Conrad Uno is an American record producer and founder of the independent record label PopLlama Records.[1] Uno began his career making his own music as a teenager in his makeshift basement studio.[1] At the request of his friends, the Young Fresh Fellows, Uno produced their debut album The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest.[1] When the band decided to release their debut album themselves, Uno founded PopLlama Records to help with the release.[2][3] He would also produce their next four albums; Topsy Turvey (1985), The Men Who Loved Music (1987), Totally Lost (1988) and This One's for the Ladies (1989), the latter three released through Frontier Records.[4] He would also produce albums by Dharma Bums, Haywire: Out Through the Indoor (1989), and Scott McCaughey, My Chartreuse Opinion (1989), while he was the engineer on Mudhoney's self-titled album released in 1989.[4]
Conrad Uno | |
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 Uno (right) with Rob Morgan of Popllama band The Squirrels, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupations | Record producer, audio engineer, audio mixer, musician |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | PopLlama, Columbia, Sub Pop, Frontier, Estrus |
| Website | eggstudios |
In the 1990s, Uno would produce albums for Mudhoney, their Sub Pop releases Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (1991), Piece of Cake (1992) and their 1994 collaboration with Jimmie Dale Gilmore Buckskin Stallion Blues, and The Presidents of the United States of America, their 1994 debut self-titled album.[4][5][6] Piece of Cake peaked at number 189 on the Billboard 200[7] while The Presidents' debut album would be re-released on Columbia Records the following year,[6] peaking at number 6 on the Billboard 200[8] and later being certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[6]
Credits
edit| Release | Title | Label | Artist/Group | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest | PopLlama | Young Fresh Fellows | producer |
| 1985 | Topsy Turvey | |||
| 1987[4] | The Men Who Loved Music | Frontier | ||
| 1988[4] | Totally Lost | |||
| 1989[4] | Haywire: Out Through the Indoor | PopLlama | Dharma Bums | |
| Mudhoney | Sub Pop | Mudhoney | engineer | |
| My Chartreuse Opinion | Hollywood | Scott McCaughey | producer, vocals, engineer | |
| This One's for the Ladies | Frontier | Young Fresh Fellows | producer, background vocals, engineer | |
| 1990[4] | Post No Bills | PopLlama | Capping Day | producer, engineer |
| Very, Very Powerful Motor | Fastbacks | engineer | ||
| What Gives? | The Squirrels | producer, background vocals, engineer, mixing | ||
| "Stop Draggin Me Down" | The Mono Men | engineer | ||
| 1991[4] | Heidi | Jimmy Silva | producer, vocals | |
| One Way Rocket to Kicksville | Stumpy Joe | |||
| Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge | Sub Pop | Mudhoney | producer, engineer, mixing | |
| Don't Wanna Live | The Derelicts | producer | ||
| 1992[4] | Break-A-Bone | Estrus | Gravel | engineer |
| The Fall-Outs | Super-Electro Sound | The Fall-Outs | producer, engineer | |
| Paper Doll | PopLlama | The Picketts | ||
| Ritual Dimension of Sound | Estrus | The Mortals | engineer | |
| Wrecker! | Mono Men | |||
| Three Color Sun | Miramar | Symon-Asher | producer | |
| Dayglo | Sub Pop | Love Battery | engineer, mixing | |
| Between the Eyes | producer | |||
| The Question Is No | Fastbacks | engineer | ||
| Dirty | DGC | Sonic Youth | engineer, mixing | |
| It's Low Beat Time | Mordam | Young Fresh Fellows | producer | |
| Piece of Cake | Reprise | Mudhoney | producer, engineer, vocals | |
| 1993[4] | Bent Pages | Estrus | Mono Men | engineer |
| Music Minus Five | Norton | The A-Bones | ||
| Tabara | Music of the World | Amadu Bansang Jobarteh | ||
| Zücker | Sub Pop | Fastbacks | ||
| Pottymouth | Kill Rock Stars | Bratmobile | ||
| Outta Sight | Empty | Sinister Six | ||
| No Stone Unturned | Estrus | Gravel | ||
| Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew | Reprise | Mudhoney | ||
| 1994[4] | Don't Fall Asleep...Horrible Things Will Happen | Bolt Remover | The Frampton Brothers | producer, engineer |
| The Frampton Brothers Hate You | producer, engineer, mixing | |||
| Harsh Toke of Reality | PopLlama | The Squirrels | ||
| The Presidents of the United States of America | PopLlama | The Presidents of the United States of America | producer | |
| La Mano Cornuda | Sub Pop | Supersuckers | producer, engineer | |
| Sin and Tonic | Estrus | Mono Men | engineer | |
| Sleep in a Wigwam | Optional Art | Rich Arithmetic | ||
| Wet Pants Club | Radiation | The Smugglers | producer | |
| Buckskin Stallion Blues | Sub Pop | Mudhoney and Jimmie Dale Gilmore | ||
| Fear of Women | Empty | The Putters | producer, engineer | |
| You Can Feel the Love in This Room | Sicko | |||
| Powerstrip | Sympathy for the Record Industry | The Nomads | producer, engineer, mixing, background vocals | |
| World Contact Day | Lookout! | Groovie Ghoulies | producer | |
| Saucers over Vegas | Estrus | The Galaxy Trio | engineer | |
| 1995[4] | Call Down the Moon | Griffin | Man | |
| I Got Time | Frontier | The Shame Idols | producer | |
| Near the End of the Harvest | PopLlama | Jimmy Silva | producer, engineer, mixing | |
