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Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist
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Ryan Key
Ryan Key
American musician
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Everclear
Everclear
American alternative rock band
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Anberlin
Anberlin
American alternative rock band
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Weezer
Weezer
alternative rock band from the United States
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Yellowcard
Yellowcard
American pop punk/alternative rock band
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Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara
Canadian indie rock/indie pop duo
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New Found Glory
New Found Glory
American rock band known for their infectious brand of pop-punk
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Switchfoot
Switchfoot
American alternative rock band
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Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Justin Meldal-Johnsen
American bassist
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Mike Elizondo
Mike Elizondo
American musician
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Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
audio engineer
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Sean Mackin
Sean Mackin
American musician
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Emily King
Emily King
American musician
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Kenny G
Kenny G
American saxophonist
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Relient K
Relient K
band
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Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
American mixing engineer
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Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
American pop punk band
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Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington
American singer-songwriter
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Matt Sharp
Matt Sharp
American musician
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Vitamin String Quartet
Vitamin String Quartet
musical group
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Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
American singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
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Joseph Hahn
Joseph Hahn
American musician, DJ, director and visual artist
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Ben Harper
Ben Harper
American rock musician, music executive
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Cary Brothers
Cary Brothers
American musician
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Paper Route
Paper Route
indie band from Nashville, Tennessee
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Scott Shriner
Scott Shriner
American musician
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Chad Gilbert
Chad Gilbert
American musician
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Paramore
Paramore
American pop punk band
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Dave Collins
Dave Collins
American sound mastering engineer
Neal Avron
American musician and record producer

Neal Avron

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American musician and record producer
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Music

Neal Avron (born December 31, 1965) is an American musician, record producer, mixer, and audio engineer. Working predominately in rock music, Avron began working on records in 1993 and achieved his production breakthrough when he co-produced Everclear's 1997 album So Much for the Afterglow. Avron went on to produce/mix a string of successful albums from the likes of Switchfoot, New Found Glory, Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, Weezer, You Me at Six and Anberlin.

Avron created headlines in 2010 when he mixed and/or produced each debuting number one album on the Billboard 200 for three consecutive weeks; Disturbed's Asylum, Sara Bareilles' Kaleidoscope Heart, and Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns. Avron later garnered recognition for his production work by receiving a Grammy Award nomination for Sara Bareilles' single "King of Anything" under the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category.

Avron is noted for having particular recording techniques, believing that pre-production is essential before entering a recording studio. When recording, he prefers to lay down the drums and rhythm guitar first, as opposed to the conventional method of bass guitar and drums. Avron has noted, "Over the years I've had issues with recording bass first, especially when someone is hitting the strings really hard. For me it's difficult to tell whether the bass is in tune, because the fundamental is so low. When laying the rhythm guitars down first, it's much easier to tell whether the bass is out of tune or not. It also means that the bass has a place to fit."