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Paul Moak: Audio Producer, Engineer, & Mixer; Songwriter; Multi-instrumentalist |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Greer Moak, III |
| Born | July 8, 1979 |
| Origin | Jackson, Mississippi, USA |
| Genres | Rock, Pop, Indie, R&B, Soul, CCM, Country, & more |
| Instruments | Guitar (primary); accordion, b3 organ, banjo, dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, keyboard, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, percussion, piano, steel guitar, vocals, xylophone |
| Years active | 1998-Present |
| Labels | Managed by Melissa Emert-Hutner at Hoseb Management |
| Website | Official Site, Hoseb Management Client Page |
Paul Moak is an American producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist currently residing in Nashville, TN.
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Paul Greer Moak, III was born in Jackson, MS on July 8, 1979. He learned music at a young age and began touring and recording with artists soon after, primarily as a session guitarist but performing on other instruments as well.[1]
Over the years, Paul began to transition to the roles of producer, engineer, and mixer.[2] He moved to Nashville, TN in 1998, where he had his first private studio.
In early 2004, Paul opened "The Smoakstack" in Nashville with Will Sayles, a 1,760 square-foot recording facility consisting of three tracking rooms and a control room, as well as a lounge, kitchen, and bathroom. The studio used Protools HD 7, with twenty-four inputs/outputs and API/Neve sidecars. Outboard gear consisted of Telefunken, Altec, Neve, dbx, and Ampex equipment.
In 2009, Paul moved his studio to the former Platinum Labs facility in Nashville, re-opening it under the name, "The Smoakstack".
Paul has produced, engineered, performed on, and written songs that have been featured on TV shows such as One Tree Hill,[3] Private Practice,[4] and Pretty Little Liars.[5]
Some of Paul's credits include Mat Kearney, Third Day, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Martha Wainwright, Monroe/Dabbs, Lovedrug, Jennifer Knapp, Matthew Mayfield, Griffin House, Madi Diaz, and many others.
On October 19, 2010, multi-platinum recording artists Third Day released their tenth studio album, Move, which Paul produced. This album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Billboard's Rock Albums chart, marking Paul’s highest-charting album to date.[6] As of August 31, 2011, Move had sold more than 250,000 physical copies.
Relocating his studio to the Berry Hill area of Nashville in 2009, Paul re-opened The Smoakstack at the former Platinum Labs facility, a 3,000 square-foot recording facility designed by recording engineer and studio designer Chris Huston (The Who, Led Zeppelin, Todd Rundgren, Patti LaBelle).[7] The control room monitoring was designed and tuned by Carl Tatz using his Phantom Focus System.
The Smoakstack comprises a Live Room (25' x 30' with 20' ceilings), Control Room (22' x 20'), four (4) isolation booths, and a piano room.
The console used is an SSL 4056G+ with Ultimation and Total Recall, with recording capabilities via Protools 8 HD3 40 Input/56 Output, UAD-2 Quad card with all UAD Plug-ins, MCI JH24 16-track machine, Alesis Masterlink, and Tascam CDR.
A complete list of gear available at The Smoakstack can be found here.
Below is a selected discography for Paul Moak. A complete discography is available for download here.