Salvatore Villanueva is an American

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 ...

. Villaneuva's first entrance into the

New York hardcore New York hardcore (also known as NYHC) is both the hardcore punk music created in New York City and the subculture and lifestyle (sociology), lifestyle associated with that music. The scene established many aspects that are fixtures of hardcore ...

scene came when playing in bands including Demonspeed and

Murphy's Law Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Though similar statements and concepts have been made over the course of history, the law itself was coined by, and named after, Americ ...

. He's currently the bassplayer for Joe Coffee, the new band of ex-

Sheer Terror Sheer Terror are an American hardcore punk band from New York City. The band was one of the first to combine elements of heavy metal with a hardcore punk base, pioneering a heavier style of hardcore that would create many bands in the followi ...

Vocalist Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

Paul Bearer. Villanueva started producing during the boot camp recording sessions of the ''New York's Hardest'' compilation series done at the Big Blue Meenie Recording Studios. In the fall of 1999,

Thursday Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the fifth day of the week. Name Th ...

's lead vocalist,

Geoff Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and author, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of rock band Thursday. Rickly is also a member of hardcore punk band United Nations, and the ...

, approached Villanueva to produce the band's ''

Eyeball An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system. In higher organisms, the eye ...

'' debut ''

Waiting Waiting, Waitin, Waitin', or The Waiting may refer to: Film * ''Waiting'' (1991 film), a film by Jackie McKimmie * ''Waiting...'' (film), a 2005 film starring Ryan Reynolds * ''Waiting'', a 2007 film by Zarina Bhimji * ''Waiting'' (2015 film) ...

''. Since then he has produced almost all of the band's recordings, including '' War All the Time'' for

Island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

Def Jam Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The ...

. Following the success of Thursday's ''

Full Collapse ''Full Collapse'' is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Thursday (band), Thursday. It was released on April 10, 2001, through Victory Records, to whom the band signed after leaving Eyeball Records. With the addition of guitari ...

'',

Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thu ...

approached Villanueva to work with and develop Long Island

emo Emo () is a genre of rock music characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and from the Washington, D.C., hardcore scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore. The bands ...

band,

Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Amityville, New York, formed by guitarist Eddie Reyes and bassist Jesse Lacey in late 1999. The band's current members are Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar, keyboards, voc ...

. The band's debut album, ''

Tell All Your Friends ''Tell All Your Friends'' is the debut studio album by American Rock music, rock band Taking Back Sunday, released on March 26, 2002, through Victory Records. Forming in 1999, the group underwent several lineup changes before settling on vocali ...

'', sold over 900,000 copies and became Victory's fastest and biggest selling record to date. Taking Back Sunday's ''Notes from the Past'' also contains a song called "The Ballad of Sal Villanueva".

Discography

36 Crazyfists 36 Crazyfists was an American metalcore band formed in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1994. The band's name comes from the Hong Kong martial arts film '' The 36 Crazy Fists'' (1977). To date they have released eight studio albums. History Early years ...

- '' Rest Inside the Flames'',

Roadrunner The roadrunners (genus ''Geococcyx''), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States, Mexico and C ...

(Producer/Engineer) *

My American Heart My American Heart is an American rock band from San Diego, California, formed in 2001. Originally named No Way Out, the band released two studio albums through Warcon Enterprises and toured the world before disbanding in late 2009. They reunit ...

- '' The Meaning in Makeup'',

Warcon Warcon Enterprises was a New York City based independent record label focusing on mostly post-hardcore, started by Bob Chiappardi of Concrete Marketing and Kevin Lyman, the founder of Warped Tour, in 2004.Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Amityville, New York, formed by guitarist Eddie Reyes and bassist Jesse Lacey in late 1999. The band's current members are Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar, keyboards, voc ...

- ''

'',

(Producer/Engineer) *

: :'' Kill the House Lights'', Victory Records (Producer/Engineer) :'' War All the Time'',

(Producer/Engineer) :''

Five Stories Falling ''Five Stories Falling'' is a five-song Extended play, EP released by Thursday (band), Thursday in 2002. The first four tracks are live versions of songs from ''Full Collapse'', recorded while the band performed on the Vans Warped Tour. The fifth ...

'', Victory Records (Producer/Engineer) :''

'',

Eyeball Records Eyeball Records is an independent record label originally established in NYC out of Apartment 4C on 14th St at Avenue A by Alex Saavedra and Vincent Li. The label later moved to Kearny, New Jersey. Eyeball has released albums by artists such as ...

(Producer/Engineer) * The Bleeders - '' As Sweet as Sin'',

Universal Universal is the adjective for universe. Universal may also refer to: Companies * NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment company that is a subsidiary of Comcast ** Universal Animation Studios, an American Animation studio, and a subsidiary of N ...

(Producer/Engineer) *Elemno-P - ''Trouble in Paradise'', Universal (Producer/Engineer) *

The Holiday Plan The Holiday Plan are an English rock band from Hackney and Islington, London that split up in May 2005, but reformed in June 2006 (performing under a host of different names). Consisting of a bassist/vocalist Matt Rider, as well as two guitarist ...

- ''The Holiday Plan'', Universal/ Island UK (Producer) *Christiansen - ''Stylish Nihilists'',

Revelation Records Revelation Records is an independent record label focusing originally and primarily on hardcore punk. The label is known for releases by bands such as Youth of Today, Warzone, Sick of It All, Quicksand, Side By Side, Chain of Strength, Sh ...

(Producer/Engineer) *

Folly In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Eighteenth-cent ...

: :''

Resist Convenience Resist Convenience is the second full-length album from Folly. It was released on March 10, 2006, and follows on from their first release, Insanity Later. The songs "False Evidence Appearing Real" and "The Wake" have been featured on their MySpac ...

'',

Triple Crown Records Triple Crown Records is a New York–based rock music record label created in 1997 by Fred Feldman. The label features such artists as The Receiving End of Sirens and The Dear Hunter, ''Artists Page'' and launched the career of Brand New in 2001. ...

(Producer/Engineer) :''

Insanity Later ''Insanity Later'' is the first full-length album from the band Folly, and was released on Triple Crown Records. The album included two songs from their 2002 demo: "Please Don't Shoot the Piano Player, He's Doing the Best He Can", and "The City ...

'', Triple Crown Records *

Skarhead Skarhead is an American hardcore punk band from New York City, founded and fronted by Lord Ezec a.k.a. Danny Diablo (of Crown of Thornz). The group is considered the originators of thugcore music, a subgenre of hardcore punk "full of relentless ...

- ''Kings at Crime'', Victory Records (Producer/Engineer) *Splitvalves - ''Movin' On'', Resurrection A.D. (Producer) *Maximum Penalty - ''Independent'', IJT Records (Producer) *Faction Zero - ''Liberation'', IJT Records (Producer) *Hades - Downside,

Metal Blade Metal Blade Records (often shortened to Metal Blade) is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982 based in the U.S. state of California. The label primarily focuses on heavy metal. History Metal Blade Records was ...

*Demonspeed: :''Kill Kill Kill'', Black Pumpkin :''Swing is Hell'', Black Pumpkin *

- ''The Party’s Over'',

Artemis In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Artemis (; ) is the goddess of the hunting, hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, transitions, nature, vegetation, childbirth, Kourotrophos, care of children, and chastity. In later tim ...

*Ghost Orgy - ''Lullabies for Lunatics'', Black Pumpkin *Redline - Moments of Truth, GSR Music, Black Pumpkin Distribution *Various Artists - New York’s Hardest, Black Pumpkin *Driver Side Impact - ''The Very Air We Breathe'', Victory Records

References

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