Trod Nossel
Trod Nossel Productions and Recording Studios was founded in Wallingford, Connecticut, in 1966 by Thomas “Doc” Cavalier as an entertainment organization involved in music, advertising and broadcast entertainment arts. It is one of the oldest operating large-format studios in the world. Trod Nossel is also one of the longest running recording studios in the US.[1]
Originally an oral surgeon, Cavalier purchased microphone manufacturers Syncron Sound Studios in Wallingford, CT, and turned it into Trod Nossel Recording Studios. He started off his career by managing acts such as The Shags and Bram Rigg Set.[2] Since then Trod Nossel has worked with many artists, including Fleetwood Mac and R. Kelly, as well as placing songs for television.[3]
Andrew Loog Oldham, manager and producer of The Rolling Stones was a close friend of Cavalier. He described “life on the Trod Nossel Studios lot” as “an American movie” in an interview on a Sirius Radio commentary (Chapter 6). The studio has received much press, in many news and magazine articles, including those in the New York Times, for its involvement in the industry.[4] The Record Journal (a Connecticut paper) advocates, “In the ‘60s it was all about Trod Nossel.” Richard Hanley of Quinnipiac University said that Trod Nossel “was the key place for artists” and that Doc “embodied the spirit of the age.”[5] Doc’s daughter, Darlene Cavalier, now runs the studio.
Nominations
The studio has been nominated for several Grammy Awards for its work.
| Year | Artist | Work | Nomination |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Pinetop Perkins | Born in the Delta | Best Traditional Blues Album[6] |
| 1999 | Various artists | A Tribute To Howlin Wolf Co-produced by Doc Cavalier | Best Traditional Blues Album[7][8] |
| 1999 | Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson and the Magic Rockers | "Got To Find The Way" | Best Traditional Blues Album[8][9] |
| 2011 | R. Kelly | Untitled | Best Contemporary R&B Album[8] |
Artist and clients
Musical artists
- Al Anderson/Wildweeds
- Alex Chilton, The Box Tops
- Andrew Loog Oldham, The Rolling Stones
- Andy York, John Mellencamp
- Aztec Two-Step
- B. Willie Smith Band
- Beau Badrick
- Ben E. King
- Bob Mel
- Bux
- Return to Forever
- Chris Stamey
- Cub Koda
- Connecticut College ConnChords (A Cappella)
- Damone (Island Records)
- David Bromberg
- Donovan
- Duke & the Drivers Duncan Brown (Mix-Master, Immediate Records)
- Ellen McIlwaine
- Farquahr
- The Fabulous Rhinestones
- Felix Cavaliere
- Fleetwood Mac
- Foghat
- The Five Satins
- G. E. Smith, Hall & Oates
- Hilly Michaels
- Jeff Baxter
- Joe Cocker
- Jonathan Paley
- L. A. Jones
- Larry Coryell
- Leon Pendarvis
- Les Dudek
- Marianne Faithfull [mixing of "As Tears Go By", Immediate)
- Marshall Crenshaw
- Michael Bolton
- Mick Jagger (mixing of "As Tears Go By", Italian version)
- Mick Ronson
- Mike Smith, The Dave Clark Five
- Nick Apollo Forte
- Nico (digitally remastered, Polygram)
- Orleans
- Ozark Mountain Daredevils
- The Pretty Things
- R. Kelly
- Richard Lloyd
- Rivers Cuomo, Weezer
- Roger McGuinn
- Shawn Pelton
- Shomari
- Starcastle
- Steppenwolf
- Steve Marriott (Mixing of "Tell Me", Immediate)
- Stezo
- Southside Johnny
- Taj Mahal
- The Chiffons
- The Raspberries
- The Shags (Connecticut band) (New Haven, Connecticut)
- Tom Rush
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Record labels
- ABKO
- ATCO
- Bomp!/Voxx
- Buddah
- Capitol
- Chess/Cadet
- Columbia
- Deluge
- Elektra
- EMI Australia
- Enigma
- Epid
- Globe (Canada)
- Jive Records/Zomba
- Kama Sutra
- Laurie
- Lolita/Eva (France)
- Lollipop (Germany)
- London/Decca (England & Japan)
- Midnight
- Monument
- New Rose (France)
- Rare Earth/Motown
- RCA
- Sony Music
- Telarc
- Transatlantic (England)
- Warner Bros.
Miscellaneous
- MTV
- Ancient Mariners Fife & Drum
- Baker’s Dozen
- BBC
- Disney World On Ice
- Duke’s Men of Yale
- Catherine Galasso-Vigorito
- George Burns
- Glenn Beck
- KC101
- Radio 104 (Odds/Lou Barlow-Sebadoh)
- Ringling Bros. Circus
- Robert Goulet
- Something Extra
- Toyota of Wallingford
- Universal Studio's Babe: Pig in the City featuring Peter Gabriel's theme song (edited with narrations for the Be Like Babe cassette distributed by Lifetime)
- Learning Systems a division of Weekly Reader
- Manny Patricio Productions
- Vinnie Penna
- WHCN
- Whim n’ Rhythm
- Henry Winkler
- WPLR
- The Yale Alley Cats
- Yale Whiffenpoofs
- Yale Repertory Theater
- Yale Russian Chorus
References
- ↑ "CT AUDIO HISTORY: Syncron and Trod Nossel". October 5, 2010.
- ↑ Hohman, Ralph (June 7, 2001). "There's nothing square about Trod Nossel". Record-Journal.
- ↑ Trod Nossel Productions and Recording Studios at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ La Gorce, Tammy (February 24, 2008). "In an Era of the Beatles, the Shags Ruled, Too". New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Watson, Robin (April 14, 2011). "In the '60s it was all about Trod Nossel". Record-Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Pinetop Perkins - Born in the Delta CD". CD Universe. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Tribute To Howlin' Wolf CD". CD Universe. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Diorio, Tiffany (January 6, 2011). "R. Kelly track was made in Wallingford". Record-Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ McCarthy, Gail (May 18, 2011). "Young, 'Junior' taking stage at Shalin Liu". Gloucester Daily Times. Retrieved March 29, 2012.