Chris Coady

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Chris Coady (born June 5, 1978) is an American record producer and mixing engineer. Born in Baltimore, Chris Coady is known for his work across several indie rock projects. After moving to New York in 2001 and teaming up with Dave Sitek at Stay Gold Studios in Williamsburg, he became a prominent engineer in the underground music scene.

Coady has worked with The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, tracking Show Your Bones and mastering Fever to Tell. He engineered Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes and Return to Cookie Mountain for TV on the Radio. His other credits include mixing Grizzly Bear’s Yellow House as well as producing and mixing Beach House’s albums from Teen Dream to Thank Your Lucky Stars.

In a career spanning two decades, Coady has worked on records from indie labels such as Sub Pop, 4AD, Warp, Fat Possum Records, Anti-, Downtown Records, Mom + Pop Music, Domino Recording Company, Dead Oceans, Atlantic Records and Concord Records. Reviewing Amen Dunes’ 2018 breakthrough Freedom, Spin called Coady “legendary”, his production having “the wallop and refinement of a globetrotting classic”.

’Mix With The Masters’ launched a series showcasing Coady's mix techniques. A 2022 Episode, recorded at the legendary EastWest Studios 3, highlighted the method behind Sasami’s ‘Make It Right’{{cite web | url=https://mixwiththemasters.com/videos/chris-coady-sasami-make-it-right | title=Make It Right Sasami Inside the Track #67 - Videos - Mix with the Masters | date=March 2022 }} He is currently working out of his own studio in a registered historic mid-century home in the foothills of the Los Angeles National Forest.{{Cite web |last=hdmusic |date=2022-11-29 |title=Heavy Duty Publishing Welcomes Legendary Record Producer and Mixing Engineer Chris Coady {{!}} Heavy Duty Music |url=https://heavydutymusic.com/heavy-duty-publishing-welcomes-legendary-record-producer-and-mixing-engineer-chris-coady/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |language=en-US}} Recent notable credits include Frog in Boiling Water by DIIV,{{cite web | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2264006/diiv-frog-in-boiling-water-review/reviews/album-of-the-week/ | title=Album of the Week: DIIV Frog in Boiling Water | date=21 May 2024 }} Magic Hour by Surf Curse as well as Blondshell and Ekkstacy's self-titled albums.