Joe Barresi


Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and producer who has worked with Kyuss, The Melvins, Tool, Chevelle, Queens of the Stone Age, Coheed and Cambria, Tomahawk, L7, The Jesus Lizard, Parkway Drive, New Model Army, Bad Religion, Stam1na, Avenged Sevenfold and Slipknot.

Early life and education

Joe Barresi started playing guitar when he was seven, and played in local bands in and around his home in New York City and Florida. He studied classical guitar and music theory at the University of South Florida before graduating from the University of Miami, where he also studied piano and music engineering. As a student, Barresi began recording and developing local bands in Miami.

Career

After graduating from college, Barresi moved to Los Angeles and began working his way up the ladder by working at numerous local studios—a move that helped him gain an understanding of the different consoles, rooms and clientele at the various studios. His first big break came when he engineered a demo for producer GGGarth Richardson. He went on to work with a number of well-respected producers including David Kahne, Michael Beinhorn, Rob Cavallo and Sylvia Massy.
Barresi has mixed tracks for Monster Magnet, Fair to Midland, Hole, Veruca Salt, Weezer, Rancid, Bauhaus, Anthrax, Skunk Anansie, and Alpha Galates.
Eventually Barresi gained enough experience and insight that he began producing records. He has produced or co-produced tracks for Clutch, Buckcherry, Fu Manchu, Loudmouth, The Melvins, L7 and others. He also produced the debut album by Queens of the Stone Age which, at the time, did not have a record deal. That album was eventually released by indie label Loose Groove. The self-titled album garnered attention from press, and the band soon landed a deal with Interscope Records. Barresi then engineered and mixed the Tool album 10,000 Days, a job he received after a recommendation from Buzz Osborne of The Melvins In 2011, he worked with the band Stam1na in Finland. Barresi engineered and mixed Tool's 2019 album Fear Inoculum

Discography

As producer

ArtistAlbum NameYear
MelvinsStag1996
MelvinsHonky1997
Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age1998
Fu ManchuKing of the Road1999
PennywiseLand of the Free?2001
Powerman 5000Transform2003
Backyard BabiesStockholm Syndrome2003
Matchbook RomanceStories and Alibis2003
TomahawkMit Gas2003
Queens of the Stone AgeLullabies to Paralyze2005
The Butterfly EffectImago2006
Bad ReligionNew Maps of Hell2007
ClutchFrom Beale Street to Oblivion2007
MínusThe Great Northern Whalekill2007
PusciferCuntry Boner2007
Zico ChainFood2007
SavioursInto Abaddon2008
IsisWavering Radiant2009
Audrey HorneAudrey Horne2010
Parkway DriveDeep Blue2010
PearlLittle Immaculate White Fox2010
Coheed and CambriaYear of The Black Rainbow2010
Apocalyptica7th Symphony2010
Bad ReligionThe Dissent of Man2010
Fair to MidlandArrows and Anchors2011
ChevelleHats Off to the Bull2011
Every Time I DieEx Lives2012
Stam1naNocebo2012
Bad ReligionTrue North2013
ChevelleLa Gárgola2014
Black Stone CherryMagic Mountain2014
ChevelleThe North Corridor2016
Avenged SevenfoldThe Stage2016
PallbearerHeartless2017
ToolFear Inoculum2019

As engineer