Roger Greenawalt
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Roger Greenawalt (born February 13, 1960 in Washington, DC) is an American music producer known for discovering singer Ben Kweller as well as playing music on and recording with a wide variety of artists including Nils Lofgren, Ric Ocasek, Rufus Wainwright and others. Co-Founder of The Dark, a seminal Boston Post Punk Band, active 1980-1984. Appearing with such acts as Iggy Pop, Dead Kennedys, Gang of Four, The Cramps Greenawalt currently owns a recording studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn called Shabby Road.
[edit] Recordings
- Darkworld by the Dark. Produced by Ric Ocasek (Released by Ambiguous Records, 1982)
- Beatitude by the Ric Ocasek (Released by Geffen Records, 1982. Session guitarist.
- Session guitarist and drum programmer at Shakedown Studios, primarily on Arthur Baker dance remixes such as Bruce Springsteen "Dancing In The Dark", Cindy Lauper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", dozens others.
- Co-founder, Co-producer, composer, The Poppies, Columbia Records, 1990. Warners UK 1991.
- Producer, Engineer, Eve's Plum, 1992, Epic Records.
- Producer, Engineer, bass, programming "The Manson Family, An Opera", featuring Iggy Pop and Suzy Roche, by John Moran, 1992, Point Records.
- Guitar, Sophie B. Hawkins "Damn I Wish I Were Your Lover", Columbia Records, 1993.
- Composer, Frankenhooker , Glickenhaus films 1992.
- Producer, Engineer, bass, The Murmurs, MCA Records, 1994.
- Producer, Engineer, bass, Nils Lofgren, "Damaged Goods", Rounder Records, 1995.
- Engineer, guitar, remix of "Don't Speak", No Doubt, Interscope Records, 1997.
- Producer, Engineer, "Radish", led by 15 year old Ben Kweller, Mercury Records, 1997.
- Dozens of TV commercials and various theme music for television, including Sky TV, Coca Cola, Ford, Croc Hunter, National Geographic TV.
- Producer, Engineer, Ashley MacIsaac, London Records, 2003.
- Banjo, ukulele, Rufus Wainwright, Want Two, Dreamworks Records, 2004.
- Producer Ben Kweller, Albert Hammond, Jr. "Wait" 40th Anniversary of Beatles Rubber Soul, ATO Records, 2005.
- Producer, Engineer, "What I Like About Jew" by Sean Altman, 2006.
- Producer, Engineer, Slide Guitar, Aberfeldy, "I Think I'll Move" Rough Trade, 2006.
- Producer "The Movies Without You", Julian Velard, 2006
- Ukulele "Call an Ambulance", Albert Hammond, Jr., Rough Trade, 2006.
- Producer, The Pierces, "13 Tales Of Love And Revenge' Lizard King, 2007.
Recent work with Albert Hammond, Jr., Rhett Miller, Adam Green, Aberfeldy, Washington Social Club.
- Also appeared on the Judge Mathis television show in 2001 as the defendant in a lawsuit over unreimbursed veterinarian bills; presented his defense in musical form, bringing out an acoustic guitar to to perform a song he wrote to honor his deceased cat, but the judge ruled against him and ordered him to pay.
[edit] External links
- [www.booknoise.net/johnseabrook/stories/culture/bigben/index.html/ A profile of Greenawalt’s role in the discovery of Ben Kweller. From The New Yorker April 7, 1997]
