Fab Dupont
Fabrice Dupont, better known as 'Fabulous' Fab Dupont, is a French Mixing Engineer, record producer and teacher. He was born in Canada but his parents moved back to France when he was a toddler. Growing up in Paris, he studied music theory and saxophone before moving to Boston, Massachusetts where he attended Berklee college of music, majoring in Songwriting.[1] As a self-taught engineer and producer, Dupont uses a hybrid of both analog and digital technology to create records for artists such as Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Bebel Gilberto, Freshlyground, David Crosby, Wakey Wakey, Vicente Garcia, Juan Luis Guerra, Nat King Cole, Visitante and many others. As a consultant, Dupont has worked with manufacturers such as Lauten Audio, Presonus, George Massenburg Labs, Dangerous Music, Avid, Sonnox, and Universal Audio to troubleshoot, create, distribute and promote audio systems.
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 Fab Dupont at 'The NAMM Show' Jan. 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Fabrice Dupont |
| Born | Canada |
| Genres | Pop, dance, electronic, rock, jazz, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Mixing engineer, record producer, educator, musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone, piano, bass, vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | fabulousfab |
Fab Dupont is the owner of Flux Studios in New York City as well as co-owner of PureMix.net, an educational website for production and recording techniques.
Other projects
Dupont worked closely with Lauten Audio founder Brian Loudenslager in the development of the Lauten Atlantis microphone and the Lauten Eden microphone in order to create a design that would be versatile enough to handle the rigors of the modern DAW-based recording environment.[2][3]
Production credits
Selected Production Credits:[4][5][6]
| Artist | Record | Year | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toots and the Maytals | True Love | 2004 | Recording Engineer | Won US Grammys best Reggae Album |
| Kirk Whalum | Kirk Whalum Performs the Babyface Songbook | 2005 | Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer | |
| Philip Swanson | Lengthening Shadows: Songs for Solo Piano by Philip Swanson | 2008 | Recording Engineer | |
| Nat King Cole | RE: Generations | 2009 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Santigold | Santigold | 2008 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Jennifer Lopez | Brave | 2008 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Marc Anthony | Record | 2008 | Mixing Engineer | |
| DEDE | Secrets EP | 2010 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Shakira ft. Freshlyground | Waka Waka | 2010 | Mixing Engineer, Additional Production | NRJ Music Award for International Song of the Year, Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Song |
| Freshlyground | Radio Africa | 2010 | Mixing Engineer, producer | Won South African Music Awards Best Engineer, Best Adult Contemporary Album, Nominated for Record of The Year and Best Video. |
| Kirk Whalum | Everything is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway | 2010 | Mixing Engineer | Nominated US Grammys Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance |
| The Knocks | Magic | 2011 | Vocal Producer | |
| The Dø | Both Ways Open Jaws | 2011 | Mastering Engineer | |
| Les Nubians | Nu Revolution | 2011 | Producer, Mixing Engineer | |
| Sarah Elizabeth Foster | Take Me For a Ride | 2011 | Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer | |
| Sara Leib | Secret Love | 2012 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Gregoire Maret | Grégoire Maret | 2012 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Sofia Rei | De Tierra y Oro | 2012 | Coproducer, mixing engineer |
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| Bebel Gilberto & Nat King Cole | Brazilian Love Song | 2012 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Tiny Hearts | Stay EP | 2013 | Mastering Engineer | |
| Bob Reynolds | Somewhere in Between | 2013 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Banda Magda | Amour T'es là? | 2013 | Mixing Engineer | NRP Top 10 Favorite World Music Albums Of 2013 |
| Wakey Wakey | Salvation | 2014 | Engineer, Mixing, Synthesizer, Executive Producer, Producer | |
| Jay Stolar | More Than We Think | 2014 | Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing, Producer | |
| Cyrille Aimée | It's a Good Day | 2014 | Producer, Engineer, Mixing | |
| The Dø | Shake Shook Shaken | 2014 | Additional Production, Mixer, Mastering Engineer | Won Victoires de la Musique Best Rock Album |
| Banda Magda | Yerakina | 2014 | Co producer, Mixing Engineer | |
| The Arrows | Disaster Queen | 2014 | Producer, Mixing Engineer | |
| Monsieur Périné | Caja De Musica | 2015 | Mixing Engineer | Nominated for Latin Grammys Album of the Year / Nominated for US Grammys Best Latin Alternative Album |
| Colt Silvers | Swords | 2015 | Coproducer, Mixing Engineer | |
| David Crosby | Lighthouse | 2016 | Producer, Engineer, Mixing | |
| Cyrille Aimée | Let's Get Lost | 2016 | Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer | |
| Jeremie Kisling | Malhabiles | 2016 | Mixing engineer | |
| Chambao | Nuevo Ciclo | 2016 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Jeanne Added | Be Sensational | 2016 | Mastering Engineer |
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| Thomas Azier | Rouge | 2017 | Additional Production, Mixer, Mastering Engineer | |
| Samo | Te Juro | 2017 | Composer, Producer, Mixer | |
| Banda Magda | Tigre | 2017 | Co-producer, Mixing Engineer | |
| The Dø | Live at the Olympia | 2017 | Mastering Engineer | |
| Silvina Moreno | Sofà | 2017 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Tim Dup | Mélancolie Heureuse | 2017 | Additional production, mixing engineer | |
| Andre 3000 | Piano EP | 2017 | Engineer, Mixing Engineer | |
| Diana Fuentes | La Gravedad | 2018 | ||
| Tmboy | Singles | 2018 | Mixing engineer | |
| Wynton Marsalis | United We Swing | 2018 | Alto Sax | |
| Susana Baca | Susana Baca | 2018 | Co producer, Engineer, Mixer | |
| Doc Gyneco | 1000% | 2018 | Coproducer, Mixer | |
| David Crosby | Here If You Listen | 2018 | Producer, Engineer, Mixing | |
| Monsieur Périné | Encanto Tropical | 2018 | Mixing Engineer | Nominated for Latin Grammys Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year / Nominated for US Grammys Best Latin Alternative Album, #19 Billboard Top 20 Latin Songs Of 2018 |
| Trending Tropics | Trending Tropics | 2018 | Writer, Producer, Mixing Engineer | #6 @ Billboard Top 20 Latin songs of 2018 |
| Ulrich Foreman | Chapter III / A Perfect Storm | 2018 | Coproducer, Mixer | |
| Vicente Garcia & Juan Luis Guerra | Loma de Cayenas | 2018 | Mixing Engineer | |
| Lolo Zouai | High HIghs to Low Lows | 2019 | Arranger, Mixing engineer | |
| Vicente Garcia | Candela | 2019 | Mixing engineer | Nominated for 20th Latin Grammys Record Of The Year, Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album.
Nominated for the 62nd Grammys for Best Latin Tropical Album |
References
- therecordingrevolution, Interview with mixer/Engineer Fab Dupont, July 11, 2012
- Sonicscoop, Lauten Atlantis FC-387 Microphone Now Shipping, May 30, 2012
- About Lauten Audio, Retrieved December 18, 2012
- "allmusic.com, Fabrice Dupont,Credits,2012-18-12". AllMusic.com.
- "allmusic.com, Fabulous Fab,Credits,2012-18-12". AllMusic.com.
- "allmusic.com, Fab Dupont,Credits,2012-18-12". AllMusic.com.