User talk:Doc2234/Anthony J. Resta

Anthony J. Resta is an American record producer and a multi-instrumentalist musician. He is known for his innovative recording techniques and his use of vintage audio gear in creating expansive sonic atmospheres. With work in both the record and film industries, Resta has earned twelve RIAA certified gold and multi-platinum awards for albums and soundtracks. . Resta has worked with artists including Duran Duran, Shawn Mullins, Collective Soul, Elton John, Needtobreathe, Guster, Megadeth, Perry Farrell, Nuno Bettencourt, Andrea Surova, Dale Bozzio, TV Mania, Missing Persons, Del Marquis of the Scissor Sisters, Green River Ordinance, Sarah Evans, Blondie, and John Cate & The van Gogh Brothers, as well as having worked on the soundtracks to the movies, Scream 3 and Twilight among others.

The owner of Studio Bopnique Musique, Resta has played instruments including drums and percussion, guitar, keyboards, and flute in addition to producing, programming and mixing on artists' recordings. Resta is also a member of the composers' collective, ELECTRONS, that includes Warren Cuccurullo, Eric Alexandrakis, Steve Ferrone, and Roger O'Donnell.

Early professional career
from graduation to start of Studio Bopnique Musique

After signing on with Kathy Anaya of Lippman Entertainment, a firm that manages not only recording artists but also record producers, in Los Angeles in 1994, he began attracting more high profile clients.

His first solo album called Demos of Saturn, originally released in the mid-1990s under the name Ajax Ray-O-Vaque, quickly sold out its initial production run and was only intermittently available on Ebay until its release on iTunes in 2009.

articles http://www.xs4all.nl/~jheller/bopnique/press/index.html#about

Studio Bopnique Musique
about the studio

Anthony currently works with engineer Karyadi Sutedja at studio Bopnique Musique in an old textile mill just west of Boston. The 4000 sqft studio is chock full of vintage gear from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, as well as high end modern recording gear.

good article to use as reference for creativity http://mixonline.com/mixline/resta-crowleyandtripp-mics-071706/#

use of ribbon mics http://mixonline.com/mixline/resta-ribbon-mic/#

links to brief articles on bands http://thephoenix.com/search/default.aspx?cx=017264708226751834838%3Apeuly07layy&q=anthony%20J.%20resta&sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A11#1607

use of Dangerous Music's 2-bus http://recording.org/content/460-producer-anthony-j-resta-gets-dangerous.html

Collective Soul

the New Collisions

Drive-In Horror Show

Unusual recording methods for drumset

Reference proof for Gold, Platinum, and DoublePlatinum awards Dosage gold and platinum

Blender gold

Full Devil Jacket Full Devil Jacket gold

Thank You gold

Greatest gold and platinum

Scream 3 sountrack gold

Soul's Core gold and platinum

Twilight soundtrack gold platinum double platinum

Anthony received his twelfth RIAA Gold and Platinum certification for his programming and production work in the soundtrack of the successful Twilight film.

ELECTRONS
In 2010, Resta joined a collaborative project with composer and musician Eric Alexandrakis, Warren Cuccurullo, and Steve Ferrone. Explaining the purpose of that project in a September 2010 Modern Drummer news release Alexandrakis said, “The four of us decided to create a scoring collective to pursue scoring projects in TV themes, film, and advertising…”

In 2011, Roger O'Donnell became the fifth member of the composers' collective. Information about work with ELECTRONS

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2011/02/01/dear_havanah_wins_battle_of_bands/

Information about work with Music to Kill For (Compilations)

Selected discography
- everything

Below is everything for discography page. edit for selected discography on this page - personal works, gold and platinum, film and television?

complete discography on separate linked discography page Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Doc2234/Anthony_J._Resta_discography for the draft page.

