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Ambient And Native Music Recording Artist, Neal Merrick Blackwood has worked for over 25 years in the music industry as an Independent Producer, Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Engineer, Remixer and Programmer having worked with artists and clients that include:

Leslie Mills worked with Neal Merrick Blackwood at East Iris Studios. Leslie was signed to Atlantic Records, New York. Leslie is also signed to Paul McCartney's MPL Communications as a writer.

Shane Keister & Neal Merrick Blackwood while working with Leslie Mills at Gary Belz's East Iris Studios.

The Murphy Brothers & Neal Merrick Blackwood

The Murphy Brothers worked with Neal Merrick Blackwood producing their Grammy Nominated "Rubies" recording.

Oceana Gayden worked with Neal on her new pop release at East Iris Studios, Merrick Music, Alex The Great Studio, among other recording facilities.

Check out Essra Mohawk at her official website and buy her new CD! Essra is a former member of Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention, The Jerry Garcia Band, etc. Essra also wrote "Change Of Heart" for Cyndi Lauper.

Bush (multi-platinum rock band)

Cyndi Lauper

Bill Mize (Bill is featured on Windham Hill Records Guitar Sampler & appears on the Grammy-winning recording Stellaluna)

The Legendary, Chet Atkins

The Jordanaires & Neal Merrick Blackwood

Kat Dyson (Has played guitar with The Artist formerly known as Prince, Sheila E., Cyndi Lauper, etc.

The Legendary, Jordanaires

Legendary artist, songwriter and inventor of the slide wah guitar, Mac Gayden

Legendary gospel artist, Martha Carson. Martha was one of the first women in gospel to sell over a million records.

Ambient group, Spacecraft. Spacecraft's music is featured in the movie, "Vanilla Sky".

Space For Music Ambient Recording Artist, Giles Reaves. Giles is a member of Spacecraft and was formerly signed to the Hearts Of Space and MCA Masterseries labels.

Jan Pulsford, Rodney Lawson & Neal Merrick Blackwood

Zenphonic is a band featuring Oceana Gayden, Mac Gayden Jr. and Mac Gayden. Zenphonic performed June 10th, 11th and 12th at the 2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival.

Jan Pulsford, Rodney Lawson and Neal Merrick Blackwood comprised the English Valley production team.

Space For Music Records owner and ambient recording artist, Tony Gerber (also of Spacecraft).

Nigel Pulsford (former guitarist with band, Bush)

The Legendary, Emmylou Harris.

Camille Harrison & Neal Merrick Blackwood

The Legendary, Randy Travis

Camille Harrison

The Legendary, Dolly Parton

Bryan White

The Legendary, Johnny Cash

Deana Carter

The Lynns

Victoria Shaw

The Legendary, Blackwoods

Neal Merrick Blackwood has also worked with artists and clients that include:

Paisley Park re-mixes, Bush (the multi-platinum rock band), Ben Folds, Bill Mize "Coastin" album, Kat Dyson "Colour Kommentary" (of Prince, Sheila E., etc.), Felicia Collins solo album (of The David Letterman Show, David Bowie, Nile Rodgers, etc), Nigel Pulsford "Heavenly Toast On The Paradise Road" solo album (of band "Bush"), Take Six, The Lynns, MCA Publishing, Cyndi Lauper, Oceana Gayden, Zenphonic, Wild Child Records, Carrie Sinclair, Korin "Truth", Epic (NY), Spacecraft (Spacecraft's music is featured in the film "Vanilla Sky"), The Murphy Brothers "Rubies" (nominated for Grammy), Robb Earls, Warner Bros. Films, Giles Reaves, Lila McCann re-mixes, Blue Helmet, Beggar's Banquet Records, Kurt Howell (of "Southern Pacific"), Jan Pulsford (Jan has worked with Bush, Chico Freeman, The Thompson Twins, James Ingram, Bananarama, Trevor Horn's The Buggles, Cyndi Lauper, etc.), Bet Williams "Elephants and Angels", Demetrius Ross "Sir Jam" (of TC Ellis, Prince, Sheila E., The Time, Hammer), Tony Gerber "Native Spirit", etc., Luis Jardim (of Seal, Paul McCartney, etc. ), Camille Harrison, Deana Carter, Mandy Barnett, David Schnaufer "Delcimore" (nominated for Grammy in 1999), Mac Gayden "Nirvana Blues", Muscle Shoals Horns, Imagine Sound Studio Productions, Delta Film Productions, Ricky Skaggs, Chet Atkins, Carl Washington (En Vogue, Kriss Kross, etc.), Charlie McCoy, The Memphis Horns, Donna McElroy, Disney, Canada (The band), Hummingbird Productions, Bonepony (commercial), Ray Benson "Tribute To Bob Wills", Willie Nelson, Rounder Records, The Jordanaires, Giant (The band), Tanya Tucker, Pam Tillis, Crystal Gayle, Bryan White "Bryan White", Trish Vogel (of The Flirts), Radney Foster, Patty Lovelace, Tracy Nelson, Maura O'Connell, Kathy Matea, Professor Joe Rea Phillips, Professor Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Professor Timothy Smith, Buddy Killen, Emmylou Harris, Suzy Boggus, Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton, Kyle Lehning, Almo-Irving, Victoria Shaw "In Full View", Stephanie Davis "Stephanie Davis", Claire Lynch, Bob Woodruff "Bob Woodruff", Robert Earl Keen, Jr. "Bigger Piece Of Sky", Randy Travis "This Is Me", Gwil Owen, Clyde Brooks, Aashid Himons, Garth Brooks, Jerry Douglas, NASCO, Apple Computers, Cascom, Universal Music Group, MCA Records (LA & Nashville), Polygram Records, CBS/Sony Records, Geffen Records, Triple XXX Records, Island Records, Electra/Asylum Records, Warner Bros. Records, Coors Beer (for TV), Hale and Hearty, Kentucky Fried Chicken, John Hampton (John has worked with The Gin Blossoms, Sound Garden, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Robert Cray, etc.), Robin Eaton, RaShel Kartchner Ferrin, Jay Turner, Austin Roberts, Brad Jones "Gilt Flake" (Voted the "Music City News Independent Album Of The Year") (Brad has worked with Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, Bare Jr, Josh Rouse, Joe Jackson, Marshall Crenshaw, Jill Sobule, Mathew Sweet, etc.), Nanette Malher, Belmont College, Vanderbilt University, Richard Smallwood, Stuart Colman (Stuart has worked with Jeff Beck, Boy George, Phil Everly, The Blasters, Little Richard, The Pet Shop Boys, etc.), Liberty Records, Capitol Records, Raif Pomeroy, Scene III, Pepsi, Coke, Nissan, Ford, Will Rambeaux, Kossie Gardner, King Bub, Private Music, Dessau, All Nations Music, Dillard's Department Stores, Eugene Chadbourne, Carman, Lisa Bevill, Jay Joyce (Jay has worked with Patty Griffin, The Wallflowers, Iggy Pop, Atticus Fault, Shawn Mullins, Tim Finn, Macy Gray, etc.), Hearts Of Space, Jive Records, Digital Image, Northern Telecom, Carlyle Records, Martha Carson (one of the first women in gospel to sell a million records), Scott "Scotty" Turner, Larry Weiss, Rob Olds (Fairlight tech for "Peter Gabriel" and "Sting"), Essra Mohawk (of Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention, The Jerry Garcia Band, etc.), Sony BMG Records, BMG ZOMBA Publishing (UK), BMG (Swiss), BBC, BMG Atmosphere (UK), etc.