Danny Reisch

Danny Reisch is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer, and drummer of the band Other Lives.^[1] He is known for his analog-centric recording techniques and contributions to indie music in Texas and California. Reisch has collaborated with a wide range of artists across genres, including Local Natives, Khruangbin, Dirty Projectors, Bayonne, Barns Courtney,^[2] Vacations, White Denim, and Other Lives.^[3]

Danny Reisch
Born	Texas, United States
Genres	Rock Pop Indie
Occupations	Record producer drummer mix engineer
Years active	2000s–present
Member of	Other Lives
Formerly of	Shearwater, Jesca Hoop, and others
Website	www.dannyreisch.com

Career

Reisch is a native of Dallas, Texas.^[4] He began his career in the early 2000s in Austin, Texas,^[5][6] as both a drummer and recording engineer. In 2006, he founded Good Danny’s,^[7] a recording studio in Austin that became a hub for the Texas indie and alternative music scenes.^[8] The studio was noted for its analog workflow and artist-focused environment, attracting artists such as White Denim, Shearwater, Heartless Bastards, David Ramirez, and The Bright Light Social Hour. In 2016, Reisch relocated the studio to Lockhart, Texas.^[9][10]

Reisch has toured internationally as a drummer with Shearwater, Jesca Hoop, and Other Lives since 2014. He currently endorses equipment from C&C Drums,^[11] Istanbul Cymbals,^[12] and Vic Firth.^[13]

He also worked extensively with Daytrotter, engineering and mixing over 300 live sessions, featuring artists such as Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Father John Misty,^[14] Run the Jewels, The Zombies, and Counting Crows.^[15][16]

Reisch is known for using vintage analog equipment, reel-to-reel and cassette tape formats. On Tele Novella’s albums Merlynn Belle and Poet’s Tooth,^[17][18][19] he recorded on a Tascam 488 cassette recorder and mixed in real time.^[20]

Film and television

Reisch has worked as a score producer, mixer and engineer in film, television, and video games. His credits include The Green Knight (A24),^[14][4] Peter Pan & Wendy (Disney), Interview with the Vampire (AMC),^[21] Companion (New Line Cinema),^[22] and producing multiple entries in the Halo video game franchise.^[23][7]

He currently resides in Los Angeles.^[9]