Welcome to Valvetone - home of New York-based producer and engineer Damon Whittemore.  Damon brings his passion for great recording and years of experience to NYC’s state of the art recording, mixing and mastering facilities.

His equipment is impressive and includes gear from Neve, API, Purple Audio, EMT, Lexicon, Pendulum, Telefunken, Crane Song and Great River. His clients are outstanding and feature artists like Paul McCartney, Andy Statman, Bela Fleck, Ricky Skaggs, Hopewell and the Berlin Philharmonic.

Damon has the ears, years, and gear to make your next recording the best it can be!

 

 

 

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Anoushka Shankar at Carnegie Hall

I recently recorded the superbly talented Anoushka Shankar and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, performing her father Ravi's newest Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra.

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Béla Fleck with Richard Bona and Jojo Kuo

Béla Fleck, with bassist/vocalist Richard Bona and master Afro-Beat drummer Jojo Kuo were recently in the studio doing overdubs for a new Béla release.

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It's been an eventful year for new gear. We've added an EMT-140 plate reverb originally from legenedary Media Sound studios, home to great records with artists like Stevie Wonder, The Ramones and Bruce Springsteen. Good vibes must linger in this plate! We've also added Summit DCL-200 and ADL-1000 compressors and a Tube-Tech PE-1C EQ.