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Kirk YANO

Kirk YANO-Rec Engineer/Mixer/Producer/Gtr Player

About Me

Musician -Recording Engineer-Music Producer-Guitar Player- W/Grammys-Plat-Gold-Ampex-3m-Otari Awards---------- Living in NYC-Making/Playing Music------------------ Have a State of The Art Recording Studio in Midtown NYC-[Digidesign Pro Control--PT-HD-LOGIC 7.2 [thank you DOT]Loads of VINTAGE Gear] an office at the corner of 30th street and 8th ave-[north east corner-that is]-Play Guitar/Bass - Like taking the L train to Brooklyn------ Have Recorded/Mixed/Produced/Played Guitar with ------Public Enemy[Recorded Fear of a BLACK PLANET]---Run DMC--S Sondheim-----BOMB Squad [Hank and Keith Shocklee]-COMMON-----Fat Joe------Heavy D----D'vante Swing---The BEATNUTS-----Mariah Carey[Recorded DreamLover]---Dannii Minoque--Phoebe Snow---Veronica--Patti LaBelle----Joe----DJ Honda----DJ Skribble----DJ Tonk----DJ Moody-----DJ Logic---DJ Eddie F---DJ Polo---J-Live---DJ Keith Shocklee---Pete Rock-----Chris Rock-----Tiger----Brand New Heavies--Lions and Tigers-Max Heel---Die Krupps-----Spread Eagle----Eagle Rock-----Brand Nubian------Zero7----XZIBIT[Please Pimp my Studio]-----Christian Death-----GEVIL-----Girls on the Run-----Blue Cheer[MC'ed 2006 NYC shows]---Greg Nice---Jon Paris--Craig MACK-----Easy Mo Bee----Marc RIBOT-----Super Cat------Jack DeJohnette-----Nina Simone---Billie Holiday---Chaka Khan-----Dave SWANSON-----SOULIVE-------Mick TAYLOR-------ELDAR[Super Piano Guy and 2007 GRAMMY nominee]-----Sonny Sharrock--------Reggie Lucas----Wally Bryson----Savoy Brown-----BellBivDeVoe[I Mixed the song POISON]-----Maria Friedman-------Hal Wilner---YES I did Play Lead Guitar on The song "Space Invaders" w/Uncle VIC on Prelude Records in 1981 ----Mr Pat MARTINO-[My Guitar Hero since I was 11]-[Have Mixed and Recorded his Last 4 CDs]-----Blues Traveler-----Miles DAVIS-[Doo Bop]--------Pe'z------BALONEY Heads-------DEAD Boys-------Alan MERRILL------Wild Giraffes-------Stockard------Madonna------The KINGS------YBT-----Bazerk-----Dana Delany-----LaPlace[Julien][and Yes The Music I produced for them went to Saturn-it took 7 years]-----Seb Farran[My French Friend]----Sony/France---Sony/Japan-----NTM--Joey Starr---Hiromi GO--Agnes Chan----Gary Lewis and The Playboys----Jimmy [17 time Grammy Winner] Sturr-----WMMS 100.7[Kid LEO-Denny Sanders-John Gorman]-----Telos-Omnia [Steve Church and Frank Foti]-----Blue Sky Speakers[Mr Chris]-------TLC---Brownstone-----Jodeci-----S-ken----Zooco- ----Soy Soul------Sister Sledge------DAZZ Band-------Horace[the Worlds Greatest living Soul Singer] Brown------Cathy and Connie ROCCO------Dwele'[2007 Grammy nominee]-----Jay Dilla[Jay DEE]--David LAI ---Davis GAINES[The BEST ]------Carol[Super Piano] Anderson------FERNANDES Guitars----VOX amps-----LaBella Guitar Strings---Acoustic Image AMPS----Korg Keyboards/Tuner--Mr Donofrio[My Big Brother]--..and have Recorded/Mixed/Produced many many many many many many many MORE --------and a member of the Production team The Gutter Bros.w/ Super Singer-Song Writer-Musician and Pub Partner Mr. Alan MERRILL
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Member Since: 9/2/2006
