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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Unreferenced|date=August 2008}}
|name = Wally Gagel
Walton Steven “Wally” Gagel is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer and musician. He came into prominence in 1996 for his work on the Billboard Top 40 hit Natural One by the band [[Folk Implosion]].
|image = WallyGagel.jpg
|caption = Wally Gagel in the studio.
|birth_date =
|origin = [[Port Jefferson, NY]]
|instrument = [[Multi-instrumentalist]]
|genre = [[Pop Music|Pop]], [[Electronica]], [[Alternative rock]], [[Mashup (music)|Mashup]]
|occupation = [[Music producer]], [[Songwriter]], [[Audio Engineering|Engineer]]
|years_active = 1996–present
|associated_acts = [[The Folk Implosion]]<br />[[Orbit (American band)|Orbit]]<br />Production Club
| background=non_performing_personnel
}}


'''Wally Gagel''' is an American, multi platinum, award-winning [[record producer]], audio engineer, mixer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.
He was a member of the band Orbit. He formed the production partnership WAX LTD with his songwriting partner Xandy Barry. His credits include, [[Eels]], [[Folk Implosion]], [[New Orde]]r, [[Rolling Stones]], [[Old 97’s]], S[[ebadoh]], [[Nick Lachey]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Rihanna]], [[Muse]], [[Tanya Donelly]], and [[Miley Cyrus]].

Credits include: [[Family of the Year]], [[Elliphant]], [[Blondfire]], [[Zella Day]], [[Best Coast]], [[Cold War Kids]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Rihanna]], [[Redlight King]], [[Eels (band)|Eels]], [[Robert DeLong]] and in collaboration with iTunes Sessions: [[Bon Iver]], [[Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros]], [[Gorillaz]], [[The Gaslight Anthem]], [[Lykke Li]], [[Vampire Weekend]], [[Black Rebel Motorcycle Club]], [[PJ Harvey]], [[Metric (band)|Metric]], [[The Decemberists]], [[Norah Jones]], and more. His production of [[Family of the Year]]'s #1 single "Hero" caught the attention of movie director Richard Linklater who used it in the film "Boyhood."

