Chris Bell Productions

Chris Bell Productions Producer/Engineer/Mixer He honed his skills on tape machines and analog mixing desks working on recordings like Erykah Badu’s “Mammas Gun”.

Chris Bell has developed his talents through years of experience in the recording industry, bringing musicians the masterful chemistry necessary to attract and enduring audience. His resume also includes studio time with U2, Everclear, Destiny’s Child, Fuel, The Polyphonic Spree, Earth, Wind, and Fire, along with remixes for Peter Gabriel and Death in Vegas. His most recent projects include Kenny

Wayne Shepherd, Luther Dickinson, North Mississippis All Stars, Christopher Cross, The Eagles number 1 record “Long Road Out of Eden”, Don Henley’s number 1 record “Cass County” as well as Brian Blade and The Fellowships Grammy nominated record “Landmarks”, Jim Lauderdales “Soul Searching”, Luther Dickinson’s “Blues and Ballads” and Neville Jacobs featuring Ivan Neville and Cris Jacobs. Chris was nominated for a Grammy award in 1998 for “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical as well as working on several Grammy winning projects. He continues to be active in the growth and development of the industry. Elected to the Texas Chapter Board of Governors of the Recording Academy, Chris has served in many roles from Governor, 1st Vice President, President, and Trustee. He is currently serving as Governor and Co-Chair of the P&E Wing for the Memphis Chapter. A skilled mixing engineer, recording engineer and producer Bell’s experience infuse his projects with a foundation for success.

04/22/2024

Empowering Musicians to Capture Their Creativity Anywhere, Anytime, with Mercenary Magnetics LLC

Tuesday, October 244p-4:50pBeyond Stereo: Exploring Immersive AudioFrom classic albums reimagined in immersive audio to ...
10/04/2023

Tuesday, October 24
4p-4:50p
Beyond Stereo: Exploring Immersive Audio
From classic albums reimagined in immersive audio to the frontiers of music yet to be explored, discover how mastering records in immersive sound is reshaping the musical landscape.

11/21/2022
Enjoyed mixing this one in
07/16/2021

Enjoyed mixing this one in

Album · 2021 · 24 Songs

Give me a shout if you are interested in having your music mixed in Dolby Atmos. Recently I finished mixing the album "L...
05/21/2021

Give me a shout if you are interested in having your music mixed in Dolby Atmos. Recently I finished mixing the album "Lean Into It" by the 90's band Mr Big for their 30th Anniversary release. Atmos is a much different listening experience.

The next generation of sound on Apple Music is coming to subscribers June 2021 at no additional cost.

Throwback to the 90’s when I was locking up a couple 24-track machines and printing to 1/2” without a computer other tha...
02/25/2021

Throwback to the 90’s when I was locking up a couple 24-track machines and printing to 1/2” without a computer other than on the desk. My daughter found this pic earlier this week.

Signal chain of the day.
02/03/2021

Signal chain of the day.

Wow, congrats to Erykah Wright on her 20th Anniversary on her baby “Mama’s Gun”. Sorry for the super long post, but I t...
11/23/2020

Wow, congrats to Erykah Wright on her 20th Anniversary on her baby “Mama’s Gun”. Sorry for the super long post, but I think this one deserves it. I met Erykah engineering her dialogue on the movie “The Cider House Rules”. Back then I was in the grind going from session to session not paying attention. But immediately in her presence I knew she was special. We started talking and I told her I usually recorded bands and not a post/film engineer. But back then I was in a 4 room facility and we recorded what ever came in the door $$$. After a couple winks from Erykah while we were on an ISDN patch to Hollywood she asks if she could bring her band in for a session. Not knowing anything about her previous record I say “sure let’s do it”. The day she brings her band in I had know idea what we would be doing. This was at the studio Dallas Sound Lab. At the time I was working 60-70 hour weeks as most engineers that worked there know how it was. We all did it. It was a grind. A friend of mine Paul Middleton who I met interning at a studio called Sound Logic previously named Autumn Sound. Autumn Sound was most known for Willie recording “Red Headed Stranger” and is still open to this day called “Audio Dallas”. Paul was building a studio south of Dallas called Palmyra Studios. He asks me if I wanted to make a move to the country. Being majorly burned out I immediately said “yes”. I was in the middle of Erykah’s record so asked her if she wanted to check it out. She loved it and we moved the session to Palmyra Studios. We worked super long hours and left no stone unturned. By the way kids this was all on tape on a Studer 800 MKIII. No screens or computers. We comped all vocals bouncing to another open track. There is still nothing better then great songs and great musicians in a room performing. When you listen to this record you hear that. In the music industry we call these very rare moments. I just want to thank Erykah for including me and trusting me with her art.

10/06/2020

Loving the new by

Last month we went into the studio for the first time in months and now I have an 8-Track in my hand of the recording.
08/18/2020

Last month we went into the studio for the first time in months and now I have an 8-Track in my hand of the recording.

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