Summary
Shawn Everett (born July 6, 1982) is a Canadian music engineer and producer best known for his work with Alabama Shakes,[1] Kacey Musgraves, The War on Drugs, The Killers, and Julian Casablancas.[2] Everett has won six Grammy Awards.
Shawn Everett | |
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 Everett pictured on the set of Human Sadness | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 6, 1982 |
| Origin | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, engineer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | subtlemcnugget |
Early life edit
Everett was born and raised in Bragg Creek, Alberta. After graduating high school, Everett was accepted as a Work-Study participant in the Audio program in Music & Sound at The Banff Centre.[3] Everett relocated to Los Angeles in 2005 and began engineering for producer Tony Berg, former A&R Executive for Geffen Records and Virgin Music.[4]
Career edit
Julian Casablancas+The Voidz edit
Shawn served as the producer on Tyranny, the 2014 debut release from Julian Casablancas+The Voidz. He is featured in the "Can I VHS You?"[5] video with the band and also appears in the video for "Human Sadness",[6] which was directed by Warren Fu.
Awards and nominations edit
Shawn Everett has won six Grammy awards and four Juno awards.
In February 2016, Everett and mastering engineer Bob Ludwig won the "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" Grammy Award for their work on Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes. Everett won an additional Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album for Sound & Color.[7]
In 2016 Everett won the Canadian Juno Awards for Recording Engineer of the Year for "Don't Wanna Fight", "Gimme All Your Love" from Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes.[8]
In 2018 Everett was nominated for the "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" Grammy for his work on No Shape by Perfume Genius. He won a Grammy for "Best Rock Album" for his work on A Deeper Understanding by The War on Drugs.
In February 2018, Everett was nominated for Recording Engineer of the Year at the Canadian Juno awards for his work on A Deeper Understanding by The War on Drugs and No Shape by Perfume Genius.
In February 2019, Everett won Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the Grammys. Both awards were for his work mixing the album Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves.
In March 2019, Everett won Recording Engineer of Year at the Canadian Juno awards for his work on Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves.
In December 2020, Everett was nominated three times in the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical category for his work on Devon Gilfillian's Black Hole Rainbow, Beck's Hyperspace, and Brittany Howard's Jaime.[7] He was the second engineer to achieve a triple nomination in the category.[9] The first was Ed Cherney whose work on Bonnie Raitt's "Longing in Their Hearts" won at the 1995 Grammys.
In March 2021, Everett won the "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical" Grammy Award for his work on Hyperspace by Beck.
In November 2022, Everett was nominated for "Best Alternative Album" for his work on Cool It Down by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and "Best Album" for his work on 30 by Adele.
In March 2024, Everett won Producer of the Year and Recording Engineer at the Juno Awards for his work with Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard. [10]
Credits edit
| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Simon Dawes | Carnivore | engineer, mixing |
| 2006 | Pete Yorn | Nightcrawler | engineer, mixing |
| 2006 | Natalie Cole | Leavin’ | engineer |
| 2007 | Jesca Hoop | Kismet | engineer, mixing |
| 2007 | Minnie Driver | Seastories | engineer, mixing |
| 2008 | Everlast | Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford | engineer, mixing |
| 2008 | Kathy Griffin | For Your Consideration | editing |
| 2008 | Phantom Planet | Raise the Dead | engineer, mixing |
| 2008 | The Whispertown 2000 | Swim | mixing |
| 2009 | Pete Yorn | Back & Fourth | assistant engineer, audio engineer[11] |
| 2009 | Ohbijou | Beacons | engineer, mixing |
| 2009 | Farmer Dave Scher | Flash Forward to the Good Times | tech assistance |
| 2009 | Bruce Hornsby | Levitate | engineer, mixing |
| 2009 | Weezer | Raditude | engineer, producer |
| 2009 | Bob Dylan, P!nk, Jackson Browne, Randy Newman, Eddie Vedder | The People Speak | engineer, mixing |
| 2009 | Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison | War Child Presents Heroes, Vol. 1 | engineer, mastering, mixing, producer |
