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Ben Glatzer

Birth name

Ben-Zion Glatzer

Born

8 October 1959 (age 55)

Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Occupation(s)

Sound engineer, record producer, drummer

Years active

1977–2006

Labels

Embryo, Citadel, Murmur

Associated acts

Ammonia, The Chevelles, Cartman, The Stems, The Sleepy Jackson

Ben-Zion "Ben" Glatzer (born 8 October 1959, Perth) is an Australian sound engineer and producer.[1] He worked on Ammonia's debut album, Mint 400 (1995), The Chevelles' At Second Glance (1995), Cartman's debut Go! (2002), The Stems' Mushroom Soup: The Citadel Years (2003), and The Sleepy Jackson's debut Lovers (2003). From 1994 to 2002 Glatzer won a total of eight West Australian Music Industry Awards for his work.


Contents

  1. 11 Biography

  2. 22 Personal life

    1. 12.1 Career summary

  3. 33 Discography

  4. 44 Awards and nominations

    1. 14.1 WAMI Awards

    2. 24.2 Other awards

  5. 55 References

  6. 66 External links


Biography

Ben-Zion Glatzer was born on 8 October 1959 in Subiaco. He grew up with his father, Willy (Bill) Glatzer (born 19 December 1927, Poland),[2] a Holocaust survivor and furniture business operator, his mother, Leah Freidman, and his older sister, Hanya Glatzer (later Moschner). Glatzer grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, he attended Carmel Primary School and Mount Lawley High School. After graduating in 1976 he was accepted into the Western Australian College of Advanced Education (WACAE), where he followed Hanya into an education course. By 1977 he obtained a deferral from further studies and became a factory hand in his family's business.

In April 1977 Glatzer began pursuing a career in music initially as a drummer and as a technical sound engineer. Glatzer's early work was as a live audio engineer for various musical artists including local, interstate and international acts. In 1979 he founded a related sound system and truck hire company, Glatzer Concert Tours. In 1990 he worked at Pet Rock Studios as a record producer and engineer.

In April 1991 Glatzer established the Revolver Sound Studio, where he remained the manager, principal audio engineer and record producer until his partial retirement in May 2006. In mid-2002, Glatzer began production for the rock group, Spencer Tracy's debut self-titled album. Glatzer urged their lead guitarist and vocalist, Lee Jones, to continue his career in rock music when Jones was tempted by an offer to become a classical music pianist.[3] Jones remained with the band and the album was issued in 2003 on Embryo Records.[3][4]


Personal life

Ben Glatzer's son Jason Glatzer is a musician who, in 2002, formed a school band which became the Perth-based pop rock group Amberdown. By mid-2011 they were recording a five-track EP with the senior Glatzer producing.[5]


Career summary

  1. •April 1977–May 1992: Various Musical Groups – Live audio engineer. Engineered for many local, interstate and international artists.

  2. •1979–1987: Owned and operated a medium sized concert sound system and truck hire company: Glatzer Concert Tours.

  3. •February 1990–May 1991: Petrock Studios – Recording Audio Engineer/Producer

  4. •April 1991–May 2006: Revolver Sound Studio – Recording Audio Engineer/Producer/Manager[6]


Discography

Ben Glatzer has been credited as producer, mixing engineer, audio engineer, or remixer:[1]

  1. •Ammonia – Mint 400 (1995) – producer

  2. •The Chevelles – At Second Glance (1995) – mixing & audio engineer

  3. •DM3 – Something Heavy (Citadel Records EP, 1995) Road to Rome (Citadel Records, 1996)[7][8]

  4. •Thumb – Thumb (EP, 1995)[9]

  5. •Sugarchild – Sugarchild (EP, 1997)[10]

  6. •Crawlspace – Afraid (EP, 1998), Motion (1999)

  7. •Wax Tadpole – Proxy by Proxy (EP, 1998)[11]

