Ed Stasium is an American

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and

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, who has worked on albums by the

Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of th ...

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 1975.Talking Heads

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox. Kilmister was the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band a ...

the Smithereens The Smithereens are an American rock music, rock band from Carteret, New Jersey. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio lead vocals, (vocals and guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar and backing vocals, vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar and bac ...

and

Living Colour Living Colour is an American rock music, rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992. T ...

Early life and education

Raised in Green Brook Township, New Jersey, and graduated from Dunellen High School.

History

Stasium began his recording career in 1970 fronting the band Brandywine. He appeared on their sole LP, ''Aged''. When he returned to the music industry three years later, it was as a recording engineer, working on a wide variety of projects ranging from

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' '' Unbonded'' to

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' ''Magic Theater'' to Sha Na Na's ''Sha Na Now''. He was the engineer on " Midnight Train to Georgia" by

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as well as " Dynomite" by

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and Bazuka. In 1976 he was again involved as a sound engineer in the production of the album ''Morin Heights'' by the Scottish band

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, which was recorded in Canada in the studios of the same name. Stasium's long affiliation with the American punk and new wave, and the latter-day alternative rock, began in 1977, the year he engineered both the Ramones' '' Leave Home'' and

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' '' Talking Heads: 77''. His production career began a year later with the Ramones' '' Road to Ruin'', followed in 1979 by work on the group's '' It's Alive'' and the soundtrack to the film '' Rock 'n' Roll High School''. Stasium enjoyed perhaps his greatest success during the latter half of the 1980s. In addition to engineering

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's '' Primitive Cool'', he scored a major hit with

's '' Vivid'', and also produced Soul Asylum ('' Hang Time''), the Long Ryders ('' Two Fisted Tales'') and

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('' Saint Julian''). In 1990, he helmed

' album, '' 11'', reuniting with the group a year later for '' Blow Up'';

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's '' Life's Too Short'' and

's '' 1916'' appeared around the same time. Productions from acts including the

Hoodoo Gurus Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1981 by Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, harmonica). Th ...

('' Crank'') and the Reverend Horton Heat ('' Space Heater'') followed as the decade progressed. In 2006, Stasium produced the rock band, LOURDS. Stasium and Breaking Records founder, Bernadette O'Reilly, were colleagues that reunited for this project. It was produced in Stasium's

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, studio. In 2014, he produced an album by The Empty Hearts on 429 Records. The band included Blondie drummer

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, The Chesterfield Kings bassist Andy Babiuk,

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guitarist Elliot Easton,

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guitarist and vocalist Wally Palmar, and

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and Faces pianist Ian McLagan. The album was released on August 5, 2014. Previously living in Bayfield, Colorado, Stasium currently resides in

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Discography

*''21st Century Rock'' - T. Roth and Another Pretty Face (1974) (producer) *'' Dynomite'' - Bazuka (1975) (engineer) *''Morin Heights'' -

(1976) (engineer) *''Lougarou'' - Garolou (1976) (producer, engineer) *'' Talking Heads: 77'' -

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 1975.Talking Heads

(1977) (engineer) *'' Leave Home'' - Ramones (1977) (engineer) *''

Rocket to Russia ''Rocket to Russia'' is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, and was released on November 4, 1977, through Sire Records. It is the band's last album to feature original drummer Tommy Ramone, who left the band in 1978 ...

'' - Ramones (1977) (engineer) *'' Au nord de notre vie'' -

CANO CANO, a Canadian progressive rock band of the 1970s and 1980s, was the most successful popular musical group in Franco-Ontarian history. Origins CANO evolved out of the ''Coopérative des artistes du Nouvel-Ontario'' (''Artists' Cooperative of N ...

