
After 15 years as Chief Mix Engineer at Sony Music Studios in Manhattan, successfully
starting his own company and being one of the most in-demand mixers in our industry,
Thom Cadley likes to keep a very low profile, (though it's not been easy!).
"I prefer to let the quality of my work speak for itself. I've been fortunate
to have worked on the music of amazing artists and am proud of the mixes I deliver.
But at the end of the day it really should be the artist who people are talking
about."
Of late, working in his private studio just outside of New York
City, Thom has been busy as one of the main music mixers for the hugely successful
Rock Band and Guitar Hero videogame franchises, as well as mixing
live concert releases.
With all the news revolving around Phish's triumphant return to the live arena, Thom has mixed the incredible seven DVD set entitled The Clifford Ball (Rhino).
Currently, Thom is
mixing songs for games by Harmonix/MVT, 4MM, Microsoft and DefJam. Recently,
he mixed Robert Klein's upcoming 2010 HBO Special as well as Third Eye
Blind's NYC Acoustic Concert in 5.1 surround sound.
On the
"live" side, Thom mixed performances by the legendary Johnny Cash, R and
B sensation John Legend, Phish and superstar female vocalists Mariah
Carey and Beyonce. Thom also recently traveled to Orlando to record
a special Disney Channel Concert starring Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana),
The Cheetah Girls and The Jonas Brothers and the landmark Muddy
"Mississippi" Waters Live CD.
In fact, Thom's mixed
one of the definitive 'live' records of all time: Live at the Atlanta International
Pop Festival: July 3 and 5, 1970. This album contains the definitive lineup
of The Allman Bros.Band including Gregg and Duane Allman as well as Dickey
Betts and Berry Oakley. You can't miss the very best versions of The Allman Brother
Band's "Whipping Post," "Mountain Jam, Pt. 1," "Dreams,"
"Statesboro Blues" and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed". (Check
out Thom's discography for the entire list!)
From the studio, Thom's mixed
Alicia Keyes, The Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Metallica, The Allman Bros.,
Alanis Morissette, The Clash, Brad Paisley, Rod Stewart and many others.
During his career, Thom has won the prestigious TEC Award for his engineering
work on The Concert For New York City; the Goya Award, Spain's equivalent
of the Oscar, for the film Calle 54; and has been nominated for
an Emmy for An All-Star Tribute To Johnny Cash.
Thom's
mixes on the PBS series Sessions At West 54th is considered to be
the benchmark for music mixing for a television concert series. Many other projects
he has worked on have gone on to be nominated for and win Grammy Awards.
Some of the live TV concerts Thom has mixed in the past are:
The
Concert For New York,
Shelter From The Storm- The Hurricane
Katrina Benefit,
An All-Star Tribute To Johnny Cash,
An All-Star Tribute To Joni Mitchell,
Michael Jackson:
The 30th Anniversary Special,
VH1 Divas Live 2004,
Willie Nelson And Friends: Alive and Kickin' ,
Willie
Nelson and Friends: Stars and Guitars.
These shows starred: The
Who, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Billy Joel,
John Mellencamp, Eric Clapton, ZZ Top, David Bowie, Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston,
Melissa Etheridge, Destiny's Child, The Backstreet Boys, Jay-Z, Mick Jagger &
Keith Richards, The GooGoo Dolls, Bon Jovi, Buddy Guy, Macy Gray, Five For Fighting,
James Taylor, Paul Simon, Garth Brooks, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson,
Chris Isaak, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Brooks and Dunn,
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Wyclef Jean, Trisha Yearwood, Diana Krall, Bryan Adams,
Cyndi Lauper, Shawn Colvin, kd Lang, Wynonna, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Cassandra
Wilson, Michael Jackson, The Jackson Five, Usher, Marc Anthony, Ray Charles, Gloria
Estefan, Jill Scott, Missy Elliott, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick,
Patti Labelle, Jessica Simpson, Joss Stone, Debbie Harry & Blondie, Ashanti, Eve,
Gladys Knight and many others.
Some artists whose live DVD's Thom
has mixed include: Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Shakira, John Legend,
Phish, Aerosmith , Jay-Z, Miles Davis, Sheryl Crow, Billy Joel, Jeff Buckley,
Stevie Ray Vaughn, Judas Priest, The Doobie Brothers, Neil Finn, Keb Mo', Ben
Folds Five, Johnny Cash, The Indigo Girls, Black Sabbath, Waylon Jennings and
Alanis Morissette, Natalie Merchant, Sarah McLachlan, Rod Stewart, David Bowie,
Stevie Nicks, Robert Plant, Phil Collins, Lyle Lovett and many, many others.
From R n' B to Classic Rock to Modern Rock to Country to Heavy Metal
to Jazz, Thom Cadley is one of the most in-demand mixers in our business.
With previous clients constantly returning and new ones knocking at the door that
low profile thing really isn't working out!
















