Joe Zook has worked with many multi-platinum artists, including AJR, Kelsea Ballerini, Alessia Cara, Christina Perri, One Direction, One Republic, U2, Thomas Rhett, Rachel Platten, Katy Perry, P!NK, Kelly Clarkson, Andy Grammer, Olly Murs, Ella Henderson, Serena Ryder, Keith Urban, Modest Mouse, Plain White T’s, Echosmith, The Score, Scott Helman, and many more.
From his state-of-the-art studio in Southern California, Joe is credited with mixing, per MUSO AI, OneRepublic’s “Counting Stars” with almost 8 billion streams, One Direction’s “Night Changes” at 3 million streams and “Story of My Life” with nearly 3 billion streams, AJR’s “Weak” with nearly a billion streams and “Bang” at 700 million streams, and Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song” with nearly 2 billion streams and almost 900 million streams on YouTube alone. He also mixed Mark Ambor’s “Belong Together” at almost 800 million streams, Ella Henderson’s #1 UK and #1 US smash single “Ghost” at 600 million streams and Serena Ryder’s Harmony album, which was triple platinum in Canada, seven Juno nominations and three wins featuring the single “Stompa”. Joe’s also recorded and mixed the theme song from “The Office” television series.
In the beginning, Joe Zook’s Los Angeles music industry adventures started for him as a runner at Conway Studios and continued on to work as a second engineer at two legendary studios – Sunset Sound and The Sound Factory – assisting Tchad Blake, Mitchell Froom, Quincy Jones, Don Was, Neal Avron, Dave Sardy, Rich Costey, Joe Barresi, Andrew Scheps, Niko Bolas, T Bone Burnett, Tony Visconti, Greg Wells, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, John Fields, Jim Scott, David Kahne, Raphael Saadiq, Dave Way and Glen Ballard, amongst others.
Four years into his time at Sunset Sound, Joe met producer Jack Joseph Puig. JJP and Zook struck up a professional relationship that took Joe through nearly two years of record making, working primarily as a ProTools engineer, while also sharing recording duties. His time with Puig allowed him to work with dozens of highly successful artists such as Mick Jagger, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Vanessa Carlton, and No Doubt.
Joe’s inate ability, proven over several decades, continues to be his knack for understanding exactly what it takes to create a Pop radio hit.
For more information about Joe Zook, please visit his website.
PRESS:
Universal Audio – August 2023
Focusrite – June 2022
Andrew Scheps Talks to Joe Zook – January 2022
MIX – January 2022
MIX – November 2021
Exclaim! – January 2021
Music Connection – September 2020
Celeb Mix – August 2018
Sound On Sound – June 2008
