Danny Greenspoon is a Canadian music producer, music engineer, guitar player and film composer mainly in the Canadian music industry. Greenspoon is also the President of "The Audio Truck Inc.", a mobile recording studio recording materials for television, radio, and record. From 1989 to 1996, he was Popular Music recording producer for CBC Radio in Toronto producing recordings of jazz, popular music, folk music, country music and world music, for broadcast and commercial release, and from 2004 to 2016 he did most of the live recording for JazzFM91.
Originally from Montreal, during the early part of his career, Greenspoon was a performer primarily on the acoustic music scene, travelling across Canada and the United States.
In 1978 he moved to Toronto to join Sylvia Tyson and The Great Speckled Bird, and later became a guitarist for many other prominent Canadian acts, such as Murray McLauchlan, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, and was also a member of the quirky mid 80's act, The Romaniacs. Greenspoon played, as part of The Great Speckled Bird, for both seasons of Sylvia Tyson's CBC TV show Country In My Soul (1982-1983) and also played guitar for the entire 5 season run of the CBC Radio show Swinging On A Star (1989-1994) hosted by Murray McLauchlan which featured top acts from Canada and the US in an acoustic, live-to-tape, informal setting.
From 1990 to 1996 he was the principal popular music producer for CBC Radio in Toronto, producing hundreds of recordings in the Jazz, Folk and Pop genres, both live and in studio. He was also the co-producer of the show Hot Ticket which showcased both Canadian and international acts in concert.
From 1996 to the present he has been the owner and chief engineer of The Audio Truck Inc., a mobile recording studio recording all genres of music.
Greenspoon has produced over 50 albums mainly in Canada for Great Big Sea, Spirit of the West, Jane Bunnett, Ian Tyson, Willie P. Bennett, Joel Kroeker, Susan Crowe, The Paperboys, The Barra MacNeils, The Good Brothers, The Pukka Orchestra and Victoria Williams, among many others. Most notable productions with certified platinum sales were:
Sylvia Tyson – “At The End Of The Day” - 2023 • Suzie Vinnick – “Fall Back Home" - 2022 • Noah Zacharin – “Points of Light” – 2022 • Nancy Ahern – “Capable Of Spring” - 2021 • Ian and Sylvia – “The Lost Tapes” – 2019 (2021 CFMA Nominee) • Whiskey Jack – “Rhymes and Good Times with Stompin’ Tom” – 2019 • Oscar With Love – Various Artists - A Tribute to Oscar Peterson (engineer)-2016 • Kim Erickson – “The Raven’s Wing” - 2014 • Quartette – “Rocks and Roses” - 2013 • Cindy Church – “Sad Songs Make Me Happy” – 2012 • Suzie Vinnick – “Me ‘N Mabel - 2011 (2011 JUNO Nominee) • Susan Crowe – “Greytown” - 2009 • Chantal Chamberland – “The Other Woman” - 2008 • Joel Kroeker – “Closer To The Flame” – 2007 • The Good Brothers – “Blind Faith” - 2006 • Charlie A’Court – “Bring On The Storm” – 2006 • Melissa Stylianou – “Sliding Down” - 2006 • Don Freed – “Valley Of Green And Blue” - 2005 • Rachel Kane – 2005 • Ian Tyson – “Songs From The Gravel Road” – 2005 (2006 JUNO nominee) • Sophie Milman – “Sophie Milman” – 2004 (2006 JUNO nominee) • John McDermott – “Day To Myself” - 2003 • Joel Kroeker – “Melodrama” - 2003 • Heillig Manoeuvre – “Inmotion” - 2003 • Susan Crowe – “Book Of Days” – 2003 (2004 JUNO Nominee) • Colm Wilkinson – “Some Of My Best Friends Are Songs” - 2002 • Quartette – “I See A Star” – 2002 • The Good Brothers – “One True Thing” – 2002 (2003 Canadian Independent Music Award for Country Album of The Year) • Suzie Vinnick – “33 Stars” – 2002 • Andy Poole with The Canadian Jazz Quartet - 2002 • Susie Arioli Swing Band – “Pennies From Heaven”–2001 (2003 JUNO nominee) • Bruce Guthro – “Guthro” – 2001 (2002 ECMA – Album Of The Year) • Thermal Quartet – “Soaring” - 2001 • Francois Bourassa Trio with Andre Leroux–“Live”(Engineer) (2002 JUNO Award) • Heillig Manoeuvre - 2001 • Beyond The Pale – “Routes” - 2000 • John McDermott – “A Day To Myself” - 2000 • Sylvia Tyson - “River Road and Other Stories” - 2000 • Rita Chiarelli - “Breakfast At Midnight” 2000 (2002 JUNO nominee) • Paperboys – “Postcards” – 2000 (2001 JUNO nominee) • The Punters – “Will You Wait” (Radio mix) • Clay Tyson – “Kick It Down” - 2000 • Barra MacNeils – “Racket In The Attic” – 1999 (2001 JUNO nominee) • Tony D. – “Live Like Hell” - 1999 • Lee Pui Ming – “Taklamakan” - 1999 • Ian Tyson “Lost Herd” - 1999 • Quartette - “IN THE BEAUTY OF THE DAY” – 1998 • Great Big Sea “PLAY” – 1997 (Certified Triple Platinum, 5 ECMA’s) (JUNO Award nominee) • Andy J. Forest - “Live At The Rainbow” - 1998 • Jane Bunnett - “Chamalongo” – 1997 (JUNO Award nominee) • Stephen Barry Band - “The Gold Record”- 1997 • Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band “FIRE”- 1996 1997 (JUNO Award nominee) • Great Big Sea “UP” - 1995 (Certified 4 times Platinum) • Victoria Williams “Live In Toronto”- 1995 • Holly Cole “Live with the TSO” - 1995 • Kumbaya ‘95 - 1995 • Lenny Solomon “The Gershwin Sessions”- 1995 • Shuffle Demons “Extra Crispy”- 1994 • Finjan “Crossing Selkirk Avenue”- 1993 (JUNO Award nominee) • Gloria Blizzard - 1993 • Rita Chiarelli - 1993 • Arlene Bishop - 1992 • Gwen Swick - 1992 • Jane Bunnett “Spirits Of Havana”- 1992 (JUNO Award - 1992) • Melwood Cutlery - 1992 • The Hitmen - 1991 • Spirit Of The West “SAVE THIS HOUSE ”-1989 (Certified Platinum, JUNO Nominee) • Jack DeKeyzer - 1988 • Spirit Of The West “LABOUR DAY” - 1988 • Vektor - 1987 • Willie P. Bennett “The Lucky Ones” - 1986 • Romaniacs – “Ethno Fusion” - 1986 • Rang Tango - 1985 • Colin Linden - 1984 • Prairie Oyster “Oyster Tracks”- 1983 (JUNO Awards - 1983, ‘84) • Sylvia Tyson “Up In Smoke”- 1982 • Pukka Orchestra – 1982 •