Andover chats with Jack Douglas, Multi-Platinum Music Producer

July 23, 2021 10 min read

Andover chats with Jack Douglas, Multi-Platinum Music Producer

Jack is a multi-platinum music producer, mixer, recording engineer, arranger and composer. His credits include work on iconic albums, many of which are listed in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

After purchasing a Model-One system, we discovered who Jack was, and found him to be fount of knowledge about music production, equipment, vinyl and more. James DiPaolo (Andover Audio Marketing Director) interviewed Jack to share his story with our community.

Jack shares his knowledge about audio formats, test vinyl pressing (which Jack plays on his Model-One system), mono vs. stereo, mixing and more.

"I had a test pressing of Double Fantasy...[on the Model-One] it sounded like the mix. And that's most important to me. That it represented the mix perfectly. You can't really ask for more than that."
- Jack Douglas

We look forward to doing more videos of this sort. Let us know what you enjoyed in the comments!

    For more information about the Model-One Turntable Music System, visit our Product section.

    Jack's Credits (AllMusic.com):

    Year Album Artist
    2020 Gimme Some Truth [2020] John Lennon Band, Engineer, Producer
    2019 What's My Name Ringo Starr String Arrangements
    2019 Epic Archive, Vol. 3 Cheap Trick Producer
    2019 An Introduction To Montrose Producer
    2018 Unbreakable Ali McManus Producer, Mixing, Additional Production
    2018 Sweetzerland Manifesto Joe Perry Associate Producer, Composer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
    2018 Beautiful Boy [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Producer
    2017 The Singles Collection 1946-1960 The Fontane Sisters Composer
    2017 The Epic Archive, Vol. 1 Cheap Trick Producer
    2017 The Complete Columbia Recordings Artful Dodger Executive Producer
    2017 Brit Eyed Soul Billy Valentine Producer
    2016 Yes, I'm a Witch Too Yoko Ono Featured Artist
    2016 Rivertown Luvplanet Engineer
    2016 Quiero Creedence Mixing, Producer
    2016 Hit List 2: More Hot 100 Chartbusters from the 70s Producer
    2015 The Studio Albums Alice Cooper Audio Engineer, Engineer, Producer, Recording
    2014 The Box Set Series Cheap Trick Producer
    2014 Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Derringer Rick Derringer Producer
    2014 Original Album Series Frankie Miller Composer, Producer
    2014 Icon John Lennon Producer
    2012 The Document Patti Smith Interviewee
    2012 The Chrysalis Years: 1980-1984 Michael Schenker Group Producer
    2012 The Complete Columbia Albums Collectiön Blue Oyster Cult Engineer, Mixing
    2012 Music from Another Dimension! Aerosmith Producer, Vocal Recording, Engineer, Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Mixing, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background)
    2011 The Essential Aerosmith Aerosmith Producer
    2011 Sensory Overdrive Michael Monroe Producer, Composer
    2011 Outside Society: Looking Back 1975-2007 Patti Smith Producer
    2011 Gentle Warrior Lloyd Gregory Engineer
    2011 ...That's Who! The Complete Chrysalis Recordings (1973-1980) Frankie Miller Arranger, Composer, Producer
    2010 The Music of Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Producer
    2010 Signature Box John Lennon Producer, Engineer, Remixing
    2010 Power to the People: The Hits John Lennon Producer
    2010 Gimme Some Truth [2010] John Lennon Producer
    2010 Essential 3.0 Cheap Trick Producer
    2010 Classic Rock Roadtrip Producer
    2009 Walk the Stage: The Official Bootleg Box Set Michael Schenker / Michael Schenker Group Producer
    2009 True Love Songs [EMI] Producer
    2009 Throwback Suburbia Throwback Suburbia Mixing Engineer
