Ken Rich (born 1967 in Seattle, Washington, United States) is an American producer,[1][2] engineer,[3] composer and musician.
After majoring in philosophy at Oberlin College while pursuing intensive jazz studies with Wendell Logan and Donald Byrd, he moved to New York City in 1991.
He quickly ensconced himself in the session and live music scene of New York playing bass on David Byrne's "It Goes Back", "Offbeat - a Red Hot Soundtrip", Shabba Ranks' 1993 Grammy Award-winning album X-tra Naked, and Laurie Anderson's "In Our Sleep" with Lou Reed.
From those home studios, Rich also produced Tracy Bonham's "Blink The Brightest" (Zoe Records), Rene Lopez;s "One Man's Year", and Morley's "Days Like These" (Universal France) which Time said £embodies modern-day NY femininity in all its multicultural finesse".
[citation needed] In 2007, Ken Rich opened Grand Street Recording in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where his credits include Ani DiFranco "“Red Letter Year" (Righteous Babe Records-2008), The Gutter Twins "Saturnalia" (Sub-Pop-2008),[4] Lucinda Black Bear "Capo My Heart and Other Bear Songs" (2008), Noe Venable The Summer Storm Journals (2008), Fionnn O'Lochlainn Spawn of the Beast (2008), The Compulsions EPs Laughter From Below (2004), Demon Love-2008, and High as Hell (2009), William Hart Strecker Smoke and Clouds (2005) and All This Dreaming (2007), Ward White Pulling Out (2008), Greg Tannen Rocket (2008), The Key Party's Hit or Miss, named CMJ album of the day (CMJ 2007)[5] and the SF Chronicle's Download of the Week in 2007.