Ryan Greene

Ryan Greene started his musical career as a drummer in local Los Angeles bands. He became a live engineer at the age of 15. At age 19 he started working at MCA Music Publishing Studio as a tape duplicator. Greene was eventually promoted directly to first engineer. He was the youngest engineer at MCA. While employed by MCA he worked together with people like Glen Ballard, Diane Warren and Desmond Child.{{cite journal |last1=Johnson |first1=Heather |year=2004 |title=Ryan Greene: Producing Pop-punk Music in Double-time |journal=Mix |url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_ryan_greene/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208141838/http://www.mixonline.com/mag/audio_ryan_greene/index.html |archive-date=2014-02-08 }}

From 1988 to 1996, Greene worked at EMI music publishing as chief engineer{{cite web |url = http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/2009/12/18/guitar-heroes-steve-ouimette-and-ryan-greene-get-dangerous/ |title =Guitar Heroes Steve Ouimette and Ryan Greene Get Dangerous |author = de Benedictis, Paul|publisher = MixOnline.com |date = December 18, 2009 |access-date=March 11, 2013 }} where he did all the pre-production for Megadeth's best selling album Countdown to Extinction, released in 1992. It sold over a million copies. This eventually lead Greene to working with Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson's band F5.{{cite book|author=Sharpe-Young, Garry.|page=139|year=2005|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal|publisher=Zonda Books Limited|isbn=0958268401}}

In 1994, he worked with Brett Gurewitz owner of Epitaph Records and founding member of the punk rock band Bad Religion on a demo recording for Bad Religion. Brett Gurewitz hooked Ryan Greene up with the punk rock band NOFX and he produced their record Punk in Drublic the same year. The record sold more than a half million worldwide on its way to being certified gold and became NOFX's best selling record.

In 1997, Greene started Motor Studios in San Francisco together with Fat Mike owner of Fat Wreck Chords and frontman/singer/bass player of NOFX.{{cite journal |last1=Johnson |first1=Heather |year=2004 |title=Ryan Greene Has a New Crush: Rock Producer/Engineer Opens Scottsdale Studio |journal=Mix |url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_ryan_greene_new/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109010152/http://www.mixonline.com/mag/audio_ryan_greene_new/index.html |archive-date=2014-01-09 }} Greene produced over 40 punk and rock bands for Fat Wreck Chords such as Lagwagon,{{cite journal |year=1998 |journal=Giant Robot |issue=11–13 |title=Lagwagon}} No Use for a Name, Good Riddance, Pulley, Strung Out, Propagandhi, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Dickies and was instrumental in coining the successful sound of the 1990s skate punk.{{cite web |url = http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2006-01-26/music/greene-party/ |title =Greene Party |author = Kelley, Brendan Joel |publisher = phoenixnewtimes.com |date = January 26, 2006 |access-date= March 11, 2013 }}{{cite journal |date=May 2002 |title=Reviews |journal=Maximum Rocknroll |issue=228}}

In 2005, Ryan Greene founded the Crush Recording Studios in Scottsdale, Arizona. In January 2009, Greene sold Crush Recording and opened his new recording facility Area 52 Entertainment.{{cite book |last1=Walter |first1=Chris |title=Under the Kilt: the Real McKenzies Exposed |date=March 1, 2015 |publisher=GFY Press |isbn=978-1-927053-21-8}}

Greene has also engineered and mixed songs for the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock,{{cite web |url = http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2008/04/03/20080403biz-sr-hoffman0404-ON.html |title =Scottsdale studio shapes video game soundtrack |author = Hoffman, Michelle |publisher = azcentral.com |date =April 3, 2008 |access-date= March 11, 2013 }} Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Rock Revolution, and Rock Band.

In 2010, Greene opened a recording complex, Validus Recording, and was named 'Producer Of The Year’ by the Los Angeles Music Awards.{{cite web |url = http://www.yourmusicmagazine.com/index.php/blog/los-angeles-producer-ryan-greene-picked-as-producer-of-the-year-by-the-la-music-awards-.html |title =Los Angeles Producer Ryan Greene Picked as 'Producer of the Year' By the LA Music Awards |publisher = Your Music Magazine |date = November 15, 2010 |access-date= March 20, 2013 }}

In 2011, he released a drum sample replacement library called Ryan Greene Alt Drums.{{cite web |url = http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/News/Propellerhead-Releases-Ryan-Greene-Alt-Drums-ReFills-for-Reason/ba-p/34632443 |title =Propellerhead Releases Ryan Greene Alt Drums ReFills for Reason |author = HCNews |publisher = harmonycentral.com |date =January 27, 2012 |access-date= March 11, 2013 }}

• Adina Howard - Do You Wanna Ride? (1995){{cite magazine |date=May 27, 1995 |title=Advertisement |magazine=Billboard |page=89}}
• Back from Ashes - Back from Ashes (EP) (2009){{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/back-from-ashes-completes-work-on-new-ep |title=Back From Ashes Completes Work On New Ep |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=2009-01-02 |access-date=2014-01-20}}
• Back from Ashes - 261 (2010){{cite web|author=bravewords.com |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/140310 |title=> News > BACK FROM ASHES Team With Producer Ryan Greene For Upcoming Release |publisher=Bravewords.com |access-date=2014-01-20}}
• Bigwig - Invitation to Tragedy (2001){{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000012919|tab=credits|label=Bigwig: Invitation to Tragedy credits|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}
• Dishwalla - Dishwalla (2005){{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000255169|tab=credits|label=Dishwalla: Dishwalla credits|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}
• Dogwood - Reverse, Then Forward Again (2004)
• Emphatic - Another Life (2013)
• F5 - A Drug for All Seasons (2005){{cite journal |last1=Johnson |first1=Heather |year=2005 |title=MixLine Feature: Ryan Greene Opens Crush Recording |journal=Mix (magazine) |url=http://mixonline.com/mixline/greene-crush-recording/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714175350/http://mixonline.com/mixline/greene-crush-recording/ |archive-date=2014-07-14 }}
• Lita Ford - Greatest Hits Live! (2000){{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000064465|tab=credits|label=Lita Ford: Greatest Hits Live! credits|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}
• Megadeth - Rust in Peace Live (2010){{cite web|last=Doherty|first=Charlie|title=Music Review: Megadeth - Rust In Peace Live (CD + DVD)|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-Megadeth-Rust-In-Peace-Live-CD-882334.php|work=Seattle Post Intelligencer|access-date=21 March 2013|date=April 26, 2011}}
• Mojiganga - No Estamos Solos (2002)
• Nerf Herder - Nerf Herder (1996){{cite magazine |last1=Verna |first1=Paul |date=February 16, 1997 |title=Reviews & Previews |magazine=Billboard |page=67}}{{cite magazine |last1=Verna |first1=Paul |date=December 7, 1996 |title=Nerf Herder Flies from My To Arista: Van Halen Lament Attracts Major-Label Attention|magazine=Billboard |page=8}}
• NOFX - Punk in Drublic (1994)
• NOFX - The Decline (EP) (1999)
• Off Track - Explode (2009){{cite news|title=Let It Ride on Greene|url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/jul/30/blurt1/|access-date=21 March 2013|newspaper=San Diego Reader|date=July 30, 2008|author=Sanford, Jay Allen|author-link=Jay Allen Sanford}}
• Ridel High - "Self Destructive" [CD Single](1998){{cite magazine |last1=Flick |first1=Larry |date=April 11, 1995 |title=Reviews & Previews |magazine=Billboard |page=88}}
• Usher - Here I Stand (2008)

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