Greg Penny

Greg Penny
Background information
Birth nameGreg Kevin Penny
Born (1955-10-12) October 12, 1955 (age 69)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • recording engineer
  • songwriter
  • artist
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
  • bass
  • drums
  • vocals
Years active1979–present
Labels

Greg Penny (born October 12, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, musician, songwriter and artist best known for his work as a producer for Elton John and k.d. lang.

Career

The son of pop singer Sue Thompson and country musician Hank Penny, Penny was familiar with recording studios from a young age. In 1989, Penny recorded, mixed and produced k.d. lang's Grammy-winning album Absolute Torch and Twang. Penny and k.d. lang collaborated again in 1992 with Ingénue, which won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[1]

In 1993, Penny produced the first track from Elton John's Duets, which featured vocals by k.d. lang and strings by Arif Mardin. In 1994, Penny produced Elton John's next studio album Made in England, collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin, arranger Paul Buckmaster, and Sir George Martin, who wrote the string and horn section for the song "Latitude".

In 2000, Penny produced Poperetta @ St. Tropez, an electro-pop album he recorded in France with his wife Katia Lempkowicz. Penny was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 for his surround sound mix of Elton John's Honky Château. He is the president of Flower Records, producing records by Twin Trip and Poperetta.

References

  1. ^ "Greg Penny". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.


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