Erik Ron

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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, I Wish We Were Robots, Blessthefall, I See Stars, Sylar, Attila, Godsmack, Staind, and Bush.[4][5][6][7]

Born (1985-07-04) July 4, 1985 (age 40)
San Carlos, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • mixing engineer
Years active2006–present
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Erik Ron
Erik Ron in 2016
Erik Ron in 2016
Background information
Born (1985-07-04) July 4, 1985 (age 40)
San Carlos, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • mixing engineer
Years active2006–present
Formerly ofImpel
Websiteerikron.com
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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. As a teenager, Erik began his music career by playing in the alternative rock band Impel. After high school, he studied engineering at Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles. Erik worked as in-house engineer at Woodland Ranch Studio from 2005 to 2008. He then served as an engineer under producer and writer, John Feldmann in Bel Air, CA, from 2008 and 2011.[8]

2013–present

In 2013, Erik built and opened "Grey Area Studios" in North Hollywood.[9] Since opening the studio to focus on his own production career, Erik has worked with Panic! at the Disco, Set It Off, Issues,[10] New Years Day, Too Close to Touch, I Prevail, Motionless in White, This Wild Life, Young Guns,[11] The Word Alive,[12] Blessthefall, I See Stars, Palisades,[13] 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.[14]

Production discography

More information Year, Artist ...
Year Artist Album title Label Credits
2006 After Midnight Project The Becoming (EP) Self-released Engineer (track 1)[15][16]
Gran Bel Fisher Full Moon Cigarette Hollywood Records Editing[17]
Sparta Threes Hollywood, Anti- Additional engineering[18][19]
2007 Shannon Noll Turn It Up Sony BMG Vocal engineer[20][21][22]
2008 Undies Kissing Girls UKG Private Room Commercial Canada, RCA Records Producer, engineer[23]
Edgar Winter Rebel Road Airline Records Backing vocals, engineer[24][25]
2009 After Midnight Project Let's Build Something to Break Universal Motown Records Additional engineering[26][27]
Panic! at the Disco Jennifer's Body (Music from the Motion Picture) Fueled by Ramen, Fox Music Backing vocals, engineer "New Perspective"[28]
Saosin In Search of Solid Ground Virgin Records Engineer (tracks 2 and 10)[29][30]
Benevolent Tomorrow Benevolent Tomorrow (EP) Long Play Records Producer, engineer, mixer[31]
Hedley The Show Must Go Universal Music Canada, Island Records Engineer (tracks 4 and 9)[32][33]
2010 Four Year Strong Enemy of the World Decaydance Records, I Surrender Records, Universal Motown Additional mixing[34][35]
Foxy Shazam Foxy Shazam Sire Records Backing vocals (track 5 and 7), engineer (tracks 1, 2, 4–11)[36][37][38][39]
VersaEmerge Fixed at Zero Fueled by Ramen Engineer[40][41]
Intercept Symphony for Somebody Else Restless Music Group Producer, mixer[42]
Beta State Stars Machine Shop Records Producer, engineer, mixer, strings[43]
K.Flay K.Flay (EP) Self-released Mixer[44]
Allstar Weekend Suddenly Yours Hollywood Engineer[45][46]
2011 Panic! at the Disco Vices & Virtues Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen Engineer[47][48]
Culprit Analogue (EP) N/A Producer, engineer, mixer[49]
Goodnight Caulfield Taking Shape (EP) N/A Producer[50]
Get Scared Best Kind of Mess Universal Motown Assistant engineer[51]
Allstar Weekend All the Way Hollywood Engineer[52]
2012 I the Mighty Karma Never Sleeps (EP) Equal Vision Records Producer[53][54]
Attaloss Attaloss Rock Ridge Music Producer[55]
Get Scared Built for Blame, Laced with Shame (EP) Grey Area Records Producer, writer[56][57]
Screaming For Silence Relentless (EP) N/A Producer (track 1)[58]
