J. David Leonard's Experience

Musician
  • BM in Music Composition, Florida State University 
  • Over 40 years experience as a working musician
  • Plays guitar, keyboards, bass, mandolin, ukelele, dobro, percussion, drum programming and arranging
Engineer
  • 30+ years experience as a studio recording engineer
  • Engineered "Interested," for india.arie's Voyage To India CD
Mastering
  • Mastering engineer at Open Door Productions, Nashville, TN
CD Manufacturing
  • Manager of Customer Service, CRT Manufacturing, Nashville, TN
Songwriting
  • Past president of the Atlanta Songwriters Association (currently GMIA)
  • Some Kinda Woman, Billboard Hot Country 100 radio single recorded by Linda Davis, 1991
  • Taking Our Own Sweet Time, recorded by The Kinleys on their debut album, 1995
  • Songs for the educational PBS series, The Reppies
Artist Consultation
  • Produced two nationally distributed educational albums of children's music
  • Familiar with the struggles of promoting original music without the benefit of major label dollars and distribution
Professional Organizations
  • NARAS (the Grammys)
  • AES (Audio Engineering Society)

J David Leonard's Discography

ArtistTitleStyleCredits
india.arieVoyage To India (Interested)R&BEngineer
Bria and ChrissyFace Your FearsPopEngineer, Mixing, Mastering
Marty NickelRiptideAmericana/BeachProducer, Musician, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
Mike McCarrollMysteriousCountry/AmericanaProducer, Musician, Engineer, Mixing
Russ Still and the MoonshinersBootleg: Batch 432Country/AmericanaProducer, Engineer, Mixing.
Preston Camp JrPour Me Some Whiskey (Then Kiss Me)Country/AmericanaProducer, Musician, Engineer, Mastering
Bruce BrittainNew Sheets, Old CoversCountry/AmericanaProducer, Musician, Engineer, Mastering
Gary ClementsDancing With The LionRock/AmericanaProducer, Musician, Engineer, Mixing
WahsdalFrom All DirectionsPopMusician, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
Colin AlvarezFrom The TopBlues/RockProducer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
Kaitlin StarkGeorgia HomeAcoustic PopProducer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
Louis RobinsonLouis RobinsonFolkProducer, Engineer, Musician, Mixing, Mastering
Robi Rivers/Mother Willie Mae Rivers and FamilyO Lord I'm In Your CareGospelEngineer, Mixing, Mastering
Mark Sandiford and RockstedySupernaturalPop/Reggae/RockMastering
Andersen AndersonEmotional CostPopMixing, Mastering
Doug AstropAudio Visual CompleteInstrumentalMixing, Mastering
Kenneth WislerYou Will Find Me (EP)PopEngineer, Mixing, Mastering
Mark EskewPeace On EarthNostalgia (Elvis)All instruments and arrangements
Hoosier DaddyHallowed GroundCountry/AmericanaMixing, Mastering