Randy Slaugh

Randy Slaugh is a music producer and composer[1] based in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2][3][4] He has worked with artists such as Periphery,[5][6][7] Skillet, Devin Townsend,[8][9] Architects,[10][11] David Archuleta,[12] TesseracT,[13] Four Year Strong,[14][15] and Skyharbor,[16] and is a member of Kscope's cross-continental music group White Moth Black Butterfly.[17][18][19] In recent years, he has worked in film and TV music, and has secured placements on networks including Netflix, CBS, NBC, ABC, Discovery, ESPN, VH1, and MTV, among others. Slaugh is a voting member of The Recording Academy.[20]

Randy Slaugh
Randy Slaugh conducting the choir session for TesseracT's Sonder
Background information
Birth nameRandall James Slaugh
Born (1987-10-03) October 3, 1987
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Occupation(s)Music producer, composer, arranger
InstrumentsPiano, synthesizer, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, saxophone, violin
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated actsWhite Moth Black Butterfly, Periphery, TesseracT, Skyharbor, Architects, Devin Townsend, Misery Signals
Websitewww.randyslaugh.com

Life and career

Early years

Randy Slaugh grew up in the suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing music in alternative rock and post-hardcore bands. He began teaching himself audio production in 2004 and later went on to study communication and advertising at Brigham Young University–Idaho. While in Idaho, Slaugh connected with audio engineer Ken Dudley[21] and started learning more professional levels of production.[22][23]

2010–present

In 2010, Slaugh connected with the band Periphery at some of their early shows.[24] After hearing a demo of their song "Have a Blast," he reached out to lead guitarist and producer Misha Mansoor, and offered to record real violin and cello to replace the midi strings in the demo.[25][26] In 2013, Slaugh worked with Misery Signals, who were recording their album Absent Light in Idaho and were looking for more extensive string arrangements to feature on the album.[27][28] Later that year, he went on to work with I Killed the Prom Queen,[29] Devin Townsend,[30] Architects,[31] We Shot the Moon, and Intervals.[32] In 2015, Slaugh joined progressive pop group White Moth Black Butterfly after working with Daniel Tompkins and Keshav Dhar on Skyharbor's Guiding Lights album the previous year.[33][34] He co-wrote and co-produced the group's album Atone, as well as their Rising Sun (EP), which were released via Kscope.[35][36][37]

Devin Townsend's , which Slaugh did orchestration and engineering on,[38][39] won Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year[40] at the 2015 Juno Awards.[41][42] Skyharbor's Guiding Lights was named Best Album: Critic's Choice in Rolling Stone's 2015 Metal Awards,[43] and Architects' Lost Forever // Lost Together won Best Album in the Relentless Kerrang Awards.[44] The song "The Price is Wrong" from Periphery's Periphery III: Select Difficulty was nominated for Best Metal Performance[45] at the 2017 Grammy Awards.[46][47] and Periphery's 2019 release Hail Stan charted #1 on Billboard's Independent Album, Current Rock Album and Current Hard Music Album charts.[48]

In 2018, Slaugh broke into the TV and film world working on shows such as MTV's Catfish: The TV Show, VH1's Black Ink Crew, TLC's 90 Day Fiancé, Discovery's Diesel Brothers and A&E's Wahlburgers.[49] He has since composed music for television series across several networks, and for movies including Bollywood film The Body[50][51] and independent crime thriller Locker 42.[52]

Slaugh at Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA working on with Devin Townsend in 2014

