Elaine Martone

Elaine L. Martone is an American record producer. She has recorded albums with several major American symphony orchestras, classical musicians, and jazz musicians, and won seven Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year. She studied oboe performance at Ithaca College, earning a Bachelor of Music in 1979.

Career Martone began her production career at Telarc Records in 1980, preparing classical and jazz recordings for release. She eventually became executive vice president of production, a role that lasted until 2009, when the company's new owners laid her off, along with dozens of colleagues. Since then, she has produced records and music festivals independently through the label Sonarc. Her clients have included Third Coast Percussion, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and bassist Ray Brown.

From 2012 to 2019, she produced the Ojai Music Festival.

Martone has frequently produced records for the Cleveland Orchestra, for which she has been recognized with several Grammy Awards and nominations.

Awards and nominations + Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Grammy Awards 1992 The Music Man Best Show Album 2005 Berlioz: Requiem Best Choral Performance Illuminations Best Jazz Instrumental Album Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra Best Classical Album 2007 Herself Producer of the Year, Classical 2008 Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis; Serenade To Music Best Surround Sound Album 2010 Transmigration Best Surround Sound Album 2015 Herself Producer of the Year, Classical Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection''' Best Surround Sound Album

American Originals 1918| Best Classical Compendium

2006 Rhapsody in Blue'' Best Classical Album

Personal life Martone lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She is married to the producer Robert Woods, whom she met at Telarc, which he co-founded. She is a recreational ballroom dancer.