Kevin Shirley

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Kevin Shirley (born June 29, 1960 in Johannesburg , South Africa ) is a producer and sound engineer who has worked with and for Journey , Iron Maiden , Aerosmith , Led Zeppelin , Joe Bonamassa and Mr. Big , among others .

Career

Shirley began his career at the age of 19 with the South African Broadcasting Corporation and then moved to Spaced Out Sound Studios , where he was further promoted by the owner, Tully McCully. Shirley's first production was an album by Robin Auld, then he worked with other South African artists such as Juluka, Jonathan Butler, Lesley Rae Dowling, Steve Louw and Sweatband. He also performed with his own band "The Council" and recorded his own records and CDs .

In 1987 he moved to Australia where he worked with Australian bands and artists including The Hoodoo Gurus , The Angels , Cold Chisel , Girl Monstar , Tina Arena , The Screaming Jets and the Baby Animals . After producing the band Silverchair's debut album , Frogstomp , he moved to the United States . In 2008 he produced the debut album Payback Time of Marya Roxx .

Here, too, he was able to quickly develop a good reputation and accompanied the recordings of such bands as Aerosmith ( Nine Lives ), Iron Maiden ( Brave New World , Dance of Death , A Matter of Life and Death , The Final Frontier , Book of Souls ), The Black Crowes ( By Your Side ) or Mr. Big ( What If ... ). In 2009 he was the initiator of the Black Country Communion project , the first and second albums of which he produced.

Discography (excerpt)

  • Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band (35th Anniversary Edition) - Remix
  • Journey - Greatest Hits - Producer
  • The Black Crowes - By Your Side - producer
  • The Black Crowes - Live at the Greek - producer
  • Silverchair - Neon Ballroom - Mixing
  • Joe Satriani - Engines of Creation - producer
  • Iron Maiden - Brave New World - producer
  • Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity - Producer, Engineering, Mixer
  • Mr. Big - What If… - producer
  • Black Country Communion - Black Country Communion - producer, lyricist, composer
  • Black Country Communion - 2 - producer
  • Europe - Bag of Bones
  • Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards the Daylight
  • Marya Roxx - Payback Time - producer
  • Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom producer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shirley autobiography ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cavemanproductions.com
  2. ↑ Announcement Blabbermouth.net (English) ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.roadrunnerrecords.com
  3. ↑ Interview with Joe Bonamassa, Shirley and Glenn Hughes on the bonus DVD for Black Country Communion
personal data
SURNAME Shirley, Kevin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES The Caveman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African music producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg , South Africa