Mitch Dane

Mitch Dane
Background information
Born	April 6, 1967 Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Genres	Indie rock, Singer Songwriter
Occupation(s)	Record producer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Piano, Guitar, Saw_duang, Synthesizer
Years active	1983–present
Website	sputniksound.com

Mitch Dane is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter who resides in Nashville. His work with artists include Jars of Clay, JJ Heller, Brandon Heath, Jetty Rae, Sonia Leigh, The Blind Boys of Alabama and many others. He was awarded a Grammy for his work on Jars of Clay's "11th Hour", and nominated for Grammys for his work on 4 other albums. Dane also received an ASCAP's "Most Played Song" award for "Nothing Without You" co-written with Bebo Norman. Mitch owns the recording studio Sputnik Sound with Vance Powell.

Personal life

Dane grew up in Southeast Missouri (Cape Girardeau), where he spent his childhood making playhouses and treehouses. At age 14, Dane was involved in a motorcycle accident, rendering him clinically dead for several minutes until his was miraculously revived. His esophagus, trachea and vocal cords were injured in the accident, prohibiting him from speaking for 2 years, a period Dane defines as when he "learned to really listen". His injuries required 33 surgeries, one of which removed a vocal chord, contributing to his distinct voice. Dane worked the story of his accident into his musical performances over the next 15 years until he pivoted and began audio engineering.

Mitch Dane is married and has 2 children.

Musical Influences

As a producer, Dane has been cited as saying "I like to collect the best aspects of every genre of music and bring them together in hybrid productions". Citing his childhood affinity for building treehouses, Dane states that he took the same approach when designing his studio; a place for people to be comfortable and to hang out.