(1977) (engineer) *''Garolou'' - Garolou (1978) (producer, mixing, engineer, percussion) *'' More Songs About Buildings and Food'' - Talking Heads (1978) (mixing) *'' Road to Ruin'' - Ramones (1978) (producer) *'' It's Alive'' - Ramones (1979) (engineer/producer) *''Love Goes On'' - Alda Reserve - Sire (1979) (engineer, producer) *'' Face Facts'' - T. Roth and Another Pretty Face (1980) (producer) *''Romancero'' - Garolou (1980) (producer, mixing, engineer) *'' Love's Melodies'' -

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(1981) *''Centre-Ville'' - Garolou (1982) (producer, mixing, engineer) *''Code Breaker'' -

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(1983) (producer, engineer) *''Demo'' - Ivy and The Eaters (1983) (producer) *'' Thank Heaven! Little Girls'' - Little Girls (1983) (co-producer) *'' Stukas Over Disneyland'' - The Dickies (1983) *''

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(film soundtrack)'' - "Show A Little Emotion" by

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(1983) *'' Scarred (film soundtrack)'' - "Can't Keep A Bad Boy Down" by

(1984) *'' Lights Out'' -

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(1984) (engineer, guitar, percussion) *'' Too Tough to Die'' - Ramones (1984) (producer) *''

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'' -

(1984) *'' Evening of the Harvest'' - Translator (1986) *'' Evergreen Nights'' - Lisa Lougheed (1987) (engineer) *'' Two Fisted Tales'' - The Long Ryders (1987) (producer) *'' Vivid'' -

(1988) (producer) *'' Back To The Wall'' - Crossfire Choir (1988) (producer) *'' 11'' -

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(1989) (producer) *''

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'' - Fetchin' Bones (1989) (producer) *'' Time's Up'' - Living Colour (1990) (producer) *'' Hell to Pay'' -

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(1990) (producer) *'' 1916'' -

(1991) (producer) *'' Kinky'' - The Hoodoo Gurus (1992) (mixing) *'' Mondo Bizarro'' -

(1992) (producer) *'' '92 Tour EP'' -

(1992) (producer) *'' The Downward Road'' - The Pursuit Of Happiness (1993) (producer) *'' Shaved and Dangerous'' - Baby Animals (1993) (co-producer with

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) *'' State of the World Address'' -

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(1994) *'' The Edges of Twilight'' - The Tea Party (1995) (producer, recorded by, mixing) *'' A Search for Reason'' - Kilgore (1998) (producer, mixing) *'' New World Disorder (album)'' -

(1999) *''Overbluecity'' - Skypark (2000) (mixing) *'' Tinsel Life'' -

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(2003) *''

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'' -

Slick Shoes Slick Shoes is an American punk rock band from Antelope Valley, California, United States. The band formed in 1994 and made their first release as a self-titled EP in 1996. In 2022, Loudwire magazine named the "Wake Up Screaming" album one of ...

(2003) *''Knock Yourself Out'' - Handsome Devil (2004) (producer) *'' The Shuteye Train'' - Rock and Roll with the Shuteye Train. 2004 (mastering) *'' Revival'' - Reverend Horton Heat (2004) (producer) * History Of...- "Whisper of Truth" 2005 (mixing, mastering) *''LOURDS'' - LOURDS 2006 (Producer) *'' Butterfly Assassins'' - Sylvia 2008 (mixing) *'' The Devil's Rain'' - Misfits (2011) (producer) * Home - '' Paceshifters'' (2012) *''Escape Into Life'' - Tom Ricci (2016) (producer, mixing) *"Walk on Water" - The Verigolds (2017) (producer, mixer) *''

Famous Monsters ''Famous Monsters'' is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Misfits, released on October 5, 1999. It is the second in the post- Danzig era of the band, and the last album to feature Michale Graves, Dr. Chud and Doyle Wolfgang ...

'' - Misfits (producer, mixer, guitar) *''

'' -

*'' Space Heater'' - Reverend Horton Heat *'' Lucky 7'' - Reverend Horton Heat *'' Biscuits (EP)'' -

*'' Holy Roller'' - Reverend Horton Heat *''

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'' - The Tea Party *'' Under These Rocks and Stones'' -

Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk ( ; born May 18, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. Born in Winnipeg, she played music from a young age before signing with Columbia Records in the 1990s. Her debut studio album, ''Under The ...

(Hammond organ) *'' Hang Time'' - Soul Asylum * * The Connection - "Gonna Leave You" * The Replacements - '' Tim: Let It Bleed Edition'' (remixing)

References

External links

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Ed Stasium Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2016)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stasium, Ed Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Record producers from New Jersey American audio engineers People from Green Brook Township, New Jersey