In 2006 he formed the production partnership [[Wax Ltd|WAX LTD]] with songwriter and producer, [[Xandy Barry]] and in 2019 they formed a joint venture with Universal Music Production Group called AUDIO WAX.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tlchicken.com/article.php?ARTid=1342 |title=WEB EXCLUSIVE: WALLY GAGEL - tastes like chicken |access-date=2008-08-25 |archive-date=2009-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213174933/http://tlchicken.com/article.php?ARTid=1342 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myspace.com/wallygagel|title=Wally Gagel &#124; Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos|website=Myspace.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep00/articles/eels.htm |title=Eeling Comedy |access-date=2008-08-25 |archive-date=2008-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820083623/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep00/articles/eels.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
===Early life and career===
Gagel was born in [[Port Jefferson, New York]]. He and his family moved to [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], where at a young age he became interested in music. He attended [[Massachusetts College of Art|Mass College of Art]] to pursue studies in Interrelated Media. After college Gagel became house engineer at [[Fort Apache Studios]] in [[Cambridge, MA]] where he worked with [[Superchunk]], [[Belly (band)|Belly]], [[Juliana Hatfield]], [[Buffalo Tom]], [[Come (U.S. band)|Come]], [[Karate (band)|Karate]], [[Sebadoh]] and [[The Folk Implosion]]. He joined the band [[Orbit (American band)|Orbit]] whom he toured and recorded with until deciding to leave the group and pursue his production work full-time. In 1996 Gagel was awarded the [[Boston Music Awards]]' Outstanding Song/Songwriter of the Year for [[Natural One]], and in 1997 Debut Album of the Year for [[Orbit (American band)|Orbit's]] ''[[Libido Speedway]]''. He currently resides in [[Los Angeles]] and is half of the production/songwriting team [[Wax Ltd|WAX LTD]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lunchrecords.com/prod.htm |title=Lunch Records - Production Club - Follow Your Bliss |access-date=2008-08-25 |archive-date=2008-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006180029/http://www.lunchrecords.com/prod.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Discography ==
'''Early Life and Career'''
'''Albums produced'''
*2023, [[Redlight King]] - “In Our Blood” LP - AFM Records - Co-Writer, Producer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2023, [[Joshua Radin]] - This One’s For Single - Nettwerk Music Group - Producer, Engineer, Programming, Instruments, Mixer
*2023, [[Blondfire]] - “Age of Innocence” - Bliss Productions - Co-Writer, Producer, Engineer, Instruments, Mixer
*2023, [[Joshua Radin]] - Though the World Will Tell Me So, Vol 1 EP - Nettwerk Music Group - Producer, Engineer, Programming, Instruments, Mixer
*2022, [[Superchunk]] - “Wild Loneliness” LP - Merge Records - Mixer
*2020, [[Cold War Kids]] - "Story of our Lives" single - “Bill and Ted Face the Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) TenThousand Projects - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2020, [[Creeper (band)|Creeper]] - "Sex, Death and the Infinite Void" LP - Warner UK - Mixer
*2020, [[Blondfire]] - "Starboy" single - Bliss Productions - Producer, Co-writer, Engineer Mixer
*2020, [[Blondfire]] - "Marigold" single - Bliss Productions - Producer, Co-writer, Engineer Mixer
*2020, [[Blondfire]] - "The Climb" single - Bliss Productions - Producer, Co-writer, Engineer Mixer
*2020, [[Overcoats (duo)]] - "Fire & Fury" single - Loma Vista - Co-writer
*2020, [[Jon Bryant]] - "Bad Happens" single - Nettwerk Records - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2020, [[Creeper (band)|Creeper]] - "Annabelle" single - Warner Records - Mixer
*2019 Jim and Sam - “Saturday Night” - Single - Nettwerk Music Group - Producer, Engineer, Programming, Mixer
*2019, [[Jon Bryant]] - "Headphones" single - Nettwerk Records - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2019, Jim and Sam - "Saturday Night" single - Nettwerk Records - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2018, [[Elliphant]] - "To The End" single - TEN Music Group - Composer, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2018, Transmission Project Feat [[Elan Atias]] - "Whatever You Feel" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2018, Emerson Star - "Pistol Grip" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-writer, Engineer, Mixer
