Name Eddie Ashworth | Role Record Producer | |
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Similar People Michael Happoldt, Marshall Goodman, Bradley Nowell, David Kahne, Paul Leary | ||
Eddie Ashworth (born in Inglewood, California) is a record producer, engineer, mixer, musician, university professor, entrepreneur and writer, best known for his work in the alternative rock and indie rock genres. His primary instrument is mandolin, and also plays guitar and assorted keyboards. Ashworth has also worked with artists in a wide variety of other genres including dub, folk, hard rock, hip hop, tropicano, punk, and classic rock.
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Early life
As a child Eddie Ashworth became interested in music technology and would play with the analog consumer recording gear his father had around the house. Due to his early interest in music his parents bought him a Sears Silvertone guitar, and leaned to play piano and mandolin. Later Eddie would go on to study English at UCLA and graduated with a BA in English literature.
Career
Ashworth's first gold record was Once Bitten... for Great White although many years earlier he helped engineer chart toppers City Nights by Nick Gilder and Bombs Away Dream Babies by John Stewart, formerly of the Kingston Trio. During the mid 90's his work reached a wide audience due to the multi-platinum success of Sublime's self-titled album, as we as records with Pennywise, Izzy Stradlin, Unwritten Law, dada, Frenzal Rhomb, Eastern Youth, Pink Noise Test, and many others. He currently is the owner of The Oxide Shed in Athens, OH..
Since 2003 Ashworth has been an associate professor at Ohio University. He teaches courses in record production and the music industry. He has recently taken a public stance against the RIAA's legal practices.