Adam Lasus (born September 2, 1968 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States) is an American record producer, recording engineer and musician.
Career Lasus's credits include albums by Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Lilys, Helium, Juliana Hatfield, Mark Mulcahy, Dean Ween, Matt Keating, Clem Snide, Amy Ray, Madder Rose, Army Navy, Michael Cerveris, Anders Parker, Chris Harford, Versus, Dumptruck and Gigolo Aunts.
Lasus started Studio Red in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1990, and recorded many indie rock artists there: Helium, Versus, The Lilys, Madder Rose, Space Needle, Varnaline, Joey Sweeney, Matt Keating and many more.
In 1997, he moved to Brooklyn and started Fireproof Recording, a recording studio, which became an important part of the indie music scene in Brooklyn and New York City. While there Lasus worked with PJ Harvey, J Mascis, Joan Jett, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Mark Mulcahy, Spike Priggen, Violet, Daniel Johnston, As well as Members of Sleater Kinney, Cheap Trick, R.E.M., Guided By Voices, The Breeders, The Posies, Sonic Youth, The Beastie Boys, The Go-Betweens and Ween.
Lasus has always recorded to analog tape and believes that recording and mixing to tape produces the best possible sonic result. Typically his records are started by recording the band live to a 24-track 2-inch tape machine and he uses a large selection of unique vintage compressors, microphones, mic preamps, eq's, reverbs, tape delays and effects.
Fireproof Recording moved to Los Angeles in 2005 where Lasus worked with indie artists Anders Parker, Army Navy, The Submarines, Seneca Hawk, Marching Band, Happyness, The Shivers, Kelli Scarr, Emperor X and Matt Keating.
In 2008, Lasus worked as the music director and music producer for the film Bandslam directed by Todd Graff and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Alyson Michalka, Lisa Kudrow and David Bowie, in theaters August 2009.
Lasus produced and engineered the second Army Navy album The Last Place released June 14, 2011. The Last Place went to # 28 on the CMJ top 200 chart and Rolling Stone has called them an "artist to watch."
In August 2014, Lasus was the music producer for the film If I Stay, starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Jamie Blackley. Lasus produced six original songs and a cover of the song "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins, that were performed by the fictional band, Willamette Stone, in the film led by Jamie Blackley's character, Adam Wilde. The songs were all released on the If I Stay Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Warner Brothers/ Water Tower Records.
In 2019, Lasus re-opened Studio Red in North Hollywood, 23 years after closing the original Studio Red in Philadelphia in 1996. Lasus wanted to get back to the fun and vibey recording environment that helped establish him in the 1990s. Since opening the new Studio Red Lasus worked with long time collaborator Chris Harford, as well as Kay Hanley, Son Of Stan, Sam Slick, Wake Up, Azalia Snail, Dan West, Joe Lima and Jason Lerman. The Los Angeles-based bands, Swerve, Easy Dreams, The Lightjackets, The Pretty Flowers, Much Better, Snowball ii, Mihi Nihil, IEVA and Army Navy, have all recorded at the new Studio Red.
In 2025 Lasus Co-wrote, recorded and produced songs with Louie Schultz for the Disney movie "Freakier Friday".
Selected discography Lasus is credited with the following works: Year Artist Album Label Credits 1992 Juliana Hatfield Hey Babe Mammoth Engineer 1992 Chris Harford Be Headed Elektra Producer/Engineer 1992 Yo La Tengo Upside Down Alias Producer/Engineer/Mixer 1993 Gigolo Aunts Full On Bloom Alias Co-Producer 1993 Madder Rose Bring It Down Seed/Atlantic Co-Producer/Engineer 1993 Matt Keating Tell It To Yourself Alias Producer/Engineer 1993 Versus Let's Electrify! Remora Producer/Engineer 1994 Gigolo Aunts Flippin' Out RCA/Fire Co-Producer 1994 Helium Pirate Prude Matador Producer/Engineer 1994 Lilys Brief History Of Amazing Letdowns SpinArt Producer/Engineer/Mixer 1994 Matt Keating Scaryarea Alias Producer/Engineer 1995 Helium The Dirt of Luck Matador Producer/Engineer/Mixer 1995 Madder Rose The Love You Save Tag/Atlantic Co-Producer/Engineer/Mixer 1995 Versus The Stars Are Insane Teen Beat Producer/Engineer/Mixer 1995 Saturnine Wreck at Pillar Point dirt records Producer/Engineer 1996 Yo La Tengo Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo Matador Producer/Engineer/Mixer 1997 Matt Keating Killjoy Alias Producer/Engineer 1997 Space Needle The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle Zero Hour Producer/Engineer 1999 Leah Coloff Dark Sweet Heart Searching Eye Records Producer/Engineer/Mixer 1999 Number19 Suspension Searching Eye Records Producer/Engineer/Mixer 1999 Mark Mulcahy Fathering Mezzotint Producer/Engineer 2000 Chris Harford Wake Soul Selects Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2001 Spike Priggen The Very Thing That You Treasure The Volare Label (US)/ Laughing Outlaw (Aus/EU) Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2001 Mark Mulcahy SmileSunset Mezzotint Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2002 Clem Snide You Were a Diamond Spin Art Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2003 Evil Jake Be My Ex-Girlfriend Evil Records Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2003 Spike Priggen Stars After Stars After Stars The Volare Label Engineer/Mixer 2004 The Fontaine Toups TFT TeenBeat Records Producer/Engineer 2005 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Wichita Recordings Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2006 Anders Parker Anders Parker Baryon Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2006 Spike Priggen There's No Sound In Flutes The Volare Label Mixer 2006 Back to Blonde Swim West Silence Breaks Producer/Engineer 2007 Oliver Future Pax Futura Fireproof Recordings Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2008 Army Navy Army Navy Fever Zone Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2008 Marching Band Spark Large U&L Records Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2009 Settle At Home We Are Tourists Epitaph Producer/Engineer 2010 The Orbans When We Were Wild Sheffield Avenue Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2011 Emperor X Western Teleport Bar None Mixer 2011 Ben Harper "Clearly Severely" from Give Til It's Gone Virgin Mixer 2011 Army Navy The Last Place Fever Zone Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2013 Army Navy The Crushed EP Fever Zone Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2013 Son of Stan Divorce Pop Wizardvizion Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2014 Soundtrack If I Stay Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Warner Brothers Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2014 Happyness Weird Little Birthday Bar/None Records Mixer/Engineer 2014 Army Navy The Wilderness Inside Fever Zone Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2017 Happyness Write In Bar/None Records Mixer/Engineer 2017 Chris Harford Horn Of Plenty Soul Selects Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2018 Dean Ween Rock2 Schnitzel Records Engineer 2019 Nightjacket Beauty In The Dark Nightjacket Records Producer/Engineer 2019 Son Of Stan Diamond Cuts Wizardvision Engineer 2021 Mihi Nihil Mihi Nihil Flora Toro Records Producer/Engineer 2021 Swerve Ruin Your Day Swerve Records Producer/Engineer 2026 Emperor X Unified Field Bar/None Records Producer/Engineer/Mixer 2026 The Pretty Flowers Never Felt Bitter Forge Again Records Engineer
References www.mixonline.com/recording/fireproof-recording
https://tapeop.com/interviews/20/adam-lasus
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External links
discogs.com/artist/304940-Adam-Lasus