Petit has been working in studios since 1979. Starting at the bottom of the ladder as an intern and an occasional sideman in New York and Los Angeles, he came up through the ranks learning his engineering chops from the pros...the guys that worked in 'analog'. Petit combines his training and over 25 years of experience in the art of 'pre-digital' engineering with an intimate knowledge of today's digital technology.

But it starts with the music...

The real thing that sets Petit apart is the fact that he is a musician first...and inasmuch is sensitive to the needs of the people on the 'other side of the glass'...the Artists. Petit knows how instruments are 'supposed to sound' and he gets that sound...in addition, he believes that each player has their own unique sound and approach to the instrument which must be represented accurately on 'tape'. And he'll take the time to get it right - so you sound like...YOU.

As a producer/musician Petit speaks your language, can follow your charts and KNOWS what you are after...freeing-up the Artist so that their sole concern becomes the performance. A level of mutual trust and confidence is reached that virtually makes Petit an additional member of the group...an ally in the all-too-stressed studio environment. Allies are good, right?

Years of engineering has cleared the way for Petit to produce projects...an intimate understanding of the workings of the studio and the needs of the leader have made this an obvious move. Producing a project requires a great deal of organization and familiarity with the 'vision' of the Artist...a shared goal. Your recording project will hit the mark with Petit producing...it will sound the way you need it to sound...it will be the album you want to make.

Petit has had the pleasure of producing and/or engineering for: Donald Harrison, Terrence Blanchard, Jay Leonhart, Anthony Cox, Mark Whitfield, Carl Allen, Cyrus Chestnut, Dafnis Prieto, Don Alias, Donny McCaslin, Drew Zingg, Fred Haas, Steve Hass, Gene Bertoncini, Eric McPherson, Quincy Davis, Hans Glawischnig, Jimmy Ponder, Jay Collins, Mark Small, Sunny Jain, Dave Binney, Jon Davis, Johannes Weidenmuller, Justin Flynn, Mark Ferber, Mark Dodge, Carlo Derosa, Carlo Vutera, Reginald Veal, Paul Mousavi, Seamus Blake, Scott Lee, Rob Garcia, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Shane Endsley, Steve Thornton, Victor Lewis, Allison Miller, Ryan Keberle, Mike Rodriquez, Jeff Ballard, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Birnbaum, Jeremy Bacon, Thomson Kneeland, Victor Prieto, Dave Smith, Pete McCann, Tim Albright, Chembo Corneil, Gary Morgan's PANAMERICANA big band, Amy Lennard, Andy Senesi, Alper Yilmaz...just see my 'cats I've recorded' link for a bunch more...

With preferential rates in many Manhattan studios, Petit commands all the skills needed to produce your music...the way you hear it.

(Petit is also a three-time TELLY Award winner for composition and production of music for television and radio advertising, having worked on over 300 spots over the years)

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