*2018, [[Meiko (American singer)|Meiko]] - "Back in the Game" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2018, Rows - "Parachute" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2018, Ships Have Sailed - "Let's Just Dance" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Emerson Star - "Wasted" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, WORLDS - "Strange Feeling" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Nona - "Otherways" EP - WAX LTD - Producer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, WORLDS - "Good Sh*t" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Nona - "Fathers Day" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Rows - "Simplicity" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Rows - "Chained to the Rhythm" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, [[Blondfire]] - "Black Hole Sun" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Red Rosamond - "Voodoo Love" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Rows - "Supernatural" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Transmission Project ft. [[Lenka]] - "Golden Moment" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Rows - "New Heart" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Red Rosamond - "Don't Let Our Love Go Cold" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, [[Jukebox the Ghost]] - "Stay the Night" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, [[Blondfire]] - "Here and Now" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Nona - "Hold Up" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2017, Max and the Moon - "Killing Time" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2016, [[Blondfire]] - "Heathens" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2016, [[Blondfire]] - "True Confessions" EP - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2016, [[Larkin Poe]] - "Trouble In Mind" single - RH Records - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer
*2016, [[Blondfire]] - "True Confessions" single - WAX LTD - Producer, Co-Writer, Instruments, Engineer, Mixer
*2016, [[Escondido (band)|Escondido]] - Walking With A Stranger LP - Kill Canyon - Mixer, Additional Production
*2015, [[Blondfire]] - "Pleasure" single - Wax LTD - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2015, MOBIVSTRIP - MOBIVSTRIP EP - FF1 - Producer, Engineer, Writer, Instruments, Mixer
*2015, [[Robert DeLong]] - In the Cards LP - Glassnote Records - Producer, Engineer, Writer, Mixer
*2015, [[Family of the Year]] - Loma Vista LP - Nettwerk Productions - Producer, Engineer, Instruments and Mixer
*2015, [[Hunter Hunted (band)|Hunter Hunted]] - Hunter Hunted EP - RCA Records - Producer, Co-Writer, Engineer, Instruments and Mixer
*2015, [[Zella Day]] - Kicker LP - Pinetop Records/Hollywood Records - Co-writer, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2015, [[Best Coast]] - California Nights LP - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2015, [[Zella Day]] - "Sacrifice" - Insurgent Soundtrack - Co-writer, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2014, [[Zella Day]] - Zella Day EP - B3 Science - Co-writer, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2014, [[Family of the Year]] - "Hero" - Boyhood Soundtrack - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2014, [[The Mowglis]] - "Your Friend" - Earth To Echo Soundtrack - Relativity - Producer, Mixer, Engineer
*2014, [[Zella Day]] - "East Of Eden" - B3 Science - Co-writer, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2014, [[Zella Day]] - "Sweet Ophelia" "1965" Single - B3 Science - Co-writer, Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2014, [[Blondfire]] - Young Heart - Co-Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Instruments and Co-Writer
*2013, [[Best Coast]] - Fade Away (Mini Album) - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2013, Cillie Barnes - Happy Valley EP - Universal Republic Records - Co-Producer, Engineer
*2013, [[Sebadoh]] - [[Defend Yourself]] - Joyful Noise Recordings - Mixer
*2013, [[Redlight King]] - Born To Rise (single) - Hollywood Records - Producer, Co-Writer, Engineer, Instrumentation and Mixer
*2013, [[Redlight King]] - Redemption - Iron Man 3 Heroes Fall Soundtrack - Hollywood Records - Producer, Co-Writer, Engineer, Instrumentation and Mixer
*2013, [[Black Prairie]] - Performs Wild Ones LP - Warner Bros. - Producer, Engineer
*2013, [[Best Coast]] - "Fear of My Identity"/"Who Have I Become" single - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2013, [[Hunter Hunted (band)|Hunter Hunted]] - Hunter Hunted EP - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2012, [[Blondfire]] - Where The Kids Are EP - Warner Bros. - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2012, [[Family of the Year]] - Loma Vista LP - Nettwerk Productions - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2012, [[Zella Day]] - Cynics vs. Dreamers EP - WAX LTD. - Co-writer, Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Instruments
*2012, [[Bon Iver]] - iTunes Originals
*2012, [[Imperial Teen]] - Feel The Sound LP - Merge Records - Mixer
*2012, [[Family of the Year]] - Diversity EP - Nettwerk Productions - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2012, [[We Are Augustines]] - iTunes Originals
*2012, [[Lady Danville]] - Operating (single) - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*2011, [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]] - iTunes Originals
*2011, [[The Head and the Heart]] - iTunes Originals
*2011, [[Javier Colon]] - Come Through For You - Universal - Mixer
*2011, [[Blondfire]] - We Are The Kids - Tender Tender Rush - Mixer
*2011, [[The Gaslight Anthem]] - iTunes Originals
*2011, [[Lykke Li]] - iTunes Originals
*2011, [[Family of the Year]] - St. Croix EP - Tiny Ogre/Sony - Mixer
*2011, [[PJ Harvey]] - iTunes Originals
*2011, [[The Decemberists]] - iTunes Originals
*2011, [[Redlight King]] - Something For The Pain - Hollywood Records - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Bass, Writer
