Michael Graves (born December 23, 1968) is an American mastering engineer. He specializes in audio restoration and audio preservation.[3] Graves is a five-time Grammy award-winner and a fourteen-time Grammy nominee.[1] He is widely considered one of the best audio engineers in his field.[4][5][6][7][8] Country singer Hank Williams' daughter Jett praised Graves' work on her father's Grammy-winning album The Garden Spot Programs, 1950, calling it "the best restoration I’ve ever heard before, the 1% of 1% of restoration engineering."[9]
Graves has worked on a wide variety of archival musical projects, working with clients from around the world. Graves' main focus is historical audio that was recorded on deteriorating or obsolete media, as well as more recent recordings on which the sound is obscured for various reasons, utilizing tools and techniques to restore the original audio. His work has often been compared to that of an archaeologist because of Graves' similarly painstaking process of cleaning and restoring old and often damaged archival material.[10][11][12][13] He works with such record labels as Dust-to-Digital, Analog Africa, The Numero Group and Omnivore Recordings, which specialize in historical recordings. He has also remastered recordings for commercial release by artists such as Hank Williams, Ray Charles, Joni Mitchell, Big Star, Blondie, Richard Hell, Janis Joplin, Stax Records, Nina Simone, Erroll Garner, Buck Owens and Bobby Rush.[13][14]
Graves owns and operates Osiris Studio, a Los Angeles–based mastering and audio-restoration services facility that provides audio services to the entertainment and archival communities. The studio is named after the Egyptian god of resurrection, reflecting Graves' interest in bringing recordings "back to life."[3][12]
Early life
Graves grew up in Texas. He began collecting records from a young age, taking advantage of his father's free travel perks as a Delta Air Lines employee to visit record stores across the U.S. and Europe.[6]
Graves spent the early part of his career in Atlanta.[15] He first became interested in audio restoration after receiving an early CD recorder as a gift in 1998. In the course of digitizing some rare records in his vinyl collection, he became interested in the possibilities of digital audio restoration.[16][17]
In 2002, Graves founded Osiris Studio, initially working with private collectors to digitize and restore their music collections.[6] In 2003, Graves was hired by Georgia State University to help digitize and preserve a substantial portion of its Johnny Mercer collection, one of the world's largest collections of commercial, home and unreleased recordings relating to noted songwriter Mercer.[18] Graves continued working for Georgia State University, preserving assets in GSU's Southern Labor Archives.[19]
In 2005, Graves met Steven Lance Ledbetter, co-owner of Dust-to-Digital, an influential Atlanta-based record label that specializes in documenting the history of American popular music, including historical recordings of blues, gospel and country music. Dust-to-Digital hired Graves to restore and master the recordings collected on its archival box set Fonotone Records: Frederick, Maryland (1956-1969). That project marked the beginning of a long-running collaboration between Graves and Dust-to-Digital, with Graves restoring and mastering the majority of the label's releases thereafter.[10][27]
Graves won his first Grammy award in 2009, for his work on Dust-to-Digital's four-CD box set Art of Field Recording, Vol. I: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum. The set won in the category of Best Historical Album, with Graves, as mastering engineer, sharing the award with the album's producers, Ledbetter and Art Rosenbaum.[28]
In 2011, Graves began working with the archival label Analog Africa, restoring and mastering a large portion of that company's catalog, beginning with the album Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979.[29][30]
Graves received a second Grammy nomination in 2012, for the Dust-to-Digital release Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM. The following year, he was nominated for another Dust-to-Digital project, Pictures of Sound: One Thousand Years of Educed Audio: 980-1980.
In 2013, after meeting company co-founder Cheryl Pawelski, Graves began a long-running relationship with the reissue label Omnivore Recordings.[6] Graves' first project for Omnivore was his restoration of a set of 1950 Hank Williams recordings for the Garden Spot radio program. The resulting album, The Garden Spot Programs, won Graves his second Grammy award, again in the Best Historical Album category.[9][31][32]
The same year, Graves was also nominated in the Grammy category of Best Historical Album for his work on the Dust-to-Digital release Longing for the Past: The 78 RPM Era in Southeast Asia.
In 2015, Graves assumed mastering and restoration duties for the compilation CD that accompanies the Oxford American magazine's annual music issue.[6][33][34]
Graves earned a 2015 Grammy nomination, again in the Best Historical Album category, for his work on Dust-to-Digital's 2014 release Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings 1947-1959. This was followed by a 2016 Grammy nomination, for another Dust-to-Digital album, Music of Morocco: Recorded by Paul Bowles (Dust-to-Digital). Graves received two Best Historical Album Grammy nominations the following year, for Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams (Dust-to-Digital) and Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa (Ostinato).
