Steve Fisk

Few figures exerted higher influence on the modern Pacific Northwest indie music scene than Steve Fisk — while a experienced of bands including Pell Mell and Pigeonhed, he attained his biggest renown like a producer, helming sessions for acts including Nirvana, the Screaming Trees and shrubs, Soundgarden and Defeat Happening. Currently a veteran of countless short-lived rings by enough time he produced his single debut in 1980 with efforts towards the compilations Sub Pop 5 and Existence Somewhere else, in 1985 Fisk resurfaced as an associate from the instrumental clothing Pell Mell, which released some well-received attempts on SST. That same yr he produced his creating debut using the Screaming Trees’ Additional Worlds, adopted in 1986 from the group’s Clairvoyance; quickly his credit made an appearance regularly on produces through the Sub Pop and K brands, including essential early produces from famous brands Beat Occurring (the excellent Jamboree) and Soundgarden (Fopp). In 1990 Fisk created Nirvana’s Blew EP, accompanied by classes with Some Velvet Sidewalk, Treepeople, Unwound as well as the past due Steven Jesse Bernstein; in 1993, he teamed with vocalist Shawn Smith within the digital duo Pigeonhed, issuing a self-titled LP on Sub Pop. That same yr, K also released Over and Thru the night time, a compilation of Fisk’s single studio tests. He produced the leap towards the majors in 1994, helming tasks for Isle (the marriage Present’s Watusi) and RCA (the 360’s Strawberry Rock); a yr later on a reunited Pell Mell released Interstate on DGC, as well as for exactly the same label Fisk created the Geraldine Fibbers’ acclaimed Shed Somewhere Between the planet earth and My House, the Posies’ Amazing Disgrace and Manager Hog’s self-titled recording. Subsequent tasks include classes with Low, Soul Hacking and coughing, Damien Jurado and Witchy Poo. His third single album 999 Degrees of Undo, found its way to early 2001 on Sub Pop.