| Michael
Tarsia's studio experience began at the age of four when he watched
his father Joe engineer at a small neighborhood studio and
then at Philadelphia's Cameo Parkway Records. By the time his father
was building his own studio (Sigma Sound) Michael was by his side
stripping wires, assembling components and running for coffee. It
wasn't long after that Michael was assisting on sessions for the likes
of Thom Bell, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff ("The Sound of
Philadelphia"). By the early 80's he was sitting behind the
console engineering his own sessions. Michael's engineering career had
begun in earnest. Working with a wide variety of talented clients and
artists from P.P. Arnold to the Yellow Jackets, Michael quickly earned
a number of gold and platinum record awards. Clients gave him the
nickname Mike "The Mix" Tarsia and in 1990 he received his
first Grammy® recognition for his work on Patti Labelle's Grammy®
winning album, Burnin'. His achievements as a music mixer soon led him
to motion pictures working on the soundtracks of Beverly Hills Cops,
Coming To America and Booty Call, among others. Active in the music
community, he helped to organize and was elected to serve on the first
Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Branch of the National Academy
of Recording Arts and Sciences® (NARAS®) as well becoming the first
SPARS [Society Of Professional Audio Recording Services] President to
be elected to serve 2 terms. |
