Grey Revell (born October 28, 1973) is a music producer and songwriter originally from Los Angeles, California. In the late 1990s, he moved to New York City, where among other artists, including Kimya Dawson, Jeffrey Lewis and Regina Spektor, he found a creative home in the Lower East Side Anti-folk community.
In recent years, he has produced numerous independent artists, most notably The Show Is On The Road, Anti-folk stalwart Paleface's 2009 release on The Avett Brothers Ramseur Records Label.
With a strong emphasis on melody and atmospherics, His own work has drawn comparisons to artists like Grant Lee Phillips, Joe Henry, and Brian Eno.
His song Gone Gone was featured in the Antifolk Vol. 1 compilation disc released by Rough Trade.
"I'd Still Remember", featured on 2005's Little Animals, became a minor hit among fans of the National Lampoon film, Adam and Eve, starring Emmanuelle Chriqui.
He is divorced from New Orleans artist Patricia Grace, with whom he has one child, and currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In addition to his production work, he is currently a full time member of Zoe Vette and the Revolvers, after producing their 2009 EP. A new LP, BC Radio, was released in October 2011.
Grey Revell's seventh full-length solo album, First Cuban Boy On the Sun: The Cloud Sessions, was recorded over a period of twelve days, and released for free online via SoundCloud in the Spring of 2011. His entire music catalog was ultimately released via Bandcamp in April 2011. A summer release, The Night Dogs EP was released one month later.
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