Eric Ambel has been working with bands in the studio producing records since the mid ’80’s. He is known for his work with guitar bands and singer songwriters. He’s been able to use his experience as a band leader (Roscoe’s Gang), band member (Del-Lords, Yayhoos), sideman (Steve Earle & the Dukes, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts), session player (Keri Noble, Casey Neil, Syd Straw, Mojo Nixon, Run DMC/Everlast) songwriter and occasional engineer to the production process. Ambel is known for capturing moving performances that reflect the strength of the artists he’s worked with.
In January of 2000 Eric Ambel and longtime friend and collaborator Tim Hatfield set up their own workshop style recording studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at Cowboy Technical Services Recording Rig. At Cowboy they surrounded themselves with fine analog gear, the latest digital technology and a great collection of instruments. Clients include the Bottle Rockets, Marshall Crenshaw, Marah, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Regina Spektor, Robert Randolph, Los Lobos and the Harlem Parlour Music Club.
In April of 2016 Cowboy Technical Services moved to it’s newest location in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The new room has 17′ ceilings and tons of natural light. We have added a 75 year old Steinway Baby Grand to our stable of instruments. Ambel has also been able to take on mix clients from all over the world thanks to ftp and today’s quick online communication.
Recently Released: The Bottle Rockets: South Broadway Athletic Club, Surreal McCoys: The Howl & The Growl, The Del-Lords: Elvis Club, Esquela: Are We Rolling? , Ellen Foley: About Time, Chris Berardo & the DesBerardos: Somebody Like Me single Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition: White Buffalo, Maynard & the Musties: Cheap Cigar, Spanking Charlene: Where Are The Freaks?, D.L. Marble: Not The One, Joe Flood: Joe Flood Translates and Sings Georges Brassens, Ben Hall: Ben Hall! on Tompkins Square Records, Chris Barron & The Time Bandits- Songs From The Summer of Sangria,
Soundcloud Produced by Eric Ambel playlist
Produced by Eric Ambel:
14 Feet: Stole Away
Backsliders: Southern Lines- Mammoth Records
Ben Hall: Ben Hall!- Tompkins Square Records
Ben Hall: A Little More Ben Hall!- Tompkins Square Records
Big In Iowa: Green Pop- Blue Rose Records
The Blacks: Dolly Horrorshow- Bloodshot Records
Blood Oranges: Crying Tree- ESD
Blood Oranges: Lone Green Valley- ESD
Blue Mountain: Dog Days- RoadRunner
Bottle Rockets: The Brooklyn Side- Atlantic Records
Bottle Rockets: 24 Hours a Day- Atlantic Record
Bottle Rockets: Leftovers- Doolittle Records
Bottle Rockets: Brand New Year- Doolittle Records
Bottle Rockets: Lean Forward- Bloodshot Records
Bottle Rockets: Not So Loud- Bloodshot Records
Bottle Rockets: South Broadway Athletic Club- Bloodshot Records
Bottle Rockets: Bit Logic-Bloodshot Records
Bourbon Express: Cry About It Later
Butchers Blind: A Place In America: Electric Giant
Cheri Knight: The Knitter- ESD
Chip Robinson: Mylow- Red River Records
Chris Barron: Songs From The Summer of Sangria
Chris Berardo & The Desberardos Single
Chris Harford: Time Warp Deck- Soul Selects Records
The Clintons: Girl Next Door- Coyote/Twintone
Colleen Mann
Cowslingers: West Virginia Dog Track Boogie- Shake It Records
Cowslingers: Thats Truck Drivin’- Sympathy
D.L.Marble: Not The One- Dirt Bag Records
Dark Horses: Come Along- Going Nowhere Records
Del-Lords: Under Construction EP
Del-Lords: Elvis Club- GB Music
Demolition String Band Calling Up Atlantis- Okratone
Demolition String Band: Loving Cup Single
Devil Dog Road: Next Exit
Dirty 30’s: Dirty 30’s
Disciples of Agriculture: This Same Fate- Kranepool
Dog & Pony Show Ashtrays & Afterlife Money Epiphany
Diesel Only: Rig Rock Deluxe/Various Artists
Diesel Only: Rig Rock Truckstop/Various Artists- Rykodisc
Ellen Foley: About Time
Eric Ambel: Knucklehead- Lakeside Lounge Records
Eric Ambel & Roscoe’s Gang: Loud & Lonesome- ESD/Lakeside Lounge Records
Eric Ambel: Roscoe’s Gang Enigma/Lakeside Lounge Records
Eric Ambel: Revolution Blues/Neil tribute for Bridge School- Innerstate Records
Eric Ambel: Cocaine Eyes More Barn Neil Tribute- Slothrop
Eric Ambel: It’s Heartbreak That Sells/Ray Mason Tribute- Tar Hut
Eric Ambel: “Run Through the Jungle” CCR Tribute- Dren Records
Eric Ambel: 12 Step Program (to quit you babe) Lowe Profile- Brewery Records
Esquela: The Owl Has Landed
Esquela: Are We Rolling?
