Kathryn "Trina" Shoemaker 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 ...

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a sound recording, recording or a Concert, live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization (audio), equalization, Dynamic range ...

and mixer best known for her work with

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, The Wood Brothers, Charley Crockett,

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, Tanya Tucker, Turnpike Troubadours, The Wild Feathers, Grayson Capps, The Indigo Girls, Brandi Carlile,

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, American Aquarium and Shooter Jennings. Shoemaker has won four

Grammy Awards 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 a ...

and was the first woman to win a Grammy for engineering.

Early life

Shoemaker was born in

Joliet, Illinois Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County, Illinois, Will County. It had a population of ...

, and attended Joliet Central High School.

Awards and honours

Grammy Awards 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 a ...

* 2020 Best Country Album: Tanya Tucker, ''While I'm Living'' * 2004 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:

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, ''All Things New'' * 1998 Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical):

, '' The Globe Sessions'' * 1998 Best Rock Album Engineer: Sheryl Crow, ''The Globe Sessions''

Americana Music Association

* 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award

References

External links

www.trinashoemaker.com
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Interview with Trina Shoemaker on Being an Engineer and Producer
1965 births Living people Record producers from Illinois Grammy Award winners American audio engineers Musicians from Joliet, Illinois Women audio engineers Engineers from Joliet, Illinois American women record producers {{US-musician-stub