# S. Husky Höskulds

S. Husky Höskulds (born in Iceland) is an audio engineer based in Los Angeles, California.

## Biography

Husky Höskulds moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to study audio engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. He began his career working with Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake as a staff engineer at The Sound Factory in the early 1990s but would quickly move on to independent projects with Michael Penn, The Wallflowers, Sheryl Crow, Tom Waits and a steady collaboration with Mike Patton on his various projects. Also important was the work with the producers Craig Street and Joe Henry, for whom he also recorded and mixed two of his own albums. In 2002 he won a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical alongside Jay Newland for the multiple awarded debut album Come Away with Me by Norah Jones co-produced by Craig Street.

## Groundlift.org

In 2009 Husky founded the online artist community Groundlift.org. In an effort to bring together like-minded artists and collaborators, Groundlift is now host to more than 40 artists worldwide, including over 50 albums and other digital artwork and has been tapped for several soundtracks and collaborations.

### Mission

Groundlift is a creative platform, an online community and forum for forward thinking and open minded artists and art lovers. A catalyst in the creation, distribution and sales of all types of digital art, audio and visual… music, photography, video, short films, animation and more.

### Groundlift Studios

Leveraging the latest in digital technology, Husky and his Groundlift team currently operate studios in Los Angeles, Reykjavik and Paris. This international presence further enhances the online community idea, and allows for unparalleled creative freedom and collaboration.

## Discography

(Sorted by artist)
| Year | Artist | Album | Producer | Credits for Höskulds |
| 2002 | Solomon Burke | Don't Give Up on Me | Joe Henry | Rec. and mix |
| 2005 | Chocolate Genius, Inc. | Black Yankee Rock | Craig Street | Rec. and mix |
| 2006 | Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint | The River in Reverse | Joe Henry | Rec. and mix |
| 1998 | Sheryl Crow | The Globe Sessions | Sheryl Crow | Rec. |
| 2005 | Ani DiFranco | Knuckle Down | Joe Henry, Ani DiFranco | Rec. and mix |
| 2002 | The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Medicated Magic | Craig Street | Rec. and mix |
| 2013 | Matt Duncan | Soft Times | Matt Duncan | Mastering |
| 2001 | Fantômas | The Director's Cut | Mike Patton | Rec. and mix |
| 2004 | Fantômas | Delìrivm Còrdia | Mike Patton | Rec. and mix (assisted by Mott Lange) |
| 2005 | Fantômas | Suspended Animation | Mike Patton | Mix |
| 1998 | Lisa Germano | Slide | Tchad Blake | Rec. with Tchad Blake and Lisa Germano |
| 2004 | The Gipsy Kings | Roots | Craig Street | Rec. and mix |
| 2001 | Joe Henry | Scar | Craig Street, Joe Henry | Rec. and mix |
| 2003 | Joe Henry | Tiny Voices | Joe Henry | Rec. and mix |
| 2013 | India.Arie | SongVersation | India.Arie | Rec. six tracks with Greg Fuqua, Rob Skipworth a.o. |
| 2002 | Norah Jones | Come Away with Me | Craig Street (original tracks) | Rec. three tracks |
| 1998 | Gary Jules | Greetings from the Side | Michael Andrews | Mix, assistant to Tchad Blake |
| 1999 | Latin Playboys | Dose | Latin Playboys | Assistant with John Paterno to Latin Playboys |
| 2005 | Bettye LaVette | I've Got My Own Hell to Raise | Joe Henry | Rec. and mix |
| 2006 | John Legend | Once Again | Craig Street a.o. | (Add.) rec. of several tracks with John Paterno a.o. |
| 1999 | Los Lobos | This Time | Los Lobos | Add. rec. |
| 2000 | The Manhattan Transfer | The Spirit of St. Louis | Craig Street | Rec. and mix |
| 2008 | My Brightest Diamond | A Thousand Shark's Teeth | Shara Worden | Mix and master |
| 2014 | My Brightest Diamond | This Is My Hand | Zac Rae w/ Shara Worden | Mix and master |
| 2007 | Yael Naim | Yael Naim | David Donatien, Yael Naim | Mix and master |
| 1999 | Meshell Ndegeocello | Bitter | Craig Street | Additional recording |
| 2010 | Meshell Ndegeocello | Devil's Halo | Chris Bruce, Meshell Ndegeocello | Recording (exc. the vocals) |
| 2009 | Mike Patton | Crank: High Voltage (O.S.T.) | Mike Patton | Mixing, with Mike Patton |
| 2010 | Mike Patton | Mondo Cane | Mike Patton w.o. | Mix |
| 2011 | Mike Patton | The Solitude of Prime Numbers (O.S.T.) | Mike Patton | Mastering |
| 2006 | Peeping Tom | Peeping Tom | Mike Patton with var. co-prod. | Mix |
| 2000 | Michael Penn | MP4 (Days Since a Lost Time Accident) | Michael Penn | Rec. and mix with Michael Penn (and assistants) |
| 2003 | Grant-Lee Phillips | Virginia Creeper | Grant-Lee Phillips | Rec. and mix |
| 2006 | Grant-Lee Phillips | Strangelet | Grant-Lee Phillips | Mix |
| 2007 | Brandi Shearer | Close to Dark | Larry Klein, Brandi Shearer, Ted Savarese | Rec. with Stephen Hart |
| 1999 | Vonda Shepard | By 7:30 | Mitchell Froom, Vonda Shepard | Rec. with John Paterno |
| 2006 | Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet | Husky | Skerik | Rec. and mix |
| 1998 | Soulwax | Much Against Everyone's Advice | David Sardy | Rec. (with Greg Fidelman) |
| 1998 | Soul Coughing | El oso | Tchad Blake, Soul Coughing | Rec. assistant to Tchad Blake for most tracks |
| 2002 | Turin Brakes | Ether Song | Tony Hoffer | Recording |
| 2004 | Vincent & Mr. Green | Vincent & Mr. Green | Vincent & Mr. Green | Mix |
| 2002 | Tom Waits | Blood Money | Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits | Mix of six tracks |
| 2000 | The Wallflowers | Breach | Andrew Slater, Michael Penn | Recording |
| 2006 | The Wood Brothers | Ways Not to Lose | John Medeski | Rec. with Damien Shannon and Scott Serota, and mix |
| 2005 | Lizz Wright | Dreaming Wide Awake | Craig Street | Rec. and mix (assisted by Matthew Cullen a.o.) |
Höskulds also worked with Fiona Apple, Susana Baca, Sverrir Bergman, Doyle Bramhall, Edie Brickell, Tracy Chapman, The Derek Trucks Band, Devo, Dr Spock, French for Cartridge, Terra Grimard, Earl Harvin, The Holmes Brothers, Jubilant Sykes, Gabriel Kahane, Wouter Kellerman, Laus, Josh Lopez, Aimee Mann, Emi Meyer, Minus, Eliza Moore, My Brightest Diamond, Dave Palmer, Vanessa Paradis, Ann Peebles, Sam Phillips, David Piltch and Friends, Billy Preston, Skinny Puppy, Susheela Raman, Toshi Reagon, Hemlock Smith, Mavis Staples, Jennifer Terran, Irma Thomas, Richard Thompson, Amali Ward and others.