With ELECTRONS
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
 * J - Nighttime (remix) (Polygram) production/programming
 * Dan Reed Network - Get to You (single) (Polygram) additonal production/programming/remix
 * The Accidents - Bang, Crash, Drive (Spank Dawg) production/percussion
 * Duran Duran - Thank You (Capitol) additional production/mixing/programming/live drums
 * Duran Duran - White Lines (70's club mix) (Capitol) additional production /mixing/programming/live drums
 * Duran Duran - White Lines (oakland funk mix) (Capitol) additional production /mixing/programming/live drums
 * Duran Duran - White Lines (blizzard mix) (Capitol) additional production /mixing/programming/live drums
 * Sleight of Hand - Secede (FM Revolver) production/programming/mixing
 * Nuno Bettencourt - Schizophonic (A&M) co-production/programming/co-written/mixing
 * Nuno Bettencourt - Crave (single) (A&M) co-production/programming/co-written/mixing
 * The Mudhens - Mudhens (independent) production/programming/percussion
 * Elevator Drops - PopBus (Arista) additional production/programming
 * Donna Delory - Love Never Dies (remix) (MCA? independent?) additional production/mixing
 * Sleight of Hand - Thrive (independent) production
 * Duran Duran - Medazzaland (Capitol) additional production/mixing/programming/live drums
 * Duran Duran - Electric Barbarella (remix) (Capitol) additional production /mixing/programming/live drums
 * Duran Duran - The Saint Soundtrack(single) (Virgin) additional production/mixing/programming/live drums
 * Ajax Ray O'Vaque - Demo's of Saturn (bopnology) production/programming/mixing/writing
 * Missing Persons - Late nights early days (Bandai Music) mixing/programming
 * Shelter - Beyond Planet Earth (Roadrunner) programming/remix/additional production
 * Elevator Drops - People Mover (Arista) additional production/programming
 * Stun Leer - Once (MTM) production/programming
 * Duran Duran - The Greatest (Electric Barbarella) (Capitol) additional production/mixing/programming/live drums
 * Suze DeMarchi - Telelove (Sony/Mushroom) co-production/programming
 * Letters to Cleo - Go! (Revolution/Giant) programming
 * TV Mania - Bored with Prozac and the Internet (Lofi) co-production/programming/mixing
 * Blondie - Pop Trash Movie (single) (EMI) programming/mixing
 * Mourning Widows - Mourning Widows (Polygram ) production/programming/co-writing (True luv in the galaxy)
 * Nok - Nok (independent) production/programming/synthesizers
 * The Mudhens - Crickets (independent) production/programming/percussion
 * Guster - Airport Song (?) post production/remix/drums/programming
 * Megadeth - Krush'em (Capital) post production/remix/drums/programming
 * Full Devil Jacket - A wax box (ep) (Mercury) additional production/all programming
 * Sarah Evans - I only have eyes for you (BMG) programming
 * Siberia - Untitled Lust (Warner) production/programming/synths/mixing
 * Missing Persons - Mental Hopscotch (Cleopatra) production/programming/mixing
 * Shawn Mullins - Shimmer (single) (Columbia) liquid centre remix/programming/synthesizers
 * Annette Kramer - The Space Between Breath and Silence (label t.b.a) production/programming/co written
 * Collective Soul - Dosage (Atlantic) all programming (rhythm/synth/additional engineering)
 * Rumble - Liquor Store, Laundromat, Chinese Restaurant (Pseudo) associate producer/programming
 * Sleight of Hand - Slip Away (Revolver) production/programming
 * David Mead - Bucket of Girls (single) (RCA) percussion/synths/programming
 * Splashdown - late 99 release (Capital) drums/percussion/additional engineering
 * Josh Joplin Band - mid 99 release (SMG) programming/additional production
 * Collette Van Sertima - late 99 release (BMG) programming/percussion
 * Full Devil Jacket - A Wax Box ep (Def Jam) associate producer/all programming
 * Scream 3 soundtrack - Full Devil Jacket (Windup) associate producer/all programming
 * Guster - remix airport song single (Giant) compilation rare tracks
 * Megadeth - Krushem jock remix (Capital) production/programming/synthesizers
 * Shawn Mullins - Beneath the velvet sun (Columbia) production/programming/drums/keyboards
 * Collective Soul - Blender (Atlantic) production/programming/drums/keyboards
 * Full Devil Jacket - Full Devil Jacket (Island/Def Jam) additional production/keyboards/programming
 * David Mead - The luxury of time (RCA) keyboards and programming
 * Donna Delory - Love Never Dies (secret road) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Josh Joplin Band - useful Music (SMG) programming/additional production/additional mixing
 * Annette Farrington - Azure Wonder And Lust (Castle Von Buhler) producer /programming/co writer
 * Shawn Mullins - Beneath the Velvet Sun (Columbia) producer/programming/synthesizers/drums
 * Gods Little Joke - Contagion EP (Revolver) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * The Mudhens - Vinyl (TBA) producer/programmer
 * Central Basement - 4 song EP (TBA) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Mourning Widows - Sick Punk (single) (Polygram) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Missing Persons - Lost Tracks (One Way Records) remix of mental hopscotch (acid samba remix)
 * Jennifer Crane - 5 song EP (TBA) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Lucia Moniz - 67 days (EMI) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Bionic - self titled ep (TBA) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Rob Gonzalez - Somehow (TBA) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Collective Soul - LP (TBA) programmer/synthesizers
