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Greg Ladanyi (July 6, 1952 – September 29, 2009) was an American record producer and recording engineer of Hungarian descent, known for his work with many musicians, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, The Church, Caifanes, Anna Vissi, Toto, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley, and Jeff Healey.




Biography


Ladanyi began his career by working on Hasten Down the Wind under the tutelage of engineer/producer Val Garay.
Around 1980 Ladanyi expanded from just engineering into production as well. He recounted, "Part of the way I came up into coproducing was by elevating engineering to a point where it has an awful lot to do with the production of the record. That comes from a lot of dialogue with an artist and really taking some responsibility for the way a record comes out, as opposed to just sitting there and doing what an artist or producer needs done." Ladanyi co-produced the Behind the Mask album with Fleetwood Mac. He also co-produced, engineered, and mixed Don Henley's first two solo albums I Can't Stand Still and Building the Perfect Beast. He won a Grammy Award in 1983 in the Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical category for Toto IV by Toto.
He married Laura Grayson-Ladanyi in 1984 and divorced in 1992. He was a collaborator and co-founder of "The Complex Studios" with George Massenburg, on Corinth Ave in WLA 1987 till 1991. He co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits (WB), Jeff Healey's "See the Light" (Arista), The Church's "Under the Milky Way" with Waddy Wachtel (Arista), various Japanese artists, Clannad (RCA/BMG), Caifanes, Jaguares, REO Speedwagon (Sony), and Engenheiros do Hawaii (BMG Brazil). He traveled and worked internationally throughout the world till 1998, and managed artists under the name of Ladanyi Entertainment.
In 2007, he partnered with Starr Andreeff and Mike Renault to form Maple Jam Music Group. His most recent work involved producing Ligion's new album, External Affairs. He was also the main producer on Anna Vissi's album, Apagorevmeno, which was released on December 9, 2008, in Greece and Cyprus.
Ladanyi is mentioned in the lyrics for the song "Cocaine" on Jackson Browne's 1977 album Running on Empty.
Ladanyi died on September 29, 2009, after falling 13 feet just 15 minutes before Vissi's performance at Nicosia's GSP Stadium, suffering a fractured skull.




Partial discography






= Producer/co-producer

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= Engineer only

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Running on Empty (1977) (engineer only) - Jackson Browne




= Mixer

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White Shadows (1977) Tim Moore
Toto IV (1982) - Toto
Isolation (1984) - Toto
Victory (1984) (track "Wait") - The Jacksons




References






External links


Video interview with Greg Ladanyi
Profile on StudioExpresso.com
Greg Ladanyi at AllMusic
Maple Jam Music Group Official Website

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• The Color of Money
• Don Henley
• Greg Ladanyi
• Toto IV
• Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon
• Behind the Mask (album)
• Ladányi
• Africa (Toto song)
• Building the Perfect Beast
• I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology)
• Lawyers in Love
• Excitable Boy