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SHARE BUTTON Greenwell is a producer, engi- neer, mixer and musician who has worked on albums garner- ing three Grammy nomina- tions.  He’s at the level where musicians will come to wher- ever he is located.  After years of working in New York City, he moved his studio to Asbury Park, near the town where he bought a home 25 years ago.  Chances are you’ve heard a re- cord with his work (either en- gineering, mixing, performing, or producing) on it.  His resume runs from some of the biggest names in hip hop history (Run- DMC, LL Cool J) to rock and roll legends (Ernie Isley, Jeff Beck) to working alongside produc- ers like Raphael Sadiq and Nile NJ STAGE - ISSUE 45 by Gary Wien Rodgers.  As a producer himself, he’s guided releases by artists like Joss Stone and James Mad- dock, as well as the recently re- leased Thistle & Boon record by Jersey artist Karen Mansfield. New Jersey Stage caught up with the Maryland native to get his whole story - how he started out, what led him to the studio, and what he looks for in record- ing artists. You started out as a musician yourself right? Yes, I grew up just outside of DC.  I played in my band all through the 1980s.  We used to play Atlanta to Scranton.  We never got to the Jersey Shore or New York City though. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 7