Tchad Blake
 Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer audio engineer mixer and musician.He has worked with numerous artists and musicians including State Radio Apartment 26 Elvis Costello Peter Gabriel Pearl Jam Tom Waits Richard Thompson Brazilian Girls Sheryl Crow November 2 T-Bone Burnett Travis Marike Jager Crowded House Finn Brothers Liam Finn The Pretenders Bernard Fanning Los Lobos The Bad Plus Sam Phillips Suzanne Vega The Bangles Stina Nordenstam Phish Bonnie Raitt Lisa Germano Fishbone Al Green Tracy Chapman Phantom Planet Gomez The Dandy Warhols American Music Club Jed Davis Blitzen Trapper Cibo Matto Haley Bonar David Rhodes The Black Keys Nico Vega Halloween Alaska Cheese People Kula Shaker and Soul Coughing Delta Spirit The Sheepdogs Clarance Bucaro Charlie Mars The Van Jets Indy Grotto RZA Nive Nielsen Mutemath Max Gomez Living In Question Justin Townes Earle Luella And The Suns Aṣa Nina Violet Tracy Bonham Little Fish Blackroc Gary Myrick and The Figures among others.Blake often partners with Mitchell Froom and the two formed Latin Playboys with David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez of Los Lobos.Blake is noted for creating original and at times awkward sonic textures (usually with unorthodox gear) constantly shifting mixes and use of binaural recording.Blake has won a number of Grammy Awards beginning with Best Engineered Album Non-Classical and Best Rock Album for Sheryl Crow's The Globe Sessions (1998). 