Christopher Rowe is an American record producer, audio engineer and guitarist specializing in country rock. He is best known for his work with Taylor Swift.
Career Rowe began his career working as a guitarist on folk, new age, and ethnological records before moving into country music as an assistant engineer and editor. He was part of the production team for the Dixie Chicks album Fly.
Rowe has worked with Taylor Swift since 2011, as a sound mixer and engineer for her concert films Speak Now World Tour – Live (2011), The 1989 World Tour Live (2015), Reputation Stadium Tour (2018) and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020).
Rowe played a more significant role in Swift's "Taylor's Version" album re-recording campaign, working as a producer and engineer on a majority of the tracks. These albums comprise Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) in 2021, and Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) in 2023.
Partial discography Year Album / Track Artist Role1993Human Rites Douglas Spotted Eagleelectric guitar 1998 It Don't Get Any Better Than This George Jonesassistant engineerI'm Alright Jo Dee Messinaassistant engineerFaith Faith Hillassistant engineer 1999 Love Trip Jerry KilgoremixingFly Dixie Chicksengineer2001 Step Right Up Charlie RobisonengineerSay No More Clay Walkerengineer, mixing, assistant engineerJolie & the Wanted Jolie & the Wantedengineer2002 No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Kenny ChesneyeditingFriday Night in Dixie Rhett Akinsengineer, mixing2003 Vicious Cycle Lynyrd SkynyrdengineerKeith Urban/The Ranch Keith Urban and The Ranchassistant engineerAll I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan Kenny ChesneyengineerAcross the Sky Across the Skyengineer2004 The Kurt Carr Project: One Church Kurt CarrengineerLyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour Lynyrd Skynyrdassistant engineerA Traditional Christmas Joe Nicholsengineer 2005 Wide Open Spaces / Fly Dixie Chicksengineer, assistantThe Road and the Radio Kenny ChesneyengineerIII Joe Nicholsengineer 2006 The Dollar Jamey JohnsonengineerTaylor Swift Taylor SwiftremixingPeace, Love & Coondawgs Cody McCarverengineer 2007 Just Who I Am: Poets & PiratesKenny ChesneyengineerCody McCarver Cody McCarverengineer2008 Lucky Old Sun Kenny Chesney engineer 2009 Sara Smile Jimmy WaynemixingLullaby JewelmixingBig Dreams & High Hopes Jack Ingramengineer, mixing 2013 Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection Jewelmixing In Time The Mavericksengineer, mixing2016 Deep Tracks Faith Hillassistant engineer2020 Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest Hits Rascal Flattsediting2021The Sonic Ranch Midlandmixing Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swiftproducer, engineer, vocal engineer "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" Red (Taylor's Version)2022 "This Love (Taylor's Version)"2023 "If This Was A Movie (Taylor's Version)" "Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)" "Safe & Sound (Taylor's Version)" Speak Now (Taylor's Version) 1989 (Taylor's Version)2024 The Tortured Poets Department vocal engineer2025The Life of a Showgirladditional engineer Source:"Chris Rowe," www.allmusic.com Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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