Greg Ladanyi (July 6, 1952 – September 29, 2009) was an American

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and recording engineer of Hungarian descent, known for his work with many

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s, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, The Church, Caifanes,

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, Toto,

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, Don Henley, and Jeff Healey.

Biography

Ladanyi began his career by working on '' Hasten Down the Wind'' under the tutelage of engineer/producer Val Garay. Around 1980 Ladanyi expanded from just engineering into production as well. He recounted, "Part of the way I came up into coproducing was by elevating engineering to a point where it has an awful lot to do with the production of the record. That comes from a lot of dialogue with an artist and really taking some responsibility for the way a record comes out, as opposed to just sitting there and doing what an artist or producer needs done." Ladanyi co-produced the '' Behind the Mask''

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with Fleetwood Mac. He also co-produced, engineered, and mixed Don Henley's first two

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albums '' I Can't Stand Still'' and '' Building the Perfect Beast''. He won a

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in 1983 in the Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical category for '' Toto IV'' by Toto. He married Laura Grayson-Ladanyi in 1984 and divorced in 1992. He was a collaborator and co-founder of "The Complex Studios" with George Massenburg, on Corinth Ave in WLA 1987 till 1991. He co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits (WB), Jeff Healey's "See the Light" (Arista), The Church's "Under the Milky Way" with Waddy Wachtel (Arista), various Japanese artists, Clannad (RCA/BMG), Caifanes, Jaguares, REO Speedwagon (Sony), and Engenheiros do Hawaii (BMG Brazil). He traveled and worked internationally throughout the world till 1998, and managed artists under the name of Ladanyi Entertainment. In 2007, he partnered with Starr Andreeff and Mike Renault to form Maple Jam Music Group. His most recent work involved producing Ligion's new album, ''External Affairs''. He was also the main producer on

's album, '' Apagorevmeno'', which was released on December 9, 2008, in

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and

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. Ladanyi is mentioned in the lyrics for the song "Cocaine" on Jackson Browne's 1977 album '' Running on Empty''. Ladanyi died on September 29, 2009, after falling 13 feet just 15 minutes before Vissi's performance at

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, suffering a fractured skull.

Partial discography

Producer/co-producer

* '' Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School'' (1980) - Warren Zevon * '' Hold Out'' (1980) - Jackson Browne * '' Stand in the Fire'' (1980) - Warren Zevon * '' I Can't Stand Still'' (1982) - Don Henley * '' The Envoy'' (1982) - Warren Zevon * '' Lawyers in Love'' (1983) - Jackson Browne * '' Building the Perfect Beast'' (1984) - Don Henley * '' A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon'' (1986) - Warren Zevon * '' After Dark'' (1987) - Cruzados * '' Sirius'' (1987) - Clannad * '' In the Spirit of Things'' (1988) -

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* '' See the Light'' (1988) -

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* ''

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'' (1988) - The Church * '' Stealin Horses'' (1988) - Stealin Horses * '' The End of the Innocence'' (1989) - Don Henley * '' Behind the Mask'' (1990) -

* '' Gypsy Moon (album)'' (1991) - Troy Newman * '' Extraordinary Life'' (1992) - The Believers * '' Kingdom of Desire'' (1992) - Toto * '' El nervio del volcán'' (1994) - Caifanes * '' It's Like This (album)'' (1995) - Troy Newman * " Simples de Coração" (1995) - Engenheiros do Hawaii * '' Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits'' (1995) - Don Henley * '' Velvet Hammer'' (Demos) (1996) - Troy Newman * '' Los de Abajo'' (1998) - Los de Abajo * '' Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio'' (1999) - Jaguares * '' Apagorevmeno'' (2008) -

Engineer only

* '' Running on Empty '' (1977) (engineer only) - Jackson Browne

Mixer

* ''White Shadows'' (1977) Tim Moore * ''Toto IV'' (1982) - Toto * ''Isolation'' (1984) - Toto * ''

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'' (1984) (track "Wait") -

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* '' Stationary Traveller'' (1984) -

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References

External links

Video interview with Greg Ladanyi
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Maple Jam Music Group Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ladanyi, Greg 1952 births 2009 deaths Accidental deaths from falls Record producers from Hawaii Grammy Award winners People from Elkhart, Indiana Accidental deaths in Cyprus Record producers from Indiana American people of Hungarian descent