17 Facts About Mark Opitz

Mark Opitz was born on 1952 and is an Australian record producer and audio engineer.

Mark Opitz started his career with Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1971.

Mark Opitz has won the ARIA Award for Producer of the Year in 1987 and 1988.

Mark Opitz had previously won Best Australian Producer at the Countdown Awards for his work in 1980,1982,1985 and 1986.

Mark Opitz started his career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC TV in Sydney in 1971 as a studio trainee working on children's TV show Mr Squiggle and rock music series GTK.

Mark Opitz worked as assistant producer for EMI's in-house productions.

Mark Opitz developed his production skills as an audio engineer, mixing engineer and record producer.

Mark Opitz's early producing jobs were on the Angels' albums Face to Face and No Exit.

Mark Opitz assisted the Angels to develop their signature sound with thick guitars, which dominated Australia's 1980s airwaves.

Mark Opitz produced further albums for Cold Chisel, Richard Clapton, Swanee and the Hitmen.

Mark Opitz left Warner in 1982 to buy Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, with a commercial partner, and set up his own production company.

Mark Opitz was based primarily in the United States and Europe during the 1990s while working with international artists.

Mark Opitz had accompanied the group on their international tour, which resulted in the live album, Live Baby Live, as well as Live at Wembley Stadium 1991 from their performance at Wembley Stadium.

Mark Opitz is included in Billboards All Time Top "Producer Encyclopaedia", which covers all genres of music.

Mark Opitz worked with Bob Dylan on latter's Academy Award ceremony performance of "Things Have Changed" from the movie The Wonder Boys and on Kiss and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's recording Kiss Symphony: Alive IV.

Mark Opitz has worked with Lenny Kravitz, Ray Charles and the Beach Boys.

Mark Opitz produced albums for Rose Tattoo, Jeff Lang, and Monique Brumby.