Pat Keane
Pat Keane (Padraic Keane; born 1971) is an American mastering engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and music instructor. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats on projects by artists including Builder of the House (SonaBLAST! Records), The Mallett Brothers Band, Kris Rodgers (Rum Bar Records)[1], Jonathan Edwards, Falls of Rauros (Bindrune Recordings/Nordvis)[2], and East of the Wall (Translation Loss Records)[3].
Biography
Pat earned his bachelor's degree in Performing Arts and Contemporary Music from the University of Maine at Augusta.[4] While attending UMA he studied with Bob Thompson, Berklee Adjunct Faculty guitar instructor; Tony Gaboury, Berklee Adjunct guitar instructor, Composer and Arranger Tom Hoffman, and David Demsey, Professor of Music and coordinator of the Jazz department at William Paterson in New Jersey. At UMaine Augusta, Pat also focused on understanding music theory, multi-instrument arrangements, composition, and the art of recording production.
After earning his degree Pat began his career as a performing artist in the Southern Maine area. Pat contributed to many notable bands including: The Tom Snow Band, The Phil McGowan Band, The Bob Charrest Band, Sound Decision, A Cool Shade of Blue, and The Rhythm Fish, among others. Pat began touring with Rick Charette's Bubble Gum Band starting in 1997. Pat was a band leader of his own group The 3D Horns from 1994 to 2000.[5] Pat has also been a long-time private guitar instructor for Buckdancer’s Choice Music Co. in Portland, Maine,[6] and plays classical guitar at events.[7]
He started mixing front of house sound for the Big Easy Blues Club, from 1994 until 2000, and began producing albums and EP’s around 1997.[8] From there he continued to work on various album projects including his first mastering project, “Hard Fought Day," by Tricky Britches[9]. Pat started his mastering business in 2006 out of his house, then moved to Portland, Maine in 2009 and built out his mastering room next door to Acadia Recording Company.[10]
Recognition
Pat's mastering room was designated one of 19 of the world's finest in studio design by Mix Magazine, and provides a completely neutral sonic environment for his mastering projects. Designed by Lou Clark of Sonic-Space,[11] the studio is isolated using Greenglue between multiple layers of sheetrock over Kinetics isolation clips. The rear wall features a 21-inch-deep full-wall broadband absorber with four XIX Acoustic Ramps.[12] The studio ceiling contains 24 inches of broadband absorption with wood grate scattering panels mounted behind the mix position. Keane’s key equipment includes Barefoot MM27 monitors, Lynx AES16 Interface, Pro Tools HD12, and various analog and digital tape machines.[13]
Discography
2017
| Album | Artist |
|---|---|
| High Water Hobo | Muddy Marsh Ramblers |
| Long Black Braid (Single)[14] | Mallett Brothers Band |
| The Devil’s Gold | Ghost of Johnson City |
| Ornaments | Builder of the House |
| Because Tomorrow | David Grant and The Reveals[15] |
| A Little Grace | The Reverie Machine |
| Iatrophobia | Outsiders PBR |
| Let It Bully[16] | Bully Mammoth |
| Something Came From Nothing[17] | Jeff Beam |
| Wires & Tubes[18] | Leverett |
| Vision[19] | Muckie Mittens |
| Damnationland: Music for the Wicked Vol III[20] | Damnationland |
| Demo 2017 | The Great North Band |
| Losing the Frequency[21] | Kris Rodgers |
| Waiting on an Answer | Andy Penk |
| Snughouse[22] | Snughouse |
| Trouble | Memphis Lightning |
| The Desert of When | The Noonday Crawlers |
| Trust The Night | Rob Duquette |
| Glass Half Full | The Woodshed Mystics |
| The Night The Lake Stood Still | Junco |
| Tech Noir | Suns So Far… |
| Square 1 | Cosmonautz |
| No Time Now[23] | Gary Lenaire |
| Captured Live in Portland | The Renovators |
| Old Man (single) | Gunther Brown |
| Darling | Randi Caswell |
| Northeastern Western | Evan Haines |
| First Dance | Susie Pepper Quartet |
| Psycho Classical[24] | Caleb Hickman |
| Lost Islands | Richard Parks |
| Systematically Manufactured | Gas Station Mentality |
2016
| Album | Artist |
|---|---|
| Curse of Cushing | Cushing |
| Damnationland: Music for the Wikend Vol. II | Damnationland |
| Desperate Neon | Dark Hollow Bottling Company |
| Hellcat EP | Drivetrain |
| Forbes/Wilson[25] | The Forbes Brothers |
| In Search of Isabella | Ghost Atlantic |
| Country'd | Welterweight |
| Duke's Diamonds: An Ellington Celebration | Thomas Snow Trio |
| The Conference of the Birds | Randy Armstrong |
| The Stranded Aviator | Conor Mulroy |
References
- ↑ "Losing The Frequency, by Kris Rodgers". Rum Bar Records. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Believe in no Coming Shore, by Falls of Rauros". Nordvis. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "River Man (7" Single), by East Of The Wall". East Of The Wall. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Pulling The Pillow Off the Speaker". Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ "Pat Keane". www.buckdancers.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ "Pat Keane". www.buckdancers.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ "Maine Classical Wedding Guitarist | Pat Keane Guitar". www.patkeane.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ "Pulling The Pillow Off the Speaker". Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ ♫ Hard Fought Day - Tricky Britches. Listen @cdbaby, retrieved 2017-12-06
- ↑ "About Us - Acadia Recording Company". Acadia Recording Company. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Sonic-Space ˖ Designing spaces that inspire the creative spirit". sonic-space.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "March | 2015 | XIX Acoustics". www.xix-acoustics.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Class of 2016". Mixonline. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ "Long Black Braid - The Mallett Brothers Band. Listen @cdbaby". cdbaby. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Because Tomorrow, by David Grant and The Reveals". The Reveals. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Let It Bully, by Bully Mammoth". Bully Mammoth. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Something Came From Nothing (EP), by Jeff Beam". Jeff Beam. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Wires & Tubes, by Leverett". Leverett. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Vision, by Muckie Mittens". Muckie Mittens. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Damnationland: Music for the Wicked Vol. III, by Damnationland". Damnationland. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Losing The Frequency, by Kris Rodgers". Rum Bar Records. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "SnugHouse, by SnugHouse". SnugHouse. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Gary Lenaire Offical Website". Gary Lenaire Offical Website. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Psycho Classical, by Caleb Mars Hickman". Caleb Mars Hickman. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Forbes/Wilson, by Forbes Brother Music". Forbes Brother Music. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
External links
- Pat Keane Mastering website
- Pat Keane discography at Discogs
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