Mitch Dane

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, Musical saw, synthesizer
Years active	1983–present
Website	sputniksound.com

Mitch Dane is a Grammy Award winning American record producer, musician, and songwriter who resides in Nashville.^[1] His work with artists include Jars of Clay, JJ Heller, Brandon Heath, Jetty Rae, Sonia Leigh, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Young Fables, Kenny Foster and many others.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4] Dane also received ASCAP's "Most Played Song" award for "Nothing Without You" co-written with Bebo Norman.^[5] He owns the recording studio Sputnik Sound with Vance Powell.^[4]

Personal life

Dane grew up in Southeast Missouri (Cape Girardeau), where he spent his childhood making playhouses and treehouses.^[6] 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.^[4]

Mitch Dane is married with 2 children^[4] and has lived in Nashville since 1989.^[7]

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".^[6] 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.^[6] His demeanor has been described as "calm and focused".^[8]

Selected Production credits

As of December 2018 Mitch Dane has produced or engineered over 275 projects. Below is a selection of his production credits:

Artist	Year	Album	Producer	Engineer
Towne	2019	TBD	Y	Y
SisterMan		Lilly White Parade	Y	Y
Heathen Sons		Born to Lose	Y	Y
Swearingen and Kelly	2018	TBD	Y	Y
Sonia Leigh	2018	Mad Hatter	Y	Y
The Young Fables	2017	Old Songs	Y	Y
Kenny Foster	2017	Deep Cuts	Y	Y
Jetty Rae	2016	Can't Curse the Free	Y	Y
Man Underground		Couples Therapy	Y	Y
The Snow Globes		Snowed In	Y	Y
Rob Blackledge		Now	Y	Y
Reuben Bidez		Turning to Wine	Y	Y
Treva Blomquist	2015	The Risk & The Gift	Y	Y
Ryan Scott Travis		The Guadalupe Breakdown	Y	Y
Victor & Penny		Electricity	Y	Y
Giles Blankenship		Home	Y	Y
Daniel Johnson		Promo Videos	Y	Y
Katie Barnette		Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Mr. & Mrs. Something		Setting Sail	Y	Y
Coyote Keene		Blue Skies & Red Wine	Y	Y
MaryMac		MaryMac	Y	Y
Eric Peters		Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
The Hummingbirds		13 Days	Y	Y
Sean Hale		Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Lauren Light		Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Africa Worship Band		Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Unspoken		Unplugged	Y	Y
JJ Heller		Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Hannah Miller		Hannah Miller	Y	Y
Holly Spears	2014	Boots and Bling	Y	Y
Ryan Horne		Vanilla Lightning	Y	Y
Kyle Matthews		Be Here Now	Y	Y
Christopher Williams		The City Makes The Man	Y	Y
So Long Solo		So Long Solo	Y	Y
Chris Regan		All Things Beautiful	Y	Y
Andrew Cooper		EP	Y	Y
Ronnie Dennis		We are Satellites	Y	Y
Jessi McKinnon		Dancing Again	Y	Y
Humming House		Revelries	Y	Y
We Are The Monks		We Are The Monks	Y	Y
The Gray Havens	2013	Fire and Stone	Y	Y
The Pedal Stills		Static Queen	Y	Y
Mare Wakefield		Poet on the Moon	Y	Y
Humming House		Single	Y	Y
Carrie Moeller		Single	Y	Y
Madison Grigsby		Joie De Vivre	Y	Y
Holly Spears		Single & EP	Y	Y
YouPlusMe		Little Beginnings EP	Y	Y
Jesse Macht		Single	Y	Y
The Snow Globes		The All Living Things	Y	Y
The Black Cadillacs		Singles	Y	Y
Christie Cook		Every Good Thing	Y	Y
Trish Ivy		Cotton Country EP	Y	Y
Abernathy		Rococo	Y	Y
Dave Gerhartz		Leaving the Family Behind	Y	Y
Josh Hilliker		Shadows or Sunlight	Y	Y
Hannah Miller		Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
August York		Swimming Upstream	Y	Y
Little Radar		Souvenirs	Y	Y
Ravenhill		Soul	Y	Y
Ruby Amanfu	2012	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Elizabeth Busch		Redemption's Mystery	Y	Y
The Billis		Singles	Y	Y
Dean Guevara		Songs of Hope and Devotion	Y	Y
Matthew Clark		Bright Came the Word from His Mouth	Y	Y
Ryan Horne		Silent Night (A Christmas EP)	Y	Y
High Street Hymns		Love Lives Again	Y	Y
Brad Jones		Oh Well My Love Farewell EP	Y	Y
Brian Fraaza		The Shadows of the Light	Y	Y
Colleen Nixon		Lake Ella's Sky	Y	Y
Rachel Belman		The Call	Y	Y
Dustin Ah Kuoi		Dustin Ah Kuoi	Y	Y
Humming House		Singles	Y	Y
The Kicks		Tonight Everything Changes	Y	Y
Sean Forest		Live Love Lead	Y	Y
Brandon Heath		Give Me Your Eyes – Acoustic Sessions	Y	Y
Andy Needham Band		Lifted High	Y	Y
Hillary McBride	2011	Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Stephanie Day		Morning Came	Y	Y
High Street Hymns		Christmas EP	Y	Y
Jenny & Tyler		Open Your Doors	Y	Y
Scott Smith		EP	Y	Y
Holly Spears		Christmas EP	Y	Y
Stephanie Day		Single	Y	Y
Eddie Gilbert		EP	Y	Y
Micah Michelle		Sharpened in Time	Y	Y
Carrie Moeller		Sending One Up (EP)	Y	Y
Zach Ellsworth		Notes on Becoming	Y	Y
Blake Aaron		EP	Y	Y
JJ Heller		Deeper	Y	Y
Shaun Groves		Third World Symphony	Y	Y
Christopher Williams		Stone Water Wood Light	Y	Y
Humming House		Humming House	Y	Y
After the Chase		You Are My Child	Y	Y
Ryan Horne		The Whistler & The Majestic	Y	Y
Faith Gilmore	2010	Bold as Lions	Y	Y
The Kicks		Sputnik Sessions	Y	Y
Eddie Gilbert		Singles	Y	Y
Caitlin Nicole Eadie		Gravity	Y	Y
JJ Heller		When I'm With You	Y	Y
The Young International		The Young International (EP)	Y	Y
Ryan Corn		Wonderful Things	Y	Y
Rachel Barrentine		Departure	Y	Y
Compelled		The Fight	Y	Y
Sarah Kelly		Midnight Sun	Y	Y
Jars of Clay		The Shelter	Y	Y
Reilly		Around the World	Y	Y
Raining and OK		Living Like a Ghost	Y	Y
The Speedbumps		The Moon is Down	Y	Y
Farewell Flight	2009	Lonesome Traveler	Y	Y
Levi Weaver		The Letters of Dr. Kurt Gödel'	Y	Y
Florez		El Diablo	Y	Y
Doc Possom		Single	Y	Y
This & That		Volume 2	Y	Y
Julianna Zobrist		The Tree Remix	Y	Y
The Kicks		The Rise of King Richie	Y	Y
Obadiah Parker		The Siren and the Saint	Y	Y
Lara Landon		Beloved	Y	Y
Then There Was Two		Love Lies in Jealousy	Y	Y
Zach Ellsworth		Notes on Becoming	Y	Y
Brandan McCarthy		To The Moon (EP)	Y	Y
Jocelyn Scofield		A Witty Girl	Y	Y
FFH		Wide Open Spaces	Y	Y
Jon Troast		A Person and a Heart	Y	Y
JJ Heller		Deeper	Y	Y
Sarah Hart	2008	Road to Ohio	Y	Y
Jon Troast		I Want to be President	Y	Y
Jon Troast		Living Room	Y	Y
Branden McCarthy		Yellow Roses	Y	Y
Jars of Clay		Long Fall Back To Earth	Y	Y
Jerry Chapman		Sweet Impossible	Y	Y
JJ Heller		Painted Red	Y	Y
Adam Agin		Foundation (EP)	Y	Y
Julianna Zobrist		The Tree (EP)	Y	Y
Trish Ivy		Requiem	Y	Y
Marvin and Gentry		Master Plan	Y	Y
Colleen McCarron		Love is in the Details	Y	Y
Blake Aaron	2007	Love in Different Lights	Y	Y
Dean Guevara		Pierce the Night	Y	Y
Caedmon's Call		Overdressed	Y	Y
Farewell Flight		Sound.Color.Motion	Y	Y
Nate Allman		Dream for Free	Y	Y
Jars of Clay		Christmas Songs	Y	Y
Midtown Worship Band		The Midtown Project Vol.1	Y	Y
Christopher Williams		Sweet Redemption	Y	Y
Justin McRoberts		Deconstruction	Y	Y
JJ Heller		Pretty and the Plain	Y	Y
JJ Heller		Wake Up The World (Christmas EP)	Y	Y
Nathan Shaver		These Words Aren't Working	Y	Y
Hannah Miller		Into the Black	Y	Y
Sarah Kelly		Born to Worship	Y	Y
Matt Thien		Desert Dry (EP)	Y	Y
Jeromy Diebler		Where Do I Go From Here	Y	Y
Josh Rosenthal		Renaissance	Y	Y

