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Notable Recording,
Mixing & Audiobook Projects

🎧 Credits & Collaborations

With over 500 professional credits across music, audiobooks, film, and commercial media, James McLaughlin is a trusted recording, mixing, and mastering engineer for some of the world’s most respected artists and publishers. His work includes projects with John Grisham, Morgan Wade featuring Kesha, Donna Tartt, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Nickelodeon.

From bestselling audiobooks and Grammy-adjacent artists to independent gems and national ad campaigns, this curated credits list showcases James’s deep experience and sonic versatility.

Music Projects and Artists

Obsessed / Walked on Water ft. Kesha / Halloween

– Morgan Wade
🎚️ Vocal, Guitar & Piano Engineer
🟢 Listen on Spotify | 🌐 Visit MorganWadeMusic.com
Includes track with Kesha; major label release

The Scarecrow; Selfish – Claire Boyer
 🎚️ Co-write, Drums, Engineer, Mixed, Produced
🟢 Listen on Spotify (alt: Claire Boyer artist page on Spotify) | 🌐 Claire Boyer Official

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Showtime; Being Kind – Larry Keel
🎚️ Engineer, Mixed
🟢 Listen on Spotify (alt: Larry Keel artist page on Spotify) | 🌐 Larry Keel Official

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Long After the Empire – Prabir Trio
🎚️ Engineer (4 Songs + God’s Song)
🟢 Listen on Spotify (alt: Prabir Trio artist page on Spotify) | 🌐 Prabir Trio Official

Option to Extend  – Kris Monson
🎚️ Engineer
🟢 Listen on Spotify | 🌐 Visit MorganWadeMusic.com

Audiobook & Voiceover Recording Studio
Trusted by Major Publishers

Framed Introduction – John Grisham
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Framed Introduction audiobook by John Grisham) | 🌐 Penguin Random House (alt: Official Penguin Random House author page for John Grisham)

Camino Ghosts Introduction – John Grisham
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Camino Ghosts audiobook by John Grisham) | 🌐 Penguin Random House

Sparring Partners Introduction – John Grisham
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Sparring Partners audiobook by John Grisham) | 🌐 Penguin Random House

Obsessed / Walked on Water ft. Kesha / Halloween

– Morgan Wade
🎚️ Vocal, Guitar & Piano Engineer
🟢 Listen on Spotify | 🌐 Visit MorganWadeMusic.com
Includes track with Kesha; major label release

The Genius of Birds – Jennifer Ackerman
🎧 Audiobook Engineer | NY Times Bestseller
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for The Genius of Birds audiobook by Jennifer Ackerman) | 🌐 Penguin Random House

What an Owl Knows – Jennifer Ackerman
🎧 Audiobook Engineer | New York Times Bestseller
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for What an Owl Knows audiobook by Jennifer Ackerman) | 🌐 Penguin Random House

Time Will Tell – Rita Mae Brown
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Time Will Tell audiobook by Rita Mae Brown) | 🌐 Penguin Random House

Beyond the Building – Rob Finlay
🎧 Audiobook Engineer | Wall Street Journal Bestseller
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Beyond the Building audiobook by Rob Finlay) | 🌐 Publisher Site

Into the Unknown: The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos – Kelsey Johnson
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Into the Unknown audiobook by Kelsey Johnson) | 🌐 Hachette

Lost and Hound – Rita Mae Brown
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Lost and Hound audiobook by Rita Mae Brown) | 🌐 Penguin Random House

Thrill of the Hunt – Rita Mae Brown
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Thrill of the Hunt audiobook by Rita Mae Brown) | 🌐 RB Media

Thick with Trouble – Amber McBride
🎧 Audiobook Engineer | National Book Award Finalist
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Thick with Trouble audiobook by Amber McBride) | 🌐 Penguin Poets

The Twentysomething Treatment – Dr. Meg Jay
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for The Twentysomething Treatment audiobook by Dr. Meg Jay) | 🌐 Simon and Schuster

American Heroes on the Homefront: The Hearts of Heroes – Oliver North
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for American Heroes audiobook by Oliver North) | 🌐 Simon and Schuster

Heroes Proved – Oliver North
🎧 Audiobook Engineer
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for Heroes Proved audiobook by Oliver North) | 🌐 Simon and Schuster

A City on Mars – Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
🎧 Audiobook Engineer | New York Times Bestseller
🟢 Listen on Audible (alt: Audible page for A City on Mars audiobook by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith) | 🌐 Publisher Site

3 Songs and Goodbye – JJ Von Briesen
🎚️ Engineer, Mixed
🟢 Listen on Spotify (alt: JJ Von Briesen artist page on Spotify) | 🌐 JJ Von Briesen Official

Keepers – The Currys
🥁 Drum Recording
🟢 Listen on Spotify (alt: The Currys artist page on Spotify) | 🌐 The Currys Official

Here It Is – Charles Owens Trio
🎚️ Engineer 
🟢 Listen on Spotify (alt: Charles Owens Trio artist page on Spotify) | 🌐 Charles Owens Official

Option to Extend  – Kris Monson
🎚️ Engineer
🟢 Listen on Spotify | 🌐 Visit MorganWadeMusic.com

2025

CLAIRE BOYER

THE SCARECROW

SELFISH

Co-write, Drums,

Engineer, Mixed, Produced

LARRY KEEL

SHOWTIME

ENGINEER, MIXED

JOHN STICKLEY DUO EP

(forthcoming)

WRONGFUL CONVICTION

PODCAST with

JASON FLOM and JOHN GRISHAM

SWAMP STREET

PORTALS, VIOLET TIDE

Engineer, Mixed

JENNIFER ACKERMAN

THE GENIUS OF BIRDS

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

AUDIOBOOK

JJ VON BRIESEN

3 SONGS AND GOODBYE

Engineer, Mixed


KRIS MONSON

OPTION TO EXTEND

ENGINEER

 

DUCA LEINDECKER

(album forthcoming)

THE ART OF SUBTLE REVISIONS

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

AUDIOBOOK

2024

MORGAN WADE - OBSESSED,

WALKED ON WATER ft. KESHA,

HALLOWEEN 

ENGINEER: VOCALS/GUITAR/PIANO

JOHN GRISHAM

FRAMED introduction

CAMINO GHOSTS introduction

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

AUDIOBOOK

RITA MAE BROWN

TIME WILL TELL

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

AUDIOBOOK

PRABIR TRIO

LONG AFTER THE EMPIRE

ENGINEER - 4 SONGS +

GOD'S SONG


​LARRY KEEL - BEING KIND

ENGINEER, MIXED

WHO SHOT JOHN

CUT NO SWITCH

ENGINEER, MIXED

​​

​​VISA OLYMPICS

2024 COMMERCIALS

with KATE DOUGLASS

WALGREENS OLYMPIC 2024 COMMERCIALS

SANDMAN - DC COMICS

Dialog Recording for Dirk Maags

INTO THE UNKNOWN:

THE QUEST TO UNDERSTAND THE

MYSTERIES OF THE COSMOS

by KELSEY JOHNSON

HACHETTE AUDIOBOOK

DONNA TARTT

RECLAIMING ART IN THE

AGE OF ARTIFICE introduction

​​

​PAUL WAGNER - AMERICAN FOCUS

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE:

THE BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT

Dialog Recording

 

NICKELODEON PARAMOUNT

Dialog recording with

JADE CATTA-PRETA

THE STRIPERS - 22

ENGINEER, MIXED

ALEX ANGELICH

TRUST THE PROCESS

DRUM RECORDING


MICHAEL CLEM

(EDDIE FROM OHIO)

CIRCUS BRAWL VOL. 1

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

CO-PRODUCED

THE TWENTYSOMETHING

TREATMENT

DR. MEG JAY - AUDIOBOOK

SIMON AND SCHUSTER

HOME TO HER by

LIZ CHILDS KELLY

RECORD, EDIT,

PRODUCED AUDIOBOOK

WE ARE STAR CHILDREN

SPITFIRE (ALBUM)

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

CARTWHEELS

WINDMEAL, ALL I NEED

ENGINEER

LOOSE LEAF

PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU

MARBLES - tracking

​​2023

CHARLES OWENS TRIO

THIS IS US (ALBUM)