| 2009 | thenewno2 | You Are Here | engineer |
| 2010 | Weezer | Death to False Metal | engineer, mixing, producer |
| 2010 | Ozomatli | Fire Away | engineer, mixing |
| 2010 | Jesca Hoop | Hunting My Dress | artwork, engineer, mixing |
| 2010 | Weezer | Hurley | engineer, mixing, producer[12] |
| 1996 | Weezer | Pinkerton (Deluxe edition bonus tracks only) | engineer, mixing |
| 2010 | Various artists | Raise Hope for Congo | engineer |
| 2010 | k.d. lang | Recollection | engineer |
| 2010 | The Like | Release Me | engineer, mixing |
| 2010 | Elizabeth & the Catapult | The Other Side of Zero | engineer, mixing, vocals |
| 2010 | Blake Mills | Break Mirrors | engineer, mixing |
| 2011 | John Gold | A Flower in Your Head | mixing |
| 2011 | Michael Giacchino | Cars 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | engineer, producer |
| 2011 | Various artists | Muppets: The Green Album | engineer |
| 2011 | Charlie Winston | Running Still | drums, engineer, mixing, percussion, programming |
| 2011 | Medi | You Got Me (Moving) | engineer, mixing |
| 2012 | Various artists | Disney Pixar All Time Favorites | producer |
| 2012 | Greg Holden | I Don't Believe You | drum loop, engineer, mixing |
| 2012 | Haim, Billy Gibbons | Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac | engineer |
| 2012 | JJAMZ | Suicide Pact | additional production, engineer, mixing |
| 2012 | Sara Watkins | Sun Midnight Sun | engineer, mixing, mastering |
| 2012 | Jesca Hoop | The House That Jack Built | producer, engineer, mixing, nastering, contribution |
| 2013 | Har Mar Superstar | Bye Bye 17 | additional production, mixing, mastering |
| 2013 | Papa | Tender Madness | mixing |
| 2013 | Lucius | Wildewoman | engineer, mixing[13] |
| 2014 | Minnie Driver | Ask Me to Dance | mastering, mixing |
| 2014 | Weezer | Everything Will Be Alright in the End | additional production, engineer |
| 2014 | Leighton Meester | Heartstrings | engineer |
| 2014 | The Belle Brigade | Just Because | producer, arranger, engineer |
| 2014 | Nicholas Krgovich | On Sunset | engineer |
| 2014 | Julian Casablancas+The Voidz | Tyranny | producer, engineer, mixing[14] |
| 2015 | Laila Biali | House of Many Rooms | mixing |
| 2015 | Alabama Shakes | Sound & Color | engineer, mixing[15] |
| 2015 | Rey Pila | The Future Sugar | producer, mixing[16] |
| 2016 | Pete Yorn | Arranging Time | mixing |
| 2016 | Har Mar Superstar | Best Summer Ever | engineer, mixing, instrumentation |
| 2016 | Holy Fuck | Congrats | engineer |
| 2016 | Local Natives | Sunlit Youth | engineer, mixing |
| 2016 | Lucius | Good Grief | producer[17] |
| 2016 | The Darcys | Centerfold | producer, engineer |
| 2016 | Margaret Glaspy | Emotions and Math | mixing |
| 2016 | Big Smoke | Time is Golden | mixing |
| 2016 | The Growlers | City Club | producer, mixing, engineer |
| 2016 | Warpaint | Heads Up | mixing |
| 2016 | John Legend | Darkness and Light | engineer, mixing |
| 2017 | Perfume Genius | No Shape | engineer, mixing |
| 2017 | Benjamin Booker | Witness | mixing |
| 2017 | Broken Social Scene | Hug of Thunder | mixing |
| 2017 | Grizzly Bear | Painted Ruins | mixing |
| 2017 | The War on Drugs | A Deeper Understanding | engineering, mixing |
| 2017 | The Killers | Wonderful Wonderful | mixing |
| 2017 | Kesha | Rainbow | mixing |
| 2017 | Mike Gordon | OGOGO | engineering, mixing, producer |
| 2018 | The Voidz | Virtue | engineering, mixing, producer |
| 2018 | Hinds | I Don't Run | mixing |
| 2018 | King Tuff | The Other | mixing |
| 2018 | Okkervil River | In the Rainbow Rain | mixing |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | mixing |
| 2018 | Houndmouth | Golden Age | mixing, engineering, producer |
| 2018 | TT | LoveLaws | mixing |
| 2018 | Kurt Vile | Bottle It In | mixing, engineering, producer |
| 2018 | Jim James | Uniform Clarity | mixing, engineering, producer |
| 2018 | Emma Louise | Lilac Everything | mixing |
| 2019 | Jenny Lewis | On the Line | mixing, producer |
| 2019 | Foxygen | Seeing Other People | mixing, engineering |
| 2019 | Hozier | Wasteland, Baby! | mixing |
| 2019 | Local Natives | Violet Street | mixing, engineering, producer |
| 2019 | Vampire Weekend | Father of the Bride | mixing, engineering |
| 2019 | Clairo | Immunity | mixing |
| 2019 | Brittany Howard | Jaime | mixing, engineering, mastering |
| 2019 | Haim | "Summer Girl" | mixing |
| 2019 | Kim Gordon | No Home Record | producer |
| 2019 | Beck | Hyperspace | mixing |
| 2019 | Devon Gilfillian | Black Hole Rainbow | producer, mixing, engineering |
