After a long immunity from the dreadful insanity that moves a man to become a musician in defiance of the will of God that he should confine himself to sawing wood, I finally fell a victim to the instrument they call the accordion. I got one of powerful capacity, and learned to play "Auld Lang Syne" on it. I do not suppose there is another tune in the world with which I could have inflicted so much anguish upon my race as I did with that one during my short musical career. Mark Twain

Big Sky Client List:

3rd Street Productions - 58 Greene - Ajay Anand - Al Hill - Alex & Naomi Anest - Alicia Gruber - All Hail Me - Alpha Waves - Andrew Kratzat - Ann Arbor School of Music - Ann Arbor Story Tellers Guild - Ann Damon - Annie Capps - Atomic Numbers - BandB/Chris Breest - Bazooka Jones - Ben Wilson - Beth Stalker - Betty Lovette - Big Dave and the Ultrasonics - Billy Brandt - Billy Mack - Blue Eyed Soul - Blue Rays - Bob Resch/Music Town - Boogie Matrix - Borax - Brandon Wiard - Brian Blush - Brian Lilli - Brian Lipson - Bridge Club - Brothers Grim - Capital Sunrays - Car Stereo One - Cardif Giant - Carl Cacho-Negrete - Cary Marsh - Charlie Nanos - Sara Celina - Chris Buhalis - Chris Gooseman - Chrome Mali - Cory Phillips & Randy - Counterpoint - Crowbar Hotel - Dan Bilich - Dan Orcutt - Dave Barrett - Dave Boutette - Dave Buehrer - Dave Farzalo - Dave Sharp - Dave Shelton - David Cook - David Mosher - Dean Solden - Deb Mantel - Del Rey Records - Delta 88 - Detroit Red Wings - Dev Singh - Dick Siegel - Don Gonzales - Don Vontres - Donna Holman Trio - Doug Demming - Drew De Four - Drum Dancer Records - Ed Wells - Eric Kelly - Ethan Caplan - False Fiction - Frank Serafine - FUBAR - Furious Styles - Geoff Esty - George Bedard - Gigantics - Griswalds - The Hard Lessons - Heidi Snyder - Holy Cows - Imperial Swing Orchestra - Jack Hamilton - Jack Spivey - James Henes - Jamie Russling - Jamison - Jane Terwilager/Songs In His Presence - Jen Cass - Jennifer Smith - Jeremy Kittel - Jerry Mack & the Terraplanes - Jessie Richards - Jill Jack - Jim Gibson - Jim Roll - Jo Serrapere - Jody Raffoul - John Davidson - John Metz - Judd Boyer - Julie Austin - K4 - Kathy Moore - Katrina Loncaric - KC Groves - Kevin Meisel - Khalid Hanifi - Kim Gray - Kitty Donahoe - Lady Sunshine - Laith Al-Saadi - Lance Long - Last Girl on Earth - Laura Mackimmie - Laura Massaro - Laura Pershin - Les Schefman Music - Letterbox - Lindsey Tomasic/Datolite Music - Liquid - Lisa Hunter - Lisa Pappas - Loadstone - Lonesome County - Lori Wyatt - Lost at Last - Luciana Costa - Makkafroi - Marilyn Mack Band - Mark Passman - Matt Watroba, - Matt, Zoi and Ariel Englebert - Maui Film Festival - Maybe August - Maypops - Michael Feeny - Michelle Penn - Mike Campbell - Mike Smith - Mudpuppy - Music Sales - Neil Dixon Smith - Norm Ballinger - Otto Vector - Pat Herek - Patrick Prouty - Patrick Thomas - Paul Fagan - Paul Lippens - Peter “Madcat” Ruth - Peter Harper - Poeditch - Pratt Brothers - Precision Sound Tracks - Prodigals - Pussy Pirates - Raison Pickers - Ralph McKee - Real Live Players - Rich Kowalewski - Robert Bradleys Blackwater Surprise - Rollie Tussing - Samari Films - Sandy Collins - Sarah Swanson - Scott Fab - Shipwreck Union - Sissy - Spaceheaters - Starlight Drifters - Stephen Wonderlick - Stonehouse - Studio Tone - Sugar Buzz - Swing Street - Tak Tsukatari - Tally Hall - Tamara Bedricky - Tangerine Trousers - The Blue Aardvarks - The Dicks & Janes - The Electric Six - The Great Lakes Myth Society - The Hummingbirds - The Overtones - The Pioneers - The Saline Fiddlers Restrung - The Silos - The Still - Three Speed - Tim Diaz - Tim Fagan - Timothy Monger - Toledo City Paper - Tom Loncaric - Tom Caufield - Tracy Mack - Tuxedo Junction - Twiss & Moore - U of M Business School Follies - Victoria Zande - Walk & Squawk - Whitey Morgan - Whitley Hill - The Widow Makers

Acoustic Café Client List:

