Charles Newman
Born (1967-01-16) January 16, 1967
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
GenresRock, alternative rock, punk rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)Recording engineer, musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocals
Years active1998–present
LabelsMother West
Websitecottagesounds.com

Charles Richard Newman (born January 16, 1967) is an American record producer, recording engineer, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, talent manager and music publisher. He is the co-founder of New York City's Mother West Records and Studios, The Deli Magazine, and the band PLEASE, who enjoyed minor success when their single "Here It Comes Again" was featured on the soundtrack to the film Empire Records.[1] Most notably he has been working as the main engineer, mixer and co-producer for Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields since his initial work on the critically acclaimed 69 Love Songs.[2] He has also produced, mixed and engineered work by artists such as Flare,[3] Gospel Music,[4] Tom Shaner,[1] Jon DeRosa, Dylan Trees,[5] The Davenports, Lauren Molina, Soko, The Bones of J.R. Jones, Aloud, and, Peppina.[6] Newman began co-managing the Seattle based rock band Motopony in 2015 accompanying the band on their tour of the United Kingdom, and assisting in production on their live EP “Naked at the Abbey” with producer Rob Cass.[7]

Record credits

YearTitleArtistCredits
1994Noreally ThanksPleaseEngineer, Producer, Mixing
1995The Electric Living RoomPleaseEngineer, Producer, Mixing
1995Empire Records SoundtrackPleaseW/A
1996Here it Comes Again 7"PleaseEngineer, Producer, Mixing
1997Sentimental WatermelonPleaseEngineer, Producer, Mixing
1997‘’Bottom’’FlareEngineer, Producer, Mixing
1998The Ton-UpsThe Ton-UpsEngineer, Producer, Mixing
1999‘’H2O’’F.T.T.W.Engineer, Producer, Mixing
1999‘’69 Love Songs’’The Magnetic FieldsEngineer
1999‘’Speedial’’KecamEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2000‘’Circa’’FlareEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2000‘’Speaking of the Davenports’’The DavenportsEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2000‘’Til Summer Ends’’BelaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2000‘’Waiting’’ThursdayEngineer, Mixing
2001Morning One EPAarkticaEngineer, Mixing
2001DefinitiveFlareEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2002…or you could just go through your whole life and be happy anyway AarkticaEngineer, Mixing
2002The Future Bible HeroesEternal YouthEngineer
2003‘’Pure Tone Audiometry’’AarkticaEngineer, Mixing
2003‘’Hung’’FlareEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2003Stay Off your HeelsEarlymayEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2004i’’The Magnetic FieldsEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2004Run to Be BornThe Walking Concert (featuring Walter Schriefels)Engineer
2005‘’High Tech Lowlife’’The DavenportsEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2005Ceramic (EP)CeramicEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2006‘’The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events’’The Gothic ArchiesEngineer, Mixing
2006East Side StoryMaximum PenaltyEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2006ShowtunesStephin MerrittEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2006Just What You WantedJohn LTEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2007Matchless YearsAarkticaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2007‘’Lullabye School’’Kris GruenEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2007‘’Little Answers EPEarlymayEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2007Raise HighRadio AmericaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2007‘’Far From Home’’The BowmansEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2008‘’Side By Side’’AMEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2008‘’Fraklin Ave’’Austin Hartley-LeonardEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2008‘’Charlie Horse EP’’Dylan TreesEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2008‘’Distortion’’The Magnetic FieldsEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2008‘’Exit Music’’BelaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2009‘’In Sea’’AarkticaMixing
2009‘’Cut’’FlareEngineer, Mixing
2009What's Up Clown (Single) for Yo Gabba GabbaBlack KidsMixing
2009‘’Film Noir (EP)’’BelaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2010‘’Future Sons & Daughters’’AMEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2010Duettes EPGospel MusicMixing
