Dick Lobe / Album
Funman
Produced by Michael Banowetz and Dick Lobe
at Lighthouse Productions.
Independent music / Lighthouse Productions
Music with
a story to tell.
Psychedelic rock and roll. Cinematic worlds.
A place to bring the next idea to life.
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Featured album
Open the
Junk Drawer.
A little strange. A little familiar. Step into Michael’s world of psychedelic rock and roll.
Also by Michael Banowetz
Love and
Disasters.
Explore another album from Michael’s music collection.
Michael Banowetz / Next album / In production
Smothered Delights.
Michael is currently producing his next album, Smothered Delights, which will include the new single “No Trick-or-Treaters.” A music video for the single is also in production.
Release details to be announced.
The studio
Lighthouse
Productions.
Lighthouse Productions is Michael’s recording studio: a home for his own recordings and a doorway for musicians with a project of their own. Explore the space, the process, and the possibilities for working together.
Lighthouse Productions334 36th Ave.
Greeley, CO 80631
Studio visits by appointment only.
Studio services
Music production · Recording · Arranging
Video production · Video editing
Television audio sweetening
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Inside the space
The tools behind the music, videos, and graphics at Lighthouse Productions.
- Music software & plugins
- Ableton Live 12
Adobe Audition
Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited
Native Instruments Electric Sunburst
Numerous sample packs - Recording hardware
- Focusrite audio interface
Yamaha MG10/2 mixing console
Alesis Monitor One studio reference monitors
Shure SM58 microphone - Synthesizers & keyboards
- Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizer
Novation Launchkey 61 MIDI controller
Roland GO:KEYS 3
Yamaha YPG-235 - Video & graphics
- Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Produced at Lighthouse Productions
Records from the studio.
Two albums by Dick Lobe, produced by Michael Banowetz and Dick Lobe at Lighthouse Productions.
Dick Lobe / Album
Toybox
Produced by Michael Banowetz and Dick Lobe
at Lighthouse Productions.
Dick Lobe / Currently recording
Tales Too Terrible To Tell.
Michael is recording Dick Lobe’s new album, Tales Too Terrible To Tell, at Lighthouse Productions.
Recording in progress. Release details to be announced.
Music & moving pictures
Stories on screen.
Produced for Dick Lobe
Three music videos.
A creative collaboration.
Michael has produced three music videos for artist Dick Lobe, bringing another artist’s music into the visual world.
Watch all three videos below.
Upcoming single / Video in progress
No Trick-or-Treaters.
A new single from Michael Banowetz’s forthcoming album Smothered Delights, with a music video currently in production.
Release date and video preview to be announced.
Michael Banowetz / Single
The Covid-19 Blues
Michael Banowetz’s own single, with a music video produced by Michael Banowetz.
Dick Lobe / Music video
River Man
Music video produced by Michael Banowetz.
Dick Lobe / Music video
Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion
Music video produced by Nicole Banowetz, Dick Lobe, and Michael Banowetz.
Dick Lobe / Music video
Night to Dismember
Music video produced by Dick Lobe and Michael Banowetz.
Animation / 2010 Juried Selection
This Aborted Earth: The Quest Begins
Co-created by Michael Banowetz and Noah Sodano. Title song composed by Michael Banowetz. Selected among the final 25 videos for the 2010 Guggenheim YouTube Play exhibition, presented across Guggenheim museums in New York, Bilbao, Venice, and Berlin.
The artist behind the sound
Michael Banowetz.
Recording artist, producer, and Emmy Award–winning post-production editor.
Michael was the post-production editor for Hollywood One On One, which earned a 1995 Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Program. He has edited over 600 episodes of television and written 300 of them. His experience also includes television audio sweetening.
This Aborted Earth: The Quest Begins, co-created with Noah Sodano, was selected among the final 25 videos for the 2010 Guggenheim YouTube Play exhibition, presented across Guggenheim museums in New York, Bilbao, Venice, and Berlin. Michael composed the title song.
Television audio credits
PBR Unleash the Beast
Five years of audio sweetening for PBR Unleash the Beast (Professional Bull Riders), which aired on CBS and CBS Sports Network.
Premier Women’s Rodeo (PWR)
Michael currently provides audio sweetening for Premier Women’s Rodeo. PWR’s exclusive national television partnership with ION and Grit includes programming scheduled for 2027.
PWR broadcast announcement ↗Original music. Psychedelic rock and roll. Stories that stretch beyond the song.
This is a home for the albums, the studio, and the creative projects that connect them.
Awards & Recognition
View awards, nominations & festival recognition · 1989–2012
- 2012
- Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Film Award
- Aspen Shortfest — Audience Special Recognition
- Spirit of Activism Award
- 2011
- NexTV Directing Talent Search — Semi-Finalist
- 2010
- Guggenheim YouTube Play — Final 25 Juried Selection, for This Aborted Earth: The Quest Begins, co-created by Michael Banowetz and Noah Sodano. Title song composed by Michael Banowetz. Presented across Guggenheim museums in New York, Bilbao, Venice, and Berlin. Watch the animation ↗
- NexTV Webisode — Semi-Finalist
- LA Comedy Film Shorts Festival — Official Selection
- 2007
- New York Festivals — Gold World Medal, Best Documentary
- 2004
- National Emmy nomination
- 2002
- National Emmy nomination
- 2001
- Two Telly Awards
- Teddy — Outstanding Outdoor Adventure Documentary
- 2000
- Teddy Award — Outstanding Outdoor Adventure Series
- 1995
- Emmy — Outstanding Entertainment Program, Hollywood One On One (Post-Production Editor)
- Two Emmy nominations
- 1994
- CableACE Award
- Cine Golden Eagle
- New York Film Festivals — Silver Medalist
- Three Emmy nominations
- C.B.A. — Best Children’s Programming
- 1993
- Three Emmy nominations
- Alfie
- 1992
- Cine Golden Eagle
- Telly Award
- Blue Sky Award
- 1989
- Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship — Finalist, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Recording / Collaboration / Inquiries
Let’s make something.
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