work
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos and object-based mixing for new releases and catalogue records.
Legacy catalog — Dolby Atmos mix
New records — Dolby Atmos
- Katrina Cain If There's A Heaven ↗
- Uncle Lucius Open Eyes, Broken Heart ↗
- Dylan Gossett Westward ↗
- Dylan Gossett Like I Do ↗
- Foggier Love Don't Cost A Thing ↗
- Silverada Silverada ↗
- Rob Baird Burning In the Stars ↗
- Willie & Lukas Nelson Angel Dream (No. 2) ↗
- Lincoln Durham Resurrection Thorn ↗
- Nakia Signal ↗
- Nakia Thrill-O-Matic ↗
- C.J. Sparks Hotel Pool ↗
- Lauren Diamond Good Enough ↗
- Lauren Diamond Arizona ↗
- Hank Hehmsoth Blu-Escape ↗
- Julianna Rankin Bad Habits and Good Horses ↗
- The Droptines Tombstone ↗
- The Droptines Take Too Much ↗
- The Peterson Brothers Experience ↗
- Katrina Cain Not in Love ↗
- Tigermind What's the Rush What's the Hold Up ↗
- Dylan Gossett Songs in the Gravel ↗
- Dylan Gossett My Boy ↗
- Silverada Texas 42 ↗
- C.J. Sparks Dim Street Lights ↗
- Katrina Cain I Hate July ↗
- Katrina Cain No Hometown ↗
- Katrina Cain Dancing In The Dark ↗
- Dogmanjones Tuk Tuk ↗
- Sue Foley One Guitar Woman ↗
- Sue Foley Live in Austin Vol. 1 ↗
recognition
Grammy nominations
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Kirk Franklin — The Nu Nation Project
41st Grammys, 1999 · Chris Bell, nominated as engineer
Grammy-nominated projects
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance · Best R&B Song
Erykah Badu — “Bag Lady”, from Mama’s Gun
43rd Grammys, 2001
Best R&B Album
Earth, Wind & Fire — Illumination
48th Grammys, 2006 · recorded the Kelly Rowland track
Best Pop Vocal Album
Eagles — Long Road Out of Eden
51st Grammys, 2009
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Eagles — “Waiting in the Weeds”
51st Grammys, 2009
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band — Landmarks
57th Grammys, 2015
Best American Roots Song
Don Henley & Merle Haggard — “The Cost of Living”
58th Grammys, 2016 · recorded Merle Haggard
Best Traditional Blues Album
Luther Dickinson — Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger’s Songbook: Volumes I & II)
59th Grammys, 2017
Best Traditional Blues Album
Sue Foley — One Guitar Woman
67th Grammys, 2025
Grammy-winning projects
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin — The Nu Nation Project
41st Grammys, 1999
Best Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin — Hello Fear
54th Grammys, 2012
Gold & platinum records
Destiny’s Child — The Writing’s On The Wall / 8× Platinum
Eagles — Long Road Out of Eden / 7× Platinum
Kirk Franklin — The Nu Nation Project / 2× Platinum
Erykah Badu — Mama’s Gun / Platinum
Reba McEntire — Reba Duets / Platinum
Kirk Franklin — Hello Fear / Gold
The Recording Academy
Texas Chapter
- President
- Vice President
- Trustee
- Governor
- Producers & Engineers Wing Chair
Memphis Chapter
- Governor
- Producers & Engineers Wing Co-Chair
Labels
Universal Music Group · Warner Music Group · Sony Music · Motown · Interscope · Columbia · Gospo-Centric · MCA Nashville · Capitol Latin / EMI Latin · Big Loud Texas
Press
- Mix: “Chris Bell Launches Mercenary Magnetics Service” ↗
- Modern Mixing: “Psychology of a Mix Engineer: An Interview With Chris Bell” ↗
- Alan Parsons’ Art & Science of Sound Recording: interviewed with Erykah Badu
- Rupert Neve Designs: RMP-D8 films ↗
Project awards recognize the records and their credited recipients.
Contact
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