CHUCK AINLAY
Four Grammy’s, Two CMA’s, Two TEC Awards & Ten ACM Awards, Producer/ Engineer, Chuck Ainlay has well over thirty five hundred credits to his name, including work with legendary and defining country music artists such as; George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris and The Chicks.
Chuck has placed his distinctive production and engineering stamp on projects with more mainstream artists such as Dire Straits and nearly the entire solo career of Mark Knopfler as well as Peter Frampton, Taylor Swift, Lionel Richie, Ann Wilson, James Taylor, Jewel, Bob Seger, Pentatonix and Sheryl Crow.
His work in immersive mixing has resulted in ground-breaking projects such as the 25th anniversary remix of Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive and the Grammy award winning 20th anniversary remix of the Dire Straits album Brothers In Arms.
He is currently serving as a Trustee of the Recording Academy after serving numerous terms as Governor. He has chaired the Nashville P&E Wing and is the current Co Chaired the Recording Academy P&E Wing National Steering committee. Chuck has been a coauthor of the majority of the P&E Wing Guidelines and recommendations. Chuck is also currently on the board of directors for the Country Music Association. Belmont University awarded Chuck with the Robert E. Mulloy Award of Excellence.
Producer credits include:
- Mark Knopfler’s solo albums “Privateering”, “Get Lucky”, “Kill To Get Crimson”, “Shangri La”, “The Ragpicker’s Dream”, “Sailing to Philadelphia”, “Golden Heart”, “All The Road Running” Duets album with Emmylou Harris and movie scores for “Wag the Dog” and “Metroland”
- Elvis Presley “Christmas Duets”
- Miranda Lambert ACM award winning “Four The Record” & Grammy, CMA and ACM award winning “Platinum” Pistol Annies “Hell On Heels” & “Annie Up”
- David Nail “The Sound Of A Million Dreams”, “I’m A Fire” & “Fighter”
- Lee Ann Womack “The Way I’m Living”
- George Strait “Cold Beer Conversations” , “The Cowboy Rides Away”, “Honky Tonk Time Machine” & singles for “Straight Out of the Box Part 2”
- Lyle Lovett “12th of June”
- Peter Frampton “All Blues” & “Frampton Forgets the Words”
5.1 Projects include:
- Dire Straits Grammy winning 20th anniversary remix of “Brother in Arms” & “Alchemy”
- Mark Knopfler’s “Shangri La” & “Sailing to Philadelphia”
- Peter Frampton’s “Live in Detroit”, the 25th anniversary remix of “Comes Alive” & “Comes Alive 35
- Eric Clapton’s “Crossroads Festival: 2007”
- George Strait’s farewell concert “The Cowboy Rides Away”
- Four Seasons of Faith Hill’s “Monday Night Football”
- Additionally – 5.1 albums by Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, The Mavericks, Olivia Newton-John, Pacific Coast Highway & Everclear.
Immersive Audio Projects
- George Strait’s “Troubadour” and “Pure Country”
- Lyle Lovett’s “12th of June”
Awards:
- 1994 Grammy nominee for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Rhythm, Country & Blues – Various 1996 Nashville Music Association “Engineer of the Year”
- 1997 Nashville Music Association “Engineer of the Year”
- 1998 Music Row Magazine “Engineer of the Year”
- 1999 TEC Award Nominee for “Engineer of the Year”
- 2000 TEC Award Nominee for “Engineer of the Year”
- 2005 Grammy “Best Surround Sound Album” Producer/Engineer, Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits 2006 TEC Award “Best Surround Sound Album” Producer/Engineer, Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits
- 2006 Grammy “Best Pop Instrumental Album” Engineer, Finger Prints – Peter Frampton 2008 ACM “Engineer Of The Year”
- 2008 Grammy “Best Country Album” Engineer, Troubadour – George Strait
- 2009 ACM “Engineer Of The Year”
- 2011 ACM “Engineer Of The Year”
- 2011 ACM “Album Of The Year” Producer/Engineer, Four The Record – Miranda Lambert
- 2012 ACM “Single Of The Year” Producer/Engineer, Over You – Miranda Lambert
- 2013 ACM “Engineer Of The Year”
- 2013 CMA Nominee “Single Of The Year” Producer/Engineer, Mamma’s Broken Heart – Miranda Lambert 2013 CMA Nominee “Album Of The Year” Producer/Engineer, Four The Record – Miranda Lambert
- 2014 Grammy Nominee “Best Engineer Album, Non-Classical” Producer/Engineer, Annie Up – Pistol Annies 2014 CMA “Single of The Year” Producer/Engineer, Automatic – Miranda Lambert
- 2014 CMA “Album of the Year” Producer/Engineer, Platinum – Miranda Lambert
- 2015 Grammy “Best Country Album” Producer/Engineer, Platinum – Miranda Lambert
- 2015 Grammy Nominee “Best Country Album” Producer/Engineer, The Way I’m Living – Lee Ann Womack 2015 Grammy Nominee “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, The Way I’m Living – Lee Ann Womack 2015 ACM “Engineer Of The Year”
- 2015 ACM Nominee “Single Of The Year” Producer/Engineer, Automatic – Miranda Lambert
- 2015 ACM “Album Of The Year” Producer/Engineer, Platinum – Miranda Lambert
- 2016 ACM “Vocal Event Of The Year” Producer/Engineer, Platinum – Miranda Lambert
- 2017 Grammy “Vocal Event Of The Year” Engineer – Pentatonix & Dolly Parton
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