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Adam Bednarik

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Adam Bednarik (born October 1, 1982) is an American producer, audio engineer, and bassist. He is known for his long-term work with the American singer, songwriter, and guitar player Justin Townes Earle.[1][2] Bednarik has also worked with artists including Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection, J. D. Simo, William Tyler, Steelism and Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket, Tchad Blake, Coupler, Kort, Cortney Tidwell, Hands Off Cuba, Meadownoise, Luella and the Sun[3] and Thrift Wig.

Bednarik was the house engineer at the Nashville-based historical House of David Recording Studio from 2002 to 2012.[2]

In 2010, Bednarik recorded, mixed, and produced Behold the Spirit by William Tyler[4] and in 2012 recorded and mixed Wanda Jackson's album Unfinished Business which was produced by Justin Townes Earle.[2]

In 2014 he recorded and co-produced Justin Townes Earle's companion albums, Single Mothers and Absent Fathers.[5] Bednarik also worked in an A&R capacity for Earle's 2017 release, Kids in the Street[6] and later went on to produce, record, and play bass on Earle's eighth album, The Saint of Lost Causes.[7]

In 2019, Bednarik produced the single "Cliff House Kids" for Meadownoise which was released by YK Records.[8][9]

Bednarik produced, mixed, played bass and created the cover art for JD Simo's album Mind Control that was released in 2021.[10]

Discography

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Year Album Credits
2021 Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection Electric bass, upright bass
2019 The Saint of Lost Causes Producer, engineer, electric bass, upright bass
2017 Kids in the Street A&R
2016 The Essential Gretchen Peters Engineer
2015 Absent Fathers Producer, engineer
2014 Single Mothers Producer, engineer
2014 Lost in Alphaville Engineer
2014 Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A. Engineer, mixing
2012 Unfinished Business Engineer, mixing
2012 Sing the Delta Engineer
2012 Pas Tout La Engineer
2012 Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now Engineer, mixing
2012 Mercyland: Hymns for the Rest of Us Assistant engineer
2011 Mine Is Yours Assistant engineer
2011 Invariable Heartache Upright bass
2011 I Love Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow Mixing
2010 Rain on the City Assistant engineer
2012 Harlem River Blues Engineer, mixing
2010 Crows Assistant engineer
2010 Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine Engineer, mixing
2010 Behold the Spirit Producer, engineer, mixing, bass
2010 35 Years Bear Family Records Engineer
2009 Traces Engineer
2009 Midnight at the Movies Engineer
2009 Boys Upright bass
2008 The Good Life Engineer, mixing
2008 OH (Ohio) Assistant engineer
2008 Mission Door Assistant engineer
2008 Early Assistant engineer
2007 Topaz City Engineer
2007 Something in Between Engineer, mixing
2007 Luminous Engineer, mixing
2007 Don't Believe a Word Assistant engineer
2006 The Rockin' Country Piano: Tribute to Toby Keith Assistant engineer
2006 Pickin' on Josh Turner: The Bluegrass Tribute Assistant engineer
2006 Pickin' on Billy Currtington Assistant engineer
2006 My Other Band Vol. 1 Engineer
2006 Human Condition Engineer
2006 The Beatific Visions Assistant engineer
2005 Tin Lily Engineer
2005 The Art of Virtue Engineer
2005 Palmhenge Assistant engineer
2005 O Come Look at the Burning Assistant engineer
2005 Made of Mud Assistant engineer, bass
2005 John Davis Assistant engineer
2005 In the Cool Assistant engineer
2004 Dare to be Small Assistant engineer, bass
2004 Tumblers and Grit Assistant engineer
2004 The Portable Kate Campbell Engineer
2004 Sing Me Out Assistant engineer
2004 Plow to the End of the Row Assistant engineer
2004 Pickin' On Trace Adkins: A Bluegrass Tribute Assistant engineer
2004 A Songwriter's Tribute to George Strait, Vol. 1 Assistant engineer
2002 Freedom's Child Assistant engineer
2002 What We Lost Assistant engineer
2002 Pools That Swell with the Rain Assistant engineer
2021 Mind Control (2021 release) Producer, mixing, bass, artwork
2002 It Don't Come Easy Engineer
2002 In the Middle of It Engineer

References

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  1. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (2021-01-15). "The Ballad of Justin Townes Earle". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ a b c "House of David — HISTORY House of David Historic Recording Studio located on Music Row, Nashville, Tn". House of David.
  3. ^ "Next: Luella And The Sun". NPR.
  4. ^ "William Tyler". Nelsonville Music Festival. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Justin Townes Earle: The Saint of Lost Causes". The Amp. 2019-05-24.
  6. ^ "Justin Townes Earle - The Saint of Lost Causes". www.countrystandardtime.com.
  7. ^ "Justin Townes Earle Announces New Album 'The Saint of Lost Causes'". Rolling Stone. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  8. ^ Meadownoise, yewknee com. "Meadownoise". Meadownoise. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ Trageser, Stephen (2020-05-13). "Cream Premiere: Meadownoise Rolls With It in 'Cliff House Kids'". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  10. ^ "JD Simo - Mind Control" (in Dutch). 2021-11-14.
  11. ^ "Adam Bednarik Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Adam Bednarik". Discogs.