Graves is a member of The Recording Academy, and The Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing. He also served multiple terms on the Board of Governors in Atlanta and Los Angeles.[38]
Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music (2022)
Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa (2017)
Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams (2017)
Music Of Morocco From The Library Of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959 (2016)
Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959 (2015)
Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia (2014)
Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980 (2013)
Opika Pende: Africa At 78 RPM (2012)
Blues Music Award
Graves also won a 2017 Blues Music Award in the category of Historical Album of the Year, for the Bobby Rush box set Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush.[2]
Uncle Walt's Band, Uncle Walt's Band (Omnivore), 2019, mastering/restoration
Uncle Walt's Band, Anthology: Those Boys From Carolina, They Sure Enough Could Sing... (Omnivore), 2018, mastering/restoration
Uncle Walt's Band, An American In Texas (Omnivore), 2019, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, ...i listen to the wind that obliterates my traces: music in vernacular photographs 1880-1955 (Dust-to-Digital), 2011, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 (Analog Africa), 2013, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Arkansas at 78 RPM: Corn Dodgers and Hoss Hair Pullers (Dust-to-Digital), 2014, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Art of Field Recording, Vol. I: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum (Dust-to-Digital), 2007, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Art of Field Recording, Vol. II: 50 Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum (Dust-to-Digital), 2009, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Art of Field Recording: Sampler (Dust-to-Digital), 2006, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979 (Analog Africa), 2011, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Before The Boomerang Came Back - Musical Aboriginalia (1949-1962) (Rouseabout), 2020, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Black Mirror (Dust-to-Digital), 2007, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Country Music of Western Kenya: 45s from the Archive of Shem Tupe (Olvido), 2017, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Desperate Man Blues (Soundtrack) (Dust-to-Digital), 2006, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 (Analog Africa), 2012, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll (Dust-to-Digital), 2015, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Drop On Down In Florida: Field Of African American Traditional Music 1977-1980 (Dust-to-Digital), 2012, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Excavated Shellac: Reeds (Dust-to-Digital), 2015, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Excavated Shellac: Strings (Parlortone), 2010, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Folksongs of Another America: Field from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946 (Dust-to-Digital), 2015, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Fonotone (Dust-to-Digital), 2005, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Greek Rhapsody: Instrumental Music From Greece 1905-1956 (Dust-to-Digital), 2013, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, How Low Can You Go? Anthology Of The String Bass (Dust-to-Digital), 2006, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, I Belong To This Band (Soundtrack) (Dust-to-Digital), 2006, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Indian Talking Machine (Sublime Frequencies), 2015, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Jambu e Os Miticos Sons Da Amazonia (Analog Africa), 2019, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Joe Bussard Presents: The Year of Jubilo - 78 RPM of Songs from the Civil War (Dust-to-Digital), 2015, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Kassidat: Raw 45s From Morocco (Dust-to-Digital), 2013, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Lead Kindly Light (Dust-to-Digital), 2014, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Legend of Funana: Forbidden Music of the Capes (Analog Africa), 2016, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Listen All Around: The Golden Age Of Central And East African Music (Dust-to-Digital), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Longing for the Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia (Dust-to-Digital), 2013, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Louis Wayne Moody High (Numero Group), 2020, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Luk Thung: Classic & Obscure 78s from the Thai Countryside (Parlortone), 2011, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Medium: Paranormal Field and Compositions, 1901-2017 (Zuckerman Museum of Art), 2017, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Melodii Tuvi: Throat Songs and Folk Tunes from Tuva (Dust-to-Digital), 2007, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Music of Morocco: Recorded by Paul Bowles (Dust-to-Digital), 2016, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Never a Pal Like Mother: Vintage Songs & Photographs of the One Who's Always True (Dust-to-Digital), 2011, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM (Dust-to-Digital), 2011, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Oxford American Magazine's 