Producer / Engineer / Mixer / Composer / Multi-Instrumentalist

JAMES SÁEZ

is an industry veteran based in Los Angeles and the owner of The Audio Labs Production House / Recording Studio. His wide range of work can be heard on hundreds of recordings including numerous gold, platinum and Grammy winning records as well as a wide variety of award winning film and television projects.

RECENT WORK

FILM +
TELEVISION

Engineered, mixed and played guitar, bass and other instruments on: Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Love, Preacher, The Blacklist, Documentary Now, Flesh And Bone, Fuller House, The Disaster Artist, Rango, Hot Tub Time Machine, The Killing Jar, Orange County and many others.

RECORD
PRODUCTION

Produced and arranged albums in the studio with numerous recording artists including Social Distortion, multiple records with The Reverend Shawn Amos, multiple records with Mike Ness, The Road Kings, Zeromancer, The Happy Texas Soundtrack, Azar Lawrence, and many others.

STAFF
ENGINEER

At the world-renowned Record Plant Recording Studio in Hollywood. James also cut his teeth working for legendary mixer Bob Clearmountain. During this time James worked with such diverse artists as Madonna, Nine Inch Nails, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Jackson, System Of A Down, LL Cool J, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Social Distortion, Prince and many others.

COMPOSER +
INSTRUMENTALIST

Lent his playing to recordings with artists such as Social Distortion, Alice Cooper, Zeromancer, Mike Ness, Azar Lawrence, David Benoit, Magic Wands, The Reverend Shawn Amos and Perry Farrell’s Porno For Pyros, which James also toured with.

BERKLEE
GRAD

Graduated Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelors of Music, majoring in Music Production and Engineering. Won the Music Technology Division Music Production and Engineering Creativity Scholar Award. James has also given numerous lectures and spent time at Berklee as a visiting artist.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

JERRY LEE LEWIS
Last Man Standing
Mean Old Man
Rock And Roll Time

MORGAN JAMES
Hunter
Christmas Means To Me
Reckless Abandon

SOCIAL DISTORTION / NESS
Live At The Roxy
Cheating At Solitaire
Under The Influences

PORNO FOR PYROS
Good God’s Urge
Hard Charger

PRIVATE PARTS
Soundtrack

MARCUS MILLER
Afrodeezia
(Grammy Nominated)

BETTER CALL SAUL
Soundtrack

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
Stones In The Road
(Multiple Grammy winner)

SYSTEM OF A DOWN
At Last For You

BREAKING BAD
10th Anniversary Box Set
Highlights From The Original Score

DURAN DURAN
Wishing You Well

ORANGE COUNTY
Soundtrack

FLESH AND BONE
Soundtrack

MATT SHARP
Puckett’s Versus The Country Boy

LL COOL J
Phenomenon

RICHIE SAMBORA
Undiscovered Soul

THE BLACKLIST
Soundtrack

MOCEAN WORKER
Mocean Worker

THE REVEREND SHAWN AMOS
Breaks It Down

THE DISASTER ARTIST
Soundtrack
(Golden Globe Winner)

LOVE
Soundtrack

THE AUDIO LABS
RECORDING STUDIO

A four-room recording and production facility located in Los Angeles on the same street as Disney and DreamWorks, the studio is a mix of both vintage and modern equipment.

Studio Includes

Neve 53 series console / Avid digital control surface / Full HDX Pro Tools rig / 15’ high 20‘x17’ live room / 17’ x 14’ control room / 6’ x 7’ vocal iso booth / Museum-quality vintage instrument collection / World-class microphones & outboard gear / Full bathroom / Kitchen / Deck bar / Outside patio area

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THE AUDIO LABS EDITING CLIENTS

