Warren Huart

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Warren Huart
Born (1969-01-28) 28 January 1969 (age 55)
Crookham Village, Hampshire, England
Occupations
  • Producer
  • engineer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active1993–present
Formerly of Star 69
Website warrenhuart.com

Warren Huart (born 28 January 1969) is an English record producer, musician, composer and recording engineer based in Los Angeles, California who is most associated as a music producer and/or engineer in the recording industry as a multi-platinum producer for The Fray, Daniel Powter, Marc Broussard, Trevor Hall, Korn, Better Than Ezra, James Blunt, Matisyahu, Ace Frehley, Aerosmith and Howie Day. His film and television credits include Inglourious Basterds , Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , MTV's The Hills , Lost , Scrubs , and Grey's Anatomy .

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Biography

Warren Huart was born in Crookham Village, Hampshire, England on 28 January 1969. While in England he joined the band Star 69. The band relocated to the United States in 1996 to record Eating February with record producer Don Smith [1] (music producer). The album was released on Radioactive Records/MCA Records in 1997. After the breakup of Star 69, Huart formed Disappointment Incorporated (Dis. Inc.), which released an EP, Spoken Through Profits, and an album, F=0, on Time Bomb Recordings/Arista in 1998 and 1999 respectively.

Huart is the owner of Spitfire Studio in Los Angeles, California, and runs a DIY YouTube Channel called "Produce Like a Pro" with over 700,000 subscribers worldwide. Huart is also an audio educator, and was awarded a 2019 TEC Award for Audio Education Technology for his Produce Like a Pro website. Huart recently wrote the song 'Take My Love' for Steve Lukather's latest album 'Bridges' along with Steve Maggiora.

In 2023, he released guide book called "Home Studio Recording: The Complete Guide". [2]

Production and engineering

Huart has produced, written with and/or engineered the following artists among others:

Charts and awards

Produce Like a Pro

In 2014, Huart started a YouTube channel titled "Produce Like a Pro", with professional audio recording tips for beginners. His instructional videos encompass every aspect of recording, engineering, producing and technical properties involved in running a home-based studio. Huart has a base of over 700,000 subscribers and over 80 million views. [3]

Personal life

Huart currently lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and their two children.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Smith, Don. "Don Smith". Allmusic.
  2. 1 2 "Warren Huart - Home Studio Recording: The Complete Guide". Production Expert. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. Huart, Warren. "Produce Like a Pro". Youtube Channel-Produce Like a Pro.