    2009 Rhino Classic Albums Collection [f.y.e. Exclusive] Alice Cooper Producer
    2008 The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie/Flo & Eddie Flo & Eddie Engineer, Audio Engineer
    2008 The Broadcast Archives Aerosmith Composer
    2008 Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records - The First 50 Years Producer
    2008 Original Album Classics, Vol. 1 Cheap Trick Audio Production
    2008 I Love Rock Mixing
    2008 Greatest Hits [Steel Box Collection] Aerosmith Audio Production
    2008 Gift Pack [2CD/DVD] John Lennon Producer
    2008 Disco Not Disco: Post Punk, Electro & Leftfield Disco Classics, 1974-1986 Producer
    2008 Coolest Songs in the World, Vol. 4 Producer
    2008 Cheap Trick [Collector's Tin] Cheap Trick Producer
    2008 Blue Sun (It's Still You) Jack Douglas Primary Artist
    2007 The Very Best of Aerosmith Aerosmith Producer
    2007 The Holy Mountain [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Don Cherry / Ron Frangipane / Alejandro Jodorowsky Engineer
    2007 Super Hits Cheap Trick Producer
    2007 Rhino Hi-Five: Montrose Montrose Producer
    2007 Holy Mountain [Soundtrack] [Included with the DVD set "The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky"] Engineer
    2007 Harlequin Greatest Hits Harlequin Audio Production
    2007 El Toro John Barham Remixing
    2007 El Topo [Soundtrack] [Included with the DVD set "The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky"] John Barham Remixing
    2007 Discover Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Audio Production
    2007 Best Of: Songs from the Street Murray McLauchlan Engineer
    2006 The Playlist: July 2006 Producer, Mixing
    2006 Rockford Cheap Trick Producer, Engineer, Shaker
    2006 Psychedelic Service Station Cowlicks Supervisor
    2006 One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This New York Dolls Producer, Mixing, Audio Production
    2006 My Denial Nya Jade Producer
    2006 Dock Rock Presents: Classic Rock Weekend Producer
    2006 Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith Aerosmith Producer
    2006 Den of Thieves The Trews Producer, Audio Production, Main Personnel, Percussion, Vocals (Background), Design
    2006 Danielle Evin Danielle Evin Percussion, Vocals (Background)
    2005 Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon John Lennon Producer, Audio Production
    2005 Simple Magic Marina V Producer
    2005 Shakin' in the Barn Mojo Gurus Producer, Mixing, Audio Production
    2005 Rough Cutt/Rough Cutt Wants You! Rough Cutt Producer
    2005 Retrospectacle: The Supertramp Anthology Supertramp Producer, Audio Production
    2005 Peace, Love & Truth John Lennon Engineer
    2005 Gold Aerosmith Producer, Mixing
    2005 Classic Rock Gold Producer
    2005 Back Talk/Rocket Roll The Rockets Producer, Percussion
    2004 Your Lips...My Ass! Texas Terri / Texas Terri Bomb! Audio Production, Executive Producer
    2004 The Return of the New York Dolls: Live from Royal Festival Hall, 2004 New York Dolls Engineer
    2004 The Essential Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Producer
    2004 The Collection: Aerosmith/Get Your Wings/Toys in the Attic [2004 Long Box] Aerosmith Producer, Engineer, Arranger
    2004 Spring Fever/Sweet Evil Rick Derringer Producer, Audio Production
    2004 Punch Drunk, Vol. 5 Producer
    2004 Man Ray l'Integrale [Vol. 1,2,3] Producer
    2004 Honkin' on Bobo Aerosmith Producer, Audio Production
    2004 Derringer/Sweet Evil Rick Derringer Producer, Audio Production
    2004 2004 Tour Adam Bomb Producer
    2003 Special One Cheap Trick Producer, Audio Production, Composer
    2003 Songs for Life Producer
    2003 New York Times Adam Bomb Producer, Choir/Chorus
    2003 Man Ray, Vol. 3 [US Version] Producer