*2011, [[Best Coast]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Joshua James (folk singer)|Joshua James]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Shelby Lynne]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Metric (band)|Metric]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Ozomatli]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Maroon 5]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Black Rebel Motorcycle Club]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Gorillaz]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Vampire Weekend]] - iTunes Originals
*2010, [[Styrofoam (musician)|Styrofoam]] - [[Kids on Acid]] Nettwerk - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*2010, [[Norah Jones]] - [[iTunes Originals]] iTunes - Mixing
*2009, [[Tamar Kaprelian]] - [[Delicate Soul]] Single Interscope - Producer, Engineer
*2009, [[Tamar Kaprelian]] - [[New Day EP|New Day]] Single Interscope - Producer, Engineer, Ins, Writer
*2008, [[Rihanna]] - [[Good Girl Gone Bad Live]] - Mixing
*2008, [[Blondfire]] - [[My Someday]] - Engineer, Mixing
*2008, [[Eels (band)|Eels]] - [[Useless Trinkets]] - Engineer, Mixing
*2008, [[Styrofoam (artist)|Styrofoam]]- [[Styrofoam (artist)|Thousand Words]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*2008, [[Eels (band)|Eels]] - [[Meet The Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006)]] - Mixer, Engineer, Ins
*2008, [[iCarly|iCarly: Music from and Inspired...]] [Original TV Soundtrack] - Producer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2007, [[Rihanna]] - [[Rihanna|Soundcheck]] (Wal-Mart) - Mixing
*2007, The Billionaires - Really Real for Forever - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*2007, [[Hannah Montana]] - [[Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Bass
*2006, [[Elan Atias|Elan]] - [[Elan Atias|Together as One]] - Guitar, Engineer, Writer
*2006, [[Jessica Simpson]] - [[Public Affair]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2006, Model/Actress - Model/Actress - Mixing
*2006, [[Jessy Moss]] - [[Jessy Moss|Down at the Disco]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2006, [[Old 97's]] - [[Hit by a Train: The Best of Old 97's]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Prog, Ins
*2006, [[Nick Lachey]] - [[What's Left of Me (album)|What's Left of Me]] - Producer, Engineer, Ins, Writer
*2006, [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]] - [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Faith and Science]] - Pre-Production, Writer
*2006, [[Elan Atias|Elan]] - [[Elan Atias|Nothing is Worth Losing You]] - Guitar, Writer
*2006, [[Gus Black]] - [[Gus Black|Autumn Days]] - Engineer, Mixing
*2005, [[Backstreet Boys]] - [[Never Gone]] - Writer
*2005, [[Jessy Moss]] - [[Jessy Moss|Polyamorous]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2005, [[The Mormons (band)|The Mormons]] - [[The Mormons (band)|Statement of No Statement]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*2005, [[Sarah Blasko]] - [[The Overture & the Underscore]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Prog, Ins
*2005, [[Lou Barlow]] - [[Lou Barlow|Emoh]] - Engineer, Mixing
*2005, [[Jessy Moss]] - [[Jessy Moss|Fast and Cheap]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2005, [[New Order (band)|New Order]] - [[Waiting for the Sirens Call]] (Mash) - Remix
*2005, [[Eels (band)|Eels]] - [[Blinking Lights and Other Revelations]] - Performer
*2004, Feersum Ennjin - Feersum Ennjin - Mixing
*2003, [[Gus Black]] - [[Gus Black|Uncivilized Love]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Writer, Ins
*2003, [[Thirteen (2003 film)|Thirteen]] [Original Soundtrack] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2003, Kim Fox - Return to Planet Earth - Engineer
*2003, [[Charmed]] - [Original Soundtrack] - Writer
*2003, [[Pay the Girl]] - [[Pay the Girl]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Writer
*2003, [[The Folk Implosion]] - [[The New Folk Implosion]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*2003, [[Levity (soundtrack)|Levity]] - [Original Score] - Engineer, Mixing
*2003, [[MC Honky]] - [[I Am the Messiah]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2003, Lucia - From the Land of Volcanos - Programming, Writer
*2003, Production Club - Follow Your Bliss - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2003, [[Run Run Run (band)|Run Run Run]] - [[Run Run Run (band)|Drizzle]] - Mixer
*2003, [[Emm Gryner]] - [[Asianblue]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2003, [[Muse (band)|Muse]] - [[Absolution (Muse album)|Absolution]] - Engineer, Digital Editing
*2002, [[Belly (band)|Belly]] - [[Belly (band)|Sweet Ride: The Best of Belly]] - Engineer, Mixing
*2002, [[Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls Soundtrack]] - [[Our Little Corner of the World]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*2002, [[Juliana Hatfield]] - [[Juliana Hatfield|Gold Stars 1992-2002]] - Engineer
*2001, [[Orbit (American band)|Orbit]] - [[XLR8R (album)|XLR8R]] - Mixing
*2001, [[Eels (band)|Eels]] - [[Souljacker]] - Programming, Engineer, Mixing
*2001, [[Old 97's]] - [[Satellite Rides]] - Producer, Engineer
*2001, [[Freddy Got Fingered]] - [Original Soundtrack] - Producer
*2001, [[The Incredible Moses Leroy]] - [[The Incredible Moses Leroy|Electric Pocket Radio]] - Remixing
