Mitch Dane is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter. He owns the recording studio Sputnik Sound with Vance Powell. He has worked with artists such as Jars of Clay, JJ Heller, Brandon Heath, Jetty Rae, Sonia Leigh, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Young Fables, Ole Lonesome, Swearingen and Kelli, and Kenny Foster.
Dane won a Grammy Award for his work on The Eleventh Hour by Jars of Clay and has received four additional Grammy nominations for his work on other albums. He also received ASCAP "Most Played Song" award for "Nothing Without You", which he co-wrote with Bebo Norman.
Personal life Dane grew up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where he spent his childhood making playhouses and treehouses. At the age of 14, he was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him clinically dead for several minutes before he was revived. The accident injured his esophagus, trachea, and vocal cords, leaving him unable to speak for two years, a period he later said was when he "learned to really listen." His injuries required 33 surgeries, including the removal of one vocal cord, which contributed to his distinctive voice. For the next 15 years, he used the story of his accident in his musical performances before transitioning into audio engineering.
Dane is married with two children and has lived in Nashville since 1989.
Musical influences As a producer, Dane said, "I like to collect the best aspects of every genre of music and bring them together in hybrid productions." Referring to his childhood affinity for building treehouses, Dane stated that he took a similar approach when designing his recording studio, aiming to create a comfortable space for artists. His demeanor has been described as "calm and focused."
Selected production credits As of December 2018, Mitch Dane has produced and/or engineered more than 275 projects. Below is a selection of his production credits:
Artist Year Album Producer Engineer Audrey And Hugh 2020 Sisterman Towne 2019 TBD SisterMan Lilly White Parade Ole Lonesome Turn It On Heathen Sons Born to Lose Swearingen and Kelli 2018 Cold-Hearted Truth Sonia Leigh Mad Hatter The Young Fables 2017 Old Songs Kenny Foster Deep Cuts Jetty Rae 2016 Can't Curse the Free Man Underground Couples Therapy The Snow Globes Snowed In Rob Blackledge Now Reuben Bidez Turning to Wine Treva Blomquist 2015 The Risk & The Gift Ryan Scott Travis The Guadalupe Breakdown Victor & Penny Electricity Giles Blankenship Home Daniel Johnson Promo Videos Katie Barnette Sputnik Sessions Mr. & Mrs. Something Setting Sail Coyote Keene Blue Skies & Red Wine MaryMac MaryMac Eric Peters Sputnik Sessions The Hummingbirds 13 Days Sean Hale Sputnik Sessions Lauren Light Sputnik Sessions Africa Worship Band Sputnik Sessions Unspoken Unplugged JJ Heller Sputnik Sessions Hannah Miller Hannah Miller Holly Spears 2014 Boots and Bling Ryan Horne Vanilla Lightning Kyle Matthews Be Here Now Christopher Williams The City Makes The Man So Long Solo So Long Solo Chris Regan All Things Beautiful Andrew Cooper EP Ronnie Dennis We are Satellites Jessi McKinnon Dancing Again Humming House Revelries We Are The Monks We Are The Monks The Gray Havens 2013 Fire and Stone The Pedal Stills Static Queen Mare Wakefield Poet on the Moon Humming House Single Carrie Moeller Single Madison Grigsby Joie De Vivre Holly Spears Single & EP YouPlusMe Little Beginnings EP Jesse Macht Single The Snow Globes The All Living Things The Black Cadillacs Singles Christie Cook Every Good Thing Trish Ivy Cotton Country EP Abernathy Rococo Dave Gerhartz Leaving the Family Behind Josh Hilliker Shadows or Sunlight Hannah Miller Sputnik Sessions August York Swimming Upstream Little Radar Souvenirs Ravenhill Soul Ruby Amanfu 2012 Sputnik Sessions Elizabeth Busch Redemption's Mystery The Billis Singles Dean Guevara Songs of Hope and Devotion Matthew Clark Bright Came the Word from His Mouth Ryan Horne Silent Night (A Christmas EP) High Street Hymns Love Lives Again Brad Jones Oh Well My Love Farewell EP Brian Fraaza The Shadows of the Light Colleen Nixon Lake Ella's Sky Rachel Belman The Call Dustin Ah Kuoi Dustin Ah Kuoi Humming House Singles The Kicks Tonight Everything Changes Sean Forest Live Love Lead Brandon Heath Give Me Your Eyes – Acoustic Sessions Andy Needham Band Lifted High Hillary McBride 2011 Sputnik Sessions Stephanie Day Morning Came High Street Hymns Christmas EP Jenny & Tyler Open Your Doors Scott Smith EP Holly Spears Christmas EP Stephanie Day Single Eddie Gilbert EP Micah Michelle Sharpened in Time Carrie Moeller Sending One Up (EP) Zach Ellsworth Notes on Becoming Blake Aaron EP JJ Heller Deeper Shaun Groves Third World Symphony Christopher Williams Stone Water Wood Light Humming House Humming House After the Chase You Are My Child Ryan Horne The Whistler & The Majestic Faith Gilmore 2010 Bold as Lions The Kicks Sputnik Sessions Eddie Gilbert Singles Caitlin Nicole Eadie Gravity JJ Heller When I'm With You The Young International The Young International (EP) Ryan Corn Wonderful Things Rachel Barrentine Departure Compelled The Fight Sarah Kelly Midnight Sun Jars of Clay The Shelter Reilly Around the World Raining and OK Living Like a Ghost The Speedbumps The Moon is Down Farewell Flight 2009 Lonesome Traveler Levi Weaver The Letters of Dr. Kurt Gödel Florez El Diablo Doc Single This & That Volume 2 Julianna Zobrist The Tree Remix The Kicks The Rise of King Richie Obadiah Parker The Siren and the Saint Lara Landon Beloved Then There Was Two Love Lies in Jealousy Zach Ellsworth Notes on Becoming Brandan McCarthy To The Moon (EP) Jocelyn Scofield A Witty Girl FFH Wide Open Spaces Jon Troast A Person and a Heart JJ Heller Deeper Sarah Hart 2008 Road to Ohio Jon Troast I Want to be President Jon Troast Living Room Branden McCarthy Yellow Roses Jars of Clay Long Fall Back To Earth Jerry Chapman Sweet Impossible JJ Heller Painted Red Adam Agin Foundation (EP) Julianna Zobrist The Tree (EP) Trish Ivy Requiem Marvin and Gentry Master Plan Colleen McCarron Love is in the Details Blake Aaron 2007 Love in Different Lights Dean Guevara Pierce the Night Caedmon's Call Overdressed Farewell Flight Sound.Color.Motion Nate Allman Dream for Free Jars of Clay Christmas Songs Midtown Worship Band The Midtown Project Vol.1 Christopher Williams Sweet Redemption Justin McRoberts Deconstruction JJ Heller Pretty and the Plain JJ Heller Wake Up The World (Christmas EP) Nathan Shaver These Words Aren't Working Hannah Miller Into the Black Sarah Kelly Born to Worship Matt Thien Desert Dry (EP) Jeromy Diebler Where Do I Go From Here Josh Rosenthal Renaissance
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