    2003 Halfway to Naked Vesica Pisces Producer, Didjeridu, Percussion, Voices, Commentary
    2003 Dirtnap Across the Northwest Drums
    2003 All American Country Jessi Colter / Waylon Jennings Composer
    2003 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the New York Dolls New York Dolls Engineer
    2002 The Love Album: Classics Producer
    2002 One Way Street: A Tribute to Aerosmith Composer
    2002 O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits Aerosmith Producer
    2002 Metal Blade Records: 20th Anniversary Producer
    2002 Land (1975-2002) Patti Smith Producer
    2002 Here Comes the Zoo Local H Producer
    2002 Get the Lead Out Superchumbo Producer
    2002 Critical Mass Threshold Composer
    2002 Capitol Records 1942-2002 [Deluxe Box Set] Engineer
    2002 Best of Sha Na Na [2002 Buddha] Sha Na Na Producer
    2001 Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology Aerosmith Producer, Mixing
    2001 Ultimate Collection Graham Parker Producer, Percussion
    2001 The Definitive Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Producer, Original Recording Producer
    2001 My Father's Hands Producer
    2001 Mob Story: A Hip Hopera Producer, Guitar
    2001 Mascara & Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Producer, Recording
    2001 Made in America Aerosmith Producer
    2001 Aerosmithsonian: A Tribute to Aerosmith Aerosmithsonian Composer
    2001 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits 1973-1988/Classics Live! Aerosmith Producer, Arranger, Composer
    2001 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits 1973-1988 Aerosmith Audio Production, Composer
    2000 The Very Best of Montrose Montrose Producer
    2000 Right in the Nuts: Aerosmith Composer
    2000 Disco Not Disco Joey Negro Producer
    2000 Brightest Starz: Anthology Starz Producer, Audio Production
    2000 Authorized Greatest Hits Cheap Trick Producer
    2000 Ain't Life Grand Slash's Snakepit Producer, Sitar, Vocals (Background)
    1999 Tribute to Buzz Shearman Moxy Producer
    1999 The Ultimate Grammy Box: From the Recording Academy's Collection Producer
    1999 Rock: Train Kept a Rollin' Producer
    1999 Never Been Kissed Producer
    1999 Master Hits: Graham Parker Graham Parker Producer
    1998 Wonsaponatime John Lennon Producer
    1998 Very Best of the Knack The Knack Producer
    1998 The John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono Interview John Lennon Producer
    1998 The Elephant Riders Clutch Producer
    1998 Prime Numbers: A CD Sampler Clutch Producer
    1998 Live at the Lake Blue by Nature Producer
    1998 Hits of Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Producer
    1998 Explore: Columbia 1998 New Music Sampler #1 Producer
    1998 Elephant Riders [Single] Clutch Producer
    1998 Armageddon [Original Soundtrack] Producer
    1998 Anthology John Lennon Producer
    1998 Aerosmith/Get Your Wings/Toys in the Attic [1998] Aerosmith Producer, Engineer, Arranger
    1998 A Little South of Sanity Aerosmith Mixing, Song Selection
    1997 The Michael Schenker Story Live Michael Schenker Producer, Remixing
    1997 Some Things Never Change Supertramp Producer
    1997 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon John Lennon Producer, Audio Production
    1997 In My Own Way Michael Bruce Producer
    1997 Forever: An Anthology Judy Collins Assistant Engineer
    1997 All Over Me Producer
    1997 A Story Yoko Ono Engineer
    1996 The Patti Smith Masters: The Collective Works Patti Smith Producer
    1996 Sex, America, Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Producer
    1996 Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo: The Best of Rick Derringer Rick Derringer Producer
    1996 Assault Attack/Rock Will Never Die Michael Schenker Producer