2010Coraline (Original off Broadway Cast Recording)Stephin MerrittEngineer, Mixing
2010‘’Part of it All’’Kris GruenEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2010‘’Sea for Two’’Lauren MolinaEngineer, Producer, Mixing, Writer
2010Gonna Be Alright (single)Lauren Molina & Jeremy JordanEngineer, Producer, Mixing, Writer
2010‘’Realism’’The Magnetic FieldsEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2010The Past Ain't FarCeramicEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2011Big Top/EncoreFlareEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2011How to get to heaven from Jacksonville, FLGospel MusicProducer, Mixing
2011‘’Anchored EP’’Jon DeRosaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2011‘’The Visitation’’MandalaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2011‘’I Thought I Was An Alien’’SoKoEngineer, Producer
2011Why the Great GallupThe DavenportsEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2011‘’Get Real or Get Gone EP’’Tom ShanerEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2011‘’Art Deco Smiles’’BelaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2012‘’Three Times of the Day’’Dylan TreesEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2012‘’A Wolf in Preachers Clothes’’Jon DeRosaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2012‘’New Comics from the Wooded World’’Kris GruenEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2012‘’Ghost Songs Waltzes and Rock & Roll’’Tom ShanerEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2012‘’Headlines and Firefights (EP)’’Cold Blood ClubEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2012‘’LA’’EarlymayEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2012‘’Suburban Superstar’’John LTEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2012‘’We Are all Pieces of Heaven’’LilamayiEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2013‘’Goodbye To All That (single)’’Cold Blood ClubEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2013‘’Down (single)’’Cold Blood ClubEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2013‘’Memories of Love, Eternal Youth and Partygoing’’The Future Bible HeroesEngineer, Mixing
2013‘’Signs of Life (single)’’Jon DeRosaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2014‘’It’s Got To Be Now’’AloudEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2014‘’Michelada (single)’’Cold Blood ClubEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2014‘’Dark Was the Yearling’’The Bones of J.R. JonesEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2015‘’Black Halo’’Jon DeRosaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2016‘’Used Melodies’’Soft NewsMixing
2016‘’Spirits; Furnace’’The Bones of J.R. JonesEngineer, Mixing,
2016‘’Futile Games in Space and Time’’Evripidis and His TragediesMixing
2016‘’Love Ain’t For Me’’Christine CastanonEngineer, Producer, Mixing, Writer
2017‘’Fire’’PeppinaEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2017‘’50 Song Memoir’’The Magnetic FieldsEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2017‘’2008 (single)’’Kris Gruen w/ Jim and SamEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2017‘’Fact 200’’Soft NewsEngineer, Mixing
2017‘’The Only Way Out is Down’’Soft NewsEngineer, Producer, Mixing, Arrangement
2017‘’Tear Down the Maps’’Cold Blood ClubEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2017‘’Boson of Love’’Jane TelephondaEngineer, Mixing
2017‘’The Come On’’The Come OnMixing
2017‘’Alison James’’Cold Blood ClubEngineer, Producer, Mixing
2022‘’No One Tastes Like You (single)’’LitvarMixing

References

  1. 1 2 Rivera, M. Alberto (November 2011), "Nature vs. The Nature of the Major Record Labels: The Mother West Records Story", Thrust Magazine, 7 (11): 18–20, archived from the original on April 25, 2012, retrieved December 19, 2011
  2. ↑ Beghtol, LD (2006), 69 Love Songs, New York: Continuum, pp. 103 & 118, ISBN 0-8264-1925-9
  3. ↑ Reighley, Kurt B. (May 27, 2003), "Flare for the Dramatic", The Advocate (890): 58, ISSN 0001-8996
  4. ↑ Langhoff, Josh (November 7, 2011), "Gospel Music: How to Get to Heaven from Jacksonville, FL", Pop Matters
  5. ↑ Putnam, Jenna (Winter 2011), "Best of L.A. 2011 #21 Dylan Trees" (PDF), The Deli Magazine, 3 (8)
  6. ↑ "Mercury Lounge". Mercuryeastpresents.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Naked At The Abbey", Open.spotify.com, 2015
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