The full “Duets (30th Anniversary)” album by Andrea Bocelli is out today the 25th of October 2024. Track 7 is ‘Holding On’, a duet between Andrea and Gwen Stefani. Working with Gwen was a real pinch me moment for me in my career. Not only is she an incredible singer, but she couldn’t be more kind and great to be around.
I also had the pleasure of working on
Track 6 - Da Stanotte In Poi (From This Moment On) with Shania Twain
Disc 2 Track 4 - Moon River with Sofia Carson
Disc 2 Track 7 - La Voce Del Silenzio with Marc Anthony.
This project was quite a journey to took me from our home base in LA all the way to Forté Dei Marmi, Italy; London, UK; and back to the Village cutting an orchestra with David Campbell. Humbled to be amongst giants today.
Holding on written by Amy Lee, Amy Wadge, Ian Axel, and Chad Vaccarino.
Produced by Rick Nowels
Recorded by Me
Engineering by Noah Hubbell, Pierpaolo Guerinni, and myself.
Music by so many talented people including Zac Rae, Hal Rosenfeld, David Campbell, and myself.
Asst Enginners Emily Paalman, Gabe Burch, Eddie Robert’s, Nicole Schmidt, and Simon Gibson.
Mixed by Dean Reid
I could keep going but this is already too long. Thank you everyone for being a part of this. It takes a literal village at the village to make things of this caliber happen.
Say Yes To Heaven by Lana Del Rey out today, the 19th of May in the 2023 year of our lord. Produced by Rick Nowels. Written by Lana & Rick. Recorded primarily by Keiron Menzies & Chris Rockwell, but also me & Trevor Yasuda. Mixed by Dean Reid. Mastered by Ruairi O’Flaherty. Musical moments by Rick Nowels, Dean Reid, Patrick Warren, Brian Griffin, Roy English, and Tim Pierce. When I first heard this one 4 years ago I was immediately blown away and shocked that the world didn’t get to claim it for itself. Now you can. Listen and go into your feelings. 👼👼👼
LYKKE LI’s Knife In The Heart is OUT now on Friday the thirteenth. I’m super proud of how this came out, but then again, I’d expect nothing less from a titan like Lykke.
Grateful to be in the room
Made by Lykke Li, Rick Nowels, Zac Rae, Austin Corona, Dave Sitek, Geoff Swan, Dom Tenaglia, Dean Reid, myself, and many many more.
Love Is A Game by The Castellows out today just in time for Valentines Day! We made this record the old fashioned way in Nashville almost a year ago to the day. We cut it in a day and I mixed it the very next day on an SSL to an ampex tape machine at @eastirisstudios and that’s what you hear here! 48 hr record.
Made by: Rick Nowels, Ilsey Juber, Fred Eltringham, Tony Lucido, Rob McNelley, Justin Schipper, Lily Balkcom, Ellie Balkcom, Powell Balkcom, Adam Grover, Dom Tenaglia, Andrew Boullianne, Grant Morgan, Colby Keyz, and myself.
❤️❤️❤️💪💪💪🤠🤠🤠
Heartland by The Castellows OUT TODAY September 26, 2025. Cut this one at @eastirisstudios A back in February and mixed it two weeks ago in Santa Monica.
Produced By Rick Nowels
Recorded and Mixed by me
Mastered by Adam Grover
Couldn’t be done as always without Andrew Boullianne, Fred Eltringham, Tony Lucido, Rob McNelley, Grant Morgan, Colby Keyz, and the magnificent Castellows. 🤠🤠
No Rain, No Flowers by the Black Keys is OUT TODAY 5/16/2025. This is the title song of the album of the same name coming out later this summer. Back in August, Rick and I went to Nashville for the first time to work with the Black Keys. What transpired is a group of songs that kick ass. Their album Brothers back in 2010 had a big impact on 15 y/o me and sent me down a path that would lead me here today.
A million people made this all possible and I’m sure I’m going to forget some, but here are a few:
@mallenparker@deansatoshireid@a_manual_override@austindalecorona@dlevita007@soundsbydom
Special shoutout to the OG @ricknowels and of course @officerpatrickcarney@theblackkeys@easyeyesound
“20 Years From Now” an EP by David Kushner is out today Valentines Day 2025. We started in on this back in July and were doing the finishing touches up to 10 days ago. What a journey this has been. In that span, I’ve spent more time in Nashville than anywhere else and had some of the best times of my life. Thank you David and team for having me on board.
Written by David Kushner & Rick Nowels
Produced by Rick Nowels
Recorded by me
Engineering by Dom Tenaglia & myself
Mixed by Dean Reid
Mastered by Rachel Blum
Musical bits by Fred Eltringham, Tony Lucido, Rob McNelley, David Levita, Zac Rae, Patrick Warren, Rick Nowels, and myself.
Assisted by Andrew Boullianne, Grant Wilson, Joanna Finley, Channing Watkins, and Aidan Thillmann
David’s team is Brent Shows, Wells Williams, and Emily Clark. Thank you for having us!
#newmusic #valentines #loveworthsaving
Breathe In, Breathe Out by David Kushner OUT TODAY the 31st of January 2025. This is a real special one.
Over the past few months I’ve spent more time in Nashville consistently than anywhere else. Most of that time was spent working on this project. The people that made this happen are among the greatest to ever do and they all just happen to be amazing humans. Stay tuned for the full EP on Valentine’s Day.
Produced by Rick Nowels
Recorded by me
Engineering by Dom Tenaglia & myself
Mixed by Dean Reid
Mastered by Rachel Blum
Assisted by Grant Wilson, Joanna Finley, Andrew Boullianne, Channing Watkins, and Aidan Thillmann
Musicians include Fred Eltringham, Tony Lucido, Rob McNelley, Patrick Warren, Rick Nowels, and myself.
Recorded at Sound Emporium, East Iris Studios, and Blackbird Recording
Major props to David’s team: Brent Shows, Wells Williams, and Emily Clark.
#newmusic #nashvilletn #eastirisstudios #soundemporium #davidkushner