ARTISTS – Aretha Franklin – Van Halen – R.E.M. – Muse – Damien Rice – Mastadon – Blake Shelton – Ashley Tisdale – Anita Baker – John Coltrane – Madonna – The White Stripes – The Doors – The Smashing Pumpkins – Morphine – Devo – MC5 – Jay-Z – The Black Keys – Seal – The Raconteurs – Linkin Park – Serj Tankian – Goo Goo Dolls – Murs – Green Day – Him – Hot Hot Heat – Deftones – Mike Jones – My Chemical Romance – The Used – Lil Scrappy – Paris Hilton – Dio – Tom PettyJohn ColtraneMiles Davis – Stone Temple Pilots – Josh Groban – J. J. Cale – Eric Clapton – Mêlée – Robert Randolph – Crime Mob – Michael Bublé – Tiffany Affair – Static X – Lil’ Flip – Talib Kweli – The Flaming Lips – Radiohead – Regina Spektor – Violent Femmes – Meg & Dia – Johnathan Rice – The Cribs – Against Me! – ZZ Top – Bee Gees – Idina Menzel – Tegan And Sara – Ministry – Yes – Black Sabbath – Big & Rich – Thin Lizzy – INXS – Ray Charles – MetallicaRed Hot Chili Peppers – Sheryl Crow – Moby – Randy Newman – Chaka Khan – The Pretenders – The Replacements – Los Lobos – Alice Cooper – Lily Allen – Wiz Khalifa – Coolio – Robert Plant – Grandmaster Flash – Otis Redding – E-40 – Guster – Ice-T – Taking Back Sunday – Cut Chemist – Built To Spill – Daniel Powter – House Of Pain – David Crosby – k.d.lang – The Shys – X – The Velvet Underground – Mick Jagger – Ramones – The Traveling Wilburys – The Sugarhill Gang – Grateful Dead – Jill Sobule – Hall & Oates – Emmylou Harris – Paul Westerberg – Stephen Stills – Dwight Yoakam – Chris Isaak – The Doobie Brothers – Enya – Prince – Eagles – Rod Stewart – The Cars – Foreigner – They Might Be Giants – The Afghan Whigs – Echosmith – Big Data – The Drifters – The Wreckers – Armor For Sleep – American Bang – Fort Minor – Seal – Neil Young – Jimmy Fallon – Busta Rhymes – Queen Latifah – Trillville – Jaheim – Secret Machines – Mutemath – Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Rock Kills Kid – Candlebox – Fountains Of Wayne – Television – Tori Amos – Faith Hill – Kid Rock – Stars Go Dim – Newsboys – Gloriana – Chicago – Stereolab – Sammy Hagar – Pet Shop Boys – Jon Wolfe – The Ready Set – Dead Can Dance – The Monkees – KC And The Sunshine Band – The Trammps – Bjork – Afrika Bambaataa – Yellowcard – The Escape Club – New Order – Sonny & Cher – Gunther – Sidewalk Prophets – PartyNextDoor – High Valley – Kirko Bangz – Waka Flocka Flame – Priory – Har Mar Superstar – The Cure – Jason Derulo – Chic – Wale – Wiz Khalifa – Ty Stone – The Veronicas – Big Daddy Weave – Bebe Rexha – Brandy Clark – Lou Grahm – Booker T. & the M.G.’s – Bloodstone – Bette Midler – America – Sister Sledge – The B-52s – Cream – Donny Hathaway – Ashley Monroe – Kristin Chenoweth – The JaneDear Girls – The Dirt Drifters – HER & Kings County – For KING & COUNTRY – Bad Company – Skid Row – The Stooges – X – Miranda Lambert – Willie Nelson – Brett Eldredge – Cole Swindell – Dan + Shay – En Vogue – Das EFX – Old 97’s – Meek Mill – King’s X – Ratt – Twisted Sister – Dokken – Trapt – Disturbed – Head Automatica – Foghat – A-ha – Gorillaz – Duran Duran – Snow – Mastodon – The Ditty Bops – Cibo Matto – The Subways – Echo & The Bunnymen – Stacy Q – RaeLynn – Frankie Ballard – Michelle Branch – Family Force 5 – Lights – Stevie Nicks – ABBA – Buck Owens – Wilson Pickett – Holly Brook – Josh Abbott Band – Gimm And Icky – Dara Maclean – NONONO – Idiot Pilot – Kenny Rogers – Eisley – Donald Fagen – Queensryche – Avenged SevenfoldBlur – Adam Lambert – Gnarls Barkley – The Dead WeatherTom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Fitz and The Tantrums – Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Sonny Rollins – Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Sam & Dave – Led ZeppelinMOVIES – Rango – Harry Potter – Juno – Orange County – Transformers – Superman Returns – Waiting To Exhale – Corrina, Corrina – Batman The Dark Night – The Wizard Of Oz – Enter the Dragon – COMEDIANS Jeff Foxworthy – Larry The Cable Guy – Katt Williams – Bill Engvall – Ralphie May – Gladys Hardy – Jamie Kennedy – Martin Short – Eddie Griffin – Lisa Lampanelli – Bob Saget – Richard Pryor

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