Dave Cobb

Dave Cobb (born July 9, 1974) is an American record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee, best known for producing the work of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, John Prine, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, The Highwomen, Take That, Rival Sons, The Oak Ridge Boys, Shooter Jennings, and Zayn Malik. Cobb contributed to the six million-selling 2018 A Star Is Born soundtrack and produced "Always Remember Us This Way" for Lady Gaga.

Early life Cobb was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Mary Cobb (née Floyd) and David Cobb, Sr.. He attended The Cottage School in Roswell.

Cobb said his family was very religious and was active in the Pentecostal faith (his maternal grandmother was a minister).

Career Cobb's career in music began as a session musician in Atlanta, sometimes working with producers Dallas Austin and Jermaine Dupri. In the mid 90s, he was a founding member of the Atlanta band Shimmerzine, featuring Matt Odom (vocals), Joe Jones (Bass), and Jeremy Truitt (drums). They landed the song "Blue" on the 99X Locals Only compilation CD, along side other acts like The Marvelous Three, Sevendust, and more. In the late 1990s he joined Britpop band The Tender Idols, featuring Ian Webber (vocals), Danny Howes (guitar), Guy Strauss (drums), and Joe Jones (bass), with Cobb on guitar and bass. The band signed with New York record label Emagine and released three LPs, the second of which Dave Cobb co-produced. Cobb's involvement in the recording process got him interested in working in the recording studio and led to him recording and producing other bands he was friends with.

In 2011 Cobb moved to Nashville, Tennessee After meeting Sturgill Simpson at a Billy Joe Shaver concert, Cobb produced Simpson's debut studio album High Top Mountain (2013) and its follow-up, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014). Recorded at Cobb's Low Country Sound studio in only four days, Cobb used many different vintage recording techniques, avoiding any electronic recording approaches for this particular album. The same year, Cobb helmed Early Morning Shakes, the third studio album from Whiskey Myers.

Cobb met singer-songwriter Anderson East at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, and Cobb ended up producing East's 2015 album Delilah, which was recorded at FAME Studios in North Alabama's Muscle Shoals. Rodney Hall from FAME allowed the pair into the archives, where they found George Jackson's song, "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Forget 'Em," which was covered on Delilah. The video for "Find 'Em" was shot at FAME.

In 2015, Cobb founded Low Country Sound (LCS), an imprint of Elektra with distribution from Atlantic Records. The debut project for Low Country Sound was Delilah. The same year, Cobb co-produced Chris Stapleton's debut studio album Traveller at the historic RCA Studio A on Nashville's Music Row, which was slated for demolition. and won the Best Country Album.

In 2016, the collaborative album Southern Family was released on the Low Country Sound imprint. Produced and curated by Cobb, the concept album was inspired by White Mansions, with themes centered on family values and the artist's experiences growing up in the South. Among those taking part were Zac Brown, Anderson East, Jason Isbell, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Morgane, and Chris Stapleton.

RCA Studio A was saved from demolition, and in 2016, Cobb began a long-term residency at the studio.

Artistic approach Cobb has said he focuses on the performer's voice, aiming for an end product which sounds natural. Cobb often plays guitar, and occasionally drums, on the records he produces. Current influences include Gabriel Roth (Daptone Records). Additionally, Cobb said he grew up with musician Butch Walker. 2014: Americana Music Association, Producer of the Year Converters: Burl Audio B80 Mothership and the B32 Vancouver

Selected discography

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