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Peter Katis

Katis in 2016

Background information
Born| April 1966 (age 59)
New York City, United States
Genres| Alternative rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)| Record producer, audio engineer, mixer, musician
Years active| 1990–present
Formerly of| The Philistines Jr.
Website| Tarquin Studios

Musical artist

Peter Katis is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, audio engineer, mixer, and musician.

Katis is best known for working with alternative and indie rock bands. He works primarily out of his own residential studio, Tarquin Studios, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

## Personal life

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Katis was born in New York City in April 1966 to Dr. Lauma and Dr. James Katis, both psychiatrists. He grew up in Connecticut and attended New Canaan Country School and Greenwich High School. Katis earned a degree in Visual Arts from the University of Vermont. Katis lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, with his wife, Ann Risen Katis, and their son.

## Music career

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Peter Katis' music career began in the late 1980s with The Philistines Jr., an experimental pop band composed of Katis (vocals, guitar, keyboards), his brother Tarquin Katis (vocals, bass), and their friend Adam Pierce (drums). The band's first gig was an opening spot for Phish in front of a sparse crowd on the campus of the University of Vermont.[1]

The Philistines Jr.'s early albums - Greenwich, CT (1991) and The Continuing Struggle of The Philistines Jr. (1993)—received critical acclaim and charted on college radio stations across North America. The band also received frequent airplay from John Peel on his BBC Radio 1 program. Upon hearing their first album, Peel telephoned the band "just to say how much he liked the record" and invited them to record a Peel Session in London. They went on to record two more and toured the UK concurrently.[2]

Subsequent albums by The Philistines Jr. include The Sinking of the S.S. Danehower (1996), Analog vs. Digital -or- We Don't Get The Respect We Deserve in Today's Scientific Community (2000), If A Band Plays in the Woods...? (2010), If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods...? (2011), and "Help!" (2019).

## Music production career

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While recording songs for his own band in an ad-hoc studio set up in his parents' basement, Katis realized he had an affinity for production. "My favorite part of being a musician was producing a record," said Katis.[3]

By 1998, Katis' demand as a producer, audio engineer, and mixer grew. He started a dedicated production space. He bought a 7,000 square foot Victorian home in Bridgeport, Connecticut started Tarquin Studios, a residence and recording studio for musicians. Katis has since worked with dozens of artists (see Discography) at Tarquin Studios.[4]

Notable collaborations include:

#### The National

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Katis has worked with The National on all ten of their studio albums: Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers (2003), Cherry Tree (2004), Alligator (2005), Boxer (2007), High Violet (2010), Trouble Will Find Me (2013), Sleep Well Beast (2017), I Am Easy to Find (2019), First Two Pages of Frankenstein (2023), and Laugh Track (2023). Trouble Will Find Me received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. Sleep Well Beast received the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.[5]

Illustrating his close personal connection to the band, the cover of Boxer features a photo of The National playing at Katis' wedding reception.

#### Gang of Youths

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Katis worked on The Positions (2015), Go Farther in Lightness (2017), and Angel In Realtime (2022) with the Australian band. His band, The Philistine's Jr., opened for them on their 2018 U.S. tour.

#### Frightened Rabbit

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Katis produced The Midnight Organ Fight (2008) and The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010). The 10th-anniversary tribute album Tiny Changes (2019) included a cover of 'Bright Pink Bookmark' by Katis' band, The Philistine's Jr., honoring lead singer Scott Hutchison.[6][7]

#### Interpol

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Katis also has a long-standing relationship with Interpol. He recorded and mixed the band's critically acclaimed[8] debut album Turn on the Bright Lights (2002), followed by Antics (2004). He also worked with lead singer Paul Banks on Julian Plenti is...Skyscraper (2009), Julian Plenti Lives... (2012), and Banks (2012).

## Discography

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Year  | Title  | Artist  | Credits

