Blanton Alspaugh (born 1959) is an American

record producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

, specialised in classical recordings. He has so far (the 64th Grammy Awards season) won 11

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. Alspaugh earned a bachelor's of science degree in music education from

Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) is a Public university, public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of D ...

and a master's degree in orchestral conducting from

Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, the university spans 300 acres. Rice University comp ...

. He has been a member of the Soundmirror classical music recording and production team since 1999. He has worked with a variety of orchestras and musicians, including

Detroit Symphony Orchestra The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. Its primary performance venue is Orchestra Hall (Detroit, Michigan), Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown, Detroit, ...

, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, the Harrington String Quartet, William Boggs, Stanislav Pronin and Emmanuel Feldman. Alspaugh won his first Grammy in 2009 for Best Small Ensemble Performance for ''Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary''.

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