Mark Reiter
Mark Reiter wears a lot of hats, primarily because humidity makes his hair look ridiculous. His hair is also reddish so, there’s that. He is a recording and mastering engineer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and is widely regarded as a vocalist who “should please stop singing right now” and “makes the screaming of 1000 crows sound like Jose Carreras.” He is also the VP of Manufacturing at Furnace Record Pressing, owns Mutineer Records and plays in the progressive rock band A Streak of Tigers.
His ADHD prevents him from enjoying fishing but he can tap his foot in time for prolonged periods. After two or three cups of strong black coffee he has been called “irritating” and “intolerable.” He enjoys recording analog and has worked with many local and national acts including mastering projects for both Beck and Buddy Rich. His mixes frequently invoke the feeling of a feudal lord surveying his lands atop a hill during a misty summer dawn. His production style is highly collaborative but he is woefully illiterate across a wide spectrum of Asian tone languages and dialects.
Mark can “use the hell” out of a compressor and has had many experiences involving microphones. He was drawn to engineering by “all the lights and buttons” and secretly enjoys a Teutonic feeling of power and dominion when recording. He understands ProTools but established a near-legendary ability for being able to fatten snare drum tones at the DOS prompt. He will/will not accept tattoos, Star Wars figures and/or heartfelt platitudes as payment for recording services. He is anecdotally credited as being the first audio engineer to say “What the hell is wrong with this thing?” and “I know someone who can fix this.” He works at Bias Studios just outside Washington, DC, and is the steely-eyed, handsome creator of the BitCoin.
Some of Mark's credits:
Beck (Mastering)
Nils Lofgren
Silk Road Ensemble
Brandon Maclin (Daughtry)
Buddy Rich (Mastering)
Integriti Reeves
Shakespeare Theater
The Kennedy Center
Clairo
Christie Dashiell
Trouble Funk
Tyree Miller
Dr. Raymond T. Jackson
Alex Hamburger
Sony Music
Universal Music Group
ORG Music Group
Duskwhales
Flowerbomb
Two Man Advantage
Pump Blenders
Press Play
The Pie Tasters
The Duskwhales
Craig Enger
Weird Wolf
Risk Ray
Collider
Ruin By Design
Wildlove
Fire Street
Charles Barrett/Direct Connection
Rodent Popsicle Records
XK Scenario
The Good Fight
Walkabout
Japan in the 80's
The Walkabouts
Lions in the Grass
Supreme Commander
Two Man Advantage
Gallows Bound
Walk the Plank
Daycare Swindlers
The Idle Gossip
Max Levine Ensemble
Save the Arcadian
Poorboy
Charlie Bear Quartet
Say-10 Records
No Less Records
Becca Levy - Drums
The House, The Old - Drums
Bob Kelley - Drums
The Overprivileged
VMS Records
Brother Bill
Castathetic Podcast
Michelle McTierney
Beatville/VileBeat Records
Hudson Falcons
Go-Kart Records
Mark Linskey
The AKs
Senores Jovenes
Lucky So Far
Iron Lung Remedy
Oasis CD Duplication
No Cash
Jose Maria
Shwa
The Twats
Rocket City Riot
Nice Guy Records
Yum
Drytown
Last Armistice
Static Scene
Cabin Creek
Karla and the Brotherhood
Alex Rhodes - Drums
Julianna McDowell - Drums
Azura
Aerial Escape
Sam Sade and Alpha Krav Maga
Vim and Vigor - Mastering