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Stuart Sikes is an American recording engineer.

He has won a Grammy Award in 2005 in the Best Country Album category for engineering the album Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn. He also produced critically acclaimed singer Cat Power's 2006 Shortlist Music Prize winning album The Greatest [1] and has worked on albums by The White Stripes, [2] Modest Mouse, [3] Jets to Brazil, Dr. Zwig, [4] The Walkmen, and The Promise Ring. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. "Playback: The Future of Austin Recording Studios".
  3. "Record Setter". 24 February 2005.
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  6. "Stuart Sikes: White Stripes, Loretta Lynn, Cat Power, more".