Linahon Music Productions · Los Angeles

Sound with consequence.

James Linahon is an award-winning music producer, composer, trumpet artist and recording engineer whose work spans film, television, radio, musical theater, video games and albums.

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A career behind the music

Four decades of listening closely.

From the concert stage to the scoring stage, Jim Linahon has built an international career around musical judgment, technical precision and trust. His work includes hundreds of recording projects and collaborations with artists, studios, broadcasters and cultural institutions worldwide.

400+recording projects
39 yearscollege music & technology professor
3 disciplinesproducer · composer · trumpet artist
Worldwidefilm · television · albums · cultural projects
The practice

Three roles. One musical intelligence.

The Musician

Trumpet artist with extensive studio and jazz experience, educator and ensemble specialist.

The Composer

Music for public events, film, television and international audiences, including work connected with the 2000 Olympic Games and major broadcast events.

The Producer

Recording, editing, mixing, mastering and post-production for artists, orchestras, labels, film and television.

Studio collaborators with Markus Burger and Peter Erskine

Studio collaborators. The complete original photograph is shown without cropping. Photo © Charles Martin.

Selected work

Music built for the moment.

FilmIn the Land of Blood and Honey · music/audio production work
AlbumsMarkus Burger / Accidental Tourists · recording, mixing and mastering
OrchestralPeter Boyer projects · London orchestral post-production
JazzNorth Atlantic Jazz Alliance · member and recording work
ClientsWarner Bros. · Disney · Sony · Paramount · Universal · ABC · NBC · CBS · CNN · A&E · U.S. Department of State · United Nations
Inside the sessions

The people behind the sound.

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Markus Burger, Peter Erskine, James Linahon, Jan von Klewitz and Bob Magnusson
Accidental Tourists — Songs Inspired by People and Places. Left to right: Markus Burger, Peter Erskine, James Linahon, Jan von Klewitz and Bob Magnusson. Photo © Charles Martin.
James Linahon with members of New York Voices and musical colleagues
With the New York Voices and musical colleagues.
Recording session at the mixing console
Inside LMP Studios — session work at the console.
James Linahon at the studio console
Recording and post-production at Linahon Music Productions.
James Linahon at a recording console
James Linahon — producer, engineer and musician.
Selected listening

Across the console.

Three audio selections currently available in the site archive, plus direct links to the wider recording catalogue below.

Composition

Gradus Ad Parnassum

James Linahon

Production

Oh Danny Boy

Kathy Kelly & Markus Burger · L.A. Session

Recording / Production

New Jazz Standards Vol. 4

From the LMP archive

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James Linahon on YouTube.

A curated LMP Studios playlist featuring James Linahon’s work, sessions and musical projects.

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Artists · labels · alliances

Follow the recordings.

Challenge RecordsMarkus Burger catalogue including Accidental Tourists releases recorded, mixed and mastered by Jim Linahon.Markus BurgerArtist site, projects, recordings and press material.North Atlantic Jazz AllianceInternational ensemble; Jim Linahon is part of the NAJA musical community.NAJA on YouTube MusicListen to the North Atlantic Jazz Alliance recording.
Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy trophies
Archive & recognition

From the studio to the Smithsonian.

Jim composed music for Scott Essman's film Trane & Miles. Biographical sources report that the film was inducted into the permanent archives of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. His production career also spans Grammy-, Emmy-, Golden Globe- and Academy Award-connected work.

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Projects & inquiries

Bring the right ears into the room.

James Linahon · LMP Studios
Grammy · Emmy · Golden Globe · DownBeat Awards

561 West Ninth Street · Claremont, CA 91711

Studio: 909.625.2522
Studio Cell: 909.354.2933
International Agent: +1 310.467.8588

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