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Dan Coutant - Producer/Engineer

About Me

SUMMARY OF DAN
* Fronted DOGHOUSE RECORDS recording artist JOSHUA from 1996 - 2002. Joshua released 2 LP's and 3 EP's as well as having the great fortune to tour the U.S and abroad with such bands as AT THE DRIVE IN, THE GETUP KIDS, JETS TO BRAZIL, THE STEREO, METROSCHIFTER, NO KNIFE, THE BIG COLLAPSE and many more.
* Briefly pursued a solo career under the monicker FIREWORKS GO UP! and became the first artist signed to legendary producer JOHN AGNELLO'S label BARYON RECORDS in 2004.
* Through these experiences was able to pickup aspects of audio engineering from such talented professionals as J Robbins, John Agnello, Geoff Sanoff and John Naclerio.
* Has since worked as an engineer and mixer for among others: Metallica (just kidding), Frightened Rabbit, The Number 12 Looks Like You, ill Ease, Bedlight for Blue Eyes, the Misfits, Just Surrender, the USA is a Monster, the Venetia Fair and Park Ranger.
* (2007 - 2008) Spent one year refining technical skills at West West Side Music under the one and only Alan Douches.
* 2009 - beyond, let's get your name into this bio!
Dan is also available for sessions at The Buddy Project (www.thebuddyproject.com) in Astoria, Queens and Nada Recording Studio (www.nadarecording.com) in New Windsor, NY. Please send a message for more details if interested.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/03/2006
Band Website: coming soon
Band Members: Dan Coutant - Engineer, Mix Engineer, Producer, Mastering
Influences: Rich Costey, J Robbins, Tchad Blake, Dave Sardy, Ethan Johns, the Beatles
Sounds Like: Cocoa Douglas
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Rates and Gear list for my studio...

Calling all bands, I want to announce new VERY low rates for my studio the Sun Room effective July 1st. Also, I have made the space and acquired the gear to offer complete tracking and mixing capabili...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:02:00 GMT

Dan's demo reel 09 project, bands please read...

During this summer I plan on compiling several tracks that I've recorded and mixed (with all artists permission of course) for a promotional CD showcasing my work. As of now, I only have about half as...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 17:25:00 GMT

The Early Hours on AOL Radio...

I recently had the extreme pleasure of working with a great band from NYC called The Early Hours who have a new EP available on itunes called Falling Elevators that everyone should check out immediate...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:52:00 GMT

Come mix with me, why don’t you

Please get in touch with me about your project as I'm looking to book up the coming months doing a lot of mixing and overdubbing at my new studio, the Sun Room. The rates will make you rub your eyes a...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:11:00 GMT

New Frightened Rabbit live record...

I just had the distinct pleasure of mixing tracks for a new live album by the Scottish band Frightened Rabbit (Fatcat Records). This was an amazing project and a truly great band that everyone should ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:07:00 GMT