Selected discography

Year Artist Title Label Role
2012 Periphery Periphery II: This Time It's Personal Sumerian Session producer, string arrangements
2013 Misery Signals Absent Light Basick (Dist.) Session producer, string arrangements
2014 I Killed the Prom Queen Beloved Epitaph Session producer, string arrangements, engineering
Voyager V Independent Session producer, string arrangements, engineering
We Shot the Moon The Finish Line Independent Session producer, string & choir arrangements, engineering
Confession Life and Death Mediaskare Session producer, string & choir arrangements, engineering
Devin Townsend & Ché Aimee Dorval Casualties of Cool HevyDevy Session producer, string arrangements, engineering
Architects Lost Forever // Lost Together Epitaph Session producer, string arrangements, engineering
Skyharbor Guiding Lights Basick Session producer, string arrangements, engineering
Intervals A Voice Within Basick (Dist.) Session producer, string arrangements
Devin Townsend Project HevyDevy Session producer, orchestration, engineering
2015 Skyharbor Out of Time Independent Session producer, string arrangements, engineering
Devin Townsend Project Ziltoid Live at the Royal Albert Hall HevyDevy Orchestration (backing tracks)
2016 Architects All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us Epitaph Session producer, string & brass arrangements, engineering
Periphery Periphery III: Select Difficulty Sumerian Session producer, string, brass & choir arrangements, engineering
2017 Thy Art Is Murder Dear Desolation Nuclear Blast Programming, string arrangements, piano
White Moth Black Butterfly Atone Kscope Producer, songwriter, mixing, engineering
2018 TesseracT Sonder Kscope Session producer, choir arrangements, conducting
Madilyn Paige Anymore Shadow Mountain Additional production & programming, song arranging
Skyharbor Sunshine Dust eOne Session producer, string arrangements, engineering
White Moth Black Butterfly Rising Sun (EP) Kscope Producer, songwriter, mixing, engineering
Silent Planet When The End Began Solid State, UNFD Additional production & programming, string arrangements, engineering
Unearth Extinction(s) Century Media Orchestration, piano, programming
Thy Art Is Murder Death Perception Nuclear Blast Orchestration, programming
2019 Periphery Periphery IV: Hail Stan 3DOT, eOne Session producer, string, brass & choir arrangements, engineering, conducting
Murmur The Boundless Black Hanging Hill Session producer, string arrangements, piano, engineering
Daniel Tompkins Castles Kscope Producer, remixing[53]
Anup Sastry Illuminate Independent Additional production & programming, orchestration, choir arrangements[54]
Silent Planet Shark Week Solid State, UNFD Additional production & programming
2020 Jason Kui Naka Prosthetic Additional production & programming
Four Year Strong Brain Pain Pure Noise Session producer, string arrangements, engineering[55]
Devin Townsend & Ché Aimee Dorval Quarantine Project Part 11: Casualties Live at Framus HevyDevy String arrangements (backing tracks)
Outline in Color Papercuts BRKN Additional production & programming
Jon Gomm The Faintest Idea Kscope Co-writer (1 song) [56]
Confession Twenty Twenty Independent Orchestration & programming [57]
Citizen Soldier Down the Rabbit Hole Independent Producer, engineering (2 songs)
Outline in Color / Dropout Kings BottleRat BRKN Additional production & programming
Periphery Live In London 3DOT, eOne Orchestration (backing tracks)
Of Virtue What Defines You (Re-release) SharpTone Producer (1 song)
2021 Humanity's Last Breath Välde Unique Leader Orchestration, programming & additional production
Our Hollow, Our Home Upcoming EP Hollow Music Orchestration, programming & additional production
Captives Upcoming LP SharpTone Additional production & programming
Eva Under Fire Upcoming LP Eleven Seven Additional production & programming
Skillet Upcoming LP Atlantic Additional production & programming
White Moth Black Butterfly Upcoming LP Kscope Producer, songwriter, programming, engineering
TesseracT Upcoming LP Kscope Producer, songwriting, programming

Television

Year Title Network Role
2015 World Series of Fighting 24: Fitch vs. Okami NBC Sports Composer: additional music (1 episode)
2018 Catfish: The TV Show MTV Composer: additional music (4 episodes)
Diesel Brothers Discovery Composer: additional music (5 episodes)
Wahlburgers A&E Composer: additional music (7 episodes)
Black Ink Crew: Chicago VH1 Composer: additional music (10 episodes)
Basketball Wives VH1 Composer: additional music (4 episodes)
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days TLC Composer: additional music (13 episodes)
Car Fix Discovery Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Love After Lockup WE TV Composer: additional music (7 episodes)
Insane Pools: Off the Deep End Animal Planet Composer: additional music (3 episodes)
2019 NFL Thursday Night Football CBS Composer: additional music (3 episodes)
Bridezillas WE TV Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Ex on the Beach MTV Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Cartel Crew VH1 Composer: additional music (6 episodes)
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? TLC Composer: additional music (4 episodes)
Chopped Food Network Composer: additional music (1 episode)
NHL on NBC NBC Sports Composer: additional music (13 episodes)
Love & Hip Hop VH1 Composer: additional music (2 episodes)
Very Cavallari E! Composer: additional music (3 episodes)
T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle VH1 Composer: additional music (5 episodes)
Ladies' Night BET Composer: additional music (6 episodes)
The Dude Perfect Show Nickelodeon Composer: additional music (2 episodes)
CBS Sports Spectacular CBS Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Marrying Millions Lifetime Composer: additional music (4 episodes)
The Real Housewives of Atlanta Bravo Composer: additional music (3 episodes)
Masters of Disaster Discovery Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Chasing Classic Cars Motor Trend Composer: additional music (3 episodes)
In Ice Cold Blood Oxygen Composer: additional music (1 episodes)
Impact Wrestling AXS TV Composer: additional music (15 episodes)
Snapped Oxygen Composer: additional music (1 episodes)
True Conviction Discovery Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Project Runway Bravo Composer: additional music (2 episodes)
Battle of the Fittest Couples Paramount Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Extinct or Alive Animal Planet Composer: additional music (1 episode)
The Challenge MTV Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Magic for Humans Netflix Composer: additional music (1 episode)
2020 Undercover Boss CBS Composer: additional music (3 episodes)
Royal Rumble WWE Composer: additional music (1 episode)
90 Day Fiancé: Self-Quarantined TLC Composer: additional music (1 episode)
NASCAR on Fox FOX Sports Composer: additional music (1 episode)
SportsCenter Special ESPN Composer: additional music (1 episode)
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles Bravo Composer: additional music (1 episode)

Film

Year Title Production Company Role
2019 The Body Viacom 18 Session producer, string arrangements, engineering
Pre-production Locker 42 Vigilant Entertainment Composer

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