Greg Ladanyi was an American record producer and recording engineer of Hungarian descent, known for his work with many musicians, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, The Church, Caifanes, Anna Vissi, Toto, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley, and Jeff Healey.
11 Facts About Greg Ladanyi
1.
2.
Around 1980 Greg Ladanyi expanded from just engineering into production as well.
3.
Greg Ladanyi co-produced, engineered, and mixed Don Henley's first two solo albums I Can't Stand Still and Building the Perfect Beast.
4.
Greg Ladanyi won a Grammy Award in 1983 in the Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical category for Toto IV by Toto.
5.
Greg Ladanyi married Laura Grayson-Ladanyi in 1984 and divorced in 1992.
6.
Greg Ladanyi was a collaborator and co-founder of "The Complex Studios" with George Massenburg, on Corinth Ave in WLA 1987 till 1991.
7.
Greg Ladanyi co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits, Jeff Healey's "See the Light", The Church's "Under the Milky Way" with Waddy Wachtel, various Japanese artists, Clannad, Caifanes, Jaguares, REO Speedwagon, and Engenheiros do Hawaii.
8.
Greg Ladanyi traveled and worked internationally throughout the world till 1998, and managed artists under the name of Ladanyi Entertainment.
9.
Greg Ladanyi was the main producer on Anna Vissi's album, Apagorevmeno, which was released on December 9,2008, in Greece and Cyprus.
10.
Greg Ladanyi is mentioned in the lyrics for the song "Cocaine" on Jackson Browne's 1977 album Running on Empty.
11.
Greg Ladanyi died on September 29,2009, after falling 13 feet just 15 minutes before Vissi's performance at Nicosia's GSP Stadium, suffering a fractured skull.