LA RESERVE

ENGINEER

THE CURRYS

KEEPERS

DRUM RECORDING

JENNIFER ACKERMAN

WHAT AN OWL KNOWS

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

AUDIOBOOK ENGINEER 

*New York Times Bestseller

KELLY AND ZACH WEINERSMITH

A CITY ON MARS - intro, note bene

*New York Times Bestseller

SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE 

FILM BY RICARDO PREVE

AUDIO DIALOG RECORING

KATIE SILCOX - THE SHAKTI SCHOOL

GLOW WORTHY

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

AUDIOBOOK ENGINEER

RITA MAE BROWN

LOST AND HOUND

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

AUDIOBOOK ENGINEER

AMBER MCBRIDE

National Book Award Finalist

THICK WITH TROUBLE

PENGUIN POETS

AUDIOBOOK ENGINEER

ROB FINLAY

BEYOND THE BUILDING

WSJ BEST SELLER

AUDIOBOOK ENGINEER

ASTRONOMERS

 ABOUT TIME

ENGINEER, CO-MIXED, CO-PRODUCED

BREAKERS

DOMINO, BRUNCH 

ENGINEER

 

GARY GREEN

LIVE VIDEO 

MIXED, MASTERED

THE JELLIES - 3 SONG EP

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

ROOT CELLAR REMEDY

MEMORIES AND SONGS

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

BRIGHTWOOD IRISH TRIO

4 SONG DEMO

MAYDAY

AS A BOY

ENGINEER

 

BEN COOK  

DRUM RECORDINGS

 

KAITLIN BURTON

WOMAN FOR YOU

VOCAL ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

2022

 

JOHN GRISHAM

- SPARRING PARTNERS

AUDIOBOOK INTRODUCTION 

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

GREENSKY BLUEGRASS

WNRN SESSION

ENGINEER, MIXED FOR BROADCAST

RITA MAE BROWN 

THRILL OF THE HUNT

AUDIOBOOK - RB MEDIA

SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS

WNRN SESSION

ENGINEER, MIXED FOR BROADCAST

OGDEN HEART - SELF TITLED ALBUM

DRUMS, PERCUSSION, ENGINEER,

MIXED, MASTERED, PRODUCED

 

THE CURRYS

LIVE AT HEARTWOOD SOUNDSTAGE

MIXED, MASTERED

JOHN KELLY - 3 BRIGHT STARS (SINGLE)

DRUMS, ENGINEER, MIXED,

MASTERED, CO-PRODUCED

MATT JOHNSON - (SINGLES)

VOCAL ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

ARCADIA FALCON - 2 SINGLES

MIXED, MASTERED

 

2021

14 STORIES - MONDAY MORNING

ENGINEER, MIXED, CO-PRODUCED

 

7TH GRADE GIRL FIGHT - (SELF TITLED)

ENGINEERING

THE STRING QUEEN - WHO ARE YOU?

VIOLIN ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

ALL THE BEST FROM 6 FEET AWAY 

TRIBUTE TO JOHN PRINE

JIM WAIVE AND FARAWAY

2 SONGS ENGINEER, MIXED

ROOT CELLAR REMEDY - QUARANTOWN EP

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

TONAL STRANGERS - SELF TITLED 

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

2020

 

JOHN KELLY - IN BETWEEN

ENGINEER, MIXED

2019

PAUL KOORS  MAKE A MAN,

THE UNFINISHED LIFE

DRUMS

 

2018

7TH GRADE GIRL FIGHT  

JUMP BACK

4 SONG EP

ENGINEER, MIXED

SUMMER IS OVER

4 SONG EP

ENGINEER, MIXED

2017

DEBRA GUY

LUCKY NUMBERS

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

 

2016

 

MICHAEL CLEM - 50 CLEMENTINES

ENGINEER, MIXED, CO-PRODUCED

BELEZA

JUST FOR FUN

ENGINEER, MIXED, AND 

DRUMS ON 6 SONGS

2015

 

JASON BURKE

BURNING DAYLIGHT 

DRUMS

 

2014

 

ROBERT JOSPE EXPRESS

DOUBLE ALBUM

CLASSICS - DOIN' IT UP

ENGINEER, MIXED,

MASTERED, CO-PRODUCED

2013

 

JOHN D'EARTH - ON 

ENGINEER, MIXED,

MASTERED, CO-PRODUCED

GREG HOWARD - AZUL ft.

