Georgia Music Songwriters / Producers / Others M - T

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Micah Massey is a Christian contemporary gospel singer, songwriter and guitarist from Atlanta, GA who penned the Grammy award winning song, "Your Presence Is Heaven", for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song during the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, recorded by Israel Houghton .

Growing up in Douglas, Georgia as a tobacco farmer, Rodney began his music career in 1962 playing bass for The Bushmen. During his seven years with the group, he became intrigued with recording music and actively started pursuing a career as an engineer in 1967.

In 1970, Rodney was approached by songwriter and producer Buddy Buie to build a studio and offered him the position as chief engineer. Rodney co-designed and oversaw the construction of the famous Studio One in Doraville, Georgia. For the next sixteen years, Rodney worked almost exclusively in the popular studio on hundreds of records.

Mark Neill from Valdosta,  GA is a record producer and sound engineer. He is also a studio designer for record companies. He co-produced the album Brothers for The Black Keys who were awarded three  Grammys for the album in 2011. The lead single, "Tighten Up", spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Alternative Airplay and Billboard Rock chart reaching #1 on both charts. The song peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, later being certified gold by the RIAA. April 2012 the album was certified platinum by the RIAA. 

Ed Perry was the owner of Gala Records, established in 1959, in Vidalia, GA. Among many recordings, his label recorded the song "Last Kiss" written by Wayne Cochran (a Georgia songwriter & artists). The song was later recorded by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1964. 

Marc Pucci (pictured on your right) is a music publicist, public relations director and music promoter. He is based out of Atlanta, GA. Pucci represented numerous blues, rock and soul music artists while at Capricorn Records in the 1970's and later in the 90's.  Some of the artists he worked with included the Allman Brothers Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, Sea Level, Wet Willie, Delbert McClinton, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, and Elvin Bishop. In 1979 he established his first independent publicity venture, Mark Pucci Associates, in Atlanta and Pucci Media, Inc..

Bob Richardson was a studio engineer at Mastersound Studios in Atlanta, GA working with notable recording artists The Swingin’ Medallions’ fraternity anthem, “Double Shot (of My Baby’s Love)”, Issac Hayes, recording Billy Joe Royal’s classic, “Down In The Boondocks”, and, later, the Classics IV 1967 chart-toppers “Spooky” and “Stormy” and others.

During the 1970s, Richardson remained active as an engineer, recording albums for the “Me and You (and a Dog Named Boo)” soft-rocker Lobo (Of A Simple Man, 1972; Calumet, 1973). Mastersound was used to record “Dueling Banjos,” the soundtrack signature for the Academy Award-nominated Deliverance (1972). In the 1980s, Richardson continued to host Issac Hayes, as well as a broad range of artists like Dionne Warwick, James Brown, Peabo Bryson, and Eddy Arnold. During Atlanta tour stops, Prince and Pink Floyd dropped by Mastersound to work on deadline projects. (A live version of Pink Floyd’s “On the Turning Away” was mixed for video release in 36 hours straight.) 

Harold Shedd is a record producer and music executive from Bremen, GA. Shedd produced albums for Amie Comeaux, Roger Miller, Mel Tillis, Louise Mandrell, Dobie Gray, K. T. Oslin, Glen Campbell and Willie Nelson. Reba McEntire had top 10 singles produced by Shedd. In 1989, Shedd was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

Jan Smith is a singer, songwriter, voice coach and music producer in Atlanta, GA. As the founder of Jan Smith Studios, Inc. in Atlanta, Smith is a vocal coach/producer providing services for a wide range of vocalists, including Rob Thomas, Usher, Ciara, Sugarland, TLC, The Band Perry, Drake, Justin Bieber and MattyB to name a few. 

Matt Still (centered in photo) is a record producer, engineer and mixer from Atlanta, GA with credits for work on recordings by Elton John, Outkast, Lady Gaga, Jewel, Rod Stewart, Joss Stone, PNAU, Santana, Alice In Chains, B.B. King, T.I., Nelly, Sevendust, Third Day, Bruce Hornsby, Ann Wilson, Steve Walsh, TLC, Arrested Development, Brandi Carlile, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder and others. He is a three-time Grammy nominee and won the Album of the Year Grammy for his work with Outkast on “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below”.