Shawn Everett
Shawn Everett (born July 6, 1982) is a Canadian music engineer and producer best known for his work with Alabama Shakes, Kacey Musgraves, The War on Drugs, and Julian Casablancas.[1] Everett has won five 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 |
| Associated acts | Alabama Shakes The War on Drugs Kacey Musgraves |
| Website | www.subtlemcnugget.com |
Early life
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.[2] Everett relocated to Los Angeles in 2005 and began engineering for producer Tony Berg, former A&R Executive for Geffen Records and Virgin Music.[3]
Career
Julian Casablancas+The Voidz
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?'[4] video with the band and also appears in the video for 'Human Sadness',[5] which was directed by Warren Fu.
Awards and Nominations
Shawn Everett has won 5 Grammy awards and 2 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.[6]
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.[7]
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 3 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.[6]
Credits
| 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 [8] |
| 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 [9] |
| 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, Mastering, Contribution |
| 2013 | Har Mar Superstar | Bye Bye 17 | Additional Production, Mixing, Mastering |
| 2013 | Papa | Tender Madness | Mixing |
| 2013 | Lucius | Wildewoman | Engineer, Mixing [10] |
| 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 [11] |
| 2015 | Laila Biali | House of Many Rooms | Mixing |
| 2015 | Alabama Shakes | Sound & Color | Engineer, Mixing[12] |
| 2015 | Rey Pila | The Future Sugar | Producer, Mixing[13] |
| 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[14] |
| 2016 | The Darcys | Centerfold | Producer, Engineer |
| 2016 | Margaret Glaspy | Emotions and Math | Mixing |
| 2016 | Big Smoke | Time is Golden | Mixing |
| 2016 | The Growlers[15] | 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 (single) | 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 (single) | 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 (single) | Mixing |
References
- Eg Perry, Kevin. "Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - ’Tyranny’ Review" NME, 13 October 2014.
- "AES#138: Meet the Judges #11: Shawn Everett" Audio Engineering Society, 26 April 2015.
- "Shawn Everett: The Day I Met Pete Yorn" BanffCentre.org, 14 June 2011.
- ""Can I VHS you?" - Julian Casablancas+The Voidz interview" – via www.youtube.com.
- "Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - Human Sadness (Official Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
- Grammy.com. "Grammy Award Winners 2016" grammy.com, 15 Feb 2016
- Junoawards.ca. "Juno Award Nominees 2016", 15 Feb 2016
- Erwin, Amanda. "Sydney Wayser's Fiery New Persona" LA Weekly, 20 March 2014.
- Woods, Joslin. "Weezer Get Lost and Found on Hurley" American Song Writer, 11 August 2010.
- "Lucius and the Recording Process" The Deli Magazine, 30 May 2012.
- Roffman, Michael. "Album Review: Julian Casablancas+The Voidz - Tyranny" Consequence of Sound, 18 September 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, 21 Sep 2015
- Blistein, Jon. "Lucius Prep New Album, 'Good Grief,' Celebrate With Ebullient Single" Rolling Stone, 3 Dec 2015
- bigdecreative.com, Big De Creative \\. "The Growlers | Music". thegrowlers.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.