Join Grammy Award winning audio engineer and producer Damon Whittemore as he speaks about his career, focusing on the importance of networking and maintaining positive relationships in creative endeavors.
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Damon Whittemore has been making records for over 30 years under the moniker ValveTone. He won a Grammy in 2018 for his work recording the Jazz Vocal Album of the Year with Cécile McLorin Salvant, and he has engineered on several other Grammy winning records including Arooj Aftab’s “Vulture Prince,” Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner’s “The Window,” Christian McBride’s “Live At The Village Vanguard,” and Béla Fleck’s “Throw Down Your Heart.”
With producing, engineering and mixing experience earned in studios around world, including Norway, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Egypt and beyond, Damon’s breadth of experience and unparalleled passion for making great records puts artists in very capable hands. He cut his teeth in the years before the digital revolution, and he is equally at home with traditional analog studio techniques and modern digital workstations. His portfolio of work spans all genres, with a heavy emphasis on rock, bluegrass, classical, jazz and world music.
In addition to well-honed chops as a producer, tracking engineer, mixing engineer and Dolby certified Atmos mixer, Damon brings years of experience to the mystery-shrouded art of mastering. He has also recorded numerous shows and concerts on location for clients including NPR, WNYC/WQXR/NYPR, the CBC, the BBC, and BuzzFeed, and for artists such as Paul McCartney (Ecce Cor Meum Live at Carnegie Hall).