References

^ M, Bill (June 2005). "Producer's Corner: Mitch Dane". Performing Songwriter: 66–67.
^ "Mitch Dane Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ "The Gray Havens: Chicago's much praised duo soon to hit the road – The Gray Havens". crossrhythms.co.uk.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Matt. "WCA No. 075 with Mitch Dane " Working Class Audio". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ "Twenty-Eighth Annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards". archive.li. October 16, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "RSR140 – Mitch Dane – Producing Grammy Winning Americana at Sputnik Sound". Recording Studio Rockstars. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
^ Output (May 24, 2019), In The Studio With Mitch Dane, retrieved July 9, 2019
^ "Mitch Dane: Carving a Path Through the Wilderness". tapeop.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

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[1] M, Bill (June 2005). "Producer's Corner: Mitch Dane". Performing Songwriter: 66–67.

[2] "Mitch Dane Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[3] "The Gray Havens: Chicago's much praised duo soon to hit the road – The Gray Havens". crossrhythms.co.uk.

[WorkingClassAudioPodcast-4] Matt. "WCA No. 075 with Mitch Dane " Working Class Audio". Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[5] "Twenty-Eighth Annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards". archive.li. October 16, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[RecordingRockStars-6] "RSR140 – Mitch Dane – Producing Grammy Winning Americana at Sputnik Sound". Recording Studio Rockstars. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

[7] Output (May 24, 2019), In The Studio With Mitch Dane, retrieved July 9, 2019

[8] "Mitch Dane: Carving a Path Through the Wilderness". tapeop.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

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