legendary recording studio Eastside Sound,[22][23][24] one of the longest running recording studios in New York (established 1972).

In 2015 Urselli produced and recorded "Out Comes Woman" by Honeybird at Eastside Sound.

In 2014 Urselli became the sound engineer of choice for all of the releases by the subscription-based vinyl-only record label Newvelle Records, a French-American record label specializing in high quality limited editions LP releases of jazz recordings.[25]

In 2016 and 2017 Urselli has also worked as a sound engineer for two operas by for Beth Morrison Productions: "Aging Magician" with music by composer Paola Prestini and featuring singer/librettist Rinde Eckert (which premiered at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis) and "Breaking the Waves (opera)" with music by composer Missy Mazzoli and featuring soprano Kiera Duffy, which is based on director/screenwriter Lars von Trier's 1996 film by Breaking the Waves.

Awards
  • 2011 Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Instrumental (Artist: Laurie Anderson)[26]
  • 2006 Grammy Award win for Best Rock Instrumental (Artist: Les Paul & Friends)[27][28]
  • 2006 Grammy Award win for Best Pop Instrumental (Artist: Les Paul & Friends)[27][29]
  • 2005 Grammy Award win for Best Folk Album (Artist: Lila Downs)[30]
  • 2004 Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz (Artist: Roy Hargrove)[31]
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References
  1. Marc Urselli : SonicScoop – Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community
  2. Upchurch, Michael (October 17, 2008). "Music & nightlife | Laurie Anderson's got a lot on her nimble mind | Seattle Times Newspaper". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. "Marc Urselli Credits – ARTISTdirect Music". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. "Borne of John Zorn: Marc Urselli Records NYC's Marathon Man : SonicScoop – Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC's Music & Sound Community". Sonicscoop.com. November 10, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  5. "Recording "Les Paul & Friends": Top Rockers Get Together to Honor Guitar Legend". Mixonline.com. September 1, 2005. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  6. "Marc Urselli Lou Holtzman Les Paul Fran Cathcart And Bob… Nieuwsfoto's | Getty Images Nederland | 57074023". Gettyimages.com. July 15, 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  7. "Session Buzz: The Year in NYC Recording : SonicScoop – Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC's Music & Sound Community". Sonicscoop.com. December 22, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  8. Jackie Hayden. "Marc of Quality". Hotpress.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. "Shoreworld: Third Cape May Singer-Songwriter Conference and Stokefest | The Aquarian Weekly". Theaquarian.com. March 25, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  10. "Session Buzz: Who's Recording In & Around NYC — A Monthly Report : SonicScoop – Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC's Music & Sound Community". Sonicscoop.com. June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  11. Marc Urselli. "Marc Urselli – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  12. "OCTOBER 2008 in our October 2008 issue we look at the state of modern DAW software... : Recording Magazine". Recordingmag.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  13. "Marc Urselli : SonicScoop – Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC's Music & Sound Community". Sonicscoop.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  14. Schwartz, Daylle Deanna (October 20, 2010). "Start and Run Your Own Record Label, Third Edition". ISBN 9780823084630. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. Audio Engineering Society (2007). Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. Audio Engineering Society.
  16. "Music Talks Educational Center To Offer New Courses Instructed By Academy And GRAMMY Award Winners This Fall". Mi2N.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  17. Quickies 6: In the StudioACC, Room 10B. "SCHED* SXSW 2011: Marc Urselli". Austin2011.sched.org. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  18. "Quickies 6: In the Studio". Schedule.sxsw.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  19. "Sunset Island Group Adds Marc Urselli, Lenny Randle to Advisory Board | SYS-CON MEDIA". Sys-con.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  20. "Young Musicians Project music school". youngmusiciansproject.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  21. "Connecting the Dots: The NARIP NYC Music Biz Brunch : SonicScoop – Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC's Music & Sound Community". Sonicscoop.com. April 14, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  22. "Studio Sweet Spot: Eastside Sound". SPARS.com. April 19, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  23. "Engineers". Eastside Sound. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  24. "Word from the Street: Eastside Sound". Apiaudio.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  25. "Streams? What Streams? For Newvelle Records, Vinyl Is the Future". NYTimes.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  26. "A Conversation With Nominee Laurie Anderson". GRAMMY.com. February 10, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  27. Past Winners Search | GRAMMY.com
  28. "Guitar legend Les Paul dies at 94 – Entertainment – Music". TODAY.com. August 13, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  29. "Les Paul – Career Timeline | American Masters". PBS. July 11, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  30. "Who is Lila Downs?". Searchdictionaries.com. September 9, 1968. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  31. "Russell Elevado discography". Gearslutz.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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