Gus Oberg
Born Sweden
Origin New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s) Music producer, Audio engineer
Years active 1997 –present
Associated acts The Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr., The Virgins
Gus Oberg is a Swedish music producer and recording engineer who is based in New York City. He is best known as the longtime engineer and a producer of American rock band The Strokes, for whom he has worked with since 2009. He produced their 2011 album Angles and was the sole producer of 2013's Comedown Machine and 2016's Future Present Past EP. Also of note is Oberg's extensive work with Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.; he has worked on every one of his solo records and has been his his producer since 2013. Oberg was awarded a Grammy Award in 2006 for his engineering work.
Career
Oberg moved from his native Sweden to New York City in 1997 to pursue audio engineering. His career took off in the early 2000s as an engineer at New York's Loho Studio. By the time the recording studio closed in 2007, Oberg had become chief engineer and studio manager,[1] and had worked on records including Moby's Hotel (2005), Willie Nelson's Songbird (2006), and The Klezmatics' Wonder Wheel, for which he was rewarded the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album for his work as engineer. During this period, Oberg also met Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. who, in 2005, was working on his debut solo record. The two quickly developed a strong creative relationship.[1] Oberg engineered and produced Hammond Jr.'s records Yours To Keep and ¿Cómo Te Llama?, released in 2006 and 2008, respectively. The two later developed Hammond Jr.'s One Way Studios together, located in Upstate New York.[1]
Discography
Selected discography
References
"Gus Oberg: Recording The Strokes' Angles". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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