JOHN D'EARTH AND BRIAN CAPUTO

ENGINEER

OLIVER NORTH

AMERICAN HEROES

SIMON AND SCHUSTER

AUDIOBOOK ENGINEER

2012

 

OLIVER NORTH

HEROES PROVED

SIMON AND SCHUSTER

AUDIOBOOK ENGINEER

GALEN CURRY  

THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS

 DRUMS, ENGINEER, MIXED

THE HARD ROAD TRIO  

MONTICELLO

ENGINEER, MIXED,

CO-PRODUCED,  PERCUSSION

ANNE O'BRIEN 

THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND

DRUMS 

KYLE STUART THOMAS 

RESSURECTION GUITAR

EDITS AND REMASTERING

 

2011

BELEZA

COOKIN' WITH FLAVOUR

CO-MIXED, CO-PRODUCED

ROCK RIVER GYPSIES 

AT LONG LAST 

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

GINA SOBEL 

SEEDS OF THE STREETS 

PERCUSSION, ENGINEER,

MIXED, MASTERED

ROBERT KING 

ABOVE THE GROUND 

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

2010

SISSY SPACEK

COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER

30TH ANNIVERSARY

RANDOM HOUSE AUDIOBOOK

 

MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD

106.1 THE CORNER LOUNGE

 

GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS

106.1 THE CORNER LOUNGE SESSION

RELIENT K - WNRN SESSIONS

 

RHETT MILLER

106.1 THE CORNER LOUNGE

HARPER SIMON - WNRN SESSION

WELLS HANLEY -

CAMELS ARE COMING 

ENGINEER, CO-PRODUCED

ELLIS PAUL

106.1 THE CORNER LOUNGE SESSION

SAM SCOTT - ELEVEN & SWINGIN'! 

DRUMS, ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

BARLING AND COLLINS -

NEW WORLD ODOR

CO-ENGINEER

GALEN CURRY - SOME PERSPECTIVE

DRUMS, ENGINEER, MIXED

MANDOMORPHOSIS 2010

ENGINEERED TRACKS 5, 10

2009

THE BAND OF HEATHENS 

106.1 THE CORNER LOUNGE

LAURA VIERS AND THE HALL OF FLAMES

WNRN SESSIONS

SARA WATKINS and

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS

106.1 THE CORNER LOUNGE

NEOLITHIC - JOHN D'EARTH ft.

HOD O'BRIEN 

ENGINEER

 

KATHRYN CAINE - DOWN HOME GIRL 

DRUMS, PERCUSSION, BGV,

ENGINEER, MIXED,

MASTERED, CO-PRODUCED

A KATHRYN CAINE CHIRSTMAS

(4 SONG EP)

DRUMS, ENGINEER,

MIXED, MASTERED

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT HAMILTONS'

WITH  DAVE KANNENSOHN

AND SAM WILSON

ENGINEER, MIXED, CO-PRODUCED

RAW DAWG - SELF TITLED

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

 

2008

STEELHEART - GOOD 2B ALIVE

ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING

BRIAN BURACKER

WITHIN THIS BRIEF TIME

ENGINEER

A CALL TO HEAL

THE BAGHDAD RAIN PROJECT

DRUMS, ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING

BORDEN GRANT

BRENNAN GILMORE

4 SONG EP

ENGINEER, MIXED

J MICHAEL REEDS

UNDER AN URBAN MOON

ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING

2007

 

HELEN HORAL

WORDS UNBROKEN

DRUMS, PERCUSSION,

ENGINEER, MIXED 4 SONGS,

CO-PRODUCED

 

KINGS OF BELMONT

SWAY 

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED

MAX COLLINS

WHISKEY ROOM (6 SONG EP)

DRUMS, PERCUSSION,

ENGINEER, MIXED, MASTERED 

MATTHEW WILLNER

SELF TITLED

DRUMS, ENGINEER

2006

 

SAM WILSON

GREEN GATES 

ENGINEER, CO-PRODUCED

SUN DOMINGO

GO TO BED GRINNING

(ENGINEER, MIXED 2 SONGS)

2005

PICKIN' ON BECK  

CMH RECORDS 

(OLD SCHOOL FREIGHT TRAIN)

ENGINEER, MIXED

 

PICKIN' ON JOHN MAYER volume 2

CMH RECORDS

(OLD SCHOOL FREIGHT TRAIN)

ENGINEER, MIXED

FAIR WEATHER BUMS

SELF TITLED

ENGINEER

SESSHIN 

SELF TITLED

ENGINEER, DRUMS, ARRANGING

1999 - 2001

 

LONDON, ENGLAND

 assistant to TIM LAWS 

at STANLEY HOUSE

LIBERTY X

HOLDING ON TO YOU, 

THINKING IT OVER, JUST A LITTLE 

 

S CLUB

HAVE YOU EVER,

DON'T STOP MOVING, BEST FRIEND 

 

THE REELISTS

FREAK MODE

 

SO SOLID CREW

BROKEN SILENCE

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