*2000, Various Artists - [[Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam]] - Producer, Mixing, Programming
*2000, [[Down To You]] [Original Soundtrack] - Producer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*2000, [[Eels (band)|Eels]] - [[Daisies of the Galaxy]] - Engineer, Mixing, Ins
*2000, [[Juliana Hatfield]] - [[Beautiful Creature]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*1999, [[Dust Brothers]] - [[Fight Club (film)|This is Your Life]] (Fight Club) - Remix
*1999, [[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]] [Original Soundtrack] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*1999, One Ton Shotgun - Police Navidad - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*1999, [[The Folk Implosion]] - [[One Part Lullaby]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*1998, Slowpoke - Virgin Stripes - Producer, Engineer
*1998, [[Clay Pigeons]] [Original Soundtrack] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*1997, Various Artists - What's Up Matador - Engineer
*1997, [[Old 97's]] - [[Too Far to Care]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Keys, Perc
*1997, The Weaklings - Remarkably Good - Engineer, Mixing
*1997, [[Tanya Donelly]] - [[Tanya Donelly|Pretty Deep]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*1997, [[Juliana Hatfield]] - [[Please Do Not Disturb (album)|Please Do Not Disturb]] - Engineer, Mixer
*1997, [[Tanya Donelly]] - [[Lovesongs for Underdogs]] - Producer, Mixing, Programming, Ins
*1997, [[A Life Less Ordinary]] (Original Soundtrack) - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Programming
*1997, [[Orbit (American band)|Orbit]] - [[Libido Speedway]] - Engineer, Mixing, Bass, Vocals
*1997, [[The Folk Implosion]] - [[Dare to Be Surprised]] - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Programming
*1997, [[The Rolling Stones]] - [[Bridges to Babylon]] - Mixing
*1997, [[Bandwagon (film)|Bandwagon]] [Original Soundtrack] - Engineer, Mixing
*1996, [[Swish (band)|Swish]] - Supermax - Engineer, Mixing
*1996, [[Tanya Donelly]] - [[Tanya Donelly|Sliding and Diving]] - Producer, Mixing, Engineer, Prog, Ins
*1996, [[Come (U.S. band)|Come]] - [[Come (U.S. band)|Secret Number]] - Mixing
*1996, Various Artists - [[Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks]] - Engineer, Mixing
*1996, Various Artists - Safe and Sound - Engineer
*1996, [[Come (U.S. band)|Come]] - [[Come (U.S. band)|Near Life Experience]] - Engineer
*1996, [[Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Steve Wynn]] - [[Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Melting in the Dark]] - Engineer
*1996, [[Karate (band)|Karate]] - [[Karate (Karate album)|Karate]] - Engineer, Mixing
*1996, Jack Drag - Jack Drag - Mixing
*1996, [[Sebadoh]] - [[Harmacy]] - Engineer, Mixing
*1996, [[Boys (1996 film)|Boys]] [Original Soundtrack] - Producer, Engineer, Mixer
*1995, [[Mary Lou Lord]] - [[Mary Lou Lord]], Engineer, Mixer, Tambourine
*1995, [[Orbit (American band)|Orbit]] - [[La Mano]], Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*1995, [[The Folk Implosion]] - [[Kids (film)|Kids]] [Original Soundtrack], Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
*1995, [[Pell Mell (band)|Pell Mell]] - [[Pell Mell (band)|Interstate]] - Engineer, Mixing
*1995, [[Superchunk]] - [[Here's Where the Strings Come In]] - Engineer, Mixing
*1994, [[Belly (band)|Belly]] - Super-Connected - Engineer, Mixing<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wally-gagel-mn0000236853|title=Wally Gagel Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blondfire.com/waxltd.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-06-16 |archive-date=2011-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025628/http://www.blondfire.com/waxltd.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://redlightkingmusic.com/ |title=Redlight King |website=redlightkingmusic.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212164455/http://www.redlightkingmusic.com/ |archive-date=2011-02-12}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session/id413122122|title=ITunes Session by Metric|website=[[iTunes]]|date=4 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session/id408058598|title=ITunes Session - EP by Vampire Weekend|website=[[iTunes]]|date=21 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session/id400017270|title=ITunes Session by Gorillaz|website=[[iTunes]]|date=22 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session/id390818924|title=ITunes Session by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club|website=[[iTunes]]|date=14 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session-ep/id417428918|title=ITunes Session (Live) - EP by Maroon 5|website=[[iTunes]]|date=8 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session/id403616624|title=ITunes Session - EP by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros|website=[[iTunes]]|date=30 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session-feat-myles/id408028275|title = ITunes Session (Feat. Myles Kennedy) - EP by Slash|website = [[iTunes]]|date = January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session/id398440081|title=Live Sessions by Shelby Lynne|website=[[iTunes]]|date=7 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session/id376734199|title=ITunes Session by Joshua James|website=[[iTunes]]|date=15 June 2010}}</ref>


