F. Reid Shippen is a mixer,

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and producer, currently based in

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. He has mixed a wide variety of records including '' Cosmic Hallelujah'' by

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, ''Lights Out'' by

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, ''The Mountain'' by

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, ''When I Was Younger'' by Colony House, and ''Eye On It'' by

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winning projects and received the Audio Engineer of the Year award at the 54th Annual

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Biography

Growing up in

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, F. Reid Shippen performed in bands and eventually decided that he wanted to pursue a career in music. He attended

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where he graduated with degrees in Business and Recording Arts & Sciences. While in college, Shippen interned at a variety of studios in Nashville, Tennessee, such as Quad Studios and Skylab Studios, quickly transitioning from assisting to engineering. In 1999, he began to concentrate on mixing. With numerous years of experience in the studio, Shippen has mixed multiple platinum and gold records and hundreds of charting singles and albums, including nine Grammy Award-winners. He was awarded Audio Engineer of the Year at the 54th Annual

. Shippen has mixed, engineered, and/or produced music for respected artists in a variety of genres, from

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and

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to the

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and Robert Randolph. He has also worked with

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, Flyleaf,

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, and

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, among others. Most recently he won a Grammy for his work on

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's album ''

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'' for which he was a co-producer, mixer and engineer. Shippen resides in

and works out of Robot Lemon, his private

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hybrid studio, where he mixes. In addition to mixing, Shippen produces, records and is actively involved in artist development. In 2018, he founded SongFarm alongside songwriter

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, a non-profit organization that builds recording studios and provides musical creative opportunities for under-served high schools. Shippen is also a co-founder of the audio gear company Atomic Instrument Co., but is no longer associated with the company. He is an affiliated artist with various audio gear brands including sE Electronics, Unity Audio, and Chandler Limited.

Select discography

Songs on compilations

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– "Today (Is Your Day)" (Mercury Records) *

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– "My Time" (Radio Mix) (Dangerbird) *

– "Happier" (Radio Mix) (Virgin/EMI) * Flyleaf – "All Around Me" (Radio Mix) (Octone/Universal) *

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– "You Are Here" (Radio Mix) (Sparrow/Lava/Atlantic) *

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– "Get There" (Warner Bros.) *

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– "All I Can Do Is Write About It" (from Sweet Home Alabama: The Country Music Tribute to

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) (Hip-O/Universal) *

– "

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" (for Showtime series

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) (Lionsgate) *

– " Poor Unfortunate Souls" (from The Little Mermaid Soundtrack) (Walt Disney)

Awards

Affiliated studios

Current

* Robot Lemon (Nashville, TN) – 2009–present (Owner)

Past

* Battery Studios (Nashville, TN) * Masterfonics (Nashville, TN) * Oceanway Studios (Nashville, TN) * Quad Studios (Nashville, TN) * Recording Arts (Nashville, TN): 1999–2004Clark, Rick
''Nashville Skyline #46''
. Mix Magazine: October 1, 2002. * Skylab Studios (Nashville, TN)Caruba, Glen
''DRUM! Magazine Roundtable: Recording Professionals Spout Off About Drums In The Studio''

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: July 2009. * Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN) * Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN): 2004–2009Hsu, Max
''MaxWax: Thoughts on life, the universe, and everything'': 2006–2009.

References

External links

* * AllMusic.com Page
Discogs.com Page

AlbumCredits.com Discography

SongFarm website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shippen, F. Reid 1974 births Living people American audio engineers Record producers from New Jersey People from Fair Haven, New Jersey Engineers from New Jersey Grammy Award winners