  8. •Cartman – I'm Not a Policeman (EP, 1999), Nobody (EP, 2000), Go! (2002),[1] George (EP, 2002) – mixing & audio engineer, producer[12]

  9. •Beaverloop – Resistance Is Useful (Murmur Records, 1999)[13]

  10. •The Stems – Mushroom Soup: The Citadel Years (2003) – remixing

  11. •The Sleepy Jackson – Lovers (2003) – audio engineer

  12. •Spencer Tracy – Spencer Tracy (2003)[4]

  13. •Mr Sandman – Highway Love (EP, 2003)[14]

  14. •Showbag – Town We Loved In (2004) – audio engineer


Awards and nominations

WAMI Awards

The West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMIs) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc. Glatzer won a total of eight WAMIs for his work.

Year

Recipient

Award

Result

1992

Ben Glatzer

Best Live Sound Engineer

Nominated

1993

"Foolish" – DM3

Best Single

Won

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Nominated

1994

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Won

1995

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Nominated

1996

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Nominated

1997

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Won

Ben Glatzer

Best Record Producer

Nominated

1998

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Nominated

Ben Glatzer

Best Record Producer

Nominated

1999

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Won

Ben Glatzer

Best Record Producer

Won

2000

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Nominated

Ben Glatzer

Best Record Producer[15]

Won

2001

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer[16]

Won

Ben Glatzer

Best Record Producer[16]

Won

2002

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer

Nominated

Ben Glatzer

Best Record Producer

Nominated

2003

Ben Glatzer

Best Sound Recording Engineer[17]

Nominated

Ben Glatzer

Best Record Producer[17]

Nominated


Other awards

  1. •1999 Nominated Best independent release for Crawlspace's "Away" ARIA Music Awards.[18]

  2. •2002 Won Simon McCarthy - "Libertine", Nominated USA Song writing Competition in the Pop & Rock category.


References

  1. 1^ Jump up to:
    a b c "Ben Glatzer". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 December 2009.

  2. 2Jump up
    ^     "Item A12508, 50/751: Glatzer Willy born 19 December 1927; Nationality Polish; Travelled per MISR Arriving in Melbourne on 28 April 1948". NameSearch. National Archives of Australia. 20 March 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

  3. 3^ Jump up to:
    a b "Band Profiles - Spencer Tracy". Western Australian Music Industry. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

  4. 4^ Jump up to:
    a b "Spencer Tracy". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 18 September 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

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    ^     "Amberdown". Unearthed. Triple J. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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    ^     "Ben Glatzer – Engineer/Producer". Revolver Sound Studio. Retrieved 1 December 2009.

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    ^     "DM3 – Something Heavy". Citadel Records. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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    ^     "Dom Mariani – Road to Rome". Citadel Records. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

  9. 9Jump up
    ^     "Thumb". Australian Music Online. Australian Federal Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

  10. 10Jump up
    ^     "Sugarchild". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 March 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

  11. 11Jump up
    ^     "Timeline – Wax Tadpole". Rob Kaay. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

  12. 12Jump up
    ^     Lee, Jasper "Jaz" (2002). "An Interview with Cartman". Oz Music Project. Archived from the original on 7 August 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

  13. 13Jump up
    ^     "Resistance Is Useful [sound recording] / Beaverloop". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

  14. 14Jump up
    ^     "Mr Sandman". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

  15. 15Jump up
    ^     Eliezer, Christie (19 September 2000). "Fourth Floor Collapses leads WAAMI Winners". Music & Media Business News. TheMusic.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2000. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

  16. 16^ Jump up to:
    a b Eliezer, Christie (18 September 2001). "WAMI Award Winners". Music & Media Business News. TheMusic.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

  17. 17^ Jump up to:
    a b "WAM Events – Kiss My WAMI 2003 Award Nominees". West Australian Music Industry. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

  18. 18Jump up
    ^     "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 21 March 2012.


External links

  1. •Revolver Sound Studios, profile of Glatzer


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