==References==
Gagel was born in [[Port Jefferson, NY]]. He and his family moved to [[Boston, MA]], where at a young age he became interested in music. He attended Mass College of Art to pursue studies in Interrelated Media. Later Gagel became house engineer at Fort Apache Studios in Cambridge, MA where he worked with Superchunk, Belly, Juliana Hatfield, Buffalo Tom, Come, Karate, Sebadoh and Folk Implosion. He joined the band Orbit whom he toured and recorded with until deciding to leave the group and pursue his production work full time. He currently resides in Los Angeles and is half of the production/songwriting team WAX LTD.
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==External links==
Birth Name: Walton Steven Gagel
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p152371|pure_url=yes}} Wally Gagel Discography at AllMusic]
Born: December 19, 1963
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p152371|pure_url=yes}} Wally Gagel Songs at AllMusic]
Origin: Port Jefferson, NY
*[https://www.myspace.com/wallygagel Wally Gagel Myspace]
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop, Electronica, Mashup
*[http://www.neworderonline.com/Forums/MessageList.aspx?ThreadID=28161 Wally Gagel at New Order Online]
Occupation: Music Producer, Songwriter, Engineer
*[https://www.universalproductionmusic.com/en-us/discover/labels/276/Audio-Wax AUDIO WAX]
Instrument: Multi-instrumentalist
*[http://www.waxltd.com WAX Ltd]
Years Active: 1996-present
Associated Acts: Folk Implosion, Orbit, Production Club