Set It Off Cinematics Equal Vision Vocal producer, vocal engineer, programming, writer – "Swan Song", "The Grand Finale"[59]
Oh, the Irony Within Reach Burlingame Records Producer, engineer, writer[citation needed]
Motionless in White Infamous Fearless Records Vocal engineer[60][61]
2013 I the Mighty Satori Equal Vision Producer, engineer, mixer[62][63]
New Years Day Victim to Villain Century Media Records Producer, engineer, mixer, writer[64][65]
Hands Like Houses Unimagine Rise Records Writer – "Developments", "Weight", "The House You Built", "Fountainhead", "Wisteria", "A Fire on a Hill"[66][67]
Secrets Fragile Figures Rise Vocal producer, engineer, writer – "Maybe Next May"[68][69][70]
Culprit Totem (EP) Easy Killer Records & Apparel Mixer, mastering[71]
Blameshift Secrets Executive Music Group Bass guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11), producer, mixer, strings[72]
Get Scared Everyone's Out to Get Me Fearless Producer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 1, 3–12)[73][74]
2014 Various Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2 Fearless Producer (track 1)[75][76]
The Word Alive Real Fearless Writer (tracks 1–3, 5, 6 and 9)[77][78]
Sienna Skies Seasons InVogue Records Writer – "Even Stronger"[79]
Heartist Feeding Fiction Roadrunner Records Writer – "Pressure Point", "Manipulate"[80][81]
The Color Morale Hold On Pain Ends Fearless Writer – "Outer Demons"[82][83]
Hands Like Houses Reimagine (EP) Rise Producer, engineer, mixer[84][85]
Motionless in White Reincarnate Fearless Additional production (track 6), programming (track 6), writer – "Unstoppable", "Contemptress", "Dark Passenger"[86][87]
Set It Off Duality Equal Vision, Rude Records Writer – "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"[88][89]
Too Close to Touch Too Close to Touch (EP) Epitaph Records Producer, mixer, writer[90]
Taylor Swift 1989 (Deluxe) Big Machine Records Writer – "New Romantics"[91]
Various Punk Goes Pop Vol. 6 Fearless Additional vocal producer (track 8), producer, mixer (tracks 6 and 13)[92]
New Years Day Epidemic (EP) Grey Area Producer, engineer, mixer, writer[93] Owning the diseased parts of us and turning it into a strength."[94][95][96]
Picturesque Picturesque (EP) Equal Vision Producer, mixer[97]
2015 Palisades Mind Games Rise Producer, engineer, writer[98][99]
Altessa "Sara" N/A Producer[100]
Too Close to Touch Nerve Endings Epitaph Producer, mixer, writer[101][102][103][104]
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Get Lost, Find Yourself Fearless Writer – "Pull You Under", "What Goes Around", "Every Moment"[105][106]
I the Mighty Connector Equal Vision Producer, mixer[107]
This Wild Life Clouded (Atmosphere Edition) Epitaph Producer, engineer, writer[citation needed]
Our Last Night Younger Dreams Self-released Writer – "Imaginary Monster"[108]
Awaken the Empire Aurora Another Century Records Producer, mixer[109]
Blessthefall To Those Left Behind Fearless Vocal producer, vocal engineer, vocal editing, writer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9–11)[110][111][112]
New Years Day Malevolence Another Century Producer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 1–6, 8–12)[113][114][115]
Get Scared Demons Fearless Producer, engineer, writer (tracks 1–4, 6–11)[116][117]
Myka, Relocate The Young Souls Artery Recordings Writer – "Nerve", "Idle Hands"[118][119]
Picturesque Monstrous Things (EP) Equal Vision Producer, mixer, writer – "Monstrous Things", "Just Exist", "Who We Are"[120][121][122]
2016 Hands Like Houses Dissonants Rise Co-producer, engineer, mixer, writer – "I Am", "Perspectives", "Stillwater"[123][124][125]
Rival Tides New Rituals (EP) Self-released Producer, mixer[126]
Issues Headspace Rise Co-producer, vocal engineer, writer (tracks 1–4, 7, 9, 11, 13)[127][128][129]
