
Whether recording a Hollywood film score with a 90-piece orchestra, tracking a pop song for an A-list artist or mixing a live music broadcast to an audience of millions, Lawrence Manchester's experience, versatility, and sheer professionalism deliver unparalleled results for his clients on a daily basis.
To date, this 2010 Grammy-nominee has engineered the scores for three Academy Award-winning films: Martin Scorsese's 4-time Oscar-winning Best Picture, The Departed (original music by Howard Shore); Frida (winner, best original score, Elliot Goldenthal); and The Red Violin (winner, best original score, John Corigliano). Lawrence also has a Gold record to his credit: John Fogerty's The Long Road Home (Fantasy) and the Platinum-selling soundtrack to Julie Taymor's movie musical, Across The Universe (Interscope).
Lawrence just finished mixing music for the score of the film, 6 Month Rule.
Most recently Lawrence served as recording engineer for Canadian sensation Nikki Yanofsky's Decca Records debut Nikki, produced by Phil Ramone. Lawrence also recorded and mixed Please Give (Sony Pictures Classics). In 2009, Lawrence recorded and mixed Danny Elfman's score for Ang Lee's film Taking Woodstock, Carter Burwell's Howl, Alex Wurman's Temple Grandin, produced songs for Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story, and recorded music for The Tempest with Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor.
Previously, Lawrence mixed Beyonce's live performance for AOL Sessions, recorded and mixed the Grammy-nominated original cast album to Shrek The Musical, mixed the live webcasts of the Austin City Limits and Bonnaroo music festivals as well as the 5.1 broadcast of Fashion Rocks 2008. Lawrence mastered the Cheap Trick Live At Budokan 30th Anniversary CD and 5.1 DVD.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon selected Lawrence for the coveted Music Mixer chair and since the show's launch he's mixed performances by The Roots, The All-American Rejects, Public Enemy, Bon Jovi, Arctic Monkeys, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews Band, The Dead Weather, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Reba, Martha Wainwright, The Muppets, and Hank Williams, Jr.
Lawrence has engineered records for Grammy-winning producers Phil Ramone, Neil Dorfsman, T Bone Burnett, Jack Douglas, James Guthrie and Tommy LiPuma. He's recorded Diana Krall, Sondre Lerche, Regina Spektor, Natalie Dessay, Art Garfunkel, Eddie Izzard, Clay Aiken, Savion Glover, Nellie McKay, Salma Hayek, Ron Carter, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes) and Page Hamilton (Helmet). He's also been a regular guest engineer for Jazz At Lincoln Center. Internationally, Lawrence's work has taken him around the world from Los Angeles to Kiev, Paris to Bangkok, and Amsterdam to Quito. Lawrence recorded the Melbourne Symphony and London Symphony Orchestras in their respective cities and records regularly in Prague.