| Old Liquidator | Hollywood | The Minus 5 | engineer, executive producer | |
| The Wicked Picketts | Rounder | The Picketts | producer, engineer | |
| In the Hall of Fame | PopLlama | The Smugglers | producer | |
| Red Dress | Red Dress | producer, engineer, mastering, background vocals | ||
| Temptation on a Saturday | Young Fresh Fellows | engineer | ||
| The Inhalants | Estrus | The Inhalants | engineer | |
| 1996[4][9] | Shady Lane | Scooch Pooch | The La Donnas | producer, engineer, mixing, organ |
| When Day Has Broken | Tim/Kerr | Pilots | mixing | |
| World Contact Day | Lookout! | Groovie Ghoulies | producer | |
| Flat Tracker | Scooch Pooch | Zeke | producer, engineer, mixing | |
| Masonic Youth | Empty | Scared of Chaka | engineer | |
| 1997[9] | Dance with Evil | Scooch Pooch | Rock Boss | producer |
| April March Sings Along With The Makers | Sympathy for the Record Industry | April March | engineer | |
| Flipp | Hollywood | Flipp | producer, engineer | |
| The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy | The Minus 5 | engineer | ||
| Running with Bigfoot | Lookout! | Groovie Ghoulies | ||
| Punk Rock and Roll | Rip Off | The Statics | engineer, mixing | |
| 1998[9] | Success | PopLlama | The Posies | producer, engineer, mixing |
| Pure Frosting | Columbia | The Presidents of the United States of America | ||
| Rocket Cat | Frontier | The Shame Idols | ||
| 1999[9] | Recording | Super-Electro Sound | Wiretaps | engineer, mixing |
| 2000[9] | Blueprint for the Blues | Self-published | Orville Johnson | engineer |
| Not-So-Bright Side of the Moon | PopLlama | The Squirrels | engineer, mixing | |
| Just the Way We Like It | Junk | Weaklings | ||
| Revolutions Per Minute | Orange Music | Jason Trachtenburg | producer | |
| 2001[9] | The Wanna-Bes | Lookout! | The Wanna-Bes | producer, engineer |
| Strategically Interrupted Silence | Beltane Dancers Music | The Drews | engineer, mixing, backing vocals | |
| 2002[9] | On Earth as It Is in Heaven | Global Seepej | The Plains | mixing |
| The Return | New School | 800 Octane | producer | |
| Sweat-Soaked and Satisfied | Infect | Cookie | ||
| Palm Wine Sunday Blue | Hidden Agenda | Eric Lichter | ||
| Polaroid Angel | Ptarmigan | Jimm McIver | producer, engineer | |
| 2003[9] | Bitches and Stitches | Go-Kart | Amazombie | engineer, mixing |
| 2004[9] | Honkahillarockabilly | Marlingspike Music | Knut Bell and the Blue Collars | producer, engineer |
| Drunkard in the Think Tank | Career | Roy Loney | engineer | |
| Boner | Finger | DEK | producer | |
| Rise Again | New School | 800 Octane | ||
| Truth, Corrosion and Sour Bisquits | Book | Fastbacks | engineer | |
| Love Everybody | PUSA Music | The Presidents of the United States of America | engineer, mixing, audio production | |
| 2005[9] | I Liked You Better When You Were a Corpse | Empty | Snitches Get Stitches | engineer |
| Laugh in the Dark | Bomp! | The Invisible Eyes | ||
| La Familia | Career | The Plaintiffs | producer | |
| 21st Century Séance | Hidden Agenda | The Green Pajamas | ||
| 2006[9] | Sudden Movements | Clickpop | Scatterbox | producer, engineer, mixing |
| North of Bakersfield | Dionysus | Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers | producer, engineer, percussion, vocals | |
| Dot to Dot | Street Anthem | Dreadful Children | engineer | |
| 2007[9] | Not Just For Cops And Bondage | Self-published | ZipTye | |
| Upstairs/Downstairs | Dirtnap | The Ergs! | producer, engineer, mixing | |
| Push | Angry Chrome Entertainment | Kill Cupid | producer, engineer | |
| 2008[9] | OK, I'm Dying | Kill Cupid Music | engineer | |
| On the Chewing Gum Ground | K | Wallpaper | producer, engineer | |
| Miles from Home | Dionysus | Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers | ||
| Hindsight Is 20/20, My Friend | Dirtnap | The Ergs! | engineer | |
| Requiem | New School | 800 Octane | ||
| 2009[9] | Chordata | Spark & Shine | Revolt Revolt | engineer, mixing |
| 2011[9] | Shiver | Underworld | Too Slim and the Taildraggers | producer, engineer, mixing |
| 2014[9] | NVM | Hardly Art | Tacocat | engineer |
References
edit- ^ a b c Kurutz, Steven. "Conrad Uno Biography". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Cassidy, Laura (March 14, 2011). "For he's a jolly good fellow". Seattle Weekly. Village Voice Media. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Wilson, Kathleen (January 8–14, 2004). "Some Candy Talking". The Stranger. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Conrad Uno Credits". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Phalen, Tom (December 17, 1997). "Presidents Call It Quits So Ballew Can Go Solo". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ a b c Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "The Presidents of the United States of America Biography". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Mudhoney Charts & Awards". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "The Presidents of the United States of America Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Conrad Uno Credits (p.2)". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 2011-07-27.
External links
edit- Official website
- Conrad Uno discography at Discogs
