John Alagía


John Justin Alagía is an American record producer, composer, mixer and co-founder of Drive Music. Alagia has worked with artists including Lukas Nelson, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Serena Ryder, Brett Dennen, Rachael Yamagata, Ben Folds, Lifehouse and many others.
In his early years, Alagía honed his recording and production skills with friend Douglas Derryberry at Rutabaga Studios in Arlington, Virginia. Derryberry and Alagía were also an acoustic rock duo, having released three albums and done extensive touring along the East Coast. Together, they recorded and produced many Mid-Atlantic acts ranging from DMB, Vertical Horizon, Edwin McCain to Ben Folds Five and others. Today, John resides at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles.

Derryberry and Alagía

John was a member of a band known as Derryberry and Alagía. This collaboration featured Doug Derryberry. The group released three records, as follows:
  • Reinvigorating the Wheel
  • Rutabaga Stew
  • ''Southpaw''

Partial discography

[Ben Folds Five]

[Blue Man Group]

[BoDeans]

[Brett Dennen]

[Dave Matthews Band]

David Gray

[The Hogwaller Ramblers]

  • The Hogwaller Ramblers, 1998

[Josh Kelley]

John Mayer">John Mayer (musician)">John Mayer

[Jason Mraz]

Evermore">Evermore (band)">Evermore

Lifehouse">Lifehouse (band)">Lifehouse

[Mandy Moore]

Once Hush

[Vertical Horizon]

[Rachael Yamagata]

[Ben Lee]

[Liz Phair]

[Katharine McPhee]

  • Unbroken - Billboard Top 200 peak - #27

[Madi Diaz]

[Terra Naomi]

[Lena Fayre]