John Congleton is a respected music producer, engineer, mixer, writer, and performer. He’s known for his versatility, hands-on approach, and ability to guide artists to learn something about themselves through the recording process.

He’s worked with a broad range of artists including St. Vincent, Angel Olsen, Bill Callahan, David Byrne, Lower Dens, Erykah Badu, The Roots, The Mountain Goats, Modest Mouse, The New Pornographers, Swans, and so many more. He even won a Grammy for producing St. Vincent’s self-titled album.

As a performer, he was the founding member of the band The Paper Chase and currently writes and performs for his band, The Nighty Nite. He has also written music for various other projects, including MTV’s Jackass, the Discovery Channel, Friday Night Lights, Evil Lives Here, and more.

We had a deep conversation about his introduction to music production, mental health and treatment, creativity, making intuitive decisions, making as a form of therapy, politics, working with artists, making music, and a lot more. Find more [in our show notes](http://theprocess.co/music-producer-john-congleton-podcast).