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Danny Reisch is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer, and drummer of the band Other Lives.[1] He is known for his analog-centric recording techniques and contributions to indie music in Texas and California. Reisch has collaborated with a wide range of artists across genres, including Local Natives, Khruangbin, Dirty Projectors, Bayonne, Barns Courtney,[2] Vacations, White Denim, and Other Lives.[3]

Career

Reisch is a native of Dallas, Texas.[4] He began his career in the early 2000s in Austin, Texas,[5][6] as both a drummer and recording engineer. In 2006, he founded Good Danny’s,[7] a recording studio in Austin that became a hub for the Texas indie and alternative music scenes.[8] The studio was noted for its analog workflow and artist-focused environment, attracting artists such as White Denim, Shearwater, Heartless Bastards, David Ramirez, and The Bright Light Social Hour. In 2016, Reisch relocated the studio to Lockhart, Texas.[9][10]

Reisch has toured internationally as a drummer with Shearwater, Jesca Hoop, and Other Lives since 2014. He currently endorses equipment from C&C Drums,[11] Istanbul Cymbals,[12] and Vic Firth.[13]

He also worked extensively with Daytrotter, engineering and mixing over 300 live sessions, featuring artists such as Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Father John Misty,[14] Run the Jewels, The Zombies, and Counting Crows.[15][16]

Reisch is known for using vintage analog equipment, reel-to-reel and cassette tape formats. On Tele Novella’s albums Merlynn Belle and Poet’s Tooth,[17][18][19] he recorded on a Tascam 488 cassette recorder and mixed in real time.[20]

Film and television

Reisch has worked as a score producer, mixer and engineer in film, television, and video games. His credits include The Green Knight (A24),[14][4] Peter Pan & Wendy (Disney), Interview with the Vampire (AMC),[21] Companion (New Line Cinema),[22] and producing multiple entries in the Halo video game franchise.[23][7]

He currently resides in Los Angeles.[9]

References

  1. ^ “Danny Reisch: Producer & Engineer Interview | TapeOp #146”. Tape Op Magazine.
  2. ^ “Danny Reisch: Creating an Inspiring Studio Environment – Master Your Mix Podcast”. masteryourmixpodcast.captivate.fm.
  3. ^ “Interview with Danny Reisch”. Tape Op. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  4. ^ a b “The Making Of The Green Knight OST With Danny Reisch”. September 22, 2021.
  5. ^ “Watch a short documentary about Austin producer Danny Reisch”. Pop Press International. Feb 2, 2015. Retrieved Sep 10, 2025.
  6. ^ “Danny Reisch | Vic Firth Drum Set Artist”. Vic Firth.
  7. ^ a b “Danny Reisch on Mixing for Film, TV, and Games”. Gear Buds Podcast. 21 December 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Ploss, Reid (May 10, 2023). “EP145: Danny Reisch: Creating an Inspiring Studio Environment”.
  9. ^ a b Weiss, Rachel (October 15, 2021). “Mixing Major Films: Danny Reisch Establishes LA Studio”. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  10. ^ “Pre-Eminent Local Producer Danny Reisch Moves South to Lockhart”. www.austinchronicle.com.
  11. ^ “Danny Reisch”. C & C Drums USA.
  12. ^ “Danny Reisch – Istanbul Cymbals”.
  13. ^ “Endorsers – Danny Reisch”. Vic Firth. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  14. ^ a b “Picking Your Favorite “Studio Child” with Danny Reisch (St. Vincent, Lizzo, HAIM, Father John Misty, The Green Night)”.
  15. ^ “WCA #497 with Danny Reisch”. Working Class Audio. July 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  16. ^ Levi, Eyal (August 5, 2020). “URM Podcast EP 285 | Danny Reisch”.
  17. ^ “Tele Novella: Poet’s Tooth”. October 4, 2023.
  18. ^ “It All Begins With a Fairy Tale: An Interview with Tele Novella”. Free Press Houston. August 9, 2016.
  19. ^ “Tele Novella Interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene”“. February 17, 2021.
  20. ^ “Interview: Tele Novella”. Sun-13. April 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  21. ^ “Danny Reisch On Shaping Sounds With The AEA 1029 Compressor”. July 28, 2025.
  22. ^ “Companion”. Film Music Reporter. September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  23. ^ “Danny Reisch and The Green Knight”. Vintage King. August 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2025.