    1995 Pandora's Toys Aerosmith Producer
    1995 Cheap Trick/In Color/Heaven Tonight Cheap Trick Producer, Audio Production, Original Album Producer
    1995 Blue to the Bone Blue by Nature Producer, Mixing, Percussion, Horn Arrangements
    1994 West Texas Sky Billy Stone Composer
    1994 Rock 'n Roll New York Dolls Engineer
    1994 Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems & Songs Allen Ginsberg Producer, Engineer
    1994 Budokan II Cheap Trick Mixing
    1994 Box of Fire Aerosmith Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Mandolin, Percussion, Composer
    1994 Best of Moxy: Self-Destruction Moxy Producer
    1994 Anthology 1974-1984 Michael Schenker Producer
    1993 The Very Best of Frankie Miller Frankie Miller Producer
    1993 Passion Is No Ordinary Word: The Graham Parker Anthology 1976-1991 Graham Parker Producer, Percussion
    1992 Walking on Thin Ice Yoko Ono Producer, Percussion
    1992 The Retrospective: The Best of the Knack The Knack Producer
    1992 Onobox Yoko Ono Engineer
    1992 Collection [Castle] Cheap Trick Producer
    1991 The Greatest Hits Cheap Trick Producer
    1991 Pandora's Box Aerosmith Producer, Composer
    1989 The Beast of Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Producer
    1988 Metal Giants Producer
    1988 Imagine: John Lennon [Original Soundtrack] John Lennon Producer, Engineer
    1988 Gems Aerosmith Producer, Composer
    1987 Gypsy Queen Gypsy Queen Composer
    1987 Do It with the Light Starz Producer
    1986 Wants You! Rough Cutt Producer
    1986 The Ragged School Jacobites Composer
    1986 Classics Live! Aerosmith Composer
    1985 Standing on the Edge Cheap Trick Producer
    1985 Harlequin Harlequin Producer
    1984 Rock Will Never Die: Live! Michael Schenker / Michael Schenker Group Producer
    1984 No Tellin' Lies Zebra Producer, Mixing, Mastering
    1984 Jacobites Jacobites Composer
    1983 Zebra Zebra Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Second Engineer
    1983 Tin Angel Tin Angel Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion, Composer
    1983 First Blues Allen Ginsberg Engineer
    1983 Built to Destroy Michael Schenker / Michael Schenker Group Remixing
    1982 The John Lennon Collection John Lennon Producer
    1982 Rock in a Hard Place Aerosmith Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Composer
    1982 One False Move Harlequin Producer
    1982 Another Grey Area Graham Parker Producer, Percussion, Executive Producer
    1981 Season of Glass Yoko Ono Percussion
    1981 Round Trip The Knack Producer
    1981 Back Talk The Rockets Producer, Percussion
    1980 Tender Loving Abuse Rick Dufay Producer
    1980 Love Crimes Harlequin Producer, Arranger
    1980 Let the Music Do the Talking Joe Perry / Joe Perry Project Producer
    1980 John Lennon for President David Peel & the Lower East Side Engineer
    1980 Found All the Parts Cheap Trick Producer, Engineer
    1980 Double Fantasy John Lennon / Yoko Ono Producer, Remixing
    1980 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits Aerosmith Producer, Arranger, Composer
    1979 Please Stand By... 1994 Producer
    1978 The Best of Crosby & Nash Crosby & Nash / David Crosby / Graham Nash Composer
    1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Bee Gees / Peter Frampton Producer
    1978 Live Bootleg Aerosmith Producer, Arranger, Composer
    1978 Double Trouble Frankie Miller Arranger, Composer
    1978 Coliseum Rock Starz Production Assistant
    1978 California Jam 2 Producer
    1978 At Budokan Cheap Trick Producer, Mixing, Remastering, Liner Notes, Audio Restoration, Restoration, Mixing Supervision
    1978 1994 1994 Producer
    1977 Violation Starz Producer, Audio Production
    1977 Ridin' High Moxy Producer
    1977 Draw the Line Aerosmith Producer, Arranger, Mandolin, Composer
    1977 Cheap Trick [1977] Cheap Trick Producer
    1977 Battle Axe Billion Dollar Babies Composer
    1976 We Came to Play Bux Producer
    1976 Starz Starz Producer, Audio Production
    1976 Rocks Aerosmith Producer, Arranger
    1976 Radio Ethiopia Patti Smith / Patti Smith Group Producer
    1976 Moxy II Moxy Producer
    1976 Jump on It Montrose Producer
    1976 Honor Among Thieves Artful Dodger Producer, Executive Producer
    1975 Toys in the Attic Aerosmith Producer, Arranger
    1975 On Your Feet or on Your Knees Blue Oyster Cult Engineer
    1975 Artful Dodger Artful Dodger Producer
    1974 Get Your Wings Aerosmith Producer, Engineer, Audio Production
    1974 Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits Alice Cooper Producer, Audio Engineer, Engineer, Recording
    1973 Soulful Crooner Nick Holmes Assistant Engineer
    1973 New York Dolls New York Dolls Engineer
    1973 Muscle of Love Alice Cooper Producer, Engineer, Audio Engineer, Recording
    1973 Garland Jeffreys Garland Jeffreys Associate Engineer
    1973 Flo & Eddie Flo & Eddie Engineer
    1973 Feeling the Space Yoko Ono Engineer
    1973 Crowbar Crowbar Producer
    1973 Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper Engineer
    1973 Approximately Infinite Universe Yoko Ono Engineer
    1972 White Elephant Mike Mainieri Assistant Engineer
    1972 Some Time in New York City John Lennon / Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band Technician
    1972 Mainline Bumb N Grind Revue Live McKenna Mendelson Mainline Engineer
    1972 Chesapeake Juke Box Band Chesapeake Juke Box Band Engineer
    1971 Labelle Labelle Engineer
    1971 Imagine John Lennon Engineer, Overdub Engineer, Mixing Engineer
    1971 Fly Yoko Ono Assistant Engineer
    1970 El Topo [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Alejandro Jodorowsky Remix Engineer
    1969 Privilege Privilege Bass
    Zebra Zebra Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion
    Witness Robert Fulton Producer, Mixing, Percussion, Vocal Arrangement, String Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements
    Warriors Hymn Shawn K. Clement Producer, Mixing
    Viaje A 1973 Engineer
    The Best Michael Monroe Producer
    The Many Faces of Alice Cooper Composer
    The Children Matters Mixing
    Santa Baby [2020] Engineer
    Rock of Love Mixing
    Rock Anthems Engineer
    Reverence The Tender Box Mixing, Producer
    Released Blackrain Producer, Mixing, Mastering, Narrator
    Rebel Rebel Cheap Trick Engineer, Producer
    Part II Oddfathers Producer, Mixing
    Part 1 Oddfathers Producer, Mixing
    Now Rock Air Guitar Anthems Mixing
    Najlepsze Święta Engineer
    Muscle Shoals Down Through Decatur Scott Ward Band Composer
    Murray Mclauchlan Murray McLauchlan Engineer
    Million Miles More Blue Coupe Executive Producer
    Metal Matters Producer
    Melodii celebre de Crăciun [2020] Engineer
    Max's Kansas City Producer
    Mama Songs Mixing
    Magiczne Święta Engineer
    Julmusik: Magic Christmas Engineer
    Inceptum Eyes of Noctum Producer
    Home Office Party Mixing, Producer
    Holiday Songs 2020 Engineer
    Hard Rock Anthems [Rhino] Producer
    Dark Matter Jafar Thorne Producer, Executive Producer, Mastering, Recording Supervision
    Churrasco Rock Anos 70 Producer
    Christmas Songs 2020 Engineer
    Christmas 2020 Hits Engineer
    Best Guitar Anthems Mixing
    Best Christmas Songs [Universal 2020] Engineer
    Best Christmas Songs 2020 Engineer
    Best Christmas Music Engineer
    All We Want for Christmas Engineer
    Acasă de Crăciun Engineer
    Academia Rock Mixing
    80s Rock Anthems Producer
    70s Rock [2019] Engineer
    70 Hits of the '70s [Rhino] Engineer
    100 Greatest Rock Anthems Engineer