Ben Glatzer

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Ben Glatzer
Birth nameBen-Zion Glatzer
Born (1959-10-08) 8 October 1959 (age 64)
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation(s) Sound engineer, record producer, drummer
Years active1977–2006
LabelsEmbryo, Citadel, Murmur

Ben-Zion "Ben" Glatzer (born 8 October 1959, Perth) is an Australian sound engineer and producer. [1] He worked on Ammonia's debut album, Mint 400 (1995), The Chevelles' At Second Glance (1995), Cartman's debut Go! (2002), The Stems' Mushroom Soup: The Citadel Years (2003), and The Sleepy Jackson's debut Lovers (2003). From 1994 to 2002 Glatzer won a total of eight West Australian Music Industry Awards for his work.

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Biography

Ben-Zion Glatzer was born on 8 October 1959 in Subiaco. He grew up with his father, Willy (Bill) Glatzer (born 19 December 1927, Poland), [2] a Holocaust survivor and furniture business operator, his mother, Leah Freidman, and his older sister, Hanya Glatzer (later Moschner). Glatzer grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, he attended Carmel Primary School and Mount Lawley High School. After graduating in 1976 he was accepted into the Western Australian College of Advanced Education (WACAE), where he followed Hanya into an education course. By 1977 he obtained a deferral from further studies and became a factory hand in his family's business.

In April 1977 Glatzer began pursuing a career in music initially as a drummer and as a technical sound engineer. Glatzer's early work was as a live audio engineer for various musical artists including local, interstate and international acts. In 1979 he founded a related sound system and truck hire company, Glatzer Concert Tours. In 1990 he worked at Pet Rock Studios as a record producer and engineer.

In April 1991 Glatzer established the Revolver Sound Studio, where he remained the manager, principal audio engineer and record producer until his partial retirement in May 2006. In mid-2002, Glatzer began production for the rock group, Spencer Tracy's debut self-titled album. Glatzer urged their lead guitarist and vocalist, Lee Jones, to continue his career in rock music when Jones was tempted by an offer to become a classical music pianist. [3] Jones remained with the band and the album was issued in 2003 on Embryo Records. [3] [4]

Personal life

Ben Glatzer's son Jason Glatzer is a musician who, in 2002, formed a school band which became the Perth-based pop rock group Amberdown. By mid-2011 they were recording a five-track EP with the senior Glatzer producing. [5]

Career summary


Discography

Ben Glatzer has been credited as producer, mixing engineer, audio engineer, or remixer: [1]

Awards and nominations

WAMI Awards

The West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMIs) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc. Glatzer won a total of eight WAMIs for his work.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1992Ben GlatzerBest Live Sound EngineerNominated
1993"Foolish" – DM3Best SingleWon
Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerNominated
1994Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerWon
1995Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerNominated
1996Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerNominated
1997Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerWon
Ben GlatzerBest Record ProducerNominated
1998Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerNominated
Ben GlatzerBest Record ProducerNominated
1999Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerWon
Ben GlatzerBest Record ProducerWon
2000Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerNominated
Ben GlatzerBest Record Producer [16] Won
2001Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording Engineer [17] Won
Ben GlatzerBest Record Producer [17] Won
2002Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording EngineerNominated
Ben GlatzerBest Record ProducerNominated
2003Ben GlatzerBest Sound Recording Engineer [18] Nominated
Ben GlatzerBest Record Producer [18] Nominated

Other awards

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