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Joe palmaccio
Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer, Joe palmaccio, died while recovering from a motorcycle accident, Saturday, October 16.
A native of rural South Carolina, Palmaccio began his musical education at the age of eight after moving to a small town outside of Chicago. First as a trumpeter then as a drummer, he recorded his first demo at the Hedden West Studio as a teenager. After earning a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications with a minor in religious studies from Indiana University, he worked as a mastering engineer for Bonneville Broadcasting, PolyGram Records, Sterling Sound, and Sony Music Studios.
Throughout her career, Palmaccio has been nominated for six Grammy Awards and won four in the Best Historical Album category for projects such as 1998 The complete Hank Williams, 2003 Martin Scorsese presents the blues: a musical journey, 2004 Night train in Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970, and 2014 Bill Withers: Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums
Palmaccio has also worked as an audio hardware design consultant, musician, lecturer, and musical instrument maker. He was extremely well versed in a wide variety of musical styles, genres and technologies both as a business professional and as a creative. A veteran of the New York mastering community, Palmaccio founded The Place… For Mastering in Nashville in 2006, where he was president and chief engineer. He was also an assistant instructor at Belmont University.
Recent projects Palmaccio has mastered have included records for The Eagles, BeBe Winans, Keith Urban, Gwen Sebastian, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, David Cook, Josh Kelly, and Jim Oblon. He was part of the 2011 Leadership Music Class.
Palmaccio was known to be a loving family man. He and his wife of 28 years, Alex Rockafellar, were dedicated partners in life and in business.
Those who wish to express their condolences can send an email [email protected].
Memorial services have yet to be announced.
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