I See Stars Treehouse Sumerian Records Producer (tracks 1–3, 5–8, 10–12), mixer (track 6), mastering, writer – "Calm Snow", "Everyone's Safe in the Treehouse", "Running With Scissors", "Two Hearted"[130][131][132]
The Color Morale Desolate Divine Fearless Writer – "Lonesome Soul", "Version of Me", "Misery Loves Company", "Fauxtographic Memory"[133][134]
Sylar Help! Hopeless Records Producer, engineer, mixer, writer[135][136][137]
Young Guns Echoes Wind-up Records Additional programming, writer – "Careful What You Wish For", "Awakening"[138][139]
Too Close to Touch Haven't Been Myself Epitaph Producer, mixer, writer (tracks 1–7, 9–11)[140][141][142]
Dayshell Nexus Spinefarm Records Producer, engineer, mixer, writer – "A New Man"[143][144]
Set It Off Upside Down Equal Vision, Rude Instrumentation, producer, mixer, programming, writer – "Uncontainable", "Want", "Admit It", "Never Know", "Me w/o Us"[145][146][147]
I Prevail Lifelines Fearless Writer – "Chaos", "Worst Part of Me"[148][149]
Attila Chaos SharpTone Records Producer, mixer, writer (tracks 1–9), lyrics[150][151][152]
badXchannels WHYDFML EP SharpTone Producer, engineer, mixer, writer[153]
2017 Palisades Palisades Rise Producer[citation needed]
Altessa Demo EP N/A Producer, engineer, mixer (track 1)[154]
Picturesque Back to Beautiful Equal Vision Producer, mixer[155][156]
The Color Wild Clean (EP) N/A Producer, writer – "Brighter than the Moon"[157]
Too Close to Touch "Leave You Lonely" Epitaph Producer, writer[158]
nothing,nowhere. Reaper DCD2 Records Producer, mixer, programming, writer[159][160][161][162]
Like Moths to Flames Dark Divine Rise Producer, engineer, writer[163][164]
Too Close to Touch "Before I Cave In" Epitaph [citation needed]
2018 Too Close to Touch "Burn" Epitaph Writer[165]
Slaves Beautiful Death SGB Records Producer, mixer, writer[166][167][168]
Nerv Bad Habits (EP) Self-released Producer (track 1)[169]
badXchannels "Memory" N/A Producer, writer[170]
nothing,nowhere. Ruiner Fueled by Ramen Producer, mixer (track 8)[171][172]
Godsmack When Legends Rise BMG Producer, mixer, writer – "Bulletproof", "Take It to the Edge", "Eye of the Storm"[173][174][175]
Dance Gavin Dance Artificial Selection Rise Backing vocals, vocal producer (tracks 1 & 2), mixer (track 2)[176][177][178]
Ghost Town In the Flesh (EP) N/A Producer[179]
Colorblind "Parting Words" N/A Producer[180]
Tilian The Skeptic Future Friends, Rise Producer "Right Side"[181][182]
Sylar Seasons Hopeless Producer, engineer, mixer, mastering, writer (tracks 1–10)[183][184][185]
Hands Like Houses Anon UNFD, Hopeless Producer, writer – "Tilt"[186][187]
Various Songs That Saved My Life Hopeless, Sub City Records Producer (track 4), engineer[188]
Vigils Spinning (EP) N/A Producer, engineer, mixer[189]
Karise Eden Born to Fight Island, Universal Music Writer – "Ain’t Thinkin About You"[190]
2019 Too Close to Touch I'm Hard to Love, But So Are You, Vol. 1 (EP) Epitaph Producer (track 3), mixer (track 3), writer – "The Fear of Letting Go"[191]
Reece I'm Not Sure Yet (EP) Snafu Records Producer, writer – "Patience"[192]
Set It Off Midnight Fearless Writer – "Go to Bed Angry"[193][194]
Tyler Carter Moonshine Rise Backing vocals (track 1), vocal producer (track 1), writer – "Moonshine", "Focus", "Glow"[195][196]
nothing,nowhere. "Call Back" Fueled by Ramen Producer[197]
I Prevail Trauma Fearless Writer – "Every Time You Leave", "Let Me Be Sad", "Deadweight"[198][199]
Motionless in White Disguise Roadrunner Writer – "Legacy"[200][201]
Dante Klein & Greff "Don’t Know Shit" Spinnin' Records, Source Records Writer[202]
guccihighwaters "Amnesia" N/A Producer[203]
Too Close to Touch I'm Hard to Love, But So Are You, Vol. 2 (EP) Epitaph Producer, mixer, writer – "F.I.N.E."[204]
Through Fire All Animal Sumerian Writer – "If You Love Me, Leave Me"[205][206]
CrypticRarity Riots of Renegades (EP) New West Records Producer[207]
