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METAlliance Welcomes Recording Engineers/Producers Sylvia Massy & Jimmy Douglass

"Their exceptional work covers genres of music that greatly expands the scope of The METAlliance and their passion for making great recordings cannot be overstated." -- Chuck Ainlay
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New METAlliance members Sylvia Massy and Jimmy Douglass.

The METAlliance (Music Engineering & Technology Alliance) has announced veteran recording engineers/producers Sylvia Massy and Jimmy Douglass as its two newest members, joining Chuck Ainlay, Niko Bolas, Frank Filipetti, George Massenburg, and Elliot Scheiner.

“It’s such an honor to welcome Sylvia and Jimmy,” Ainlay says. “Their exceptional work covers genres of music that greatly expands the scope of The METAlliance and their passion for making great recordings cannot be overstated,” with Bolas adding, “Jimmy and Sylvia are two of my favorite record makers, from the practice of art in engineering to the coolness of a good hang.”

Massy is an award-winning producer and engineer for groundbreaking rock artists such as Tool and System Of A Down who’s also worked with Prince, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Hawkins, Jason Isbell and many others. Her career has spanned nearly every aspect of the music industry from composing to festival development, and she’s also an accomplished artist of detailed illustrations often containing vignettes drawn from experiences of studio life. Currently she’s working out of her Pacific Northwest “OddioShop,” an Atmos 9.1.4 equipped mixing and art studio where she owns a very large collection of vintage microphones.

Douglass is a four-time Grammy-winning recording engineer/producer who was trained by and has worked with some of the top engineers, producers and record moguls, including Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun. He’s worked with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Hall & Oates, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Roxy Music, Genesis and Gang of Four, John Legend & The Roots, Ludacris, Al Green, Duran Duran and more.

“I’ve been a long time fan of both Jimmy and Sylvia,” Scheiner notes. “All of the members feel we’ve broadened the METAlliance enormously with their remarkable production and engineering history.”

Filipetti says, “For years Sylvia had been on my mind for the METAlliance. She’s smart and creative, and we feel incredibly honored that she has joined us. She’s a wild thing that makes my heart sing! And I’ve been a fan of Jimmy since my early days. As a person he is the best, and as an engineer/mixer he has the emotion thing down pat. He puts the groove in everything he touches. In fact, he makes everything groovy!”

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