Engineering · Production

Al Schmitt

real name Albert Harry Schmitt

Al Schmitt is credited on 4,499 releases across 1,011 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,499

Credits

1,011

Albums

8

Decades active

1,150

In collections

Biography

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Born: 17 April 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Died: 26 April 2021 in Bell Canyon, California, USA (aged 91).
American 23-time Grammy-winning recording engineer and producer. Has a star on The Walk of Fame, outside the Capitol Records Building.
Schmitt produced the Jefferson Airplane as West Coast A&R director for RCA Records, and was co-owner of the Pentagram label, Schmitt-Douglas Productions and Los Angeles studio.
Known studios: Capitol Studios

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Credited work

4,499 releases · 1,011 albums · active 1957–2026

  • Engineering · 4,398
  • Production · 1,830
  • Other credits · 105
  • Performance · 84
  • Mastering · 57

Studios: RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Sunset Sound · Capitol Studios · Elektra Sound Recorders

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