Bio
Joel’s expreience is diverse, working in multiple genres with regional, national, and international artists. As a record producer, mixing, and mastering engineer he leans toward classic analog recording and mixing techniques. As a producer he benefits from a lifetime of experience in the music industry as a musician, songwriter, record store manager, pro audio, and drum manufacturer. He owns Element Recording and Mastering Studios in Kansas City's historic Strawberry Hill Neighborhood, is the sales/marketing partner at Coil Audio LLC, and the former managing partner, currently on the Board of Directors at C&C Drum Company.
Element has been featured in Mix Magazine, Voted Kansas City's "Best Music Studio" in The Pitch Magazine, and become a regional favorite for its relaxed atmosphere and exceptional inventory of instruments and recording equipment. However Joel also loves to travel and has worked abroad in Los Angeles, Nashville, Portland, Memphis, and Muscle Shoals.
Credits Include: Matt, Maeson, Jade Bird, Dreamgirl, Madisen Ward & The Momma Bear, Sly and Robbie, Ha Ha Tonka, Making Movies, Radkey, Mumford and Sons, Yungblud, Radar State, Fritz Hutchison, Akkilles, Berwanger, The Uncouth, The Roseline, The Conquerors, The Architects, Grisly Hand, Train, Minden, Grand Marquies, The Sluts, Triptides, . Record Labes: Universal, Atlantic, Warner, Glassnote, Fat Possum, ATC, Subpop, Caroline, Lefse, Haymaker, Center Cut, Wiretap, The Record Machine. Co-credits with Grammy, Gold, and Platinum selling producers Jim Abiss, Steve Berlin, Doug Boehm, Larry Crane, and Stephen Edgerton.
Contact Joel to discuss your next project:
Email joelnanos@hotmail.com
Phone (913) 645-5961
Credits
| Artist | Record | Credit | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maeson | Cut Deep | Vocal Recording Engineer | Atlantic Records |
| Radkey | Devil's Fruit | Produce/Record/Co-Mix | ATC |
| Me Like Bees | Songs From The Realm | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Me Like Bees | Singles 2018-19 | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| HaHa Tonka | Coming Soon | Record | Bloodshot Records |
| Radar State | Radar State 7" | Producer/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Radar State | Strays | Produce/Record | Wiretap Records |
| Jade Bird | To Love Somebody | Produce/Record | Glassnote Records |
| Madisen Ward & The Momma Bear | We Burned The Canefield | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Glassnote Records |
| The Roseline | Good Grief | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Grand Marquis | Brighter Days | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Grand Marquis | Tony Ashley 7" | Record/Mix/Master | Teenage Heart Records |
| Sly & Robbie & the Taxi Gang | Studio Sessions | Record | Sly & Robbie |
| Fritz Hutchinson | Wide Wild Acres | Produce/Record/Mix | Center Cut Records |
| Mumford and Sons | Live | Record/Boradcast Mix | Glassnote Records |
| Yungblud | Mellow Bear/Love Song | Record | Geffen Records |
| Lesbian Jungle/J Debarge | Dope Shit | Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Making Movies | I Am Another You | Record | Self Release |
| Making Movies | Tormenta | Record/Mix/Master | United Interest |
| Katy Guillen & The Girls | Remember What You Knew Before | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Ernest Melton Trio | The Time of the Slave is Over | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Yes You Are | Great Unkowns + Singles | Produce, Record | Self Release |
| The Uncouth | Jonesey's War | Record/Mix/Master | Teenage Heart Records |
| The Uncouth | Matter of Time 7" & KC Belongs 7" | Record/Mix/Master | Teenage Heart Records |
| The Gadjits | Da Gravy on Yo Grits | 20th Anniversary Re-Master | Teenage Heart Records |
| The Gadjits | Wish We Never Found This | 20th Anniversary Re-Master | Teenage Heart Records |
| Momma's Boy | Liquid Courage | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Sterling Witt | Something's Awry | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Andrew Foshee | Andrew Foshee | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| My Oh My | Any Other Way | Produce/Record/Mix | Self Release |
| My Oh My | The War Outside | Produce/Record/Mix | Self Release |
| Akkilles | Meet in the Middle | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Soft Reeds | Blank City | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | The Record Machine |
| The Grisly Hand | Country Singles | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Grisly Hand | Black & Gold | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Grisly Hand | Hearts & Stars | Produce/Record/Mix | Self Release |
| MikiP | Dome Of Swallows & Swallowtails | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| MikiP & The Swallowtails | Right Where We Are | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Minden | Exotic Cakes | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Minden | WMTA | Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Sluts | Loser | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Sluts | Virile | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Sluts | Only One | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Sluts | Break Their Heart | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Sluts | Idiot | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Conquerors | I'm Alright/Get Real 7" | Mix/Master | High Dive Records |
| The Conquerors | Dreaming/Maybe Someday 7" | Mix/Master | High Dive Records |
