1. Kurt Ballou was born on February 1,1974 and is an American musician and record producer based in Massachusetts, best known as the guitarist for metalcore band Converge and for his recording and production work at his own GodCity Studio.
12 Facts About Kurt Ballou
1. 2.
Kurt Ballou performed in jazz band, concert band and orchestra, dabbling between baritone saxophone, bassoon and bass clarinet.
3.
Kurt Ballou's father used to have a guitar that Ballou played occasionally, but it did not interest him until a school friend gave him Slayer tapes around the age of sixteen.
4.
Kurt Ballou is a vegan and follows a straight edge lifestyle.
5.
Since 1990, Kurt Ballou has played in the metalcore band Converge.
6.
From 1996 to 2000 Kurt Ballou played in the hardcore punk band The Huguenots.
7.
Kurt Ballou handled all production, engineering, and mastering for the record.
8.
Kurt Ballou has stated that collaborating on Jane Doe with co-producer Matthew Ellard was a huge learning experience for him as an engineer and producer.
9.
Ellard jokingly stated Kurt Ballou "watched him like a hawk" during the engineering and producing process.
10.
In 2005 Kurt Ballou remixed and remastered Converge's Petitioning the Empty Sky and When Forever Comes Crashing.
11.
Kurt Ballou has stated that because of the quality of [Converge's] recordings has improved so much that the original recordings were "becoming distracting".
12.
Kurt Ballou has produced and co-produced several Converge albums, including 2001's Jane Doe, 2004's You Fail Me and 2006's No Heroes.