Robert Venable is a four-time

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winning producer, mixer,

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, and drummer for As We Ascend currently based in

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. He is the music mixer for

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Biography

Growing up in

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, Robert Venable performed in several bands and eventually made the decision to pursue a career in music. He attended the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in

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, where he graduated top of his class. While in school, Venable interned at several studios in the Phoenix metropolitan area, such as The Saltmine Studios and Phase Four, making the transition from assisting to engineering. In 2005, he was hired as head engineer at Paradise West Recording Studios in

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. In 2009, Venable relocated to Nashville, Tennessee and worked in various studios as he built his own. Venable has mixed, engineered, and/or produced music for musicians in a variety of genres. Venable currently resides in

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and works out of Off The Wall Studios, his private recording studio, where he produces, mixes and is involved in artist development. In 2012, Venable made an appearance, portraying himself as a producer, in the pilot episode of the American musical drama television series, ''

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Selected works

Venable has worked on several recordings. The following is a select list of notable recordings on which he has worked.

Affiliated studios

Current * Off the Wall Recording Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) - 2009–present (owner) * FIVE Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) - 2018–present (owner) Former *Phase Four (Tempe, Arizona) *The Saltmine (Mesa, Arizona) *Paradise West Recording Studio (Scottsdale, Arizona) *The Givens House (Franklin, Tennessee)

References

External links

* * Robert Venable's credits pageon AllMusic {{DEFAULTSORT:Venable, Robert American audio engineers Living people 1981 births People from Springdale, Arkansas