JOE WEST
Grammy Award-Winning Producer and Engineer
Joe West is the lead instructor and oversees all student coursework, assignments and program content. He is committed to delivering a new standard of quality in Recording Arts education that gives students the ability to compete in an aggressive and competitive industry. He believes that if a student is looking for a chance to grow both personally and professionally in a space that offers opportunities then they will find that place to be here at Apprentice Academy.
AS A SONGWRITER JOE WEST HAS HAD MULTIPLE #1 SINGLES AS WELL AS CUTS WITH KEITH URBAN, TOBY KEITH, TIM MCGRAW, JIMMY WAYNE, WARRANT & MANY OTHERS. HIS MUSIC HAS BEEN FEATURED IN OVER 100 NETWORK, CABLE & FEATURE FILMS.
WEST HAS A LONG & DISTINGUISHED LIST OF PRODUCTION/MIXING CREDITS INCLUDING; JOEY + RORY, EMMY LOU HARRIS, WARREN ZEVON, SHAKIRA, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, JIMMY WAYNE, JAMES OTTO, MERCY ME, STEVE EARLE, MATHEW SWEET, INDIGO GIRLS & MANY MORE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING AND MULTI-PLATINUM
SELLING ARTISTS.
JOE WEST PRODUCED & MIXED THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING "BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM" 2017, "HYMNS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US" BY JOEY + RORY. 2ND BIGGEST SELLING COUNTRY RECORD OF 2016. 18 WEEK BILLBOARD #1 ALBUM, #1 BILLBOARD TOP SALES ALL GENRE, 4 WEEK #1 BILLBOARD TOP COUNTRY ALBUM CHART, 18 WEEK # 1 BILLBOARD TOP CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN ALBUM CHART, 11 WEEK #1 BILLBOARD MUSIC VIDEO CHART ALL GENRE, 11 WEEK #1 BILLBOARD CHRISTIAN MUSIC VIDEO CHART.
"HYMNS" AWARD NOMINATIONS: GRAMMY AWARD, DOVE AWARD, BILLBOARD AWARD & ICMA AWARD.
JOE WEST WROTE, PRODUCED & MIXED JIMMY WAYNE’S 3 WEEK
#1 SMASH HIT & TITLE TRACK "DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW".
WEST PRODUCED & MIXED A TOTAL OF 9 SONGS ON
"DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW" INCLUDING WAYNE’S TOP 20 SINGLE, "I WILL"
TOBY KEITH TOOK WEST’S SONG, “AMERICAN RIDE” FOR A RIDE ALL THE
WAY UP THE CHARTS TO #1 FOR 2 WEEKS. “AMERICAN RIDE” IS KEITH’S
FASTEST RISING SINGLE EVER. MAKING IT TO #1 IN JUST 13 WEEKS!
KEITH URBAN TOOK “WITHOUT YOU” TO TOP OF THE CHARTS. MARKING WEST’S THIRD #1 IN THREE YEARS! “WITHOUT YOU”
IS ON KEITH’S RIAA CERTIFIED GOLD RECORD “GET CLOSER”.
JOE WEST’S SONG “RIGHT BACK ATCHA” WAS RELEASED AS TIM MCGRAW’S SINGLE! JOE HAS 2 SONGS ON TIM’S #1 RECORD “EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC”
WEST’S GRAMMY AWARD WINNING STUDIO, IS A TIMBER FRAME BARN/STUDIO LOCATED ON A SECLUDED 15-ACRE FARM IN THE HEART OF THE MUSIC COMMUNITY OF FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE.