John Paterno is a Grammy-winning producer, mixer, composer, engineer, mastering engineer, teacher, and musician. In his 35-plus-year career, he has worked with a diverse range of artists including: Gov’t Mule, Robbie Williams, Steve Gadd Band, Soraya, Michael Landau, Band of Other Brothers, Robben Ford, Eros Ramazzotti, the Thrills, Tim McGraw, Bonnie Raitt, and Badly Drawn Boy. Paterno moved to Los Angeles two weeks after graduating from the University of Miami’s music engineering (MUE) program. Working as a staff assistant engineer position at Sunset Sound/Sound Factory in Hollywood exposed Paterno to many great engineers, producers, and artists. After breaking out of the assistant role, he worked with a wide range of producers, including Mitchell Froom, Joe Chiccarelli, Byron Gallimore, Celso Valli, and Stephen Duffy. He won a Latin Grammy for his work with artist/producer Soraya. Paterno has produced or co-produced projects for Gov’t Mule, Michael Landau, Andrew Synowiec, the Black Mollys, Mitchell Froom, Lustra, Robbie Williams, the Lilac Time, among many other artists. He has also co-written songs with artists and written pieces for TV and film.