17th Southern Music Issue: Georgia, Winter 2015 (Oxford American Magazine), 2015, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Oxford American Magazine's 18th Southern Music Issue: Visions of the Blues, Winter 2016 (Oxford American Magazine), 2016, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Oxford American Magazine's 19th Southern Music Issue: Kentucky, Winter 2017 (Oxford American Magazine), 2017, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Oxford American Magazine's 20th Southern Music Issue: North Carolina, Winter 2018 (Oxford American Magazine), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Oxford American Magazine's 21st Southern Music Issue: South Carolina, Winter 2019 (Oxford American Magazine), 2019, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field, 1947-1959 (Dust-to-Digital), 2014, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Passable In Pink (Omnivore), 2019, mastering
Various Artists, Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980-1980 (Dust-to-Digital), 2012, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Qat, Coffee & Qambus: Raw 45s from Yemen (Parlortone), 2012, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Rebita (Analog Africa), 2013, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Ru-Jac Story Volume Four: 1967-1980 - Changes (Omnivore), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Ru-Jac Story Volume One: 1963-1964 - Something Got A Hold On Me (Omnivore), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Ru-Jac Story Volume Three: 1966-1967 - Finally Together (Omnivore), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Ru-Jac Story Volume Two: 1964-1966 - Get Right (Omnivore), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, The Ru-Jac Story Volumes 1-4: 1963-1980 - The Soul Of Baltimore (Omnivore), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Send I A Lion: A Nighthawk Reggae Joint (Omnivore), 2019, mastering
Various Artists, Sorrow Come Pass Me Around: A Survey of Rural Black Religious Music (Dust-to-Digital), 2013, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Space Echo: The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde Finally Revealed (Analog Africa), 2016, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa (Ostinato), 2017, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988 (Ostinato), 2017, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz, & Electric Folklore from Haiti 1960-1981 (Ostinato), 2016, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights (Numero Group), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Two Miles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan (Ostinato), 2018, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Victrola Favorites (Dust-to-Digital), 2008, mastering/restoration
Various Artists, Visible and Invisible Persons Distributed in Space (Numero Group), 2019, mastering/restoration
Something made by humans and of archaeological interest Mycenaean stirrup jar from Ras Shamra (Ugarit) Syria, 1400–1300 BC An artifact[a] or artefact (British English) is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.[1] In archaeology, the word has become a term of particular nuance and is defined as an object recovered by archaeological endeavor, which may be a cultural artifact ha...
Ця стаття є частиною Проєкту:Тернопільщина (рівень: III, важливість: найвища) Портал «Тернопільщина»Мета проєкту — створення якісних та інформативних статей на теми, пов'язані з Тернопільщиною. Ви можете покращити цю статтю, відредагувавши її, а на сторінці проєкту вказан...
Lijst van spelers van Feyenoord kan verwijzen naar: Lijst van spelers van Feyenoord (mannen) Lijst van spelers van Feyenoord (vrouwen) Bekijk alle artikelen waarvan de titel begint met Lijst van spelers van Feyenoord of met Lijst van spelers van Feyenoord in de titel. Dit is een doorverwijspagina, bedoeld om de verschillen in betekenis of gebruik van Lijst van spelers van Feyenoord inzichtelijk te maken. Op deze pagina staat een uitleg van de verschillende betekenisse...
Type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the United States For the current US note, see Federal Reserve Note. Large-sized Series of 1880 United States Notes; the $20 note displays Alexander Hamilton and a red scalloped Treasury seal, and the $10 note displays Daniel Webster and a large red spiked Treasury seal A United States Note, also known as a Legal Tender Note, is a type of paper money that was issued from 1862 to 1971 in the United States. Having been current for 109 yea...
مدرب خيولالتسمية للأنثى مدربة خيول فرع من مدرب رياضيمروض حيوانات المجال horse training (en) تعديل - تعديل مصدري - تعديل ويكي بيانات مدرب الخيول هو شخص يميل إلى الخيول ويعلمها تخصصات مختلفة.[1][2][3] وكذلك تعليمهم السلوكيات الخادعة و/أو تدريبهم على الأحداث،[4] وقد يختلف م
Ne doit pas être confondu avec Col des Dômes. Col du Dôme Vue depuis l'aiguille de Bionnassay au sud-ouest de l'aiguille du Goûter, du dôme du Goûter, du col du Dôme, de l'arête des Bosses et du mont Blanc (de gauche à droite). Altitude 4 236 ou 4 240 m[1],[2] Massif Massif du Mont-Blanc (Alpes) Coordonnées 45° 50′ 28″ nord, 6° 50′ 50″ est[1],[2],[3] Pays Italie France ValléeVal Vény(sud-sud-ouest)Vallée de Chamonix(nord...
Королівство Норвегія (норв. Kongeriket Norge) — офіційна назва країни Норвегія (норв. Norge: файл; нюн. Noreg: файл). Зміст 1 Етимологія 2 Назва мовами світу 2.1 А, Б, В 2.2 Г, Ґ, Д 2.3 Е, Ж, З 2.4 І, Ї, Й, К, Л 2.5 М, Н, О 2.6 П, Р, С 2.7 Т, У, Ф 2.8 Х, Ц, Ч 2.9 Ш, Ю, Я 3 Див. також 4 Примітки 5 Література 5.1 Україн...
