Adam Lasus

Infobox musical artist


Name = Adam Lasus
Img_size =
Background = non_performing_personnel
Birth_name = Adam Lasus
Born = Birth date and age|1968|9|2|mf=y
Origin = Mount Kisco, New York, USA
Instrument = bass guitar
Genre = indie rock, rock
Occupation = record producer
Label = Fireproof Recordings
Associated_acts = Marching Band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Gigolo Aunts Oliver Future Versus Yo La Tengo Clem Snide Lilys Mark Mulcahy
URL = [http://fireproofrecordings.com fireproofrecordings.com]

Adam Lasus (Born sept. 2nd, 1968, Mount Kisco, NY) is an American musician and record producer.

Lasus' past credits include albums by Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Lilys, Juliana Hatfield, Mark Mulcahy, Michael Cerveris, Amy Ray, Madder Rose, Clem Snide, Anders Parker, Helium, Chris Harford, Versus, Dumptruck, Varnaline, and Gigolo Aunts.

Lasus started Studio Red in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1990 and recorded many seminal Indie rock artists there.(Helium, Versus, The Lilys, Madder Rose, Space Needle).

In 1997 he moved to Brooklyn and started [http://www.fireproofrecording.com Fireproof Recording] , a recording studio, which became an important part of the indie music scene in New York City. While in Brooklyn Lasus worked with PJ Harvey, J Mascis, Joan Jett, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Daniel Johnston.

Fireproof Recording is now located in Los Angeles, California where Lasus has recorded indie artists Anders Parker, Army Navy, Hartley Goldstein, Oliver Future, The Submarines and Marching Band.

In early 2007 Lasus started Fireproof Recordings an indie record label.The first release was "Pax Futura" by the Los Angeles based band Oliver Future.

January-March 2008 Lasus worked as music director and produced tracks for the Walden Media movie "Will" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_%28film%29] Directed by Todd Graff and Starring Alyson Michalka, Lisa Kudrow and David Bowie

Lasus recently finished producing the Swedish indie pop band Marching Band [http://www.marchingband.se]

Lasus is currently in the studio producing the debut album for Settle on Epitaph Records.

elected discography

[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=ADAM|LASUS&sql=11:gjfwxqt5ldde~T4]

Further reading

* "Making Tracks: Unique Recording Studio Environments", by Jeff Touzeau, ISBN 10: 0764324381
* "Tape Op: The Book About Creative Music Recording", by Larry Crane (Editor), Tony Visconti (Author), ISBN 10:0922915601

External links

* [http://www.fireproofrecording.com Fireproof Recording]
* [http://www.fireproofrecording.com/producer/ Adam Lasus at Fireproof Recording]
* [http://www.adamlasus.com/ Adam Lasus' blog]

References

* [http://www.eqmag.com/story.asp?storycode=15312 EQ Magazine Article]
* [http://mixonline.com/design/applications/audio_fireproof_recording/index.html Mix Online Article]
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=ADAM|LASUS&sql=11:gjfwxqt5ldde~T4 AllMusic.com]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/appears/0,,456790,00.html#more Artist Direct]