Erik Ron Explained

Erik Ron
Birth Date:	4 July 1985
Birth Place:	San Carlos, California, U.S.
Years Active:	2006–present

Erik Ron (born July 4, 1985) is an American producer, mixer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists such as Panic! at the Disco, Set It Off, Issues,^[1] New Years Day, Too Close to Touch, I the Mighty,^{[2] [3]} Motionless In White, Blessthefall, I See Stars, Sylar, Attila, Godsmack, and Staind.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Life and career

Early years

Erik Ron was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in the suburb of San Carlos, California, where he attended Carlmont High School. Erik started playing music as a teenager in alternative rock band Impel. After high school, he studied engineering at Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles. Erik proceeded to work as in-house engineer at Woodland Ranch Studio between the years of 2005–2008 before working as an engineer under producer/writer John Feldmann between 2008–2011 in Bel Air, CA.^[7]

2013–present

In 2013, Erik built and opened "Grey Area Studios" in North Hollywood.^[8] Since opening the studio to focus on his own production career, Erik has worked with Panic! at the Disco, Set It Off, Issues,^[9] New Years Day, Too Close to Touch, I Prevail, Motionless in White, This Wild Life, Young Guns,^[10] The Word Alive,^[11] Blessthefall, I See Stars, Palisades,^[12] Sylar, and Attila, and more. In early 2016, Erik Ron inked an exclusive publishing deal with BMG Rights Management.

In September 2017, it was announced that Ron will be at the helm of the seventh studio album of the rock band Godsmack.^[13]

