Stephen Sedgwick (mix engineer)
Stephen Sedgwick is a British mix engineer best known for his work with Damon Albarn and Gorillaz. He is based at Studio 13 in West London.
Career
Stephen began his career in 2002 at London's Pierce Rooms. It was at Pierce Rooms in 2004, while working on the second Gorillaz studio album Demon Days, where Stephen first met Damon Albarn.[1] In 2006, Damon invited Stephen to work at the first incarnation of Studio 13 and in 2010 Stephen was appointed Head Engineer at the current location on Latimer Road.[2]
Stephen has recorded and mixed each of Damon's albums and music projects since 2010.[3][4] Stephen has received multiple grammy nominations [5][6] and has worked with artists including Amy Winehouse, Benjamin Clementine, Blur, Bobby Womack, Chaka Khan, De La Soul, Erykah Badu, Lana Del Rey, Lou Reed, Major Lazer, Massive Attack, Mura Masa, Rex Orange County, Snoop Dogg, The Clash, Tony Allen.[7]
Selected credits
Artist | Project Title | Credit | Format | Year |
Gorillaz | The Fall | Mixing, Producer | Album | 2010 |
Martina Topley-Bird | Some Place Simple | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2010 |
Bobby Womack | The Bravest Man in the Universe | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2012 |
The Child of Lov | The Child of Lov | Mixing | Album | 2013 |
Damon Albarn | Everyday Robots | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2014 |
Songhoy Blues | Music in Exile | Mixing | Album | 2015 |
Blur | The Magic Whip | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2015 |
ALA.NI | You and I | Mixing | Album | 2015 |
Gorillaz | Humanz | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2017 |
Benjamin Clementine | I Tell a Fly | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2017 |
Rex Orange County | Best Friend | Mixing | Single | 2017 |
Gorillaz | The Now Now | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2018 |
Rat Boy | Scum | Mixing | Album | 2017 |
Fatoumata Diawara | Fenfo (Something to Say) | Mixing | Album | 2018 |
The Good, The Bad & The Queen | Merrie Land | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2019 |
The Shapeshifters | Finally Ready Feat. Billy Porter | Mixing | Single | 2020 |
Sad Night Dynamite | Icy Violence | Mixing | Single | 2020 |
Sad Night Dynamite | Killshot | Mixing | Single | 2020 |
Afel Bocoum | Lindé | Mixing | Album | 2020 |
Gorillaz | Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez | Mixing, Recording | Album | 2020 |
Film Title | Director | Year |
Broken | Rufus Norris | 2012 |
Lucy | Luc Besson | 2014 |
Paddington | Paul King | 2014 |
Jawbone | Thomas Q. Napper | 2017 |
Paddington 2 | Paul King | 2017 |
References
- Polymath, A. "13 Reborn: Damon Albarn's Studio (Part 1)". The Polymath Perspective. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- Steve Sedgwick discusses recording and mixing Afrodrops, retrieved 2019-12-03
- "Gorillaz releasing 'The Fall' album on vinyl and CD in April". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- Tingen, von Paul (2015-12-29). "Stephen Sedgwick & Stephen Street produzieren Blur". SOUND & RECORDING (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- "61st Annual GRAMMY Awards | 2018 | GRAMMY.com". 2018-12-07. Archived from the original on 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- "60th Annual GRAMMY Awards | 2017 | GRAMMY.com". 2017-11-28. Archived from the original on 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- "Stephen Sedgwick | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-03.