an Irish born music producer, songwriter and sound engineer based in Los Angeles, CA. with almost 25 years experience of making records. Working across genres ranging from singer songwriter, folk, americana, soul, jazz, brazilian, celtic, world music, elecronica, trip hop, ambient and cinematic styles, but also not defined by genre, more by ethos during the process and in the environment she creates.
In addition to owning her own music production company, EMP MUSIC, Lynne also produces, engineers & mixes regularly at studios across LA including The Village, CAPITOL, Henson, East West, aramount, Glenwood Place & The Record Plant.
WORKING with many independent projects as well as major label aritsts such as kd lang, Leann Rimes, Lizz Wright, MOYA BRENNAN, Melody Gardot, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, LEMAR, RUMER, Ledisi, Wayne Shorter. STEVE MARTIN, BILLY IDOL, Shawn Colvin, DianNe Reeves, Rickie Lee Jones, & Producers such as Larry Klein, Peter Asher & Darrell Brown, LYNNE has both old school & modern production skills and is a natural hybrid between analog & digital world
Production, tracking, Editing, comping, Mixing, programming, arranging, songwriting, composition, workshop facilitation, public speaking, project consultant, VIDEO EDITING and BTS production
mixing in stereo & dolby Atmos!
currently serving as LA Chapter governor of the recording academy 25-29. after serving as Vice President 20/21 & 23/24, a Governor on the board from 18/20 & 21/23, Vice President of the LA Chapter Board 20/21
co-chair of the LA Chapter Producer & Engineer Wing Committee 21/22 & 19/20, and has served on many Los Angeles Chapter & National committees
member, mentor and on the creative board for She Is The Music 2018 onwards
serving on the Soundboard for WeAreMovingTheNeedle And recipient of a REsonator award in 2023
and an Ambassador for Imogen Heap’s Creative Passport
AND RECENT INDUCTEE INTO THEIR INAGUARAL ‘RESONATOR HALL OF FAME’ AWARDS IN JAN 2024, KICKING OFF GRAMMY WEEK! This was an incredible honor to receive this award next to names such as Alicia keys, ann minciele, leslie ann jones, Dr Susan Rogers, Sylvia massey, Emily Lazar and Marcella araica
Originally from Ireland, Lynne received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sound Technology at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (Paul Mc Cartney’s School) in the UK, as has been working full time as an engineer, producer and songwriter/composer since graduating in 2000.
Through work with UK based label Melt2000, Lynne met preeminent Brazilian musicians Flora Purim and Airto Moreira and their daughter and son in law, Diana Purim & Krishna Booker. Their family were instrumental in her move to Los Angeles in 2001, where her first years were spent immersed in world music mixed with jazz and electronica, while also learning the craft of engineering and production. Though their family, which includes musicians such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Stanley Clarke, her introduction to the world of record making and the recording arts was nothing short of inspiring!
Not long after moving to LA, Lynne met Canadian recording artist KD Lang, with whom she developed a creative connection as an engineer that culminated in two gold records presented for Lang’s Nonesuch releases, ‘Watershed’ and ‘Recollections’. This was an experience that also shaped and influenced the way she makes records and how she feels about what is most important during this process, what really supports creativity and allows the music to flow freely. This makes for the best music!
OVER THE YEARS SHE HAS FOUND HERSELF working with many independent artists, and also been behind the board engineering for projects with multiple Grammy award-winning producer Larry Klein, including projects with such legendary musicians and artist such as Booker T. Jones, Jack Ashford, Wayne Shorter, Billy Childs, Lizz Wright, Diana Reeves, Luciana Souza, Melody Gardot, JD Souther and Lemar. Peter Asher producing Steve Martin, and most recently Darrell Brown producing Leann Rimes.
Consequently, her resumé expanded to encompass work with labels including Universal, Decca, Warner Bros, Atlantic, and Blue Note, which earned her a gold a platinum record for her work on Canadian artist Bobby Bazini's 'Where I Belong'.
SHE HAS A strong working relationships with an great community of world class studios. session players, arrangers, and artists, spanning across various genres, which puts her in a unique position to see a project through from start to finish and wear many hats along the way!
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