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== Discography ==

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YEAR ALBUM ARTIST ROLE
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
1994 Superconnected Belly Engineer, Mixing
[[Category:Living people]]
1995 Here's Where the Strings Come In Superchunk Engineer, Mixing
[[Category:Record producers from New York (state)]]
1995 Interstate Pell Mell Engineer, Mixing
[[Category:American audio engineers]]
1995 Kids [Original Soundtrack] Folk Implosion Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
[[Category:Eels (band) members]]
1995 Mano Orbit Producer, Engineer, Mixing
[[Category:People from Port Jefferson, New York]]
1995 Mary Lou Lord Mary Lou Lord Engineer, Mixer, Tamberine
1996 Boys [Original Soundtrack] Original Soundtrack Producer, Engineer, Mixer
1996 Harmacy Sebadoh Engineer, Mixing
1996 Jack Drag Jack Drag Mixing
1996 Karate Karate Engineer, Mixing
1996 Melting in the Dark Steve Wynn Engineer
1996 Near Life Experience Come Engineer
1996 Safe and Sound Various Artists Engineer
1996 Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks Various Artists Engineer, Mixing
1996 Secret Number Come Mixing
1996 Sliding and Diving Tanya Donelly Producer, Mixing, Engineer, Prog, Ins
1996 Supermax Swish Engineer, Mixing
1997 Bandwagon Original Soundtrack Engineer, Mixing
1997 Bridges to Babylon The Rolling Stones Mixing
1997 Dare to Be Surprised Folk Implosion Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Programming
1997 Libido Speedway Orbit Engineer, Mixing, Bass, Vocals
1997 Lovesongs for Underdogs Tanya Donelly Producer, Mixing, Programming, Ins
1997 Please Do Not Disturb Juliana Hatfield Engineer, Mixer
1997 Pretty Deep Tanya Donelly Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1997 Remarkably Good The Weaklings Engineer, Mixing
1997 Too Far to Care Old 97's Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Keys, Perc
1997 What's Up Matador Various Artists Engineer
1998 Clay Pigeons Original Soundtrack Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1998 Virgin Stripes Slowpoke Producer, Engineer
1999 One Part Lullaby The Folk Implosion Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
1999 Police Navidad One Ton Shotgun Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1999 American Beauty Original Soundtrack Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
1999 This is Your Life (Fight Club) Dust Brothers Remix
2000 Beautiful Creature Juliana Hatfield Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2000 Daisies of the Galaxy Eels Engineer, Mixing, Ins
2000 Down To You Original Soundtrack Producer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2000 Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam Various Artists Producer, Mixing, Programming
2001 Electric Pocket Radio The Incredible Moses Leroy Remixing
2001 Freddy Got Fingered Original Soundtrack Producer
2001 Satellite Rides Old 97's Producer, Engineer
2001 Souljacker Eels Programming, Engineer, Mixing
2001 XLR8R Orbit Mixing
2002 Gold Stars 1992-2002 Juliana Hatfield Engineer
2002 Our Little Corner of the World Gilmore Girls Soundtrack Producer, Engineer, Mixing
2002 Sweet Ride: The Best of Belly Belly Engineer, Mixing
2003 Absolution Muse Engineer, Digital Editing
2003 Asianblue Emm Gryner Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2003 Drizzle Run Run Run Mixer
2003 Follow Your Bliss Production Club Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2003 From the Land of Volcanos Lucia Programming, Writer
2003 I Am the Messiah MC Honky Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2003 Levity Original Score Engineer, Mixing
2003 New Folk Implosion The New Folk Implosion Producer, Engineer, Mixing
2003 Pay the Girl Pay the Girl Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Writer
2003 Charmed Original Soundtrack Writer
2003 Return to Planet Earth Kim Fox Engineer
2003 Thirteen Original Soundtrack Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2003 Uncivilized Love Gus Black Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Writer, Ins
2004 Feersum Ennjin Feersum Ennjin Mixing
2005 Blinking Lights & Other Revelations Eels Performer
2005 Waiting for the Sirens Call (Mash) New Order Remix
2005 Fast and Cheap Jessy Moss Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2005 Emoh Lou Barlow Engineer, Mixing
2005 Overture & the Underscore Sarah Blasko Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Prog, Ins
2005 Statement of No Statement Mormons Producer, Engineer, Mixing
2005 Polyamorous Jessy Moss Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2005 Never Gone Backstreet Boys Writer
2006 Autumn Days Gus Black Engineer, Mixing
2006 Nothing is Worth Losing You Elan Guitar, Writer
2006 Faith and Science Shane Nicholson Pre-Production, Writer
2006 What’s Left of Me Nick Lachey Producer, Engineer, Ins, Writer
2006 Hit by a Train Old 97's Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Prog, Ins
2006 Down at the Disco Jessy Moss Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2006 Model/Actress Model/Actress Mixing
2006 Public Affair Jessica Simpson Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2006 Together as One Elan Guitar, Engineer, Writer
2007 Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Bass
2007 Really Real for Forever The Billionaires Producer, Engineer, Mixing
2007 Soundcheck (Wal-Mart) Rihanna Mixing
2008 iCarly: Music from and Inspired… Original TV Soundtrack Producer, Mixing, Ins, Writer
2008 Meet the Eels: Essential Eels Eels Mixer, Engineer, Ins
2008 Thousand Words Styrofoam Producer, Engineer, Mixing
2008 Useless Trinkets Eels Engineer, Mixing
2008 My Someday Blondfire Engineer, Mixing
2008 Good Girl Gone Bad Live Rihanna Mixing

