Justin Colletti is a producer, an engineer, and a journalist who writes about the art, economics, and science of music and sound.
As a recordist and mixer, he’s worked with indie artists like Hotels, DeLeon, Josh Dion, Jandek, Soundpool, Rebecca Pronsky, Team Genius, and Dead Leaf Echo, and with major label artists such as Jadakiss, Flight of the Conchords, Chrisette Michelle, Jimmy Webb, Wynton Marsalis, and Willie Nelson.
As a live sound engineer, Justin has provided support to RZA, Battles, Fiery Furnaces, Brent Green, Sufjan Stevens, Vijay Iyer, Mahogany, Bryce Dessner of The National, and Glenn Koetche of Wilco, at venues including The Kitchen, Studio B, Mercury Lounge, Highline Ballroom, Hammerstein Ballroom, and The Bowery Ballroom.
He’s also provided production services to institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Jewish History, Nintendo of America, Rizzoli Publishing, record labels including Tzadik, Warner, Sony, Blue Note, and many more.
In addition to his studio work, Justin is a journalist whose words reach tens of thousands of readers each month. His writing has appeared in music and sound magazines like SonicScoop and TapeOp, and his work has been syndicated in SPARS, Indaba Music, and The Deli.
Justin has also hosted key industry panels, including the Audio Engineering Society’s recent Javits Center presentation, “The Studio as an Instrument.” Special guests have included Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Neon Indian); Peter Katis (The National, Jónsi, Interpol); Chris Shaw (Bob Dylan, Public Enemy, Weezer) and Damian Taylor (Bjork, The Prodigy, Arcade Fire)
In his spare time, Justin is a commuter cyclist, a farmer’s market junkie and a voracious consumer of music and words. He volunteers for WNYC New York Public Radio, WFMU Freeform Radio, Showpaper, BARC animal shelter, and serves on the board of directors at Vaudeville Park.
Feel free to say hello by email for booking, audio advice, studio recommendations, or to make story suggestions. You can also:
- Listen to audio samples of Justin’s work
- Read his online magazine, Trust Me, I’m A Scientist
- Follow Justin on Twitter
- Go on a virtual tour of the very best Brooklyn recording studios
In case you’re still reading, Justin was born in 1982, his parents were public school teachers, and he’s undecided about his favorite color. But it’s probably purple. Or green.