Joey Sturgis

Joey Sturgis
Born (1985-01-03) January 3, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Connersville, Indiana
GenresMetal, rock, electronic
Occupation(s)Composer, mastering engineer, mixing engineer, producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboard, personal computer, vocals, drums
Years active2006–present
Websitejoeysturgis.com

Joey Sturgis (born January 3, 1985) is an American record producer and owner of The Foundation Recording Studio in Connersville, Indiana.[2] Sturgis started recording in 2004[3] including producing the Asking Alexandria single "The Final Episode" which has gone on to earn an RIAA certified Gold Record. He also received RIAA-certified Gold Records for Asking Alexandria's "Not the American Average", "Moving On" and Of Mice & Men's "Second and Sebring". He has recorded over 100 albums in his career, and was known for doing a majority of the workload by himself in his early years, including engineering, mixing, mastering, and production.

Sturgis is also the founder and president of Joey Sturgis Tones,[4] which are his own line of audio recording plugins. In 2015, he co-founded URM Academy,[5][6] an online school for rock and metal mixing and production. He also co-founded Drumforge,[7] a drum software program, and Riffhard, which is an online school for guitarists.[8] He also started the Joey Sturgis Forum Podcast, which is now known as the URM Podcast.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ Sturgis, Joey (January 3, 2014). "Happy birthday to me" (Twitter post). Twitter. Joey Sturgis. Retrieved March 23, 2014. Lunch! Happy birthday to me.
  2. ^ "Joey Sturgis". AllMusic. January 3, 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Exclusive interview with music producer Joey Sturgis « Audio Geek Zine". Audiogeekzine.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Joey Sturgis Tones". Joey Sturgis Tones. January 3, 1985. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "URM Academy". Unstoppable Recording Machine. January 3, 1985. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Joey Sturgis". LinkedIn. January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "About". Drumforge. January 1, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Main". Riffhard. January 1, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Joey Sturgis Launches JS Forum Podcast". Kill The Music.
  10. ^ "Ghost Cult Magazine". Ghost Cult Magazine. March 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "Joey Sturgis teams up with Eyal Levi, Joel Wanasek for the Joey Sturgis Podcast Forum". Hellhound Music. March 17, 2015.