| Rachel Mallin & The Wild Type | Degenerate Matters | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Architects | Border Wars Ep. 1-5 | Record | Caroline Records |
| The Architects | Into the Woods | Record/Mix/Master | Caroline Records |
| Brandon Phillips & The Condition | People Talk 7" | Record/Master | Too Much Rock |
| Other Americans | Other Americans | Record/Master | Awal |
| Other Americans | OA2 | Record/Master | Awal |
| Chase The Horseman | Singles 2017-19 | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Maps for Travelers | Change Your Name | Record | No Sleep Records |
| Weed | Thousand Pounds 7" | Master | Fat Possum Records |
| The New Riddim | Second Sight | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The New Riddim | Carolina 7" | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Teenage Heart Records |
| She's A Keeper | Westside Royal | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| She's A Keeper | Plattsburgh | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Berwanger | TK Webb 7" | Produce/Record | Creame Tangerine Records |
| Berwanger | Oh Bis! 7" | Produce/Mix/Master | Too Much Rock |
| Berwanger | Demonios | Produce/Record/Mix | High Dive Records |
| Berwanger | Exorcism Rock | Asst Record | Goodland Records |
| Berwanger | Watching A Garden Die | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Wiretap Records |
| Dead Voices | Commoners | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| House Plants | House Plants | Master | Self Release |
| Fiction Department | TV Shows | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| La Guerre | The Three | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | The Record Machine |
| Jorge Arana Trio | Oso | Record/Mix/Master | Haymaker Records |
| Train | Vocal Recording | Recording Engineer | Universal Music Group |
| Tiptides | Colors | Mastering Engineer | Fat Possum/Jaunt |
| Palace | Summer Don't You Dare | Record/Mix/Master | The Record Machine |
| Hidden Pictures | Sister Wives | Record/Mix | Golden Sound Records |
| Hidden Pictures | Story Go | Recording/Mix | Golden Sound Records |
| Rev Gusto | Still There 7" | Record/Mix/Master | Too Much Rock |
| Rev Gusto | Burnt Out Friends | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | High Dive Records |
| The Big Iron | We Will Fall | Record/Mix | Self Release |
| Phil Neal & the Wornalls | Lifeline | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Teach Me Equals | Knives In The Hope Chest | Mix/Master | Minorlit Records |
| Teach Me Equals/Red Rumsey | Split | Master | Dischord Records |
| Teach Me Equals | Fix History | Master | Wild Klamath Records |
| Teach Me Equals | Knives in the Hope Chest | Master | Minorlit Records |
| Lazy | Don't Die 7" | Record/Mix/Master | Volar Records |
| Lazy | Goodbye Boozy 7" | Record/Mix/Master | Goodbye Boozy Records |
| Jorge Arana Trio | Oso | Record/Mix/Master | Haymaker Records |
| Jorge Arana Trio | Hyena | Master | Self Release |
| Samantha Clemons | Even the Happiness EP | Produce/Record/Mix | Pacific Records |
| Samantha Clemons | Burn EP | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Savannah Terez | Savannah Terez | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Youngblood Supercult | High Plains | Master | DHU Records |
| Youngblood Supercult | Great American Death Rattle | Mix/Master | DHU Records |
| ViTran Band | American Heroine | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Jaenki | Wrangler | Record/Co-Mix | Self Release |
| Root & Stem | RubyProduce/Record/Mix/Master | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Root & Stem | Christ Out of the Cage | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| My Brothers & Sisters | Violet Music | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Black Mariah Theatre | Black Hearts & Patron Saint | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Maria the Mexican | Moon Colored Jade | Record | Self Release |
| The Ragged Few | They Say/You Better Run | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| David Burchfield & the Great Stop | Perseids | Master | Self Release |
| AY Musik | Say Hey | Record | Battery Tour |
| Bryant Carter Band | Scars | Record | Self Release |
| Chants to Retreat | From Darkness to Light | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Jenny Carr | Maybe Definitely Really for Sure | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Janet the Planet | Big Kids | Master | Self Release |
| Janet the Planet | Under the City | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Abel Ullon | Warner Brothers | Record | Warner Music Group |
| Scott Hrabko | Gone Places | Master | Self Release |
| John Keck | Jack Moon Sessions | Master | Self Release |
| John Keck | Sun Sessions | Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Terri Quinn | Moons & Meltdowns | Master | Self Release |
| Midwest Music Foundation | 12 Days of Xmas | Record/Mix/Master | Midwest Music Foundation |
| Riala | Be Here | Record/Mix/Master | Haymaker Records |
| Lazy Projector | evoco | Produce/Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Sneaky Creeps | Bell St. Radio | Mastering | Self Release |
| Sneaky Creeps | Negative Space | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| Enebade | Enebade | Produce/Mix/Master | Self Release |
| The Dead Girls | The Beast Inside | Record/Mix | Self Release |
| Timbers | Wasting Time | Record/Mix/Master | Self Release |
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Contact
Email joelnanos@hotmail.com
Phone (913) 645-5961
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