Chuck Ainlay

Chuck Ainlay's career has spanned a twenty-eight year period has allowed him to work with many of the world's finest artists, musicians and producers. A diverse list of clients ranges from George Strait to Dire Straits. His engineering dominance in the country field has been recognized by many, including NARAS with multiple Grammy nominations for his numerous critically and commercially successful albums. The Nashville Music Association named him 'Engineer of the Year' in 1996 and again in 1997. Music Row Magazine voted him the 'Engineer with the most Top Ten Hits' in 1998 while the years 1999 and 2000 brought with it nominations for Mix Magazine's TEC award.

Ainlay's long-standing collaboration with Mark Knopfler has resulted in two albums by Dire Straits, as well as Mark's solo albums, all of which have been certified multi-platinum.

Chuck is a founding member of META Inc. which launched in January of 2005. His community involvement includes serving on the Board of Governors and The Producers and Engineers Wing of NARAS, Leadership Music, SAE Advisory Board and the Nashville Chapter Board of the Audio Engineering Society.

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