Richard Furch

Richard Oliver Furch is an American music engineer, mixer, and pianist. He has worked with many prominent names in music, including: Usher, Prince, Boyz II Men, Macy Gray, Ruben Studdard, Chaka Khan, India.Arie, and Tyrese, as well as Chinese recording artists, JJ Lin, Tanya Chua, Wang Leehom, Jolin Tsai, and G.E.M. amongst many others.

He has engineered and mixed music on multiple Grammy Award nominated and Grammy Award winning albums.

Furch attended the SAE Institute in Berlin where he began studying music engineering and mixing. He attended Berklee College of Music and earned his bachelor's degree in music production and engineering. Rather than returning to Berlin, Furch moved to New York where he began engineering at Sound On Sound recording studio where he worked with such acts as Outkast, Jay-Z, Usher, Edwin McCain, and Fountains of Wayne Outkast won a Grammy Award for Album Of The Year for their album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below which Furch engineered parts of in 2003.

Product endorsements

 * Apogee
 * McDSP
 * Exponential Audio
 * Metric Halo
 * Arturia
 * Sound radix

Billboard music charts recognition
Furch received Billboard Award plaques in recognition for his work on mixing Prince's, LotusFlow3r Record, released in 2008, which peaked at #1 for top R&B/Hip-Hop albums on April 18, 2009.

Albums mixed and engineered with Grammy Awards and nominations

 * || Tyrese "Shame" || Best Traditional R&B Performance || Nominated
 * || Tyrese "Shame" || Best R&B Song || Nominated
 * || Charlie Wilson "Forever Charlie" || Best R&B Album || Nominated
 * || TGT "Three Kings" || Best R&B Album || Nominated
 * || Chrisette Michele Better || Best R&B Album || Nominated
 * || Tyrese "Open Invitation" || Best R&B Album || Nominated
 * || Prince "Dreamer" || Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance || Nominated
 * || Chaka Khan "Funk This" || Best R&B Album || Won
 * || Usher "Confessions" || Best Contemporary R&B Album || Won
 * || The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir "Live...This Is Your House" || Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album || Won
 * || Speakerboxxx "The Love Below" || Album Of The Year || Won
 * || Fountains Of Wayne Stacy's Mom || Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal || Nominated
 * || The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir "Light Of The World || Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album || Won
 * || Marcus Miller "M²" || Best Contemporary Jazz Album || Won
 * || Chaka Khan "Funk This" || Best R&B Album || Won
 * || Usher "Confessions" || Best Contemporary R&B Album || Won
 * || The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir "Live...This Is Your House" || Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album || Won
 * || Speakerboxxx "The Love Below" || Album Of The Year || Won
 * || Fountains Of Wayne Stacy's Mom || Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal || Nominated
 * || The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir "Light Of The World || Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album || Won
 * || Marcus Miller "M²" || Best Contemporary Jazz Album || Won
 * || Speakerboxxx "The Love Below" || Album Of The Year || Won
 * || Fountains Of Wayne Stacy's Mom || Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal || Nominated
 * || The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir "Light Of The World || Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album || Won
 * || Marcus Miller "M²" || Best Contemporary Jazz Album || Won
 * || The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir "Light Of The World || Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album || Won
 * || Marcus Miller "M²" || Best Contemporary Jazz Album || Won
 * || Marcus Miller "M²" || Best Contemporary Jazz Album || Won