Bob Clearmountain

Bob Clearmountain (born January 15, 1953) is one of the most respected music producers/engineers, and mixers in modern music. He is well known for his work with major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Roxy Music, The Pretenders, and Bryan Adams. He has mixed some of the most iconic live shows in music history, including Live Aid, The Concert for New York for 9/11, and most recently, the Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts at Wembley Stadium and The Forum. Records he mixed have won eight Grammys his most recent nomination was Best Immersive Audio Album, "The Savior," He has been nominated for five Emmy Awards, winning two for Saturday Night Live's 40th Anniversary Special and 25th Anniversary Rock-n-Roll Concert. He is married to Apogee Electronics CEO, Betty Bennett.[1]

Bob Clearmountain
Clearmountain standing in front of a chalkboard
Clearmountain in 2017
Born (1953-01-15) January 15, 1953
Connecticut, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Music engineer, audio mixer, producer
Years active1977–present
SpouseBetty Bennett
Awards

Biography

As a teenager, Clearmountain had many friends who were musicians or aspirants. He loved music, and played bass guitar in a bar band, but felt he did not want to rely on these capricious beings for his career.[2] Always more interested in the technical side, Clearmountain had a makeshift studio at home equipped with a two-track reel-to-reel tape recorder, some microphones and a talkback. He also loved to make tape recordings of the band's concerts. According to an interview with Sound on Sound, Clearmountain was immediately attracted when he entered a professional recording studio for the first time.[2]

His band had been making a demo recording at Mediasound Studios on 57th Street in New York. Determined to make a career in the technical side of the music business, he visited frequently and pestered the studio for a job. He was eventually hired as a gofer.[2] Clearmountain claims that after making about two deliveries, he found staff at the office had been looking for him – they had apparently been expecting him to be working on a recording session, as an assistant engineer. The star-struck new assistant engineer found that his first session was with Duke Ellington.[2]

According to Clearmountain, he was hired as Chief Engineer at the Power Station (now Avatar Studios) as they were opening in around 1977, and had a say in designing the recording studios and choosing the equipment as a rock music studio.[2]

Clearmountain also played bass on the Dead Boys' first album, Young, Loud and Snotty, before Jeff Magnum rejoined the group.

Selection Of Work As Producer

Selection of Work as Live Mixer/Engineer
Date Concert Location
November 5, 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California
September 27, 2022 Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Kia Forum Los Angeles, California
September 3, 2022 Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Wembley Stadium London, UK
December 12, 2012 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief - Madison Square Garden, New York City
March 15, 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City
August 12-14, 1994 Woodstock 94 Winston Farm, Saugerties New York
May 5th, 1990 A Tribute to John Lennon The Pier Head, Liverpool
August 24, 1989 The Who - Tommy Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California
June 11, 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert Wembley Stadium London, UK
July 13, 1985 Live Aid John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

List of Grammy Awards & Nominations
Year Work Role Award/Nomination
2019 "The Savior" A Bad Think Mixer Nominee - Best Immersive Audio Album
2011 "Paraíso Express" Alejandro Sanz Mixer Winner Latin Grammy - Best Male Pop Vocal Album
2011 "Paraíso Express" Alejandro Sanz Mixer Winner - Best Latin Pop Album
2006 "Seeger Sessions" Bruce Springsteen Mixer Winner - Best Traditional Folk Album
2005 "Avalon" Roxy Music Mixer Nominee - Best Surround Sound Album
1998 "Firecracker" Lisa Loeb Mixer Nominee - Best Engineered Album - Non Classical
1997 "Blue Moon Swamp" John Fogerty Mixer Nominee - Best Engineered Album - Non Classical
1994 "Rhythm, Country And Blue" Various Artists Mixer Nominee - Best Engineered Album - Non Classical
1992 "Storyville" Robbie Robertson Mixer Nominee - Best Engineered Album - Non Classical

List of Emmy Awards & Nominations
Year Work Role Award/Nomination
2021 Bruce Springsteen's Letter To You - Apple TV Mixer Nominee - Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
2015 The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special - NBC Mixer Winner - Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
2010 The 25th Anniversary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Concert - HBO Mixer Winner - Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
2001 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - HBO Mixer Nominee - Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
1993 MTV Unplugged - MTV Mixer Nominee - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special

References
  1. Droney, Maureen (March 1, 2004). "Bob Clearmountain". Bob Clearmountain | Mixonline.com. www.mixonline.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. "Master Mixer Bob Clearmountain". Sound on Sound, June 1999
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