Dino English Productions LLC

Introduction: I do music recording and production. I record solo artists and bands, and produce high-quality masters for release. I have a home studio, and I think you will be most happy with the results. I also give drum lessons, and can do it on a half hour or one hour basis. Info about me: Dino English earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, with an emphasis in Business and Music from Central Methodist University. Born in 1968 as the youngest sibling, Dino came up in a musically-oriented family. His mother studied vocals in college, and all his brothers play various stringed instruments. Dino was introduced into the world of recording by his oldest brother who owned and ran The Sound Factory recording studio in Tucson, Arizona throughout the 80s and early 90s. Dino studied drum set and percussion throughout college, playing in jazz and concert bands. During college and after graduating, Dino pursued a career in music writing and performing with bands. While playing in The Icons and Vitamin A, Dino wrote and performed original material along with covering other artists. He then went on to moonlight for many years in a Grateful Dead cover band, The Schwag, and jam band The Kind. Dino then joined Dark Star Orchestra in 1999, and has been touring with the band ever since. Dino has played with and/or recorded some of the world's finest musicians, and has appeared in such magazines as Rolling Stone, Relix, and Drum Magazine. He has written songs with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter ("Run Mary") and film writer and director James Gunn (Scooby Doo, Dawn of the Dead), and has recorded musicians of such groups as Dark Star Orchestra, Grateful Dead, Phish, Robert Plant's Band of Joy, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Particle, The Sam Bush Band, Old & In the Way, Zen Trickters, Steve Kimock, Leftover Salmon, Umphrey's McGee, Frank Zappa band alumni, Disco Biscuits, St. Louis band's The Unconscious, and Blue Dixie. Musicians Dino has performed with live include: Bob Weir (of the Grateful Dead); Trey Anastasio (Phish), Mike Gordon (Phish); Sam Bush (Sam Bush Band, New Grass Revival); David Hidalgo (Los Lobos); Johnny Johnson (Chuck Berry); Vassar Clements (Grammy award-winning violinist, Old & In the Way); Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers), Gov't Mule, The Dead, Phil Lesh & Friends; Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band); Richie Hayward (Little Feat); Airto (Miles Davis, Chick Corea); David Nelson (The New Riders of the Purple Sage); Keller Williams; and members of the Yonder Mountain String Band, and Dirty Dozen Brass Band, to name a few. Dino has received his edification in the recording world by working along side many experienced professional sound and recording engineers such as Grammy award-winning engineer Rob Eaton, Grateful Dead sound man Dan Healy (who toured with Dino, running sound for Dark Star Orchestra), Grateful Dead engineers Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor Jackson, Cotter Michaels (Phil Lesh & Friends, Average White Band, Dark Star Orchestra), Cameron Blietz (Dark Star Orchestra), and his brother Steve English (The Sound Factory). Dino has produced and released the album "Shimmy Shack" with some of the above musicians, and he is currently working on more releases. He also is taking on new recording clients and students. Please contact here if you would like to inquire about working with Dino. Dino is endorsed by and plays Noble & Cooley drums.