| 2020 | King Princess | "Ohio" | producer |
| 2020 | The Killers | Imploding the Mirage | producer, mixing, engineering, writing |
| 2020 | Chicano Batman | Invisible People | mixing |
| 2020 | Haim | Women in Music Pt. III | mixing |
| 2020 | Orville Peck | Show Pony | mixing |
| 2020 | King Princess | Pain (single) | producer, mixing, engineering, writing |
| 2020 | Cold War Kids | New Age Norms 2 | producer, mixing, engineering |
| 2020 | SZA | "Good Days" | mixing |
| 2021 | Iceage | Seek Shelter | mixing |
| 2021 | Lucy Dacus | Home Video | mixing |
| 2021 | The Killers | Pressure Machine | producer, mixing, engineering |
| 2021 | The War on Drugs | I Don't Live Here Anymore | producer, mixing, engineering |
| 2021 | Phoebe Bridgers | "Nothing Else Matters" | mixing |
| 2021 | Big Thief | "Little Things" | mixing, engineering, additional production |
| 2021 | Kacey Musgraves | Star-Crossed | mixing |
| 2021 | Big Thief | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You | mixing, engineering, additional production |
| 2021 | Adele | 30 | engineering, producer |
| 2022 | Belle and Sebastian | A Bit of Previous | engineering, producer, mixing |
| 2022 | Lykke Li | Eyeye | mixing |
| 2022 | Carly Rae Jepsen | "Western Wind" (single) | mixing |
| 2022 | King Princess | Hold On Baby | mixing, producer |
| 2022 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cool It Down | mixing |
| 2022 | Leon Bridges, Kevin Kaarl | "Summer Moon" | mixing |
| 2022 | Alvvays | Blue Rev | producer, recording, mixing, mastering |
| 2022 | SZA | SOS | mixing, mastering |
| 2023 | Ryan Beatty | Calico | mixing |
| 2023 | Anjimile | The King | producer, recording, mixing |
| 2023 | Corinne Bailey Rae | Black Rainbows | mixing |
| 2023 | Slowdive | Everything Is Alive | mixing |
| 2023 | Hozier | Unreal Unearth | mixing |
| 2023 | Miley Cyrus | "Used to Be Young" (single) | producer, recording, mixing |
| 2023 | Miley Cyrus | "Endless Summer Vacation" | producer, recording, mixing |
| 2023 | The Killers | "Your Side of Town" (single) | producer, recording |
| 2023 | Black Pumas | Chronicles of a Diamond | mixing |
| 2023 | Kesha | "The Drama" | writing |
| 2024 | Chelsea Wolfe | She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She | mixing |
| 2024 | Maggie Rogers | Don't Forget Me | mixing |
| 2024 | Kacey Musgraves | Deeper Well | mixing |
| 2024 | Brittany Howard | What Now | producer, recording, mixing |
| 2024 | Remi Wolf | Big Ideas | mixing |
| 2024 | Conan Gray | Found Heaven | producer, recording, mixing |
| 2024 | Fabiana Palladino | Fabiana Palladino | mixing |
| 2024 | Beyonce | Cowboy Carter | producer, additional mixing |
References edit
- ^ Hogan, Marc. "Meet Shawn Everett Indie Rocks New Go to Sound Engineer" Pitchfork, June 6, 2017.
- ^ Eg Perry, Kevin. "Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - Tyranny Review" NME, October 13, 2014.
- ^ "AES#138: Meet the Judges #11: Shawn Everett" Audio Engineering Society, April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Everett: The Day I Met Pete Yorn" BanffCentre.org, June 14, 2011.
- ^ "'Can I VHS You?' - Julian Casablancas+The Voidz interview". YouTube.
- ^ "Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - Human Sadness (Official Video)". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Grammy Award Winners 2016". grammy.com, February 15, 2016
- ^ Junoawards.ca. "Juno Award Nominees 2016", February 15, 2016
- ^ Friend, David (March 9, 2021). "Grammy-nominated engineer Shawn Everett on Fiona Apple's attic, never meeting Beck". CP24/The Canadian Press. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ https://www.mixonline.com/recording/juno-awards-honor-everett-with-multiple-production-trophies
- ^ Erwin, Amanda. "Sydney Wayser's Fiery New Persona" LA Weekly, March 20, 2014.
- ^ Woods, Joslin. "Weezer Get Lost and Found on Hurley" American Songwriter, August 11, 2010.
- ^ "Lucius and the Recording Process" The Deli Magazine, May 30, 2012.
- ^ Roffman, Michael. "Album Review: Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - Tyranny" Consequence of Sound, September 18, 2014.
- ^ Tingen, Paul. "Inside Track: Alabama Shakes' Sound & Color - Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett" Sound on Sound, July 2015
- ^ Bennett, Kim Taylor. "Stream Rey Pila's Most Excellent New Album The Future Sugar" Vice, September 21, 2015
- ^ Blistein, Jon. "Lucius Prep New Album, 'Good Grief,' Celebrate With Ebullient Single" Rolling Stone, December 3, 2015
Updated Link: "Lucius and the Recording Process" Delicious Audio, May 30, 2012.
External links edit
- Official website