As of 2002 Engine Room Audio has offered traditional mastering and duplication services, as well as engineering, mastering, recording, and in some cases production. In 2001 he engineered several choral albums through Engine Room Audio, and the following year he remastered the bonus tracks for Linda Perhacs' Parallelograms. He is studio owner and chief engineer, and in 2000 he designed the cover for an album by Sin Dizzy. In 1996 Christensen founded Engine Room Audio (ERA) in lower Manhattan, originally constructing the studio in his loft apartment to master and record local bands. During this time he opened and operated a restaurant in Manhattan, returning to music once the restaurant was financially stable.įounding Engine Room Audio (1996–2003) In 1995 he took a partial hiatus from music. Through Soundtrack City he also worked on the soundtracks for several commercials and films, including music videos for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, LL Cool J, and 3rd Bass. Also in the 1990s he did session work as a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, singing backup on several projects by Kevin Salem of Roadrunner Records and co-writing material with Ivan Neville. By the late 1990s he had played as a lead vocalist, guitarist, or songwriter for several bands in Colorado, London, and New York. While at Soundtrack City, he signed another record deal based on a self-produced demo, and ended up working on tours for bands such as Radiohead, The Wallflowers and The Gin Blossoms. Īfter returning to New York City Christensen began working at Soundtrack City as a line producer, and in 1995 he began playing with a number of New York bands. He spent three years living in London in the early 1990s, producing independent albums and touring with bands such as The Waterboys and The Clash. He began producing music at age nineteen, while also studying audio engineering and mastering techniques. By the age of sixteen he was touring with his own progressive rock material in the midwest. Christensen was born in Germany, and raised in the United States and England. 1.3 Founding Engine Room Recordings (2004–08)Ĭareer Early touring and production (1980s–1990s).1.1 Early touring and production (1980s–1990s).

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