Selected discography

Year	Artist	Album title	Label	Credits
2023	Staind	Confessions of the Fallen	BMG	Producer, mixer, engineer
2023	Bush	All Things Must Change	BMG	Producer, writer
2023	Bush	More Than Machines	BMG	Producer, writer
2023	93FEETOFSMOKE	chewing on my tongue	Photo Finish Records	Producer, writer
2023	93FEETOFSMOKE	conversations	Photo Finish Records	Producer, writer
2023	Hollywood Undead	Hotel Kalifornia	BMG, Dove & Grenade Media	Co-producer,writer
2023	Godsmack	Lighting Up the Sky	BMG	Writer
2023	Jutes	Do It To Myself		Producer, writer
2023	ELLISE	Black Balloons		Producer, writer
2023	Papa Roach	Spotlight		Producer, writer
2023	Chandler Leighton	Fixer Upper	Boom.Records	Producer, writer
2022	Kailee Morgue	Falling From The Sky	Thriller	Producer, writer, mixer
2022	44phantom	1-800-IDONTKNOWYOUANYMORE	Epitah Records	Producer, writer, mixer
2022	44phantom	huricane	Columbia Records	Producer, writer
2022	Huddy	All the Things I Hate About You	Half Blood Records	Producer, writer
2022	Fire from the Gods	Soul Revolution	Better Noise Music	Co-producer, writer
2022	Rain City Drive	Rain City Drive	Thriller Records	Co-producer, writer
2022	Bad Omens	The Death of Peace of Mind	Sumerian Records	Producer, mixer
2021	Black Veil Brides	The Phantom Tomorrow	Sumerian Records	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer – "Scarlet Cross"
2020	From Ashes to New	Panic	Better Noise Music	Producer, mixer
2020	The Word Alive	Monomania	Fearless Records	Bass, producer, engineer, mixer, writer
2019	Thousand Below	Gone In Your Wake	Rise Records	Producer, engineer, writer
2019	Guccihighwaters	Amnesia	N/A	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer
2019	Fire from the Gods	American Sun	Eleven Seven	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer
2018	Godsmack	When Legends Rise	BMG	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer^[14]
2018	Sylar	Seasons	Hopeless Records	Producer, mixer, writer
2018	Dance Gavin Dance	Artificial Selection	Rise Records	Vocal Producer^[15]
2018	Hands Like Houses	Anon	UNFD, Hopeless Records	Producer, writer
2018	Slaves	Beautiful Death	SBG Records	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer^[16]
2017	Picturesque	Just Exist	Equal Vision Records	Producer, writer
2017	Like Moths to Flames	Dark Divine	Rise Records	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer
2017	Palisades	Palisades	Rise Records	Producer
2017	Nothing,Nowhere.	Reaper	DCD2 Records	Producer
2016	BadxChannels	WHYDFML EP	SharpTone Records	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer^[17]
2016	Attila	Chaos	SharpTone Records	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer^[18]
2016	Too Close to Touch	Haven't Been Myself	Epitaph Records	Producer, engineer, mixer, writer^[19]
2016	Dayshell	Nexus	Spinefarm Records	Producer, engineer, mixer^[20]
2016	I Prevail	Lifelines	Fearless Records	Writer – "Chaos", "Worst Part of Me"^[21]
2016	Set It Off	Upside Down (Set It Off album)	Equal Vision Records	Producer, engineer, writer^[22] ^[23]
2016	Issues	Headspace	Rise Records	Co-Producer, Engineer, Writer^[24] ^[25]
2016	The Color Morale	Desolate Divine	Fearless Records	Writer – "Version of Me", "Lonesome Soul", "Misery Loves Company", "Fauxtographic Memory"^[26]
2016	Sylar	Help!	Hopeless Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer^[27]
2016	I See Stars	Treehouse	Sumerian Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer^[28] ^[29]
2016	Hands Like Houses	Dissonants	Rise Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer^[30]
2015	Picturesque	Monstrous Things EP	Equal Vision Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer^[31]
2015	Get Scared	Demons	Fearless Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer^[32]
2015	New Years Day	Malevolence	Another Century Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer^[33] ^[34]
2015	Blessthefall	To Those Left Behind	Fearless Records	Vocal Producer, Writer
2015	This Wild Life	Clouded (Atmosphere Edition)	Epitaph Records	Producer, engineer, writer
2015	Too Close to Touch	Nerve Endings	Epitaph Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer ^[35]
2015	Palisades	Mind Games	Rise Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer^[36]
2014	New Years Day	Epidemic	Grey Area Records	Writer, producer, engineer, mixer^[37] Owning the diseased parts of us and turning it into a strength."^[38]
2012	Oh, the Irony	Within Reach	Burlingame Records	Writer, producer, engineer ^[39]
2010	Foxy Shazam	Foxy Shazam	Sire / Warner Bros Records	Engineer ^[40]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Issues Finish Recording New Album. August 17, 2015. Flippen Music.
2. Web site: Behind the Booth with I the Mighty. October 4, 2012. Property Of Zack.
3. Web site: I the Mighty Begin Recording Debut Album. September 5, 2012. Under The Gun Review.
4. Web site: Godsmack Taps Producer Erik Ron for 7th Full Length Record. September 18, 2017. BlabberMouth Media.
5. Web site: Godsmack Taps Producer Erik Ron for 7th Full Length Record. September 18, 2017. BlabberMouth Media.
6. Web site: News . Music . STAIND TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ON FRIDAY . 2023-12-14 . Nights with Alice Cooper . en.
7. Web site: Interview With Culprit. April 18, 2011. Rock Edition.
8. Web site: Grey Area Studio Build. November 21, 2013. LA Sound Panels.
9. Web site: Issues Finish Recording New Album. August 17, 2015. Flippen Music.
10. Web site: Echoes. All Music.
11. Web site: Interviewing The Word Alive. March 6, 2014. Mind Equals Blown.
12. Web site: Palisades Unleash Fall Music Video. February 22, 2016. IM Music Mag.
13. Web site: Godsmack Taps Producer Erik Ron for 7th Full Length Record. September 18, 2017. BlabberMouth Media.
14. Web site: Godsmack Taps Producer Erik Ron for 7th Full Length Record. September 18, 2017. BlabberMouth Media.
15. Web site: Erik Ron Official Website.
16. Web site: Slaves in the Studio. September 27, 2016. The PRP.
17. Web site: ROCK Craig Owens Leaves Chiodos Behind, Previews New Sound With BXC's 'One Car Funeral'. November 3, 2016. Tune Collective.
18. Web site: Attila Reveal New Album Title & Fall U.S. Tour'. August 1, 2016. The PRP.
19. Web site: Too Close To Touch Announce New Album. July 18, 2016. Alternative Press.
20. Web site: Nexus. All Music.
21. Web site: Lifelines. All Music.
22. Web site: Set It Off Unveil New Single. March 17, 2016. Alternative Press.
23. Web site: Upside Down. All Music.
24. Web site: Issues Finish Recording New Album. August 17, 2015. Flippen Music.
25. Web site: Headspace. AllMusic.
26. Web site: Desolate Divine. All Music.
27. Web site: Sylar Help! Album Review. August 22, 2016. Soundfiction.net.
28. Web site: Treehouse. All Music.
29. Web site: Treehouse. Discogs.com.
30. Web site: Dissonants. All Music.
31. Web site: Picturesque to Release Monstrous Things EP. Equal Vision Records Official. October 23, 2015.
32. Web site: Demons. All Music.
33. Web site: New Years Day Malevolence Review. September 28, 2015. Alternative Press.
34. Web site: Malevolence. All Music.
35. Web site: Too Close To Touch Official Biography. Epitaph Records.
36. Web site: Mind Games. All Music.
37. Web site: New Years Day announce new EP, release "Other Side" video – News – Alternative Press . Altpress.com . September 15, 2014 . November 12, 2015.
38. Web site: Six Questions With New Years Day's Ash Costello . Bloody-disgusting.com . March 6, 2015 . October 15, 2018.
39. Web site: Within Reach, by Oh, the Irony.
40. Web site: Foxy Shazam Album. Barnes & Noble official.