A look behind the scenes at 11 One/Music’s libraries

Mark Hill, born July 27 1967, grew up in a small farming community in the souther most part of Illinois. Raised in a musical family, it was apparent early that he had a gift and quite an ear for music. He began playing piano at the age of 5 picking out melodies of songs he’d heard in church. At age 11 he found the bass quite by chance and knew in short order that bass was his love. The bass quickly became an extension of him. His early days of playing bass consisted of local recordings and traveling regionally in the midwest with his family. In order to make a living, at 22 he switched to top 40 bands in the area all the while knowing that a sessions career in Nashville was truly what he desired. In 1990 he made the 4 hour move to Nashville and quickly made the producers list of up and coming bass players securing many master recordings sessions. In between sessions he toured with artist such as, Stephen Curtis Chapman, Martina McBride, Keith Urban (band leader), Reba McEntire to name a few. 1990-current he has become a first call session musician known for his strong Fender bass tone, working 600+ sessions annually and garnering 8 ACM nominations for bass player of the year, and twice reaching the Music Row All-Stars list. Recording for artists such as The Civil Wars, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, The Lone Bellow, Holly Williams, Brett Dennen, Carrie Underwood, Richard Mars, Hank Jr, Toby Keith, Kenny Loggins, Montgomery/Gentry, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, and Charlie Peacock.

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Billy Nobel, grew up in Baltimore and went to college in Pittsburgh, where he studied piano performance and conducting at Carnegie Mellon University. A few years later after graduating, he made his way to Nashville. Billy is involved with recording session work, live playing, and touring as both a keyboard player and harmony singer. Currently he is playing keyboards and singing harmony vocals for Tim McGraw.

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Shawn Fichter, a musician/composer/engineer who has made his living playing music for the past 30 years. Growing up in northeast Ohio, he moved to Nashville in 1991 where he currently resides. Primarily playing drums for sessions and tours, he currently splits his time between touring with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, playing drums and keyboards from his own studio, composing new music, mixing, and playing drums on sessions. While he was a member of Peter Frampton’s band, from 2004-2007, he played drums and was a co-writer on the Grammy winning album Fingerprints.

Touring credits: Peter Frampton, Trisha Yearwood, Barbara Mandrell, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill.

Shawn can be heard playing drums on albums by Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton, Richard Marx, Big & Rich, Lee Brice, Jack Ingram, Tim McGraw, Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie Dunn, Trace Adkins, Brett Eldridge and many others.

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Melissa Mattey, a recording, mixing and mastering engineer - producer, songwriter and performing artist, currently based out of Nashville, TN.

Melissa might simply, be best described, as a musical multitool. You could probably find a more poetic way to describe her approach to music. Though categorizing her approach in that manner, would be too flowery a reduction. A reduction that goes against the very ethos that has led to a multifaceted career, spanning genre and modality. An ethos and belief, that the critical detail is where the magic of a production finds purchase.

Melissa’s musical roots trace back to her youth, growing up in Malaysia and Brunei. At a young age she began the study of classical piano and music theory under the “Royal Schools of Music” curriculum. An early introduction that began an educational pursuit of music, which ultimately culminated in attendance at “Berklee College of Music” where Melissa studied recording, production, mixing and music synthesis, obtaining a BA in Music Production and Engineering.

AS AN ENGINEER - Melissa’s work has led to credits on several notable Grammy Award nominated and winning records, including (Faith Hill - “Breathe” - Best Country Album win), (Bruce Springsteen - “The Rising” - Best Rock Album win), (The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - multiple Best Gospel Album wins), (Cam - “Burning House”), (Van Hunt - “Dust”).

She also has recording and mix credits on award winning and commercially acclaimed film soundtracks and television productions including (“The Great and The Small” - Fahrenheit Films Jury Award: Best American Independent Feature at Sonoma International Film Festival), (“I am Potential” - American Family Studios), (“Something New” - Focus Features - Black Reel Award for Best Original Soundtrack nominee), (“Apple Pie” - Apple iPhone 6 global ad campaign).

AS A PRODUCER/ WRITER/ PERFORMING ARTIST - Melissa has combined the technical knowledge of an engineer, a love of synthesizers and a passion for sonically immersive productions to help carve out a niche in the ever burgeoning Nashville music scene, notably as a member of indie rock outfit Elliot Root and sync-ready electro ambient trio Everyone Moves Away.

As a producer, writer and performer in Elliot Root, Melissa has helped to create a catalog that has amassed over 75 million global streams. She has toured (proudly representing Dave Smith Instruments/ Sequential as a featured artist) with Zac Brown Band, NEEDTOBREATHE, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, X Ambassadors, Good Old War, and played some of the largest music festivals in the world, including Hangout Music Festival, Firefly Music Festival, Forecastle Music Festival, Live On The Green, and more.

As a producer, writer and performer in Everyone Moves Away, Melissa has helped to create a catalog that has seen major sync placement in global ad campaigns for Amazon Music Unlimited, McLaren Automotive, and Canon, as well as various other multi-sync features, including a sizzle reel and production intro piece for the Garth Brooks’ stadium tour.

After more than 20 years working in the music industry, it would be easy to assume a level of complacency but Melissa remains a steadfast fan of music. At heart, a student of the process. A musical multitool, poised and ready to help artists uncover the critical detail and magic in their productions.

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Leah Schattschneider, a Nashville-based audio engineer, with experience ranging from orchestral and band recording to vocal editing and mixing. Since moving to Nashville, Leah has found herself working with a diverse range of musical genres; from southern gospel, country and Pop to jazz, musical theatre and more, Leah’s versatility sets her apart from many others in her field. Leah holds a B.S. in Business Management from Capital University (Columbus, OH) where she spent her college time studying both business and music technology.

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Dave Cleveland, was raised around the vibrant Washington D.C. music scene. An easy drive to mountains or the coast opened up a world of nature and Dave found his love of fishing. Dave laughs out loud at Jerry Lewis and makes his friends laugh making bicycle horn sounds on his nose. On a more serious note, he is a first call session guitar player in Nashville. Dave has played on more than 30,000 songs, including many Grammy and Dove Award winning projects. His movie credits include I Still Believe, The Apostle, Jimmy Neutron, Courageous, and the Netflix Series Space Force. He is a member of The Sam’s Place house band at the Ryman Auditorium, hosted by Steven Curtis Chapman. In his constant pursuit of creativity, Dave has amassed a large library of songs used consistently on TV shows, commercials, and movies worldwide. With more than 1500 original compositions in rotation, he is heard on shows like 20/20, The Chew, Undercover Boss and many more. When it comes to 11 One/Music Dave says: “I am excited for people to hear music that is created by people who genuinely love what they do. It’s more than the notes, it’s the heart behind them.”