Michael Joseph Bishop (June 14, 1951 – March 29, 2021) was an American recording engineer and

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 ...

. 1972–1978, Bishop worked as a recording and mastering engineer at Cleveland Recording Company, Cleveland, Ohio. 1978–1988, Bishop was a recording & mastering engineer and studio manager at Suma Recording Studios, Painesville, Ohio. Bishop's first sessions for Telarc Records began in 1978 as a disk mastering engineer on the Lorin Maazel/Cleveland Orchestra direct-to-disk release: Direct From Cleveland, the first modern direct-to-disk orchestral recording. 1978-1988, Bishop worked as a freelance recording and mix engineer on a number of Telarc Records recording sessions. From 1988 to 2008, Bishop worked as the Chief Recording Engineer for Telarc Records, keeping Telarc at the technical forefront with 20- & 24-bit recording, surround recording, DTS surround releases, 192 kHz pcm recording, DSD recording technology, DVD-Audio releases, and SACD releases. Concord Music Group closed Telarc's Production Department in December 2008, ending the run of the last full-service in-house production staff at a record label. In 2009, a few members of the original Telarc team, including Bishop, created Five/Four Productions. He was the recipient of ten

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

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/ref> *1997: Best Engineered Album, Classical for ''Copland: The Music Of America (Fanfare For The Common Man; Rodeo)'' *2002: Best Choral Performance for ''Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)'' *2002: Best Classical Album for ''Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1) '' *2002: Best Engineered Album, Classical for ''Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1) '' *2004: Best Choral Performance for ''Berlioz: Requiem'' *2006: Best Engineered Album, Classical for ''Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes '' *2007: Best Classical Crossover Album for ''A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane '' *2008: Best Surround Sound Album for ''Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina '' *2009: Best Surround Sound Album for ''Transmigration'' *2015: Best Engineered Album, Classical for "Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending"

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