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Michael O’Reilly
engineer/mixer/producer/musician
History: Michael is
the mixer/engineer of two Grammy Award winning and one Grammy nominated album,
as well as 12 Platinum and 11 Gold Records. Simply put, most of us have heard
the familiar sounds he's captured. Take the Chaka Kahn LP “I Feel For You” or
Whitney Houston's first LP "Whitney Houston".
O'Reilly
began his career at New York's Atlantic Studios (Atlantic Records Recording
Studios) as an assistant engineer where he learned his craft. He soon progressed
to engineering and mixing records on his own and alongside legendary producer,
Arif Mardin (on virtually all of Arif's projects of 15+years). He's credited as
Associate Producer on Bette Midler's " Bathhouse Betty". Michael also
plays the occasional guitar on records he's worked on (Jewel , Bette , Roberta
Flack , Chaka Khan ).
As
a recording engineer, Michael has worked in a wide variety of musical genres
including Pop, Rock, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Broadway, Soundtracks and Film and TV
Scores. He’s at home whether it is recording a 60-piece orchestra or a blues
guitar. The roster of artists he has worked with is as diverse as Whitney
Houston, Aretha Franklin, Jean Luc Ponty, Ratt, The Bee Gees, Anita Baker,
Barbara Streisand, Bette Midler, Roberta Flack, David Bowie, Ofra Haza, Sergio
Mendez, George Benson, Pete Townsend, Smashing Pumpkins, Amy Grant, Eric
Clapton, Brandy, Faith Hill and Jewel.
Soundtrack
sampler: “Against All Odds”, the single with Phil Collins, Disney's “Hunchback
of Notre Dame” (Bette Midler) “Someday We’ll All Be Free” ( Aretha Franklin)
from motion picture, “Malcolm X”, “The Eyes of a Child” with Michael McDonald
from the soundtrack, "South Park, The Movie-Bigger, Longer & Uncut.”
Current Credits: Recorded and Mixed Jewels latest album "Joy : A
Holiday Collection "
Contact: Michael
O'Reilly
Fn: 212-304-1486
Cell: 917-673-9683
e-mail: mobaker@eathlink.net
copyright
2001 studioexpresso