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 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, Marc Anthony, 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!

