Esquela: Canis Majoris
Florence Dore: Perfect City- Slewfoot
Freeloader: Cantina Claquer- SVA Recordings
Freedy Johnston: Monkey In Your Soul Elektra “Me, Myself & Irene Soundtrack- Electra
Freedy Johnston: Live @ 33 & 1/3- Singing Magnet
Girls Guns & Glory: Good Luck- Lonesome Day Records
Ghost Wolves: Getchya Hip Thrust 7″
Go To Blazes: Waiting Around For the Crash- ESD
Go To Blazes: Anytime, Anywhere- ESD
Go To Blazes: Live @ the Mercury Lounge- ESD
Go To Blazes: … And Other Crimes- Glitterhouse
Go To Blazes: Almost A Decade- Glitterhouse
Greg Trooper: The Williamsburg Affair- 52 Shakes Records
Greg Trooper: Between a House and a Hard Place-Live from Pine Hills Farm
Gringoman: Monstertrack Suite
Hangtown: Gone Today, Here Tomorrow
High Plains Drifters featuring G.E. Smith
Hot Water Music
I Am The Heat: Life Comes At You Medium Fast
Jack Fords: The Way Things Should Be
Jack Grace: Everything I Say Is A Lie
Jim Koeppel: Lovesick James
Jimbo Mathus: White Buffalo- Fat Possum Records
Joe Flood: Cripplin’ Crutch- Diesel Only
Joe Flood: New Kind of Blue- Lakeside Lounge Records
Joe Flood: Joe Flood Sings Georges Brassens
Joh Divello: Tell It To Me
Jono Manson: Little Big Man- Paradigm
Karen Hudson: Sonic Bloom
Kasey Anderson: Dead Roses
Kasey Anderson: The Reckoning- Red River Records
Kasey Anderson: Nowhere Nights- Red River Records
Kasey Anderson & Gringoman: Bad Actor
Los Dudes Los Dudes- Republic Records
Los Dudes: Hipster Retirement Home
Love Riot Maybe She Will- Squirrel Boy
Lowdown Payment: Saturday Night
Marshall Crenshaw: What’s In The Bag?- Koch
Mark McKay: Shimmer
Mark McKay: Dakota Dust
Mark McKay: Soon Enough
Martin’s Folly: Man It’s Cold- Tar Hut
Martin’s Folly: Martin’s Folly- Johnson’s Wax
Martin’s Folly: From Hope
Mary Lees Corvette: True Lovers of Adventure- Wild Pitch
Mary Lees Corvette: mary lee’s corvette- Ripe & Ready
Mary Lee’s Corvette: 700 Miles- Bar None
Maynard & The Musties: Cheap Cigar
Maynard & The Musties: Fall On In
Mic Harrison & the High Score: Great Commotion
Miss Ohio: Low
Mojo Nixon Whereabouts Unknown
Mop Tops: Ground Floor Man
New Heathens: Hello Disaster
Nils Lofgren: Crooked Line- Rykodisc
Nils Lofgren: Face The Music- Fantasy
Patrick McGrath: When Black Is Blue
Planetary Nights: Today Ain’t Too Late
Planetary Nights: Shimmer
Planetary Nights: Silken Sky
Rik L Rik: The Lost Album- Posh Boy Records
Robert Randolph
Rob Ryan & His Band
Robbing Mary: Groveland
Robert Becker: Lot
Royal City: Royal City- Athsmatic Kitty
Ryan Adams: Monday Night Down To the Promised, Land- Bloodshot Records
Ryan Adams 2001 CTS Recordings
Sad Bastards of Brooklyn: Volume 1
Sad Bastards of Brooklyn: Volume 2
Sarah Borges: Good & Dirty EP- Lonesome Day Records
Sarah Borges: Caught By The Rain single- Lonesome Day Records
Sarah Borges: Love’s Middle Name- Blue Corn Music
Shannon McNally
Simon & the Bar Sinisters: Look at Me at Cool- Upstart
Simon Chardiet: Bug Bite Daddy- Upstart
Spanking Charlene: Where Are The Freaks?
Spanking Charlene: Dismissed With A Kiss
South 85: Too Much Town
Squirrel Nut Zippers: Beasts of Burgundy
The Steepwater Band
Steve Wynn: All I Need/Hollies Tribute- Eggbert
Steve Wynn: Milky White- Blue Rose
Surreal McCoys: The Howl & The Growl
Swinging Neckbreakers: Dig It- Telstar
Syd Straw Luxury Condos Compilation- Coyote/Twintone
Sugar Mountain: In the Raw
Tammy Faye Starlite On My Knees
Tammy Faye Starlite Used Country Female Diesel Only
Ted Morris: A New Beginning
Tim Beattie’s Big Dog Polygram Music
Travelling Band: Under The Pavement
Tyne Darling: The Secret November
Whiskeytown: Boone County/Bottom Of the Glass- Bloodshot Records
World Famous Blue Jays: Rig Rock Series
Yayhoos Put The Hammer Down- Lakeside Lounge
Yayhoos Rig Rock Deluxe- Diesel Only/Upstart
Yayhoos Fear Not the Obvious- Bloodshot Records
Yayhoos For A Decade of Sin- Bloodshot Records
Yayhoos Down To the Promised Land- Bloodshot Records