Joe Barresi
Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and
producer who has worked with bands such as
Kyuss,
The Melvins,
Queens of the Stone Age,
Tomahawk,
L7 and
The Jesus Lizard. In August
2005 he started working with
Tool on recording their new album, after being recommended to them by
Buzz Osborne of the Melvins.
Joe Barresi started playing
guitar when he was 7, and played in local bands in and around his home in
New York and in
Florida. He studied
classical guitar and
music theory at the
University of South Florida, and transferred to the
University of Miami where he also studied
piano and music engineering. While there he logged a huge number of hours recording and developing local bands in
Miami.
After completing college, Joe moved to
Los Angeles and began working his way up the ladder by working at numerous local studios -- a move that helped him gain an understanding of the different consoles, rooms and clientele at the various studios. His first big break came when he engineered a demo for producer
GGGarth Richardson. He went on to work with a number of well-respected producers including
David Kahne,
Michael Beinhorn,
Rob Cavallo and
Sylvia Massey.
As a mixer, Joe has mixed tracks for -
Monster Magnet,
Hole,
Veruca Salt,
Bauhaus,
Anthrax and
Skunk Anansie.
Eventually Joe gained enough experience and insight that he began producing records. He has produced or co-produced tracks for
Buckcherry,
Fu Manchu,
Loudmouth,
The Melvins, L7 and others. He also produced the debut album by Queens Of The Stone Age which, at the time, did not have a record deal. That album was eventually released by indie label
Loose Groove. The self-titled album garnered attention from press (
Rolling Stone named Queens Of The Stone Age one of the ten most important hard & heavy bands of the year) and alternative radio (including
KROQ) -- all of which landed the band a deal with
Interscope Records.
As producer:
*The Melvins -
Stag (1996)
*The Melvins -
Honky (
1997)
*Tomahawk -
Mit Gas (
2003)
*Queens of the Stone Age -
Lullabies to Paralyze (2005)
*
The Butterfly Effect -
Imago (2006)
As engineer:
*Kyuss -
Blues for the Red Sun (
1992)
*L7 -
Hungry for Stink (
1994)
*Kyuss -
...And the Circus Leaves Town (
1995)
*
Weezer -
Pinkerton (
1996)
*The Jesus Lizard -
Blue (
1998)
*
Bad Religion -
The Empire Strikes First (
2004)
*Tool -
10,000 Days (
2006)
*
McDonough Management
