Steve Addabbo
| Steve Addabbo | |
|---|---|
 Steve Addabbo at Shelter Island Sound, NYC | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
September 7, 1950 Bronx, New York |
| Genres | Rock, folk, country, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, songwriter, audio engineer, guitarist, studio owner |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Website |
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Steve Addabbo is a Grammy nominated producer, musician, songwriter and audio engineer who helped launch[1] the careers of Suzanne Vega, and Shawn Colvin. He had a vital hand in Vega's smash hit single, Luka[2] and Colvin's Grammy winning Steady On.[3]
He has produced and/or engineered for artists[4] including Bobby McFerrin, Eric Andersen, Loudon Wainwright III, Jeff Buckley, Gary Lucas, Lara Bello, Richard Barone, The Bongos, Richard Shindell, Ana Egge and The Stray Birds, Chiara Civello, Jane Olivor, Olivia Newton-John, The Manhattans and Dar Williams.
Addabbo is also an acclaimed mix engineer who has, among other projects, mixed the latest Bob Dylan Bootleg 10 “Another Self Portrait”.[5]
He owns Shelter Island Sound Studios[6] located in Manhattan, New York.
Addabbo recorded his first full length album in 2014 which is slated for release in 2015, 14 songs written or co-written by him.
Selected works
- Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971) (Released August 2013)
- Bobby McFerrin - Spirityouall
- Global Noize - A Prayer for the Planet
- Suzanne Vega - "Left of Center"
- Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing, Suzanne Vega
- Shawn Colvin - Steady On, Live 88, Cover Girl, Acoustic Christmas (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas)
- Richard Shindell - Blue Divide, Sparrow's Point
- Olivia Newton-John - Christmas Wish
- Ana Egge - Lazy Days
- Eric Andersen - You Can't Relive the Past, Ghosts Upon the Road, "Stages" The Lost Album
- Richard Barone - Glow
- Jane Olivor - Love Decides