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Christopher Rowe (music producer)

American record producer

Christopher Rowe is an American record producer, audio engineer and guitarist specializing in country rock. He is best known for his work with Taylor Swift.

01Career

Rowe began his career working as a guitarist on folk, new age, and ethnological records before moving into country music as an assistant engineer and editor. He was part of the production team for the Dixie Chicks album Fly.

Rowe has worked with Taylor Swift since 2011, as a sound mixer and engineer for her concert films Speak Now World Tour, Live (2011), The 1989 World Tour Live (2015), Reputation Stadium Tour (2018) and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020).

Rowe played a more significant role in Swift's "Taylor's Version" album re-recording campaign, working as a producer and engineer on a majority of the tracks. These albums comprise Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) in 2021, and Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) in 2023.

02Partial discography

Year Album / Track Artist Role
1993Human RitesDouglas Spotted Eagleelectric guitar
1998It Don't Get Any Better Than ThisGeorge Jonesassistant engineer
I'm AlrightJo Dee Messinaassistant engineer
FaithFaith Hillassistant engineer
1999Love TripJerry Kilgoremixing
FlyDixie Chicksengineer
2001Step Right UpCharlie Robisonengineer
Say No MoreClay Walkerengineer, mixing, assistant engineer
Jolie & the WantedJolie & the Wantedengineer
2002No Shoes, No Shirt, No ProblemsKenny Chesneyediting
Friday Night in DixieRhett Akinsengineer, mixing
2003Vicious CycleLynyrd Skynyrdengineer
Keith Urban/The RanchKeith Urban and The Ranchassistant engineer
All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good TanKenny Chesneyengineer
Across the SkyAcross the Skyengineer
2004The Kurt Carr Project: One ChurchKurt Carrengineer
Lyve: The Vicious Cycle TourLynyrd Skynyrdassistant engineer
A Traditional ChristmasJoe Nicholsengineer
2005Wide Open Spaces / FlyDixie Chicksengineer, assistant
The Road and the RadioKenny Chesneyengineer
IIIJoe Nicholsengineer
2006The DollarJamey Johnsonengineer
Taylor SwiftTaylor Swiftremixing
Peace, Love & CoondawgsCody McCarverengineer
2007Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates Kenny Chesney engineer
Cody McCarverCody McCarverengineer
2008Lucky Old SunKenny Chesneyengineer
2009Sara SmileJimmy Waynemixing
LullabyJewelmixing
Big Dreams & High HopesJack Ingramengineer, mixing
2013Let It Snow: A Holiday CollectionJewelmixing
In TimeThe Mavericksengineer, mixing
2016Deep TracksFaith Hillassistant engineer
2020Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts: The Greatest HitsRascal Flattsediting
2021The Sonic RanchMidlandmixing
Fearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor Swiftproducer, engineer, vocal engineer
"Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)"
Red (Taylor's Version)
2022 "This Love (Taylor's Version)"
2023"If This Was A Movie (Taylor's Version)"
"Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)"
"Safe & Sound (Taylor's Version)"
Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
1989 (Taylor's Version)
2024 The Tortured Poets Departmentvocal engineer
2025 The Life of a Showgirl additional engineer

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