Bil VornDick
Bil VornDick (March 9, 1950–July 5, 2022) was an American music producer, recording engineer, and songwriter. Raised in northern Virginia, he played in local rock bands before being encouraged by Chet Atkins to relocate to Nashville. In 1979, he graduated from Belmont University's music business program and was subsequently hired by country superstar Marty Robbins as his studio's chief engineer. He worked on more than 600 albums across the folk, bluegrass, Americana, and traditional country genres. His studio credits spanned over 40 Grammy-nominated projects and nine Grammy-winning albums. Beyond his studio production work, he served two terms as chairman of the Nashville chapter of the Audio Engineering Society, and taught as an adjunct professor at Belmont University.
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