Staf Verbeeck

Engineer, mixer and producer at AB Studio (Brussels). Since 2012, Staf is also a lecturer at the SAE Institute in Brussels, teaching a variety of subjects and masterclasses. Staf first started out as a musician and toured with Elisa Waut, Kloot Per W, The Candy Dates and Aiming Dishes. The Candy Dates' drummer Fernand Buyls, who was a fellow sound engineer, introduced him to the art of recording. Together they started Umbrella Studio in Ghent. Staf recorded and mixed Deus' very first EP, Zea, and produced Metal Molly's debut album, Surgery For Zebra, with the hit single Orange. From 1997 until 2010, he took over Jet Studio in Brussels, where he engineered and produced for artists such as Amparanoia ft Calexico, Hooverphonic, Sioen, Neeka, Ozark Henry, Fred Delplancq, Yasmine, Vandal X, Red Zebra, Will.I.Am, The Scene, Gorki, Roland Van Campenhout, Ronny Mosuse, Absynthe Minded, Thé Lau, Arid, Johan Verminnen, Members of Marvelas, Dirk Blanchart, The Romans, Jasper Steverlinck, PJDS, Eden, Adamo, Bart Peeters, Jaune Toujours, Riguelle & Hautekiet, Fixkes, Boilermen, ... Recent projects : Rosenberg Trio, Melanie De Biasio, Tom Helsen, Bazart, Daan, Los Callejeros, Fixkes, Polaroid Fiction, Box, Dag Taeldeman, Shakara United, Cafe Con Leche, Laura Jansen, Marike Jager, Selah Sue, One trick PO, Jim Cole, Bowie Peru, Postman, Turalura, François Decamps, Pieter Embrechts, JFJ, Golden Glows, Drums Are For Parades, Sound Of Stereo, Dalai Lama Renaissance, All Things Automatic, Sunday Sun, Boilermen, Bed Rugs,… Broadcast multitrack recording and mix : Bloc Party, Elbow, Aimee Mann, PJ Harvey, Sarah Bettens, Heather Nova, Gabriel Rios, Paul Weller, Colbie Caillat, Lykke Li, Novastar, Monza, Boney King of Nowhere, Triggerfinger, Black Box Revelation, Steve Wynn, Selah Sue, Calexico, Luka Bloom, Barbie Bangkok, Jef Neve, Fleet Foxes, Stef Kamil Carlens, Skunk Anansie, The Golden Glows, Jasper Erkens, Daan, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, K's Choice, Arbeid Adelt, Steak Number Eight, The Low Anthem, Vampire Weekend, Plan B, Mark Ronson, MGMT,…