Machine (producer)

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Short description|American record producer}} {{Multiple issues| {{blp sources|date=January 2016}} {{Notability|Biographies|date=January 2016}} }}

'''Machine''' (born '''Gene Freeman''') is an American record producer and mix engineer known for his work in heavy metal, punk, and rock music. He has produced and mixed albums for bands such as Lamb of God, Clutch, and Every Time I Die, and has been described by ''Kerrang!'' as a "metal production legend." In addition to his studio work, Machine has contributed to music-production education, including teaching a mix-breakdown of Lamb of God’s Grammy-nominated song "Redneck" on the Nail the Mix platform.

== Career == Machine has been described by ''Kerrang!'' as a "metal production legend," noted for helping developing heavy bands refine their sound and for his role in shaping modern American metal production.<ref>{{cite web |title=Famed metal producer Machine explains how to work with breaking bands |url=https://www.kerrang.com/famed-metal-producer-machine-explains-how-to-work-with-breaking-bands |website=Kerrang! |date=2018-11-29 |access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref> His production philosophy has also been profiled by Toontrack, where he discussed building mixes around the most important instrument in a given song and avoiding formulaic templates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Producer Profile: Machine |url=https://www.toontrack.com/news/producer-profile-machine/ |website=Toontrack |date=2016-06-20 |access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>

In addition to his record-production work, Machine has contributed to music-production education. In 2018, he appeared as a guest instructor on the Nail the Mix platform, providing a full breakdown of his mix for Lamb of God’s Grammy-nominated song "Redneck," including access to multitrack stems and a livestreamed mixing session.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mix Lamb of God "Redneck" Multitracks With Machine On This Month’s Nail The Mix |url=https://geargods.net/news/mix-lamb-of-god-redneck-multitracks-with-machine-on-this-months-nail-the-mix/ |website=Gear Gods |date=2018-08-16 |access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Engineers: Learn how famous Lamb of God & Converge tracks were mixed with Nail The Mix |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/engineers-learn-how-famous-lamb-of-god-converge-tracks-were-mixed-with-nail-the-mix |website=Metal Injection |date=2018-08-18 |access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nail The Mix announces classes with Machine (Lamb of God) and Kurt Ballou (Converge) |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2018/08/16/nail-the-mix-announces-classes-with-machine-lamb-of-god-and-kurt-ballou-converge/ |website=MetalSucks |date=2018-08-16 |access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>

