DUSTIN SMITH Principal Engineer
Red House Principal Engineer has been recording local artists for over 10 years.  Since he began hanging out at Sound Solutions Studios during High School, Dustin has been actively building his engineering and production skills.  He holds a B.A. in Audio Recording and Production from San Francisco State University.  Through his time at Bay View Studios and Fantasy Studios, he’s learned from leading Bay Area Engineers Karl Derfler (credits: No Doubt, Dave Matthews Band, Stroke 9 and Smashmouth) and Michael Rosen (credits: AFI, Rancid, Aerosmith, Journey, Joe Satriani, and Carlos Santana's - including winning a Grammy for the song "Game of Love" featuring Michelle Branch).  Dustin’s personal credits include work with Anyone 4 Tennis, Cold Hot Crash and Yours Truly, and with major label recording artist Tom Waits on the Shrek 2 sound track.  Dustin has also worked as a manager at Apple Computer, and is an expert on the Mac, ProTools and most things techie.

Dustin’s also an accomplished musician.  Beginning with piano and sax at age 7, he’s since found his passion on the drums.  After years of playing with a variety of local bands, Dustin found his current band, The Federalists.  The Federalists just released their self-titled, debut album, which Dustin engineered and mixed.