Benjamin Mumphrey (born in

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, United States) is an American

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, and musician.

Producer credits

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albums '' True Blue'', ''

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'', ''93-03'' and ''

Devil's Workshop ''Devil's Workshop'' is the second of a pair of albums by Frank Black and the Catholics to be simultaneously released on August 20, 2002 (along with '' Black Letter Days''). "His Kingly Cave" was originally recorded for an aborted album project ...

'', all released on

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;
''Black Liquor''
by

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, released in 2012 on

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; * ''In The Night'', the 1998 album by Famous Monsters, released by

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;
''The Chaos In Order''
by the Los Angeles group

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; * the

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song "

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" (the first official number 1 track on the

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on June 23, 2004).

Engineering credits

Nobody Loves You More ''Nobody Loves You More'' is the debut solo album by the American musician Kim Deal. It was released on November 22, 2024, by 4AD, and promoted with the singles "Coast", "Crystal Breath", "A Good Time Pushed" and "Nobody Loves You More". Backgr ...

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and the New Orleans Raunch & Soul All-Stars(released in 2015 on

),
"Ain't That Pretty At All"
by the Pixies (a

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cover from the

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album '' Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon''); * Frank Black's albums ''

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'' (Cooking Vinyl), ''Honeycomb'' (

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)
''One More Road For The Hit''
an
''Snake Oil''
*

The Breeders The Breeders are an American alternative rock band based in Dayton, Ohio, consisting of members Kim Deal (rhythm guitar, lead vocals), her twin sister Kelley Deal (lead guitar, vocals), Josephine Wiggs (bass guitar, vocals) and Jim Macpherson ( ...

2009 EP,''

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'', the 2008

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album ''

Mountain Battles ''Mountain Battles'' is the fourth studio album by American band The Breeders. It was released in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2008, and in the United States on April 8, 2008. The album was gradually recorded in a number of different locales i ...

'', and the son
"German Demonstration"
(the B-side to the vinyl 7" single,
We're Gonna Rise
); * ''

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'', the 2012 album by

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;
"Goin' Home"
by

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with Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk (the title track from the

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album '' Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino''); *

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''American Patchwork''
by

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; *

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' ''

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'' by

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and ''Saturnalia'' by

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; *

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''Can You Deal With It?''
by Andre Williams & the New Orleans Hellhounds; *

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's '' Live from Mars'' (2nd engineer); '' Here Comes That Weird Chill'' by

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(assistant engineer); * various recordings by Paul Avion;
"Hard Luck Guy"
by

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(featuring

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), released in 2007 b
Shake-It Records
as part of a series covering the songs of the late

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guitarist and songwriter

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Musician credits

The Breeders, "Pinnacle Hollow" (bass); Frank Black & the Catholics, "Velvety" (percussion); Greg Dulli, "Hard Luck Guy" (drums). Mumphrey was the stage sound mixer for the Pixies' 2004 reunion tour, documented in the film '' loudQuietloud: A Film About the Pixies''. ''He also worked as a staff engineer at

Sound City Studios Sound City Studios is a recording studio in Los Angeles, California, United States, known as one of the most successful in popular music. The complex opened in 1969 in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. The facility had previously been a p ...

in Los Angeles, and

Studio in the Country Studio in the Country is a recording studio located at 21443 Hwy 436 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. The studio has been in operation since 1972. It was conceived and originally owned by recording engineer William S. "Bleu" Evans. It sits on ...

, in

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.'' In 2013, Mumphrey played a bit part as a recording engineer on the series finale of the

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television show '' Treme''
"To Miss New Orleans"

References

External links

Allmusic: Ben Mumphrey Discography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mumphrey, Ben American multi-instrumentalists American audio engineers Record producers from Louisiana Musicians from New Orleans Living people Year of birth missing (living people)