Frank Filipetti

Frank Filipetti is a music producer, engineer and mixer who was born in Bristol, Connecticut. He was one of the first engineers to embrace digital. [http://mixguides.com/consoles/tips_and_techniques/frank-filipetti-0301/] His credits include mixes for such Number One singles as Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "I Don't Want to Live Without You" (which he also produced), Kiss' "Lick It Up" and The Bangles' "Eternal Flame." He's also recorded and mixed albums for Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Williams, George Michael, 10,000 Maniacs and James Taylor, whose elegant Hourglass Filipetti produced, engineered and mixed, winning Grammy awards in 1998 for Best Engineered Album and Best Pop Album. A proponent of surround sound, Filipetti has nine 5.1/DVD projects under his belt, including works for Billy Joel, James Taylor and Meatloaf. And lately, this accomplished studio engineer has been taking his chops on the road, recording and mixing numerous live albums including the Pavarotti and Friends series, last year's Minnelli on Minnelli, James Taylor's Live at the Beacon and most recently, Elton John's One Night Only. He's also recorded original cast albums for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum featuring Nathan Lane, the Grammy-winning Annie Get Your Gun and this year's Tony Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Aida, among others.He currently lives in West Nyack, New York.