Chris Lord-Alge
{{short description|American mix engineer (born 1963)}}
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| associated_acts = Rod Stewart, Muse, Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Celine Dion
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Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic range compression for molding mixes that play well on small loudspeaker and FM broadcasting.{{cite web|title=TOM LORD-ALGE: From Manson To Hanson|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr00/articles/tomlord.htm|access-date=2014-07-16|publisher=Soundonsound.com}}{{cite web|date=May 2007|title=Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Chris Lord-Alge|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may07/articles/cla.htm|access-date=2012-11-21|publisher=Soundonsound.com}} Lord-Alge frequently collaborates with Howard Benson, who has produced the plurality of his mix discography.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/music-database/musician/11357ef5354c36ab5a0aad2f63855ffe431ee/biography|title=Chris Lord-Alge|publisher=radioswisspop.ch|access-date=2019-12-04}}
Career
Lord-Alge worked at Unique Recording Studios in New York City in the 1980s. While there, he earned recognition for mixing James Brown's Gravity album (which included the hit song "Living in America"), the Rocky IV soundtrack, Prince's Batman soundtrack, Joe Cocker's Unchain My Heart album, Chaka Khan's Destiny album, Carly Simon's Coming Around Again album, Tina Turner's Foreign Affair album and 12" remixes of Madonna's "La Isla Bonita", the Rolling Stones' "Too Much Blood", and Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark", "Cover Me", and "Born in the U.S.A.".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-lord-alge-mn0000775446/credits|title=Chris Lord-Alge {{!}} Credits {{!}}|publisher=allmusic.com |access-date=2019-12-04}} In 1989-1990, brothers Chris and Jeff Lord-Alge collaborated on the Oingo Boingo album Dark at the End of the Tunnel, with Jeff Lord-Alge and Bill Jackson recording and Chris Lord-Alge mixing.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dark-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-mw0000207135|title=Dark at the End of the Tunnel {{!}} Credits {{!}}|publisher=allmusic.com |access-date=2020-01-11}}
Lord-Alge continued to mix for Turner throughout the 90's.{{Cite web|title=Chris Lord-Alge {{!}} Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-lord-alge-mn0000775446/credits|access-date=2022-02-17|website=AllMusic|language=en}} During this time he also provided mixing services for Neil Diamond's Tennessee Moon.{{Citation|title=Tennessee Moon - Neil Diamond {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tennessee-moon-mw0000177075/credits|language=en|access-date=2022-02-17}} In 1997, he mixed Green Day's Nimrod, marking the beginning of a continued relationship with the band, mixing the Grammy-winning albums American Idiot (2004) and 21st Century Breakdown (2009).
The 2000's saw Lord-Alge lending his touch prolifically for other pop punk bands, mixing for Billy Talent, Simple Plan, and My Chemical Romance. In the 2010's, Lord-Alge mixed on Celine Dion's Loved Me Back to Life, her first album after a seven-year hiatus, as well as Muse's The 2nd Law, a foray into more electronic textures.{{Citation|title=Loved Me Back to Life - Céline Dion {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/loved-me-back-to-life-mw0002580809|language=en|access-date=2022-02-17}}{{Citation|title=The 2nd Law - Muse {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-2nd-law-mw0002406726|language=en|access-date=2022-02-17}}
Partnership with Waves Audio
In early 2010, Waves Audio released the "CLA Artist Signature Collection", a collection of six application-specific audio plug-ins for vocals, drums, bass, guitar and the last two of them called "unplugged" (designed for acoustic elements) and "effects" (a collection of six different effects).{{cite web |url=http://www.gearwire.com/waves-chrislordalge-artistsignaturecollection.html |title=Waves Chris Lord-Alge Artist Signature Collection Includes Six Audio Processing Plugins |publisher=Gearwire |date=2012-09-28 |access-date=2012-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123224846/http://www.gearwire.com/waves-chrislordalge-artistsignaturecollection.html |archive-date=2012-11-23 }}{{Cite web|title=Waves CLA Artist Signature Collection {{!}}|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/waves-cla-artist-signature-collection|access-date=2019-04-24|website=www.soundonsound.com}} Waves had previously released a bundle of CLA-branded compressors, featuring the CLA-76 (UREI 1176LN), CLA-2A (Teletronix LA-2A) and CLA-3A (UREI LA-3A). These are among Lord-Alge's favorite dynamics units.{{cite web|url=https://www.emusician.com/gear/waves-cla-classic-compressors-macwin-review |title=Waves CLA Classic Compressors (Mac/Win) Review |publisher=emusician.com |date= 2019-01-10|access-date=2019-12-04}}
List of Grammy Awards
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|+ !Year !Work !Role |
| 2010
|American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording |mixing/engineering |
| 2009 |
| 2005
|mixing engineer |
| 2004
|mixing engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 12) |
| 2004
|mixing engineer |
References
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External links
- [http://chrislordalge.com/ Chris Lord-Alge - Official Website (chrislordalge.com)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100329101736/http://recordproduction.com/chris-lord-alge-video640.html Video interview]
- [http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/chris-lord-alge/396446 Artist Direct entry]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101219025718/http://www.eqmag.com/article/an-evening-with/sep-06/22814 "An Evening With Chris Lord-Alge", EQ Magazine, Sep 2006]
- [http://www.recordproduction.com/chris-lord-alge.html Chris Lord-Alge Feature, RecordProduction.com]
- [http://www.waves.com/Content.aspx?id=10431 Chris Lord-Alge's Waves Plugin Collection]
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