Issues Beautiful Oblivion Rise Programming, writer – "Tapping Out"[208][209]
Narrative "No Color in Sight" Self-released Producer[210]
Thousand Below Gone In Your Wake Rise Producer, engineer, writer – "Chemical"[211][212]
Fire from the Gods American Sun Eleven Seven Backing vocals, guitar, producer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 10, 12)[213][214]
Too Close to Touch I'm Hard to Love, But So Are You, Vol. 3 (EP) Epitaph Producer[215]
UVERworld Unser Gr8! Records Writer – "Oxymoron"[216]
2020 Survive Said the Prophet Inside Your Head Sony Music Records Mixer, writer – "Last Dance Lullaby"[217]
Bad Omens Finding God Before God Finds Me (Deluxe) Sumerian Writer – "Limits"[218][219][220]
Clint Lowery God Bless the Renegades Rise Writer – "Allowed to Run"[221]
The Word Alive Monomania Fearless Bass guitar, producer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 2–11)[222][223]
Wake Me "You'll Hate Me" N/A Producer, writer[224]
Johnny Craig Find Your Home (EP) SGB Producer, writer – "Block Out The Noise", "Forelsket (Euphoria)"[225]
Wake Me "Blood Moon" N/A Producer, writer[226]
Dead Lakes New Language (EP) SharpTone Producer (track 3)[227]
Bush The Kingdom BMG Producer (1 and 2), engineer, mixer (tracks 1, 2 and 4)[228][229][230]
Designer Disguise Nowhere (EP) Self-released Producer[231]
From Ashes to New Panic Better Noise Music Producer, mixer, writer – "Panic", "Wait for Me"[232][233]
Colorblind "Stay" N/A Writer[234]
Wake Me "Night Games" N/A Producer, writer[235]
lil aaron 808 Rock (EP) Hazheart Records Producer, writer – "Vans Untied"[236]
Saul Rise as Equals Spinefarm Guitar, programming, writer – "Here and Now"[237]
2021 Zero 9:36 ...If You Don’t Save Yourself (EP) ATCO Records, Atlantic Records, Prim8 Music, Warner Music Group Producer, writer – "Take Me Instead"[238]
Diamante American Dream Anti-Heroine Additional production, writer – "Wake Up Call"[239][240]
Osatia "When Will I Learn" N/A Producer[241]
Pop Evil Versatile eOne Music Writer, lyrics – "Set Me Free"[242][243]
Quinton Griggs "Chaos!" Demon Boy, LLC. Producer, writer[244]
INAU, Karim & Sunsleep "New Sensation" Loud Memory Producer[245]
Various Falling into Your Smile Official Television Soundtrack NSMG Producer, writer, lyrics – "Everytime"[246]
ELKIE "Gave My Heart Away" NSMG Writer[247]
From Ashes to New Quarantine Chronicles, Vol. 1 (EP) Better Noise Producer, writer – "Enough"[248]
From Ashes to New Quarantine Chronicles, Vol. 2 (EP) Better Noise Producer, writer – "Light Up the Sky"[249]
Grayscale Umbra Fearless Writer – "Over Now"[250][251]
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Riot Games Engineer (tracks 4 and 5)[252]
From Ashes to New Quarantine Chronicles, Vol. 3 (EP) Better Noise Producer (tracks 1 and 3), writer – "Wait for Me"[253]
Starset Horizons Fearless Writer – "Alchemy"[254][255]
The Word Alive "Wonderland" N/A Producer, writer[256]
Black Veil Brides The Phantom Tomorrow Sumerian Producer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 2–4, 6–12)[257][258][259]
2022 Bad Omens The Death of Peace of Mind Sumerian Producer, writer – "Take Me First"[260][261]
Islander It's Not Easy Being Human Better Noise Producer (track 9)[262]
Motionless in White Scoring the End of the World Roadrunner Writer – "Masterpiece"[263][264]
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows Destroy Rebuild Velocity Records, Equal Vision Writer – "Outcasts vs Everyone"[265]
The Faim Talk Talk BMG Producer (track 10)[266][267]
Rain City Drive Rain City Drive Thriller Records Co-producer, writer (tracks 1–3, 7–10)[268][269]
Huddy "All the Things I Hate About You" Half Blood Records Producer[270]
Chad Tepper Never Stood A Chance Epitaph Producer, writer – "1-800-IDONTKNOWYOUANYMORE"[271]
Hollywood Undead Hotel Kalifornia BMG, Dove & Grenade Media Co-producer, writer (tracks 6–8, 12, 15–18)[272][273][274]
