AES New York 2017 Presenter or Author
Jimmy Douglass
Primary Affiliation: Engineer, producer - USA
JAY-Z – JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – MISSY ELLIOT – PHARELL WILLIAMS – AC/DC – LED ZEPPELIN – JOHN LEGEND – AL GREEN – BJORK
During Jimmy Douglass’s career as a mixer, producer and engineer, he has worked with legendary acts like Aretha Franklin, Hall & Oates, Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, and Roxy Music and as well as modern artists like Aaliyah, Missy Elliot, Ginuwine, Jay-Z, Sean Paul, Kanye West, Ludacris, and Justin Timberlake. Douglass also has a long-standing association with legendary producer Timbaland, and has won four Grammy Awards.
Douglass began his career at Atlantic Records Studios in New York City, and working with legends like Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun. With his roots firmly in the analogue multi-track days of the 1970s, Douglass has witnessed all the changes that have taken place in recording studios and the music industry since then, including the dramatic effects of the digital revolution. These days, Douglass continues to straddle the analogue and digital worlds, which becomes apparent with his studio in Miami, Magic Mix Room, where pride of place in the main room goes to a Neve VR72, an impressive collection of outboard, and a state-of-the-art Pro Tools rig. Douglass is best known for bringing unconventional techniques into the studio and encouraging artists to transcend genre restrictions. He is credited with bringing a raw edge to sound and specifically bringing a heavy funk bass sound to rock music. His hard work and immense talent has carved a place for him among some of the most respected engineers and mixers in the world, which he continues to maintain after more than four decades in the business.
Session List
Oct 18:
Jimmy Douglass (Presenter)