Mark Richardson (31)

Producer and engineer based in Nashville.

Mark Richardson has over 20 years of experience working in professional recording studios in New York City.

From 1978-83, label 1668459 began when Mark and partner Jim Autz formed a band of the same name. The studio grew out their desire to produce the highest quality recordings. The studio was initially located in the Dave Kennedy Recording complex on Wisconsin Ave in Milwaukee. They ran Kennedy Studios by day and recorded their projects at night. Traum moved to a new building on Oklahoma Avenue where they built the first 24 track room in the city. Every friday night, their mobile recording van would mix and transmit a live feed of a performance by a well known local artist for live broadcast on radio station 93QFM. They made these live broadcasts every week for over 3 years. Traum helped local artists develop their music at every opportunity. A highlight of this time was the recording of a hit record for outrageous British singer John Otway with his version of "The Green Green Grass of Home"

From 1983-92, he managed the technical staff at studios such as label 267980, label 264584, label 265020 or label 274727.

In 1993, Mark opened label 269898, located in New York Greenwich Village. The clients ran from Jazz to Country to Pop to Urban. Artists such as Moby created hits like "The South Side", won Grammy Awards like Denice Williams "This Is My Song" or recorded songs for hit soundtracks like "Across The Universe" for the movie "I Am Sam". Gold and Platinum recordings were made by The Strokes, Moby, Fat Joe, Q Tip and more.

Mark moved the studios to his lake home in Northern Wisconsin in 2007. He produced many albums for local Amerciana artists such as Horseshore and Hand Grenades, Hand Picked Bluegrass, The Ditch Runners and Tuck Pence.

In 2015, Mark moved the studio to Nashville TN. Local producer Sean OBryan Smith has been using Mark steadily to track and mix a wide range of artists.