Adam Lasus


Adam Lasus is an American record producer and musician.

Career

Lasus credits include albums by Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Lilys, Helium, Juliana Hatfield, Mark Mulcahy, Dean Ween, Matt Keating, Clem Snide, Amy Ray, Madder Rose, Army Navy, Michael Cerveris, Anders Parker, Chris Harford, Versus, Dumptruck and Gigolo Aunts.
Lasus started Studio Red in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1990 and recorded many seminal Indie rock artists there: Helium, Versus, The Lilys, Madder Rose, Space Needle, Varnaline, Joey Sweeney, Matt Keating and many more.
In 1997 he moved to Brooklyn and started Fireproof Recording, a recording studio, which became an important part of the indie music scene in Brooklyn and New York City. While there Lasus worked with PJ Harvey, J Mascis, Joan Jett, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Mark Mulcahy, Spike Priggen, Violet, Daniel Johnston, As well as Members of Sleater Kinney, Cheap Trick, R.E.M., Guided By Voices, The Breeders, The Posies, Sonic Youth, The Beastie Boys, The Go-Betweens and Ween.
Lasus has always recorded to analog tape and believes that recording and mixing to tape produces the best possible sonic result. Typically his records are started by recording the band live to a 24-track 2-inch tape machine and he uses a large selection of unique vintage compressors, microphones, mic preamps, eq's, reverbs, tape delays and effects.
Fireproof Recording is now based in Los Angeles, where Lasus has worked with indie artists Anders Parker, Army Navy, The Submarines, Seneca Hawk, Marching Band, Happyness, The Shivers, Kelli Scarr, Emperor X and Matt Keating.
From January to March 2008 Lasus worked as the music director and produced tracks for the film Bandslam directed by Todd Graff and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Alyson Michalka, Lisa Kudrow and David Bowie, in theaters August 2009.
Lasus produced and engineered the second Army Navy album The Last Place released June 14, 2011. The Last Place went to # 28 on the CMJ top 200 chart and Rolling Stone has called them an "artist to watch."
April 2013 Lasus and partners Joe Rogers and Scott Porter open a 3200 square foot studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn featuring a vintage 40 channel Trident 80 console, Extensive outboard gear and 24 track analog recording.
August 2014 Lasus was the Music Producer for the film If I Stay starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Jamie Blackley. Lasus produced 6 original songs and a cover of the song "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins that were performed by the fictional band Willamette Stone in the film led by Jamie Blackley's character Adam Wilde. The songs were all released on the If I Stay Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Warner Brothers/ Water Tower records.
2019 Lasus Re-Opened Studio Red in North Hollywood 23 years after closing the Original Studio Red in Philadelphia in 1996.
Lasus wanted to get back to the fun and vibey recording environment that helped establish him in the 1990's.
Since opening the new Studio Red Lasus worked with long time collaborator Chris Harford as well as Singer Songwriters Lauren Hoffman, Joe Lima and Jason Lerman.
The Los Angeles Based Bands Swerve, The Lightjackets, The Pretty Flowers, Much Better, Snowball ii, Mihi Nihil, IEVA and Army Navy have all recorded at the new Studio Red.

Selected discography

Lasus is credited with the following works:
YearArtistAlbumLabelCredits
2019NightjacketBeauty In The DarkNightjacket RecordsProducer/Engineer
2019Son Of StanDiamond CutsWizardvisionEngineer
2018Dean WeenRock2Schnitzel RecordsEngineer
2017HappynessWrite InBar/None RecordsMixer/Engineer
2017Chris HarfordHorn Of PlentySoul SelectsProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2014If I Stay Movie SoundtrackIf I Stay Original Motion Picture SoundtrackWarner BrothersProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2014HappynessWeird Little BirthdayWeird SmilingMixer
2014Army NavyThe Wilderness InsideFever ZoneProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2013Army NavyThe Crushed EPFever ZoneProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2013Son of StanDivorce PopWizardvizionProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2011Emperor XWestern TeleportBar NoneMixer
2011Ben Harper"Clearly Severely" from Give Til It's GoneVirginMixer
2011Army NavyThe Last PlaceFever ZoneProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2010The OrbansWhen We Were WildSheffield AvenueProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2009SettleAt Home We Are TouristsEpitaphProducer/Engineer
2008Army NavyArmy NavyFever ZoneProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2008Marching BandSpark LargeU&L RecordsProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2007Oliver FuturePax FuturaFireproof RecordingsProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2006Anders ParkerAnders ParkerBaryonProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2006Spike PriggenThere's No Sound In FlutesThe Volare LabelMixer
2006Back to BlondeSwim WestSilence BreaksProducer/Engineer
2005Clap Your Hands Say YeahClap Your Hands Say YeahWichita RecordingsProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2004The Fontaine ToupsTFTTeenBeat RecordsProducer/Engineer
2003Evil JakeBe My Ex-GirlfriendEvil RecordsProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2003Spike PriggenStars After Stars After StarsThe Volare LabelEngineer/Mixer
2002Clem SnideYou Were a DiamondSpin ArtProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2001Spike PriggenThe Very Thing That You TreasureThe Volare Label / Laughing Outlaw Producer/Engineer/Mixer
2001Mark MulcahySmileSunsetMezzotintProducer/Engineer/Mixer
2000Chris HarfordWakeSoul SelectsProducer/Engineer/Mixer
1999Leah ColoffDark Sweet HeartSearching Eye RecordsProducer/Engineer/Mixer
1999Number19SuspensionSearching Eye RecordsProducer/Engineer/Mixer
1992Juliana HatfieldHey BabeMammothEngineer
1999Mark MulcahyFatheringMezzotintProducer/Engineer
1997Matt KeatingKilljoyAliasProducer/Engineer
1997Space NeedleThe Moray Eels Eat The Space NeedleZero HourProducer/Engineer
1996Yo La TengoGenius + Love = Yo La TengoMatadorProducer/Engineer/Mixer
1995HeliumThe Dirt of LuckMatadorProducer/Engineer/Mixer
1995Madder RoseThe Love You SaveTag/AtlanticCo-Producer/Engineer/Mixer
1995VersusThe Stars Are InsaneTeen BeatProducer/Engineer/Mixer
1995SaturnineWreck at Pillar Pointdirt recordsProducer/Engineer
1994Gigolo AuntsFlippin' OutRCA/FireCo-Producer
1994HeliumPirate PrudeMatadorProducer/Engineer
1994LilysBrief History Of Amazing LetdownsSpinArtProducer/Engineer/Mixer
1994Matt KeatingScaryareaAliasProducer/Engineer
1993Gigolo AuntsFull On BloomAliasCo-Producer
1993Madder RoseBring It DownSeed/AtlanticCo-Producer/Engineer
1993Matt KeatingTell It To YourselfAliasProducer/Engineer
1993VersusLet's Electrify!RemoraProducer/Engineer
1992Chris HarfordBe HeadedElektraProducer/Engineer
1992Yo La TengoUpside DownAliasProducer/Engineer/Mixer