Band Website: kirkyano.com
Band Members: Cleveland,OHIO- FRENZ with Jerry BRUNO [who I told I was 18 when I was really 16 yrs old in 11th grade Valley Forge High School]-w/ Gary Lesher Norm ISSAC-Randy Sabo[from Michael Stanley band SILK] then Jerry and Bobby BRUNO in FRENZ Again.--[The BRUNO Bros were and still are the best Musicians in Cleveland-it was amazing to study the art of Music with Jerry and Bob]----------------------------------------------------AFTE R DARK Band-w/Frank Amato[singer from Pop Band Beau Coup]Wally Gunn[drums - front guy of The Baloney Heads]Randy Sabo-Dan Horton bass.------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------The BALONEY HEADS[played MiniMOOG]-w/ The Late Great Stan Townhouse-Wally GUNN-Jeff West on drums-our 1st gig was the Johnny Blitz Benefit-opened DEAD BOYS Gigs-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------Started After Dark Recording Studio w/MCI 416b console-from Roy Obrison's US Recording Nashville Tenn-24trk MCI Machine-[Installed and Modifed By Randy BLEVINS-The KING of ANALOG in Nashville in 1979 and still NOW in 2008]Recorded Local Rock-PUNK-Soul-[Dead Boys-Hammer Damage-Baloney Heads-Wild Giraffes-Don Kriss-Bruno Bros-Petitto Bros-Dazz Band-Lucky Pierre-Andy Mehall-Wild Horses-MIXED WMMS Live at the AGORA-Coffee Break Concerts[Bryan Adams-POLICE etc-]------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------1984-86 Played Bass guitar w/ Savoy Brown featuring Super Guitarist Kim Simmonds w/ Todd HART on Vocals------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------Call Off Your DOG Ver 1.0-[A Fun Band]w/The late AJ Robey-[vocals]-Tom Kriss -[Bass -from The James Gang]-Wayne Weston -[Drums]-Me on Guitar-----------Ver 1.1---Andy Gerome [Gtr /Vocals]--Tom Amato-[Drums]--ME On Fender Bass ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------Moved to NYC 1988-Engineer/Producer-@Unique -Greene St-Soundtrack-Sony-Power Station-Hit Factory Studios-etc------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------1999-Become Part Owner at Planet Sound w/ Producer/Musician Jon Grossbard -[Original Owner since 1977]-New Name Planet 2 Planet w/Digidesign Pro Control - Console-Trident B Range Console- Digidesign PROTOOLS HD-LOGIC 7.2 -U-47-67-87-2" 24trk Analog-Pultecs-1176's-Loads of LEXICON-DBX-Yamaha-Studer-Avalons-Focusrite-EMT 140-AKG BX 20-Yamaha C-7-VOX-Marshalls-Dynaudio-Blue Sky-and Dr Lonnie Smiths B-3 w/122 Leslie-[in 2007/8 we have had XZIBIT-David LAI-George Clinton P/Funk-Pat MARTINO-ELDAR-SOULIVE-Keith SHOCKLEE-Alan MERRILL-GEVIL-Jonny Salud-Lions and Tigers-Max HEEL-Dwele-Bake Up Boyz-Young RJ-7 Mornings-The Kings-Girls on the Run-Recording /Mixing ]-[Mastering we send everyone to Chris Athens at Sterling Sound ]----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------
Influences: Phil Spector-Les Paul-Trident Studios-Tom Irby-Dr Randy BLEVINs-Tony Bonjovi-Walt Masky-Reggie Lucas-Mr Joe Tarsia-Kim Simmonds-MCI Consoles and Tape machines-Analog Audio-Analog Tape-TUBES-
Sounds Like: The Sound of Life-but only Better
Record Label: Fish Music Group[FMG] and MovieWorks
Type of Label: Indie