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John Machnik carrying a speaker out of the studio that caught fire while recording a guitar solo for the heavy metal band Anshar.
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Background information | |
Birth name | John Fredrick Machnik |
Born |
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States |
February 14, 1968
Genres | Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk Rock, blues, world music |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, Electrical Engineer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Stand Up! Records, Comedy Central Records, Rhetoric Records |
Associated acts | Cold, Less Than Jake, Unsane, Space Streakings, Ed Hall, Merl Saunders, Killdozer, Last Crack, Still Life, The Promise Ring |
Website | http://electro-works.com/ |
John F. Machnik (born February 14, 1968) is an American record producer, recording engineer and electrical engineer from Madison, Wisconsin. He was the owner of Sleepless Nights Recording Studios from 1989 to 2001.
In 2000, he started recording comedy for Stand Up! Records including: Mitch Hedberg, Lewis Black "White Album", Lewis Black "Revolver", Lewis Black "End of the Universe", Ron White, Dave Attell, Doug Stanhope, Sklar Brothers, David Cross, Maria Bamford, Judy Gold, Marc Maron, Greg Proops, Dan Naturman, Tom Rhodes, Tim Slagle, Matt Kirshen, Rene Hicks, Jamie Kilstein, Hannibal Buress and Andy Andrist.
In 2004, John recorded the Madison stint of the David Cross's "Shut Up, You Fucking Baby!" tour. Initially, it was thought that none of the material was used on the album but later found out from producer Scotty Crane that bits were indeed used on the album. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2004.
In 2008, John received a Grammy award for his work on the Lewis Black album “Anticipation”. and was nominated in 2006 for work on Lewis Black's album Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues.