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Songwriter & Production Bio

Eliot Pister, the long-time Vancouver-based songwriter and producer, certainly knows about producing under pressure. Having just completed a 7 month songwriting fundraiser for Cancer Research called the 30 Week Challenge, he has again demonstrated the skill of turning inspiration into finished product... FAST. During the 30 weeks he wrote, recorded and released to his fan base, a song-a-week for public scrutiny and comment, and of course, purchase.

After 15 years of operating Greengate Media - a post-production facility- Eliot had a lot of musical influence from which to draw. His Sonar-based recording studio now incorporates several rooms of his house, including Grand Piano and live drum rooms with high ceilings, and a mic collection that's taken two decades to amass.

Beginning as a professionally trained recording engineer from Columbia Academy in Vancouver some 17 years ago, he’s been behind the board on well over 100 projects. As a producer, Eliot has recorded and produced for artists as varied as Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Arista Records), Motherdown, Mike Carew, The Non and dozens of ethnic artists from around the world. He has also completed soundtracks, ADR and foley for short films and produced radio jingles.

Eliot Pister brings a rare amount of skill and experience to the table. He says, “With my production, engineering, songwriting and performance background, I feel I am uniquely suited to projects where versatility and quick turnarounds are required. To be able to deliver a professional product on tight timelines, you need to draw on all these skills. And to have some top-flight session players at my disposal certainly doesn't hurt!

Two-time Grammy-nominated producer Frank Fuchs (Whitney Houston, Billy Braggs) agrees, “Eliot has a solid sense of melody, and definitely knows how to deliver a good hook!”.

Berkeley College of Music’s Pat Pattison puts it even more simply, “Great songwriting. Great production. Great talent.”