The METAlliance Seven

   Chuck Ainlay
   Ed Cherney
   Frank Filipetti
   George Massenburg
   Phil Ramone
   Elliot Scheiner
   Al Schmitt

 Pro Partners
   Inaugural Members
   •  Audio-Technica
   •  Cakewalk
   •  GML
   •  JBL Pro
   •  Lexicon
   •  Manley Labs
   •  Millennia Media
   •  Royer Labs
   •  Sanken Microphones
   •  Universal Audio
   •  Prism Sound

Frank Filipetti Frank Filipetti came to NY as a singer/songwriter in 1971.Ten years, two publishing, and three record deals later, he decided to try his hand at engineering and production. Filipetti is known by his peers as an independent thinker, and one of the first engineers to explore the potentials of digital audio. His credits include such #1 singles as Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "I Don't Want to Live Without You" (which he also produced), Kiss' "Lick It Up" and The Bangles' "Eternal Flame." The last decade has paired him with monster metal albums from Korn and Fuel to the pop sounds of Barbra Streisand and Elton John.  He has also produced, recorded or mixed albums for Carly Simon, George Michael, Dolly Parton, Rod Stewart, Luciano Pavarotti and James Taylor, whose elegant "Hourglass" Filipetti produced, engineered and mixed, winning Grammy awards in 1998 for Best Engineered Album and Best Pop Album. He also has three additional Grammy's for "Wicked," "Spamalot," and "Aida," Filipetti's numerous Surround mixes, include "James Taylor - Live at the Beacon;" Five For Fighting - "America Town"; Elton John's "Dream Ticket" (4 DVD set); and is currently working on classic Frank Zappa tracks. SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY BARBRA STREISAND HIGHER GROUND LUCIANO PAVAROTTI PAVAROTTI AND FRIENDS (1995 - 2000) KORN UNTOUCHABLES, TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR, GREATEST HITS ROD STEWART  THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK(Vol. 1 and 2) ELTON JOHN ONE NIGHT ONLY,(CD and 5.1), THE RED PIANO (DVD) WICKED ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST ALBUM POLYPHONIC SPREE TOGETHER WE'RE HEAVY (5.1)  MEATLOAF BAT OUT OF HELL (5.1) BILLY JOEL THE STRANGER,(5.1) 52ND STREET(5.1 ) DAVID SANBORN  ONLY EVERYTHING DOLLY PARTON LIVE FROM THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL MUSIC FOR "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE," "ENCHANTED," "NINE" (FILM SOUNDTRACKS)