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Wally Gagel
Wally Gagel in the studio.
Wally Gagel in the studio.
Background information
OriginPort Jefferson, NY
GenresPop, Electronica, Alternative rock, Mashup
Occupation(s)Music producer, Songwriter, Engineer
InstrumentMulti-instrumentalist
Years active1996–present

Wally Gagel is an American, multi platinum, award-winning record producer, audio engineer, mixer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.

Credits include: Family of the Year, Elliphant, Blondfire, Zella Day, Best Coast, Cold War Kids, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, New Order, Muse, Rolling Stones, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Rihanna, Redlight King, Eels, Robert DeLong and in collaboration with iTunes Sessions: Bon Iver, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Gorillaz, The Gaslight Anthem, Lykke Li, Vampire Weekend, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, PJ Harvey, Metric, The Decemberists, Norah Jones, and more. His production of Family of the Year's #1 single "Hero" caught the attention of movie director Richard Linklater who used it in the film "Boyhood."

In 2006 he formed the production partnership WAX LTD with songwriter and producer, Xandy Barry and in 2019 they formed a joint venture with Universal Music Production Group called AUDIO WAX.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Early life and career

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Gagel was born in Port Jefferson, New York. He and his family moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where at a young age he became interested in music. He attended Mass College of Art to pursue studies in Interrelated Media. After college Gagel became house engineer at Fort Apache Studios in Cambridge, MA where he worked with Superchunk, Belly, Juliana Hatfield, Buffalo Tom, Come, Karate, Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion. He joined the band Orbit whom he toured and recorded with until deciding to leave the group and pursue his production work full-time. In 1996 Gagel was awarded the Boston Music Awards' Outstanding Song/Songwriter of the Year for Natural One, and in 1997 Debut Album of the Year for Orbit's Libido Speedway. He currently resides in Los Angeles and is half of the production/songwriting team WAX LTD.[4]

Discography

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Albums produced

References

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  1. ^ "WEB EXCLUSIVE: WALLY GAGEL - tastes like chicken". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  2. ^ "Wally Gagel | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com.
  3. ^ "Eeling Comedy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  4. ^ "Lunch Records - Production Club - Follow Your Bliss". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  5. ^ "Wally Gagel Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Redlight King". redlightkingmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12.
  8. ^ "ITunes Session by Metric". iTunes. 4 January 2011.
  9. ^ "ITunes Session - EP by Vampire Weekend". iTunes. 21 December 2010.
  10. ^ "ITunes Session by Gorillaz". iTunes. 22 October 2010.
  11. ^ "ITunes Session by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". iTunes. 14 September 2010.
  12. ^ "ITunes Session (Live) - EP by Maroon 5". iTunes. 8 February 2011.
  13. ^ "ITunes Session - EP by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros". iTunes. 30 November 2010.
  14. ^ "ITunes Session (Feat. Myles Kennedy) - EP by Slash". iTunes. January 2010.
  15. ^ "Live Sessions by Shelby Lynne". iTunes. 7 December 2010.
  16. ^ "ITunes Session by Joshua James". iTunes. 15 June 2010.
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