== Discography == Machine has worked with a number of artists on their albums:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.machineshopproductions.org/producers/machine.html |title=Machine Shop Productions |accessdate=January 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615072342/http://www.machineshopproductions.org/producers/machine.html |archivedate=June 15, 2012 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Artist !! Title !! Role |- | rowspan="1" |2026 |Haste the Day |''Dissenter'' |Mixing<ref>[https://tidal.com/album/494683800/credits ''Dissenter'' in Tidal]</ref> |- | rowspan="1" |2025 |Vukovi |My God Has Got A Gun |Produced, engineering, mixing, mastering |- | rowspan="3" | 2024 |Haste the Day |''Coward (10th Anniversary Remix and Remaster)'' |Mixing, mastering<ref>[https://tidal.com/album/401863981/credits ''Coward (10th Anniversary Remix and Remaster)'' in Tidal]</ref> |- |[https://www.weareunpeople.com/ Unpeople] |The Garden |Produced, engineering, mixing, mastering |- |The Hu |[https://usmerch.thehuofficial.com/products/the-hu-live-at-glastonbury-cd? The HU Live At Glastonbury] |Mixing, Mastering |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |Nothing More |SPIRITS (LIVE) |Mixing, additional production |- |[https://postprofitofficial.com/home Post Profit] |Self Defeater |Produced, engineering, mixing, mastering |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |Thousand Thoughts |Better than Never |Mixing, Mastering |- |Just Friends |Hella |Mixing, Mastering |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |Press to Meco |Transmute |Produced, engineering, mixing, mastering |- |Kerri Watt |Neptune's Daughter |Produced, engineering, mixing, mastering |- |2020 |The Amity Affliction |Everyone Loves You... Once You leave Them |Mixing, mastering |- |2020 |The Living Tombstone |''zero_one'' |Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="4" | 2019 || Bellybuster || ''When the Morning Comes'' || Mixing, mastering |- |Grayscale |''Nella Vita'' |Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Roam |Smile Wide |Produced, engineering, mixing, mastering |- |[https://prophetsandoutlaws.com/ Prophets and Outlaws] |Dreamer |Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="3" | 2018 ||As It Is||''The Great Depression''|| Produced, engineering, mixing |- | Press to Meco||''Here's to the Fatigue''|| Produced, engineering, mixing, mastering |- |[https://www.bluewaterhighwayband.com Blue Water Highway] |Heartbreak City |Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |Kyng |Breathe In The Water |Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Crobot |Welcome to Fat City |Produced, engineering, mixing |- |2015 |Clutch |Psychic Warfare |Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="2" |2014 |Upon a Burning Body feat. Ice T |Turn Down For What |Production, engineering, mixing, mastering |- |Crobot |Something Supernatural |Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |Crossfaith |Apocalyze |Produced, engineering, mixing |- | Clutch || ''Earth Rocker'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="4" | 2012 || House vs. Hurricane || ''Crooked Teeth'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Impending Doom || ''Baptized in Filth'' || Mixing, vocal engineering, add production |- |Miss May I || ''At Heart'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Crossfaith || ''Zion'' (EP) || Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="6" | 2011 || Hit the Lights || ''Invicta'' (EP)|| Production, mixing |- |We Came as Romans || ''Understanding What We've Grown to Be'' || Produced, engineering, mixing (deluxe edition) |- |Oh, Sleeper || ''Children of Fire'' || Mixing |- |Protest the Hero || ''Scurrilous'' || Mixing |- |Halestorm |ReAniMate: The CoVeRs eP |Mixing |- |Brighter Brightest || ''Right for Me''|| Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="4" | 2010 || Chiodos|| ''Illuminaudio''|| Produced, engineering, mixing |- |The Amity Affliction|| ''Youngbloods''|| Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Four Year Strong|| ''Enemy of the World''|| Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Halestorm |Live in Philly, 2010 |Mixing |- | rowspan="6" | 2009 || Four Year Strong || ''Explains It All'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Suicide Silence || ''No Time to Bleed'' || Produced, engineering, mixing, mastering |- |A Skylit Drive || ''Adelphia'' || Mixing |- |Cobra Starship |Hot Mess |Co-production, additional engineering, mixing |- |Dananananaykroyd|| ''Hey Everyone!''|| Produced, engineering, mixing |- |The Cab |Take My Hand ft. Cassadee Pope (Remix) |Remix, additional production, mix |- | rowspan="4" | 2008 || Johnny Foreigner|| ''Waited Up 'til It Was Light''|| Produced, engineering, mixing |- |The Bronx |The Bronx III |Mixing |- |The Academy Is... |Fast Times at Barrington High |Mixing |- |The Cab |Whisper War |Mixing |- | rowspan="6" | 2007 || Bloodsimple || ''Red Harvest'' || Produced, engineering |- |Armor for Sleep |End Of The World - Machine Intelligence Remix |Remix, production, engineering, mixing |- |Armor for Sleep || ''Smile for Them'' || Produced, writing, engineering, mixing |- |Demon Hunter || ''Storm the Gates of Hell'' || Mixing |- |Haste the Day || ''Pressure the Hinges'' || Mixing |- |Cobra Starship || ''¡Viva la Cobra!'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="5" | 2006 || Gym Class Heroes || ''As Cruel as School Children'' || "The Queen and I" bonus remix titled "The Machine and I" (feat. Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die) |- |Gym Class Heroes |The Quilt |Additional production, additional engineering, mixed |- |Eighteen Visions || ''Eighteen Visions'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Halifax || ''The Inevitability of a Strange World'' || Co-production, engineering, mixing |- |Lamb of God || ''Sacrament'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="7" | 2005 || Armor for Sleep || ''What to Do When You Are Dead'' || Produced, engineering, mixing, additional writing |- |Demon Hunter || ''The Triptych'' || Mixing |- |Fall Out Boy || ''Tony Hawk's American Wasteland'' Soundtrack || Production, engineering, and mixed the track "Start Today" |- |Emanuel || ''Soundtrack to a Headrush'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Mindless Self Indulgence || ''You'll Rebel to Anything'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Boys Night Out || ''Trainwreck'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Every Time I Die || ''Gutter Phenomenon'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="3" | 2004 || 28 Days || ''Extremist Makeover'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Lamb of God || ''Ashes of the Wake'' || Produced, engineered, mixed |- |Clutch || ''Blast Tyrant'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="5" |2003 |Hed PE |Blackout |Produced, engineering, additional writing |- | Serafin|| ''No Push Collide''|| Mixed, additional production for singles |- |King Crimson || ''The Power to Believe'' || Co-produced, engineering, mixing |- |King Crimson || ''Eyes Wide Open (disc 1)'' || Mixed |- |King Crimson || ''EleKtrik: Live in Japan'' || Mixed |- | rowspan="3" | 2002 || Sev || ''All These Dreams'' || Produced, engineering, mixing, additional writing |- |Pitchshifter || ''PSI'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |28 Days || ''Stealing Chairs'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- | rowspan="4" | 2001 || Diffuser || ''Injury Loves Melody'' || Mixing, additional production |- |Lostprophets || ''The Fake Sound of Progress'' || Mixed the singles |- |Vision of Disorder || ''From Bliss to Devastation'' || Produced, engineering, mixing, additional writing |- |Clutch || ''Pure Rock Fury'' || Produced, engineered |- | rowspan="2" |2000 |Submarine |Skin Diving |Produced, engineering, mixing |- | Hed PE|| ''Broke''|| Produced, engineering, additional writing |- | rowspan="4" | 1999 || The Step Kings || ''Let's Get It On'' || Produced, engineering, mixing, additional writing |- |Coal Chamber feat. Ozzy Osbourne || "Shock the Monkey" (Peter Gabriel cover) || Mixed single |- |Stony Sleep || ''A Slack Romance'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- |Shootyz Groove || ''High Definition'' || Produced, engineering, mixing, additional writing |- | 1998 || Pitchshifter || ''www.pitchshifter.com'' || Produced, engineering, mixing |- | 1996 || White Zombie || ''Supersexy Swingin' Sounds'' || Mixed single |}

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