Selected Production Credits

Artist	Year	Album	Producer	Engineer
Kenny Foster	2017	Deep Cuts	Y	Y
Jetty Rae	2016	Can't Curse the Free	Y	Y
Man Underground	2016	Couples Therapy	Y	Y
The Snow Globes	2016	Snowed In	Y	Y
Rob Blackledge	2016	Now	Y	Y
Reuben Bidez	2016	Turning to Wine	Y	Y
Treva Blomquist	2015	The Risk & The Gift	Y	Y
Ryan Scott Travis	2015	The Guadalupe Breakdown	Y	Y
Victor & Penny	2015	Electricity	Y	Y
Giles Blankenship	2015	Home	Y	Y
Daniel Johnson	2015	Promo Videos	Y	Y
Katie Barnette	2015	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Mr. & Mrs. Something	2015	Setting Sail	Y	Y
Coyote Keene	2015	Blue Skies & Red Wine	Y	Y
MaryMac	2015	MaryMac	Y	Y
Eric Peters	2015	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
The Hummingbirds	2015	13 Days	Y	Y
Sean Hale	2015	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Lauren Light	2015	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Africa Worship Band	2015	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Unspoken	2015	Unplugged	Y	Y
JJ Heller	2015	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Hannah Miller	2015	Hannah Miller	Y	Y
Holly Spears	2014	Boots and Bling	Y	Y
Ryan Horne	2014	Vanilla Lightning	Y	Y
Kyle Matthews	2014	Be Here Now	Y	Y
Christopher Williams	2014	The City Makes The Man	Y	Y
So Long Solo	2014	So Long Solo	Y	Y
Chris Regan	2014	All Things Beautiful	Y	Y
Andrew Cooper	2014	EP	Y	Y
Ronnie Dennis	2014	We are Satellites	Y	Y
Jessi McKinnon	2014	Dancing Again	Y	Y
Humming House	2014	Revelries	Y	Y
We Are The Monks	2014	We Are The Monks	Y	Y
The Gray Havens	2013	Fire and Stone	Y	Y
The Pedal Stills	2013	Static Queen	Y	Y
Mare Wakefield	2013	Poet on the Moon	Y	Y
Humming House	2013	Single	Y	Y
Carrie Moeller	2013	Single	Y	Y
Madison Grigsby	2013	Joie De Vivre	Y	Y
Holly Spears	2013	Single & EP	Y	Y
YouPlusMe	2013	Little Beginnings EP	Y	Y
Jesse Macht	2013	Single	Y	Y
The Snow Globes	2013	The All Living Things	Y	Y
The Black Cadillacs	2013	Singles	Y	Y
Christie Cook	2013	Every Good Thing	Y	Y
Trish Ivy	2013	Cotton Country EP	Y	Y
Abernathy	2013	Rococo	Y	Y
Dave Gerhartz	2013	Leaving the Family Behind	Y	Y
Josh Hilliker	2013	Shadows or Sunlight	Y	Y
Hannah Miller	2013	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
August York	2013	Swimming Upstream	Y	Y
Little Radar	2013	Souvenirs	Y	Y
Ravenhill	2013	Soul	Y	Y
Ruby Amanfu	2012	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Elizabeth Busch	2012	Redemption's Mystery	Y	Y
The Billis	2012	Singles	Y	Y
Dean Guevara	2012	Songs of Hope and Devotion	Y	Y
Matthew Clark	2012	Bright Came the Word from His Mouth	Y	Y
Ryan Horne	2012	Silent Night (A Christmas EP)	Y	Y
High Street Hymns	2012	Love Lives Again	Y	Y
Brad Jones	2012	Oh Well My Love Farewell EP	Y	Y
Brian Fraaza	2012	The Shadows of the Light	Y	Y
Colleen Nixon	2012	Lake Ella's Sky	Y	Y
Rachel Belman	2012	The Call	Y	Y
Dustin Ah Kuoi	2012	Dustin Ah Kuoi	Y	Y
Humming House	2012	Singles	Y	Y
The Kicks	2012	Tonight Everything Changes	Y	Y
Sean Forest	2012	Live Love Lead	Y	Y
Brandon Heath	2012	Give Me Your Eyes - Acoustic Sessions	Y	Y
Andy Needham Band	2012	Lifted High	Y	Y
Hillary McBride	2011	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Stephanie Day	2011	Morning Came	Y	Y
High Street Hymns	2011	Christmas EP	Y	Y
Jenny & Tyler	2011	Open Your Doors	Y	Y
Scott Smith	2011	EP	Y	Y
Holly Spears	2011	Christmas EP	Y	Y
Stephanie Day	2011	Single	Y	Y
Eddie Gilbert	2011	EP	Y	Y
Micah Michelle	2011	Sharpened In Time	Y	Y
Carrie Moeller	2011	Sending One Up (EP)	Y	Y
Zach Ellsworth	2011	Notes on Becoming	Y	Y
Blake Aaron	2011	EP	Y	Y
JJ Heller	2011	Deeper	Y	Y
Shaun Groves	2011	Third World Symphony	Y	Y
Christopher Williams	2011	Stone Water Wood Light	Y	Y
Humming House	2011	Humming House	Y	Y
After the Chase	2011	You Are My Child	Y	Y
Ryan Horne	2011	The Whistler & The Majestic	Y	Y
Faith Gilmore	2010	Bold as Lions	Y	Y
The Kicks	2010	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Eddie Gilbert	2010	Singles	Y	Y
Caitlin Nicole Eadie	2010	Gravity	Y	Y
JJ Heller	2010	When I'm With You	Y	Y
The Young International	2010	The Young International (EP)	Y	Y
Ryan Corn	2010	Wonderful Things	Y	Y
Rachel Barrentine	2010	Departure	Y	Y
Compelled	2010	The Fight	Y	Y
Sarah Kelly	2010	Midnight Sun	Y	Y
Jars of Clay	2010	The Shelter	Y	Y
Reilly	2010	Around the World	Y	Y
Raining and OK	2010	Living Like a Ghost	Y	Y
The Speedbumps	2010	The Moon is Down	Y	Y
Farewell Flight	2009	Lonesome Traveler	Y	Y
Levi Weaver	2009	The Letters of Dr. Kurt Gödel'	Y	Y
Florez	2009	El Diablo	Y	Y
Doc Possom	2009	Single	Y	Y
This & That	2009	Volume 2	Y	Y
Julianna Zobrist	2009	The Tree Remix	Y	Y
The Kicks	2009	The Rise of King Richie	Y	Y
Obadiah Parker	2009	The Siren and the Saint	Y	Y
Lara Landon	2009	Beloved	Y	Y
Then There Was Two	2009	Love Lies in Jealousy	Y	Y
Zach Ellsworth	2009	Notes on Becoming	Y	Y
Brandan McCarthy	2009	To The Moon (EP)	Y	Y
Jocelyn Scofield	2009	A Witty Girl	Y	Y
FFH	2009	Wide Open Spaces	Y	Y
Jon Troast	2009	A Person and a Heart	Y	Y
JJ Heller	2009	Deeper	Y	Y
Sarah Hart	2008	Road to Ohio	Y	Y
Jon Troast	2008	I Want to be President	Y	Y
Jon Troast	2008	Living Room	Y	Y
Branden McCarthy	2008	Yellow Roses	Y	Y
Jars of Clay	2008	Long Fall Back To Earth	Y	Y
Jerry Chapman	2008	Sweet Impossible	Y	Y
JJ Heller	2008	Painted Red	Y	Y
Adam Agin	2008	Foundation (EP)	Y	Y
Julianna Zobrist	2008	The Tree (EP)	Y	Y
Trish Ivy	2008	Requiem	Y	Y
Marvin and Gentry	2008	Master Plan	Y	Y
Colleen McCarron	2008	Love is in the Details	Y	Y
Blake Aaron	2007	Love in Different Lights	Y	Y
Dean Guevara	2007	Pierce the Night	Y	Y
Caedmon's Call	2007	Overdressed	Y	Y
Farewell Flight	2007	Sound.Color.Motion	Y	Y
Nate Allman	2007	Dream for Free	Y	Y
Jars of Clay	2007	Christmas Songs	Y	Y
Midtown Worship Band	2007	The Midtown Project Vol.1	Y	Y
Christopher Williams	2007	Sweet Redemption	Y	Y
Justin McRoberts	2007	Deconstruction	Y	Y
JJ Heller	2007	Pretty and the Plain	Y	Y
JJ Heller	2007	Wake Up The World (Christmas EP)	Y	Y
Nathan Shaver	2007	These Words Aren't Working	Y	Y
Hannah Miller	2007	Into the Black	Y	Y
Sarah Kelly	2007	Born to Worship	Y	Y
Matt Thien	2007	Desert Dry (EP)	Y	Y
Jeromy Diebler	2007	Where Do I Go From Here	Y	Y
Josh Rosenthal	2007	Renaissance	Y	Y