Gerry Brown

Gerry “The Gov.” Brown is a recording engineer and producer based in Los Angeles.

Brown is credited on over 50 Platinum and Gold Records. He has worked with artists such as Whitney Houston, John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Madonna, Sting, Prince, Chuck Chilla, Madame X, Bernadette Cooper, Stanley Clarke, Leon Ware, The Bee Gees, Trombone Shorty, Brandy, Joss Stone, TLC, Brian McKnight, Phil Collins, Kelis, George Clinton, Nappy Roots, Anastacia, Jill Scott, Buddy Guy, Jaguar Wright, Warren G, The Roots, Cameo, Common, The Bangles, Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, Roy Ayers, The Gap Band, Usher, Mary J Blige, Monica, Miguel, Letta Mbulu, Ledisi, Jonathan Butler, Mariah Carey, Victor Wooten, Babyface, Andra Day, Natasha Agrama, and Eddie Murphy.

Brown won the Grammy award Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his work as a producer/engineer on The Stanley Clarke Band by Stanley Clarke. He also won a Billboard Award for his work as a producer on “Love Is” by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight. Brown has received multiple Grammy nominations for his work with Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, Vanessa Williams, and Raphael Saadiq.

In 1977, Gerry began his professional career in the tape library at ABC Recording Studios, where he was promoted to a full-time second engineer. There he worked alongside engineers including Roger Nichols, Al Schmitt, Barnie Perkins, and Reggie Dozier. Gerry went on to work on staff at Lionshare, Total Experience, Chick Corea’s Mad Hatters studios as a lead engineer, and became independent in 1982.

In 1988, Gerry met Ed Eckstein, then president of Wing Records, when Ed called for a mix of Ron Isley and Angela Winbush's “Lay Your Troubles Down”. The single landed in the Billboard R&B Top 10. Over the next 7 years, Gerry became a close friend, advisor, producer, and first call for Ed. When Ed became co-President of PolyGram in 1992, Gerry followed him to New York City to collect work as Polygram’s “designated hitter”. Though he enjoyed great success during this period, including work on the film Jason's Lyric, various other soundtracks, and a string of hits, he missed his roots and friends and returned to LA in 1996. Gerry Brown has built a strong independent career as a high demand engineer and producer. He currently lives in Los Angeles where he continues to add to his list of credits. He has recently completed albums for John Legend, Leon Ware, and Stanley Clarke.

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TV & Soundtrack