Brendan
Dekora

Brendan's journey in the music industry started in LA's major recording studios. He worked his way up from runner to assistant to engineer while learning directly from some of the industry's most innovative minds. Along the way, he engineered sessions for artists like Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, and Steven Wilson and earned a Grammy for his engineering work with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. But what stuck with him wasn't the credits, it was the deep understanding of what makes records truly connect with listeners.

He was only about five years old when an angry teenage sister triggered his passion for music. She got into an argument with their Mom, stormed to her room, and blasted Led Zeppelin so loud that the house shook. Little Brendan had never experienced the raw power of music before, and it reached into his core and ignited a lifelong passion.

He fell deeply in love with music and started playing drums (of course, playing along to John Bonham). The passion was so deep that he knew there was nothing else he'd rather do with his life.

His teenage years saw the days of grunge rock, and he fell in love with bands like Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Tool, Radiohead, and Queens Of The Stone Age. He knew he had to work in music somehow or would never be fulfilled.

He decided to go to recording school and promptly landed in the biggest studios in Los Angeles, cleaning toilets, of course. But his relaxed, laid-back, yet dedicated personality allowed him to climb the ranks. He was soon in the studios, learning from the biggest engineers and producers in the industry.

For over twenty years, he worked, learned, and grew as an engineer, always the grounded yet technically adept partner for the artists. He's maintained his passion for music and now integrates it into every project he works on.

In his teenage years, he found a deep love for the outdoors, with mountain biking, skiing, and landscape photography. He still appreciates the chance to be outside, especially after long days in the windowless rooms of recording studios. These passions are a chance to participate in a waking meditation, providing the focus and clarity to tap into creativity in the studio consistently.

With his photography, he often pushes the boundaries of reality, enhancing the images to the point of surrealism, pushing them far beyond the raw capture. He draws parallels between photography and music production in his approaches, pushing mixes into realms beyond what the naked eye can see.

He is focused on being the finishing touch and the new perspective the project needs. Many of his clients consider his mixing the final piece of the puzzle that completes their vision in the best way possible.

He uses his passion for music, combined with the skills and wisdom he has absorbed over twenty years working with some of the industry's most creative minds, to help bands shape their sonic identity.