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1991  | Greenwich, CT  | The Philistines Jr. | Lyrics, Performer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1993  | The Continuing Struggle of The Philistine's Jr.  | The Philistines Jr. | Lyrics, Performer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1994  | When the Doves Cry: The Music of Prince  | Bob Belden | Assistant Engineer
1995  | Thumper  |  | Engineer, Audio Engineer
The True Story  | James Kochalka Superstar | Producer, Engineer
The Sinking of the S.S. Danehower  | The Philistines Jr. | Lyrics, Performer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Bingham's Hole  | The Mommyheads | Producer
1st Bubble Core Records Sampler  |  | Engineer
1996  | Resonance Found at the Core of a Bubble  |  | Engineer
Happiest Guys in the World  | Happiest Guys in the World  | Engineer, Mixing
After School Special  |  | Engineer
100% Hockey...and Other Stuff  | The Zambonis | Engineer, Illustrations, Artwork
1997  | Show & Tell: A Stormy Remembrance of TV Themes  |  | Engineer
Pop Pie  |  | Producer, Engineer
Play-Off Fever!  | The Zambonis | Engineer
Monkey vs. Robot  | James Kochalka Superstar | Producer, Engineer, Various Instruments, Vocals (Background), Layout Design
Half Empty  | Michael Shelley | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Dylan Group & H.I.M.  | The Dylan Group  | Engineer
Cradle the Balls  | Satanicide |
1998  | Welcome to the Jungle  | Jim Rome | Composer
Too Many Movies  | Michael Shelley | Engineer
The True Meaning of Boodleybaye  | Mice Parade | Engineer
Survival of the Illest: Live from 125 NYC  |  | Digital Editing
Heartdrops  | The Heartdrops  | Engineer
Dreams Gone Sour  | The Absolute Zeros  | Producer, Recorder
Deserter's Songs  | Mercury Rev | Engineer
After the Morning  | Katie McMahon | Engineer
1999  | Ramda  | Mice Parade | Engineer
More Adventures in Lying Down  | The Dylan Group  | Engineer
Enemy Hogs  | Oneida  | Engineer, Mixing
2000  | Ur-Klang Search  | The Dylan Group  | Engineer
Steel Rod  | Oneida  | Mixing
Put-Outs Sing the Hits  | Put-Outs  | Mixing
Now Is the Time: Live at the Knitting Factory  | Alex Blake  | Engineer, Pre-Mastering Engineer
Kiss Without Makeup  | Franklin Bruno | Engineer, Mixing
Eat Crow  | Pants  | Producer, Engineer, Mastering, Various Instruments, Layout Design
Come on Everybody Let's Rock  | Oneida  | Mixing
2001  | The Operating Theater  | Brian Dewan | Engineer, Mixing
The Ghost of Fashion  | Clem Snide | Mixing
Mokoondi  | Mice Parade | Engineer, Mixing, Overdub Engineer
I Blame You  | Michael Shelley | Mixing, Recorder
Elza  | Elza  | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
Don't Trust Whitey  | James Kochalka Superstar | Producer, Mixing, Mastering, Recording
Anthem of the Moon  | Oneida  | Engineer, Mixing
Analog vs. Digital  | The Philistines Jr. | Producer, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Artwork, Composer
All Is Dream  | Mercury Rev | Engineer
2002  | Turn on the Bright Lights  | Interpol | Engineer, Mixing
Pushbutton Parfait  | Raymond Scott Orchestrette  | Engineer, Mastering
On a Wire  | The Get Up Kids | Engineer, Mixing
MTV Road Rules: Don't Make Me Pull This Thing Over, Vol. 1  |  | Mixing
Interpol  | Interpol | Engineer, Mixing
For the Kids [Nettwerk]  |  | Producer, Engineer, Vocals (Background), Instrumentation
Each One Teach One  | Oneida  | Engineer, Mixing
Atheists, Reconsider  | Liars / Oneida  | Engineer
All Roads Lead to Salzburg  | Mice Parade | Engineer, Mixing, Overdubs
2003  | Yes New York  |  | Engineer
Wild Card  | Jim Allen  | Engineer
The Instinct  | Denali | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
Stars at Noon  | Sea Ray  | Engineer, Mixing
Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers  | The National | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Maybe This Christmas Too?  |  | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Keep It Together  | Guster | Recording
Heather  | Satanicide | Engineer, Audio Engineer
A Winter's Night: The Best of Nettwerk Christmas Albums  |  | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
2004  | The O.C. Mix 2  |  | Engineer
My Body: The Pistol  | Les Baton Rouge  | Producer, Engineer
Matador at Fifteen  |  | Engineer
Mamacita, Donde Esta Santa Claus?  | Guster | Mixing, Producer, Recording
Lightning and the Sun  | Katy Mae  | Engineer, Keyboards
Life of the Party  | Longwave | Mixing
Fine Lines  | Robbers on High Street | Engineer
Cherry Tree  | The National | Engineer
Antics  | Interpol | Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing
Aghast Agape  | The Prosaics  | Producer, Engineer, Audio Engineer, Audio Production
2005  | Trilateral Commission  | Jimi Tunnell | Assistant Engineer
Tree City  | Robbers on High Street | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
The Loyal  | Tiger Lou | Mixing
The Loving Sounds of Static  | Mobius Band | Producer, Mixing
The Golden Republic  | The Golden Republic | Producer, Engineer, Audio Engineer, Audio Production
Our Most Beloved  | James Kochalka Superstar | Producer, Main Personnel
Nights Wave  | Mice Parade | Mixing, Overdubs
Hanukkah Rocks  | The LeeVees | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar, Instrumentation
DoublePlays: All Is Dream/Deserter's Songs  | Mercury Rev | Engineer