 * Andrea Surova - 6 song EP (TBA) producer/engineer/writer/drums/gtrs
 * Duran Duran - 1 song mix (TBA) additional production /mixing/programming
 * I - 5 song EP (TBA) production /synthesizers/programming
 * Purge Di - 3 song EP (TBA) production synthesizers/programming
 * Population 1 - LP (Polygram) producer/programmer/writer
 * John Cate - LP (Blue Rose) producer/writer/drums/gtrs
 * Tony Roberts - 13 song LP (broken river records) producer/writer/drums/gtrs
 * $4H fair - 12 song LP (in progress) (TBA) producer/engineer/writer/drums/gtrs
 * 33 Kst. - EP (TBA) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Shawn Mullins - Essentials (Columbia) produced duet with Elton John (played drums and synths)
 * Collective Soul - Youth (EL music group) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Lucia Moniz - Take me Home (EMI) producer/programmer/synthesizers/drums
 * I - Off the Hook (TBA) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Weed - Weed (TBA) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Universal Hall Pass - Mercury (Sneaky Records) producer/programmer/synthesizers/cowriter/drums/guitars
 * John Cate - Livin' in the Moment (American Music Partners) producer/programmer/synthesizers/drums
 * Donna Delory - Will You? (Secret Road Records) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Gods Little Joke - 12 song LP (Revolver London) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * David Z - Something for Nothing (district Z) producer/engineer/writer/drums/gtrs
 * Licky - Licky (Pulp Sonic) producer/writer/drums/gtr/bass
 * Christine Hagen - Finale (none) producer/programmer/synthesizers
 * Christine Hagen - Grace (none) producer/programmer/synthesizers/cowriter
 * Donna Delory - Will you (Secret Road) producer/engineer/writer/drums/gtrs
 * Casey Desmond - Chilly Allston (sound museum) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Daniel Ashley - Daniel Ashley (Danielle Ashley Music) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Tony Roberts - Rise (TBA) producer/writer/keyboards/drums/guitars
 * The Fools - Ten (The Fools) producer/guitars/synthesizers
 * Perry Ferrell - Satellite Party (Columbia/Sony) programmer/engineer/synthesizers/guitars
 * NEEDTOBREATHE - The Heat (Atlantic Records) add production/programmer/synths/guitars
 * Mike Previti - Lights (Gotham Records) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Donna Delory - The Sky is Open (Secret Road) add producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Anthony J. Resta - Sad (for the film “Smart People”) writer/guitar/bass/production
 * Extreme - Saudades le Rock (Universal) writer/bass/ on “king of the ladies”
 * Collective Soul - Afterwords (El Music) producer/writer/drums/gtrs
 * Green River Ordinance - Self Titled (Capital/Virgin) additional production/guitars/synthesizers
 * Chad Hollister - IN PRODUCION (label) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys/writer
 * The Wondershow - IN PRODUCION (label) producer/guitars/drums/keys
 * The New Collisions - IN PRODUCION (label) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Common Thrill - IN PRODUCION (label) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Casey Desmond - IN PRODUCTION (label) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Ajax Ray O’Vaque - Dreaming in Subtitles (Mechanique Records) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Andrea Surova - Welcome to My Thoughts (TBA) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Coby Grant - In Full Color (Mushroom) producer/guitars/bass/drums/keys
 * Serial Thrillers - self titled (MV Media) producer/engineer/writer/drums/gtrs
 * Ajax Ray O’Vaque - Love is a Twisted Melancholy Disease (for the film "Drive in Horrow Show") involvement
 * Novae - album name (label) involvement
 * Brandon Lepere - album name (label) involvement
 * Casey Desmond - album name (label) involvement
 * Elixir on Mute - album name (label) involvement
 * John Cate & The van Gogh Brothers - X (label) involvement
 * Naked on Roller Skates - album name (label) involvement
 * My Silent Bravery - album name (label) involvement
 * Will Dailey & The Rivals - album name (label) involvement
 * Prospect Hill - album name (label) involvement
 * Clara Lofaro - album name (label) involvement
 * Minky Starshine - album name (label) involvement
 * Jared Dylan - In Panic (Lake Valhalla Records) producer, cowriter, guitars, bass, drums, synth, omnichord, backup vocals
 * David Thorne Scott - Hopeful Romantic producer, instrument recording

Film

 * The Saint (soundtrack) (1997 Virgin) Out Of My Mind, Duran Duran additional production,mixing
 * Squeeze(soundtrack) (1997 Miramax) Happy, City Is A Jar, Paradox Jawn P.& The Pawnshop production/co-written/programming
 * Smart People (2008) writer "Sad", performer "Sad"
 * Twilight (2008) programming, production work
 * Drive-In Horror Show (2009) music director

Television
Michael Troy - Symphony of Ships Melrose Place - production/co written/programming Michael Troy - Height of Summer Melrose Place - production/co written/programming Courtney Danner - 30 Million Seconds A Year NBC movie of the Week - production/co-written/programming ajax - The Getaway ABC’s Wasteland - production/co-written/programming


 * Y2K NBC Movie (11/21/1999)I Hate My Life The Mudhens production/co-written/programming
 * Promised Land CBS TV series Season 3 1999? I Hate My Life The Mudhens production/co-written/programming
 * Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005) song performer