I Prevail True Power Fearless Writer – "Closure"[275][276]
Bush The Art of Survival BMG Backing vocals, guitar, producer, engineer, mixer, writer – "More Than Machines", "All Things Must Change"[277][278]
Kat Leigh Kat Leigh (EP) BMG Guitar, drums, producer, engineer, programming, writer – "U Know Where to Find Me"[279][280]
44phantom "hurricane" Columbia Records Producer, writer[281]
Black Veil Brides The Mourning (EP) Sumerian Producer, writer[282][283]
Fire from the Gods Soul Revolution Better Noise Producer, engineer, mixer, writer (tracks 2, 4–7, 9, 12)[284][285]
Kailee Morgue Girl Next Door Thriller Producer, writer – "Falling From the Sky"[286][287]
nobody likes you pat imago my dreams are dead, LLC. Producer, engineer, writer – "maybe money"[288][289]
2023 Godsmack Lighting Up the Sky BMG Writer – "Surrender"[290][291]
Papa Roach Ego Trip (Deluxe) New Noize Records Producer, writer – "Spotlight"[citation needed]
Ellise "brokenboys&bitterbitches" N/A Producer, mixer, writer – "Black Balloons"[292][293]
nothing,nowhere. Void Eternal Fueled by Ramen Producer, mixer, writer – "VEN0M"[294][295]
93FEETOFSMOKE ALTAR74 Photo Finish Records Producer (tracks 3 and 4), mixer (track 3), writer – "conversations", "chewing on my tongue"[296][297]
Jutes Ladybug N/A Producer, writer – "Do It To Myself"[298]
Honey Revenge Retrovision Thriller Producer (track 2)[299]
Hot Milk A Call to the Void Music for Nations Writer, lyrics – "OVER YOUR DEAD BODY"[300][301]
The Word Alive Hard Reset Thriller Co-producer, writer – "Slow Burn", "A New Empty"[302]
Conquer Divide Slow Burn Mascot Records Writer – "Wide Awake"[303]
Velvet Chains "Stuck Against the Wall" N/A Producer[304]
Staind Confessions of the Fallen BMG Producer, engineer, mixer, writer[305][306]
Ellise Over Her Dead Body (EP) N/A Producer, writer – "Half a Heart", "Killer"[307]
Until I Wake Inside My Head (Deluxe Edition) Fearless Co-producer, engineer, writer – "Cold", "Fool’s Paradise"[308][309]
Neoni "KNIVES" ELEV8MUSIC Producer, writer[310]
Lilyisthatyou POP MUSIC (EP) Self-released Producer, writer – "SIREN"[311]
Ellise "She Ruins Everything" N/A Producer, writer[312]
2024 Connor Kauffman Two Hearts (EP) Sounds Good Producer, writer – "Far Too Late"[313][314]
david hugø If I Could Read Minds (EP) Self-released Writer – "Sleepyhead"[315]
Too Close to Touch For Keeps Epitaph Backing vocals (track 3), bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8), producer (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8), mixer (tracks 2, 4–6, 8), writer – "Disappear", "Hopeless", "Heavy Hearts", "Control", "They Don't Even Know"[316]
Sophie Cates SUPERNOVA Independent Writer – "maybe she was the one"[317]
Lilyisthatyou "DIRTY LITTLE FANTASY" Self-released Producer, writer[318]
Stela Cole "Feel It Again" Stelavision Records Producer, writer[319]
Chandler Leighton Proof You Weren’t the Only One Boom.Records Producer, writer – "Fixer Upper"[320]
Keith Wallen Infinity Now Rise Writer – "Nemesis"[321]
Various Hopelessly Devoted To You: 30th Anniversary Hopeless Producer (track 13)[322]
Black Veil Brides Bleeders (EP) Spinefarm Producer, writer – "Bleeders"[323][324]
jxdn When the Music Stops DTA Records, Elektra Records Writer – "SH!T"[325]
The Home Team The Crucible of Life Thriller Writer – "Honest", "Love When You're Used"[326]
Sarina "Living in the Moment" SyrenSong Producer, writer[327]
Emblem3 "Looks to Kill" Break Records Producer, writer[328]
Fame on Fire The Death Card Hopeless Producer, writer[329]
Zero 9:36 None of Us Are Getting Out (EP) Self-released, ONErpm Producer, writer – "Chasing Shadows"[330]
Loveless Loveless II Rise Guitar, producer, engineer, mixer, writer[331]
Ashley Sienna EDEN Self-released Producer, writer – "Temptation"[332]
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