City vs. Country  | Mobius Band | Engineer, Mixing, Audio Production
Bem-Vinda Vontade  | Mice Parade | Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing, Overdubs
Alligator  | The National | Producer, Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing, Audio Production, Vocals
2006  | Tremors  | Humanzi | Producer, Mixing
Spread Your Evil Wings and Fly  | James Kochalka Superstar | Composer
Peoples  | HiM | Engineer
How Do You Spell Channukkahh?  | The Leevees | Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Recording, Vocals (Background)
Hockey Monkey  | James Kochalka Superstar | Composer, Producer
Gravity Won't Get You High  | The Grates | Mixing
Diet Pills & Magazines  | Humanzi | Mixing
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together  | Rainer Maria | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
19-20-20  | The Grates | Mixing
2007  | One Man Wrecking Machine  | Guster | Recording
Mice Parade  | Mice Parade | Assistant Engineer
Marginalia  | Nurse & Soldier  | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
I'll Follow You  | Oakley Hall | Engineer, Mixing
Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters  | The Twilight Sad | Mixing
Boxer  | The National | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Anjula  | Anjula Prasad  | Mixing
2008  | Up with the Sun  | Titles  | ARP Synthesizer
The Midnight Organ Fight  | Frightened Rabbit | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Teeth Lost, Hearts Won  | The Grates | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar, Keyboards
Summer Palace  | Sunny Day Sets Fire | Producer, Mixing
Secrets Are Sinister  | Longwave | Producer, Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing
Re-Arrange Us  | Mates of State | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Bass
Heavenly Bender  | Sam Champion | Mixing
Fight on the Ice  | The Zambonis | Composer
Elephant Shell  | Tokyo Police Club | Producer, Mixing
DeLeon  | DeLeon | Engineer
5 Zusammen Verschwinden  | Karpatenhund  | Mixing
2009  | Up End Atom: A Tribute to Atom & His Package  |  | Producer, Engineer
These Four Walls  | We Were Promised Jetpacks | Producer, Various Instruments, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
Strict Joy  | The Swell Season | Producer, ARP Synthesizer, Percussion, Performer, Featured Artist
Silver Starling  | Silver Starling | Mixing
Reservoir  | Fanfarlo | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
Love, Hate and Then There's You  | The Von Bondies | Engineer, Audio Engineer
Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper  | Paul Banks | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Additional Music
Dark Was the Night: Red Hot Compilation  |  | Engineer, Mixing
Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy  | Mark Mulcahy | Producer
2010  | What It Means to Be Left-Handed  | Mice Parade | Engineer, Mixing
The Winter of Mixed Drinks  | Frightened Rabbit | Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
Sleep Mountain  | The Kissaway Trail | Producer, Mixing
Let's Go Coconuts!  | The Macaroons  | Engineer
If a Band Plays In the Woods...?  | The Philistines Jr. | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals, Artwork, Instrumentation
How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture  | John Powell | Drum Engineering, Percussion Engineer
High Violet  | The National | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Going the Distance  |  | Producer
Go  | Jónsi | Producer, Engineer
Everything Under the Sun  | Jukebox the Ghost | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Easy Wonderful  | Guster | Engineer, Mixing
2011  | We Bought a Zoo [Original Soundtrack]  | Jónsi | Producer
Prisoner  | The Jezabels | Mixing
Outside  | Tapes 'n Tapes | Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing
Mountaintops  | Mates of State | Engineer
In the Pit of the Stomach  | We Were Promised Jetpacks | Additional Production, Mixing
Fire Needs Air  | Dazzled Kid  | Mixing
Deserter's Songs: Instrumental  | Mercury Rev | Engineer, Mixing
2012  | Traveler  | Trey Anastasio | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals, String Arrangements, Instrumentation
Tramp  | Sharon Van Etten | Engineer, Mixing
Shallow Bed  | Dry the River | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Live: England vs. France  | Mice Parade | Mixing
Julian Plenti Lives  | Paul Banks | Producer, Mixing, Instrumentation
Five Minute Major (In D Minor)  | The Zambonis | Engineer, Mixing
Epic Stadium Anthems  |  | Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
Circles Around the Sun  | Dispatch | Producer, Engineer
Banks  | Paul Banks | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
Animal Joy  | Shearwater | Guest Artist, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
2013  | Trouble Will Find Me  | The National | Mixing
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  |  | Mixing
Let's Be Still  | The Head and the Heart | Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
Hummingbird  | Local Natives | Mixing
Chop Chop  | Bell X1 | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Breach  | The Kissaway Trail | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar, Synthesizer
2014  | Youth Culture Forever  | PAWS | Mixing
Ruckers Hill  | Husky | Mixing
Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave  | The Twilight Sad | Additional Production, Mixing
Honeyblood  | Honeyblood | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Electronic Percussion
Augustines  | Augustines | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
2015  | You're Going to Make It  | Mates of State | Mixing
Then Came the Morning  | The Lone Bellow | Mixing
The Positions  | Gang of Youths | Mixing
Jackrabbit  | San Fermin | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
B'lieve I'm Goin Down...  | Kurt Vile | Mixing
After It All  | Delta Rae | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
2016  | This Is Your Life  | Augustines | Producer, Mixing
Synthia  | The Jezabels | Mixing
Omega/Whatever  | Avers  | Mixing
It's Not About the Witches  | T.O.L.D. | Mixing
Everything and Nothing  | Hammock | Mixing
Arms  | Bell X1 | Mixing
And Then Like Lions  | Blind Pilot | Mixing
Wild Rivers  | Wild Rivers |
2017  | There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light  | Stars | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
The World We Built  | The Wild Reeds | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
So Numb  | Sannhet | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Sleep Well Beast  | The National | Producer, Mixing
Only the Lonely  | Colony House | Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing
Near to the Wild Heart of Life  | Japandroids | Mixing, Additional Production, Mixing
Mystified  | Scarborough  | Producer
Mysterium  | Hammock | Mixing
Go Farther In Lightness  | Gang of Youths | Mixing
2018  | On The Corner Where You Live  | The Paper Kites | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Lost Friends  | Middle Kids | Mixing
Bottle It In  | Kurt Vile | Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing
Before the Sun Goes Down  | The New Respects | Mixing
2019  | Tiny Changes: A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight  |  | Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Recording
The Blue EP  | Death Cab for Cutie | Engineer, Mixing, Producer
Ruthless  | The Moth & the Flame | Producer, Performer, Engineer, Mixing
Problems  | The Get Up Kids | Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Natural, Everyday Degradation  | Remo Drive | Engineer, Mixing
Help!  | The Philistines Jr. |
I Am Easy to Find  | The National | Mixing
Bobbie Gentry's the Delta Sweete Revisited  | Mercury Rev | Mixing
2020  | Before Everything Got Real  | LULLANAS  | Producer
Cormorant I & II  | San Fermin | Mixing
Fish Pond Fish  | Darlingside | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Keyboards
Half Moon Light  | The Lone Bellow | Mixing
Highway Honey  | LULLANAS  | Producer
Local Honey  | Brian Fallon | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Keyboards, Programming
Memphis  | LULLANAS  | Producer
2021  | Weatherman  | Wild Rivers | Producer
2022  | The Unraveling of Puptheband  | PUP | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Keyboards
Angel In Realtime  | Gang of Youths | Mixing, Producer
Sidelines  | Wild Rivers | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation, Additional Production, Keyboards, Programming
2023  | Eat Your Young  | Hozier | Mixing
First Two Pages of Frankenstein  | The National | Engineer
History Books  | The Gaslight Anthem | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Keyboards
Laugh Track  | The National | Engineer, Additional Production
Resound NYC  | Moby | Mixing
The Big Mess  | Tanlines | Mixing, Keyboards, Additional Production
Unreal Unearth  | Hozier | Mixing, Mixing Engineer
2024  | Born Horses  | Mercury Rev | Mixing
Plastic: The Album  | Cindertalk / Scott Guild / Stranger Cat  | Co-Producer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
Rome  | The National | Mixing
Thoughts and Observations  | The Coronas | Mixing
Softly Softly  | Tall Heights | Mixing
2025  | Dark Dark Bright  | Nick and June | Producer, Mixing
Every Time I Feel Afraid  | Carriers  | Mixing
When Youth Fades Away  | Somebody's Child  |
Ghost Walker  | James Kochalka Superstar |

## References

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1. ^ "Peter Katis and Phish: "You Can Have Fun Without Being Silly"". Jambands.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. ^ "The Philistines Jr". Tarquinrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
3. ^ "Pater Katis on the Magic of Tarquin Studios - Take Magazine". thetakemagazine.com. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
4. ^ "Tarquin Studios". Tarquinrecords.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
5. ^ "The National Win Best Alt. Music Album". grammy.com. 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
6. ^ "Various Artists: Tiny Changes: A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit's 'The Midnight Organ Fight'". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
7. ^ "Exclusive: Frightened Rabbit's Grant Hutchison Shares Tiny Changes Album Notes". Pastemagazine.com. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
8. ^ "Interpol: Turn On the Bright Lights Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

## External links

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* Tarquin Studios website

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