Ron Albert

engineer, then co vice president and partner, Criteria · North Miami

Hub

North Miami

Person class

personnel connector

Placed at

1967: first documented activity

Status as of 11 September 2026

Sold his Criteria shares with his brother in 1983.

Evidence class

public record: press, credits, official histories or reference sources

Connections

8 edges, 8 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.000 (rank 33 of 236) · people and production 0.007 (rank 9)

Confidence

High · sources: [WAB] [SKP] [W] (register)

Joined in 1967 and became the studio's primary engineer and a business partner: Layla, Idlewild South, Eat a Peach, five Aretha Franklin albums and CSN carry his name. With Howard Albert he formed Fat Albert Productions.

Connections

People, ownership and staff

• worked atCriteria Recording StudiosEngineer, then primary engineer, co vice president and partner1967 to 1983
• produced / engineeredIdlewild South (1970)Engineer1970
• produced / engineeredLayla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)Engineer1970
• produced / engineeredStephen Stills and ManassasEngineer1971 to 1972
• produced / engineeredYoung, Gifted and Black (1972)Engineer on the Criteria tracks1970 to 1971
• produced / engineeredEat a Peach (1972)Engineer1971
• produced / engineeredCrosby, Stills and NashCo producer and engineer1977
• mentored byTom DowdMentor1967