Tom Bates

has been a record producer and recording engineer for over thirty years. He has recorded most of the major orchestras in the United States, many of the world's greatest classical soloists, virtually all of the world's great opera singers, a number of famous jazz performers, and a handful of pop stars including projects with Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, The Pretenders, Cyndi Lauper, etc.) Tom has been the audio director of Emmy winning television shows (including "Saturday Night Live", "Live From Lincoln Center", and "Live From The Met"), and Academy Award nominated movies (including Franco Zeffirelli's film production of "La Traviata" starring Placido Domingo and Teresa Stratas). He has won 8 Grammy awards and was nominated again in 2007.