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John Alagía
Birth nameJohn Justin Alagía
BornLouisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • composer
  • mixer
Formerly ofDerryberry and Alagia
Websitewww.johnalagia.com

John Justin Alagía[1] is an American record producer, composer, mixer and co-founder of Drive Music. Alagia has worked with artists including Lukas Nelson, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Serena Ryder, Brett Dennen, Rachael Yamagata, Ben Folds, Lifehouse and many others.

In his early years, Alagía honed his recording and production skills with friend Douglas Derryberry at Rutabaga Studios in Arlington, Virginia. Derryberry and Alagía were also an acoustic rock duo, having released three albums and done extensive touring along the East Coast. Together, they recorded and produced many Mid-Atlantic acts ranging from DMB, Vertical Horizon, Edwin McCain to Ben Folds Five and others. Today, John resides at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles.

Derryberry and Alagía

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John was a member of a band known as Derryberry and Alagía. This collaboration featured Doug Derryberry. The group released three records, as follows:

  • Reinvigorating the Wheel
  • Rutabaga Stew
  • Southpaw

Partial discography

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Hope For The Hopeless

David Gray

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  • The Hogwaller Ramblers, 1998
  • You and I Both - Top 40 singles peak - #15
  • Waiting for My Rocket to Come Billboard Top 200 peak - #55
  • The Remedy (2003) - Top 40 singles peak - #4
  • Dreams (2004) - ARIA certified Platinum
  • Real Life (2006) - ARIA certified Platinum
  • Wild Hope (2007) Billboard Top 200 peak - #30

Once Hush

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  • Say It Anyway (1996)
  • Unbroken (January 5, 2010) - Billboard Top 200 peak - #27
  • I am Not A Man (2014)

References

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  1. ^ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (April 1, 2024). "Bad Case". ASCAP Repertory.
  2. ^ Pittman, Sarah Marie. "Rachael Yamagata On The Road". Pollstar. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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