Emile Kelman


Emile Kelman is a real estate developer based in West Hollywood, California. Kelman owns and heads Zola Properties which has developed 5 luxury townhomes in West Hollywood called The Huntley Residences.
Kelman previously had an early career as a record producer and audio engineer while working with T Bone Burnett since 2007; in addition to Willie Nelson, Robert Plant, B.B. King, John Mellencamp, and Alison Krauss. Kelman has also produced film music such as Crazy Heart, Walk the Line, and Across the Universe.
Kelman produced the album Myth of the Heart for Sahara Smith, a project shepherded by Burnett. Sahara's album features many of the musicians who appeared on the album Raising Sand, such as Jay Bellerose, Marc Ribot, Dennis Crouch, and Greg Leisz. The Los Angeles Times reported of the recording that he "learned his lessons well studying under T Bone Burnett" and gave Sahara's songs "plenty of sonic air in which to breathe".
Kelman has produced several independent records for artists including Bryan Greenberg, with several songs placed on television shows including One Tree Hill, and ABC's October Road. His curiosity with sound has led him to write a large volume of instrumentals with heavy, dark, and tough tones, a number of which were placed in the documentary Dirty Hands about Los Angeles-artist David Choe.
In the winter of 2009, he was music supervisor for Tough Trade, a television pilot produced by T Bone Burnett and Lionsgate.
Kelman is also a classical cellist. Since the age of five he has enjoyed playing with orchestras and chamber music ensembles. He credits most of his advancements in music production to his experience in classical music. He writes string arrangements and plays on records for artists and bands, including a number of the songs he has produced.

Credits

Notable credits include:
ProjectArtistCredit
God V. GirlDavid PoeProducer, Engineer, Mixer, Cellos
The Ghost & The ScratchDoran DanoffProducer, Engineer, Mixer
More Townes Van Zandt By The Great UnknownLeslie Stevens & The BadgersProducer, Engineer, Mixer
Broken GoldErin IveyMixer, Arranger
Myth of the HeartSahara SmithProducer, Engineer, Mixer, Cellos
UntitledGregg AllmanEdit Engineer
Tough Trade Television: Lionsgate, EpixMusic Supervisor
Country MusicWillie Nelson2nd Engineer
Women + CountryJakob Dylan2nd Engineer
Crazy HeartSoundtrack2nd Engineer
We Walk This RoadRobert Randolph2nd Engineer
Life, Death, Love and FreedomJohn MellencampEngineer
AkikoAkiko Yano2nd Engineer
LoverlyCassandra Wilson2nd Engineer
One Kind FavorB.B. King2nd Engineer
StillBoDeansEngineer
Raising SandRobert Plant/Allison Krause2nd Engineer
Across The UniverseSoundtrackEngineer
Waiting For NowBrian GreenbergProducer, Engineer, Mixer, Cellos
The StoryBrandi CarlileEngineer
Riverside Battle SongsOllabelle2nd Engineer
True False IdentityT Bone Burnett2nd Engineer
Twenty/TwentyT Bone Burnett2nd Engineer
ThunderbirdCassandra Wilson2nd Engineer
Teacher's ToolkitCamp ClovenhoofProducer, Engineer, Mixer
Distant Land To RoamRalph Stanley2nd Engineer
Walk The LineSoundtrack2nd Engineer
HowlBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club2nd Engineer
LadykillersSoundtrack2nd Engineer
Boot and a ShoeSam Phillips2nd Engineer