LA-based composer, studio owner, producer and multi-instrumentalist Pete Mills began his life’s purpose pursuing music at the age of six. Pete has played in many bands, signed multiple record deals and toured worldwide, as well as spent many hours in the recording studio, honing his craft.

Pete has worked extensively in the genres of rock, punk, pop, country, hip-hop, darkwave and k-pop. Driven by his adaptive skillset, Pete crystallizes the vision of the artists and labels he works with. In addition to working at the Village Recorder, Warehouse Studio, Armoury Studio, and Kingsize Soundlabs to name a few, Pete has created his own recording room entitled The Audio Studio.

The Audio Studio client list: Sheryl Crow, Billy Sheehan, The Dickies, Bobby Brown, Darren King, Teddy Riley, Walter Lure, The Doors, William Shatner, Melissa Manchester, Carmine Appice, Mike Pinera, Robben Ford, Shuggie Otis, Soft Cell, Moving Units, Trisha Paytas, Jackie Cruz, Mumiy Troll, Arthur Brown, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jasmine Kara, Bonnie Pointer, Tiffany and many more.

Pete has collaborated, produced, engineered and mixed alongside Dave “Rave” Ogilvie (Nine Inch Nails), Teddy Riley (Blackstreet), Douglas “Voli” Martung (J. Cole), GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against The Machine), Michael Patterson (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club), Adam Hamilton (L.A. Guns) and Robert Margouleff (DEVO). Production for record labels and movie companies include: Warner, Sony ATV, Cleopatra, BMG, Universal, Bad Boy, Geffen, Bulletproof, Mint, Guild of Canada, Movie Central and Canadian Film Council.

Notable accomplishments include: recording Sheryl Crow for William Shatner’s album “Seeking Major Tom,” playing bass on Russian rock band Mumiy Troll’s album “Piratskie Kopii,” remixing Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love,” remixing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ “Come To Me,” assisting engineering on the Chinese film “800”, recording 13 k-pop tribute albums in one year, co-producing the hit “More Bounce In California” which inspired the SNL sketch featuring this song entitled “Slow Motion Hallway” starring Josh Brolin and recording MuteMath’s drummer Darren King.

In addition to these collaborations with other artists and music professionals, Pete also composes and performs with his darkwave band, The Sweet Kill, which teems with unbridled gothic angst.