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Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M. 's early albums from 1981 through 1984, and as frontman of the 1980s band Let's Active .
Jun 3, 2021 · With R.E.M.’s debut 1981 single, Radio Free Europe, poised for reissue, Easter offers a definitive account of the moment that kickstarted both his and the band’s storied careers….
Jul 8, 2021 · R.E.M. share the original 1981 Hib-Tone mix of the classic 'Sitting Still', as producer Mitch Easter looks back on their early days.
Oct 17, 2019 · Mitch Easter is a musician and producer, perhaps best known for his work producing R.E.M.'s debut EP 'Chronic Town' and first two albums, 'Murmur' and 'Reckoning.' On Thursday, Oct. 17, Easter, along with four other luminaries, will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.
Nov 5, 2021 · Mitch Easter, The Caropop Interview. Updated: Nov 15, 2021. Mitch Easter in 2020 (photo provided by Easter) This dates me, but I first saw Mitch Easter when his band, Let’s Active, was opening for R.E.M. in the fall of 1983 on my college campus.
Feb 9, 2022 · Mitch Easter. Easter produced R.E.M.’s first single, 1981’s “Radio Free Europe,” released on the tiny, Atlanta-based Hib-Tone label. A year later, he recorded the band’s debut for I.R.S. Records, the five-song EP Chronic Town.
Mitch Easter: Producing R.E.M. and building his studio. In 1983 I was working in a nice 'pro' 24-track two inch studio recording music that I would never actually buy myself, and then I heard R.E.M.'s Murmur.