Sociedad Española de ReumatologíaAcrónimo SERTipo Sociedad científica sin ánimo de lucroForma legal Corporación de derecho públicoFundación 1948Sede central MadridÁrea de operación España EspañaServicios Medicina, Reumatología.Miembros 1.800EstructuraSitio web http://www.ser.es/[editar datos en Wikidata] La Sociedad Española de Reumatología (SER) es una entidad científica española cuyo objeto es fomentar el estudio de los reumatismos en España, y de los proble...
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for music. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.Find sources: Rich Man – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2010) (L...
Two national anthems of New Zealand Part of a series on theCulture of New ZealandKiwiana History Timeline Independence Colonial Pākehā settlers Pākehā Māori Dominion Māori Military People Kiwi Māori culture Languages English Māori NZ Sign Language Traditions Humour Māori mythology Cuisine Alcohol Dishes Hāngī Festivals Music festivals Religion Christianity Māori religion Art Architecture Māori art Literature Māori poetry Music and Performing arts Kapa haka Media Radio Television...
Japanese anime television series Blue DragonKey visual of the series, featuring (from left to right) Jiro, Kluke, Shu, Bouquet, Marumaro, Zola, and Blue Dragon (back)GenreAdventure[1]Fantasy comedy[2] Anime television seriesDirected byYukihiro MatsushitaWritten byAkatsuki YamatoyaMusic byMegumi OohashiNobuo UematsuStudioPierrotLicensed byNA: Viz MediaUK: Manga EntertainmentOriginal networkTV TokyoEnglish networkCA: YTVSEA: Animax Asia[3]US: Cartoon ...
«Спільнота» — американський ситком, який стартував 17 вересня 2009 року на телеканалі NBC. Серіал оповідає історію про студентів муніципального коледжу «Ґріндейл» в штаті Колорадо. Після п'яти сезонів 6 сезон було випущено на інтернет-каналі Yahoo! Screen.[1] Зміст 1 Огляд ...
Taman Tamadun Islam Informasi Lokasi Pulau Wan Man, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia Negara malaysia Dirancang oleh California Techniflex Effects Movieworld & Seaworld Australia Argo Gold Resort Tokyo Disney Sea Dibuat oleh Perbadanan Memajukan Iktisad Negeri Terengganu (PMINT) Pembukaan 3 Februari 2008 Biaya RM 249.3 juta (sekitar AS$ 77.2 juta) Luas 22.3 hektar Taman Tamadun Islam (TTI) adalah sebuah taman tema yang mengetengahkan keunggulan seni warisan dan seni bina Islam dari seluruh...
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Satan's Wife – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 1979 Italian filmSatan's WifeDirected byPier CarpiStarringAnne HeywoodValentina CorteseJohn Phillip LawRelease date1979CountryItalyLa...
Cricket ground in Mumbai in Western India Brabourne StadiumAerial view of the stadiumLocationChurchgate, Mumbai, IndiaCoordinates18°55′56″N 72°49′29″E / 18.93222°N 72.82472°E / 18.93222; 72.82472OwnerCricket Club of IndiaCapacity20,000[1]Ground informationEstablishment1937; 86 years ago (1937)TenantsCricket Club of IndiaMumbai Men'sMumbai Women'sEnd namesPavilion EndChurch Gate EndInternational informationFirst Test9–13 December ...
بلدة غراند هيفين تشارتر الإحداثيات 42°59′47″N 86°11′55″W / 42.996388888889°N 86.198611111111°W / 42.996388888889; -86.198611111111 [1] تقسيم إداري البلد الولايات المتحدة[2] التقسيم الأعلى مقاطعة أوتاوا خصائص جغرافية المساحة 35.7 ميل مربع ارتفاع 188 متر عدد السكان ع...
This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: List of GoldSrc mods – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Escape from Woomera is a point-and-click adventure game set in the Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre. This is a list of GoldSrc mods (modifications) for...
Prominent Greek communist (1905–1954) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources.Find sources: Kostas Karagiorgis – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2021) Kostas KaragiorgisΚώστας ΚαραγιώργηςBorn1905Limni, Kingdom of GreeceDiedc. 1955Pitești, Socialist Republic of Roman...
إفرايم بيتمان (بالإنجليزية: Ephraim Bateman) معلومات شخصية الميلاد 9 يوليو 1780 سيدارفيل الوفاة 28 يناير 1829 (48 سنة) سيدارفيل مواطنة الولايات المتحدة مناصب عضو مجلس الشيوخ الأمريكي[1] عضو خلال الفترة10 نوفمبر 1826 – 4 مارس 1827 فترة برلمانية الكونغرس ...
