Ben Grosse

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Ben Grosse
Birth nameBenjamin Boaz Grosse
Occupation(s)Audio mixer, record producer
Years active1979–present

Ben Grosse is an American record producer and mixer, [1] known for his work on heavy metal and hard rock music. [2] Grosse has mixed and produced numerous albums for popular artists such as Dream Theater, Marilyn Manson, Sevendust, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin, Filter, Fuel, Depeche Mode, Richard Barone, Alter Bridge, Red, Vertical Horizon, Love and Death, Starset, Hollywood Undead, Ben Folds, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Underoath, and Vattica, among others. [3] His song credits include Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Higher Ground", Republica's "Ready to Go", Third Eye Blind's "Graduate" (from the Can't Hardly Wait soundtrack), and The Flaming Lips's "She Don't Use Jelly". [4] He owns the music studio complex The Mix Room in Burbank, California and North Hollywood, California. [5]

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  2. "Ben Grosse: 'I Quickly Learned That I Wanted to be a Dictator'".
  3. "Client List themixroom". themixroom.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. "Ben Grosse Discography". discogs.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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