Damon has been making records for over 18 years under the moniker ValveTone.
With producing, engineering and mastering experience earned in studios around world, Damon’s breadth of experience and unparalleled passion for great recordings puts artists in very capable hands.
Cutting his teeth in the years before the digital revolution, Damon is equally at home with traditional analog studio techniques and with modern digital workstations. Damon’s portfolio of work spans all genres, with a heavy emphasis on rock, blues, bluegrass, classical, jazz and world music.
In addition to his well-honed chops as a
producer,
tracking and
mix engineer, Damon brings his years of experience into the mystery-shrouded art of
mastering.
Damon is also the co-founder of
TriTone Digital, an audio DSP and plugin company specializing in convolution based EQs and signal processors.
Damon’s
client list includes (but is not limited to): Paul McCartney / Ecce Cor Meum Live at Carnegie Hall, Andy Statman with Bela Fleck and Ricky Skaggs, Bela Fleck with Richard Bona and Jojo Kuo, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Anoushka Shankar, Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, Björk, Rufus Wainwright, Frank London, The Berlin Philharmonic, Bang On A Can All Stars, Do Make Say Think, Meredith Monk, Mum, Deerhoof, Jonny Greenwood (from Radiohead) - "Popcorn Superhet Receiver”, Odetta, Hugh Masekela, Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Midway/Nintendo, McGraw-Hill, McDougal Littell, Nike and many more.