- Jamie Cullum - Gabriel Mann - The Subdudes - Catie Curtis - Glenn Tilbrook - Peter Mulvey - Steve Forbert - Ari Hest - Lloyd Cole - Michelle Malone - Mason Jennings - Gary Jules - Matthew Ryan - Jack Johnson - G. Love - Donavon Frankenreiter - Laura Love - Allison Moorer - Old 97s - Jesse Colin Young - Leo Kottke - Warren Haynes - Judith Owen - Todd Snider - Jesse Harris w/Tim Luntzel - The Ferdinandos - Richard Shindell - Cary Hudson - Jonny Lang - Amy Correia - The Duhks - Richard Buckner - Amos Lee - Paul Brady - Ian Moore - Jessi Alexander - Kenny White - Sonny Landreth - Mary Gauthier - Josh Rouse - Ellis Paul - Glen Phillips - Dan Zanes - Greg Trooper - Melissa Ferrick - Iron & Wine - Christopher Williams - Kate Earl - The Greencards - Raul Midon - Loudon Wainwright III - Aqualung - Liz Wright - Sarah Lee Guthrie/Johnny Irion - Old School Freight Train - Eels (E & The Chet) - Abdel Wright - Shannon McNally - Steven Page - Erin McKeown - Dave's True Story - Mike Doughty - Judd & Maggie - Robbie Fulks - David Wilcox - Alison Brown Quartet - Death Cab For Cutie - Nickel Creek - Michael Penn - Lou Barlow - Beth Nielsen Chapman - Son Volt - Professor Louie & The Crowmatix - Jeff Black - Brandi Carlile - Blue Merle - Judith Owen & Harry Shearer - Brett Dennen - Shawn Mullins - Kasey Chambers - Dar Williams - Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers - Michael Fracosso - Tim O'Brien - Ashton Allen - Sonya Kitchell - Aimee Mann - Duncan Sheik - Ben Taylor - KT Tunstall - Billy Bragg - Janis Ian - Darden Smith - The Subdudes - Carrie Newcomer - Gomez - T Bone Burnett - Robinella - Dave Alvin - The Wood Bros. - Gary Bennett - Glen Phillips - Mason Jennings - Alejandro Escovedo - Allison Moorer - Josh Ritter - Beth Orton - Grant Lee Phillips - Matt Costa - Yonder Mountain String Band - Charlie Musselwhite - Vienna Teng - The Duhks - Jonah Smith - Leroy Bell - Barenaked Ladies - Kelly Joe Phelps - Shawn Colvin - Chris Smither - Jonny Lang - Chris Thile - Regina Spektor - Amos Lee - Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams - David Mead - Guster - Richard Buckner - Slaid Cleaves - Dan Zanes - Garrison Starr - The Last Town Chorus - Rickie Lee Jones - The Kennedys - The Holmes Brothers - Tony Furtado - Kristin Hersh - Willy Mason - The Alternate Routes - Badly Drawn Boy - Susan Werner - Brett Dennen - Dana Cooper - Angelique Kidjo - Michael Penn - Sparklehorse - Martin Sexton - Low Stars - Robbie Fulks - Fountains Of Wayne - Ryan Shaw - Kim Richey - Suzanne Vega - Matt Nathanson - James Lee Stanley - Tim Finn - Tom Morello (as The Nightwatchman) - Elizabeth Cook & Tim Carroll - Teddy Thompson - Ari Hest - Ollabelle - Mark Olson - Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles - The Aliens (former Beta Band members) - Ferraby Lionheart

Somewhat Recent Projects:

CD	Notes	Credits
		Engineer: Chris DuRoss, Produced by Alex Anest
	Recorded at Big Sky, mixed by Al Sutton at Rustbelt.	Engineers:Gregg Leonard, Geoff Michael, Produced by Jody Raffoul
	Drums recorded to tape at Big Sky using the Michael-Shipps analogue process (MSAP). All other tracking and mix and Zach's studio.	Engineers: Zach Shipps, Geoff Michael Produced by Zach Shipps
	Recorded to 2" tape, mixed in ProTools. Recorded and Mixed at Big Sky.	Engineer: Geoff Michael
	Live and studio recordings, mixed at Big Sky	Engineer: Chris DuRoss
	Recorded at White Room, Big Sky, Vailcode, and Kevin's house, mixed at Big Sky	Engineers: Geoff Michael, Kevin Meisel, Sam Vail, John Smerik Produced by Alex Anest
	Drums and some overdubs recorded at Big Sky overdubs at Khalids house, mixed at Big Sky.	Engineered and produced by Geoff Michael and Khalid Hanifi, Additional engineering and digital editing: Chris DuRoss, Gregg Leonard

Current Projects:

Respectables, Bazzoka Jones, Laith Al-Saadi, The Widow Makers, Great Lakes Myth Society, Hololas, Spencor Michaud, Katie Geddes