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evidence: John F. Machnik -LRB- born February 14 , 1968 -RRB- is an American record producer , recording engineer and electrical engineer from Madison , Wisconsin .. He was the owner of Sleepless Nights Recording Studios from 1989 to 2001 .. In 2000 , he started recording comedy for Stand Up !. Records including  : Mitch Hedberg , Lewis Black `` White Album '' , Lewis Black `` Revolver '' , Lewis Black `` End of the Universe '' , Ron White , Dave Attell , Doug Stanhope , Sklar Brothers , David Cross , Maria Bamford , Judy Gold , Marc Maron , Greg Proops , Dan Naturman , Tom Rhodes , Tim Slagle , Matt Kirshen , Rene Hicks , Jamie Kilstein , Hannibal Buress and Andy Andrist .. Mitch Hedberg. Mitch hedburg. Ron White. Ron White. Dave Attell. Dave Attell. Doug Stanhope. Doug Stanhope. Sklar Brothers. Sklar brothers. David Cross. David Cross. Maria Bamford. Maria Bamford. Judy Gold. Judy Gold. Marc Maron. Marc Maron. Greg Proops. Greg Proops. Dan Naturman. Dan Naturman. Tom Rhodes. Tom Rhodes. Tim Slagle. Tim Slagle. Matt Kirshen. Matt Kirshen. Rene Hicks. Rene Hicks. Jamie Kilstein. Jamie Kilstein. Hannibal Buress. Hannibal Buress. Andy Andrist. Andy Andrist. Lewis Black. Lewis Black. In 2004 , John recorded the Madison stint of the David Cross 's `` Shut Up , You Fucking Baby ! ''. David Cross. David Cross. tour .. Initially , it was thought that none of the material was used on the album but later found out from producer Scotty Crane that bits were indeed used on the album .. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2004 .. Grammy. Grammy. In 2008 , John received a Grammy award for his work on the Lewis Black album `` Anticipation '' .. Grammy. Grammy. Lewis Black. Lewis Black. Anticipation. Anticipation ( Lewis Black album ). and was nominated in 2006 for work on Lewis Black 's album Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues .. Lewis Black. Lewis Black. John has done engineering , producing and / or mastering for the following  : Cold , Less Than Jake , Unsane , Space Streakings , Ed Hall , Merl Saunders , Killdozer , Bongzilla , Horace Pinker , Still Life , Ceilishrine , Crayon Black , None Left Standing , The Promise Ring , The Heavils , Mount Shasta , Madisalsa , White , Marques Bovre and the Evil Twins , Road Trip , Sunshine Allison , Corm , Discount , Peepshow , Middle World , Pachinko , Driving with Carl , Saving Face , Mad Trucker , Phat Phunktion , Muzzy Luctin , Angels or Insects , Howl , Wish , Magic 7 , and Last Crack plus many midwest local acts .. Cold. Cold ( band ). Less Than Jake. Less Than Jake. Unsane. Unsane. Ed Hall. Ed Hall ( band ). Merl Saunders. Merl Saunders. Killdozer. Killdozer ( band ). Still Life. Still Life ( US band ). The Promise Ring. The Promise Ring. Bongzilla. Bongzilla. Horace Pinker. Horace Pinker. Discount. Discount ( band ). John is now President of Electro-Works , Inc. , a Wisconsin-based company providing custom sound , lighting , audio and video applications .. Electro-Works , Inc. has been involved in projects across the United States and parts of Asia .. United States. United States